“Dennis versus the Movies” continues as we welcome back to the show puppeteer and children’s entertainer Zach Woliner to talk about the third Muppets movie, an homage to the Broadway musical films of the 1930s. The Muppets head to Manhattan with stars in their eyes and a dream of Broadway stardom, only to break apart, Kermit to get amnesia, and Miss Piggy to face down a New York full of muggers, cruel bosses, and sexual harrassment. It’s a family film.
Starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Juliana Donald, Lonny Price, Louis Zorich, Dabney Coleman, and Art Carney. Written by Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses. Directed by Frank Oz.
From the newsletter: We had a great time talking with Zach Woliner about this. To be honest with this movie and The Great Muppet Caper last year I remember more of all the behind the scenes stuff we talked about with Z-man than the actual movies. I kind of wanted more Dabney Coleman, and I get more and more impressed with Gregory Hines in the limited scenes we’ve seen him in here and in Wolfen. Looking forward to seeing him in White Nights.
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