The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984 film by Frank Oz
Movie film Q1214915
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The Muppets Take Manhattan

Summary

The Muppets Take Manhattan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,639 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan was directed by Frank Oz[4].
  • Frank Oz wrote the screenplay for The Muppets Take Manhattan[5].
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan's composer is recorded as Ralph Burns[6].
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan's genre is musical film[7].
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan's genre is children's film[8].
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Art Carney[10].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Linda Lavin[11].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Brooke Shields[12].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Jim Henson[13].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Frank Oz[14].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Jerry Nelson[15].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Richard Hunt[16].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Gregory Hines[17].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Joan Rivers[18].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Elliott Gould[19].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was James Coco[20].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Dabney Coleman[21].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Liza Minnelli[22].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was John Landis[23].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Gates McFadden[24].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Fran Brill[25].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Lonny Price[26].
  • A cast member of The Muppets Take Manhattan was Jim Martin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Muppets Take Manhattan was The Muppets[28]. It was directed by Frank Oz[4]. Frank Oz wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Art Carney[10], Linda Lavin[11], Brooke Shields[12], Jim Henson[13], Frank Oz[14], and Jerry Nelson[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1984[29], March 22, 1985[30], and July 13, 1984[31]. The original language of The Muppets Take Manhattan was English[32]. Genres include musical film[7], children's film[8], and comedy film[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Muppets[33]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

The Muppets Take Manhattan's part of the series is recorded as The Muppets[33].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[35], 64/100[36], and 85%[37].

Why It Matters

The Muppets Take Manhattan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,639 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1985-03-22T00:00:00Z, +1984-07-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Frank Oz
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+87'}
    Mpa film rating G
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