Detailed plot

Brothers, Walter and Gary, decide to take a holiday to the big city of LA with Garys
girlfriend, of 10 years, Mary. However she is not too pleased to be having to share Garys
company with Walter on this trip. As Muppets fanatics they all decide to take a tour of the
studios, where Walter overhears plans for the studios to be drilled for oil by the evil oil
tycoon Tex Richman. The three them make it their mission to tell the Muppets and help
them to save the studios. Once they found Kermit and told him, they decided if the
Muppets put on one last show they might be able to save the studios. But first they had
to round up the whole Muppet cast from the lives they had been living since the Muppets
parted. The Muppets then set out to put together a show however things werent running
as smoothly as they did in the past. In addition, with all this time devoted to helping the
Muppets, Mary wasnt enjoying the romantic 10 year anniversary trip as much as shed
hoped. Will the Muppets save their studios and will Gary save his relationship with Mary?

Production Process
Filming Locations
Hollywood Boulevard: Lifes a happy song Reprise

El Capitan Theatre: The Muppets Theatre

Universal Studios' Soundstage 28: Interior of The Muppets
Theatre
Warner Bros. Studios' backlot and Disney's Golden Oak
Ranch: Smalltown
FUN FACTS
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Holly Boulevard was shut for two nights for the filming of the reprise
of Lifes a happy song
The actors who voiced the puppets wore blue suits in front of a
bluescreen so that they would not be seen in the final film.

Financial Outcome
The films budget was an estimated $45 million. Its overall box
office income was $160,971,922

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The Muppets (2011)

Synopsis:
After a 12 year gap from film, The Muppets are back with
a brand new film. Muppet fanatics, Gary, Amy and
Walter, set off from Smalltown to the big city of LA. They
soon find themselves helping out The Muppets to save
their studios from the greedy oil magnate Tax Richman.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: Jason Segel &
Nicholas Stroller
Music by: Christophe
Beck
Cinematography:
Don Burgess

Trai

Edited by: James

Thomas & Alan
Baumgarten
Running Time: 103
minutes

Cas
Jason Segel Gary
Amy Adams Mary
Chris Cooper Tax
Richman
Rashida Jones CDE
Executive
Steve Whitmire Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Riz
zo / Link Hogthrob / The
Newsman (voice)
Eric Jacobson - Miss
Piggy / Fozzie
Bear / Animal / Sam
Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Peter Linz Walter (Voice)
Alan Arkin Tour Guide

RATING: PG (Mild Rude Humour)

Family

GENRE: Comedy, Musical,