Product Details

• Actors: Charles Grodin, John Cleese, Diana Rigg, Louise Gold, Robbie Barnett
• Format: Digital Sound, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Jim Henson Video/Buena Vista
• VHS Release Date: April 11, 1994
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302642485
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,093 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This second motion-picture outing for the adventurous Muppets finds them in London hunting down jewel thieves while staying at the city's most cheerfully derelict dive, the Happiness Hotel. Filled with song and dance (and swimming!) numbers, this Jim Henson-directed feature is worth seeing, if for nothing else than to see the cantankerous Charles Grodin (Beethoven) swoon over Miss Piggy. But The Great Muppet Caper has a lot more going for it: cameos by John Cleese, Peter Falk, and Oscar the Grouch, among others; Miss Piggy parading down a catwalk; and Kermit the Frog on a bicycle. The Muppets are fond of breaking down that pesky fourth wall, which gives the movie some of its cleverest moments and will elicit the biggest laughs from the kids. (Kermit to Miss Piggy: "You're overacting. You're hamming it up.") By the time a framed Miss Piggy is freed and the real jewel thieves are caught, you'll forget the occasional slow spots and remember the musical numbers and the banter. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, great laughs, and great muppets, April 5, 2003

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Dave (Lexington, Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Muppet Caper [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've only seen this movie on a recorded-off-TV format, but this is probably one of the funniest movies you can see (at least with Kermit the Frog in the starring role), and certainly the best Muppet movie, as far as I'm concerned.

The movie begins with Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo in a balloon, floating high above the city, reading the credits as they roll. ("Kermit? What does B.S.C. stand for?" "I dunno..." and "Nobody really reads these do they?" "Well sure they do. They all have families.")

Once the credits finish, the balloon plummets to the street, where the trio introduce the movie with a large song-and-dance number amidst a chaotic street scene, complete with a robbery on set!

The rest of the movie is loads of laughs as Kermit and his friends travel to England for their newspaper to interview Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg). Their Muppet entourage grows when the three book their stay at the Happiness Hotel, a run-down England hotel occupied by a crew of lazy Muppets.

Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Animal, Dr. Teeth and the whole gang eventually team up to foil Lady Holiday's brother (Charles Grodin) and his three partners in crime from stealing the fabulous Baseball Diamond at the Mallory Gallery. It's pure, hilarious, and classic Muppet mayhem.

Kiddos and adults one and all will most likely enjoy this movie, and you don't have to worry about any unclean humor whatsoever.

I'm in my late teens and I still laugh at this movie. Definitely worth the money.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars everything you'd ever want in a Muppet movie, August 27, 2002

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Steven Swain "friendly neighborhood mall geek" (Rocky Mount, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Muppet Caper (DVD)

"The Great Muppet Caper" is not the definative Muppet film (check out "The Muppet Movie" [1979] for that distinction) but it is a very solid outing from Kermit and the gang. The celebrity performances and cameos (even Jim Henson, Muppet creator, shows up) are well-done, with just enough campiness to make them funny for kids, but just enough restraint to keep it interesting for adults. The bike riding scene in the park is first rate, as is the Esther Williams-style water dancing sequence with Miss Piggy as its star.

In short, this British-influened slice of cinema is more sophisticated than the aforementioned "Muppet Movie" and less silly than the subsequent films. It's a great choice. Buy it without hesitation.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YYYYEEEEAAAAAA!!!!!, August 24, 2005

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S. Ellis "drummerman727" (Overland Park, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Muppet Caper - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition (DVD)

There was an error in the press release about these movies. They will be in both WIDESCREEN and Full Frame formats :)

An email I eceived from Disney...

"Thank you for your e-mail regarding MUPPETS DVDs. We appreciate your interest.

In celebration of Kermit's 50th Anniversary, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUPPET MOVIE, THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER, and MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND will be released on Disney DVD. These titles will be released in both Widescreen and Fullframe formats and are tentatively scheduled to be released on November 29, 2005.

Please visit our website at www.disneyvideos.com for further details."