In The Great Muppet Caper, Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear play identical twins. At one point, their newspaper editor (oh, we’ll get to all that) shows us a picture of their father, a hybrid-looking — ...

2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need comforting. With that in mind, we asked our contributors ...

Have you ever gone back and watched a movie from your childhood as an adult and been walloped in the face with the realization that it crafted a huge chunk of your personality? I hope so, because that ...

A 1981 musical comedy, The Great Muppet Caper is the second full-length movie featuring The Muppets, the iconic characters created by Jim Henson. It is a delightful musical comedy that follows Kermit, ...

The Great Muppet Caper is part two of Jim Henson's Muppet movie 'trilogy'. Unlike the other two installments, Jim Henson directed this feature himself - which becomes evident within seconds of the ...

Every few months, it seems someone from Hollywood says the same thing: There are no true movie stars anymore. Blockbusters are now carried by brands and franchises, and the days of actors being able ...

S.F. Sketchfest’s Summer Social spends a day at the Castro Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 13, beginning with a family matinee of “The Great Muppet Caper,” which is still fabulously entertaining 35 years ...

As a lifelong Muppet obsessive, I awaited the new Muppet movie (which opens today) with a combination of giddiness and dread. Having grown up on the Jim Henson classics (“The Muppet Movie,” “The Great ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Dame Diana Rigg‘s career was all about showing women off in all their fabulous glory. From her iconic turn as super spy Emma Peel in the original Avengers to her ...

In “Muppets Most Wanted,” a scene in Berlin features Christoph Waltz, who is part German. A scene in Dublin features Saoirse Ronan, who is Irish. And a scene in Madrid features Salma Hayek, who is ...