The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Oz
Screenplay by	Frank Oz Tom Patchett Jay Tarses
Story by	Tom Patchett Jay Tarses
Produced by	David Lazer
Starring	Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Richard Hunt Jerry Nelson Art Carney James Coco Dabney Coleman Gregory Hines Linda Lavin Joan Rivers
Cinematography	Robert Paynter
Edited by	Evan Lottman
Music by	Ralph Burns
Production companies	Henson Associates Delphi II Productions
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	July 13, 1984 (1984-07-13)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[2]
Box office	$25.5 million[3][4]

The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Frank Oz and the third theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Muppet performers Jim Henson, Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, as well as special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, and Brooke Shields. Filmed in New York City during the prior summer, it was released theatrically on July 13, 1984, by TriStar Pictures. A fantasy sequence in the film introduced the Muppet Babies, toddler versions of the lead Muppet characters.

Muppets Take Manhattan was the first film to be directed solely by Oz, who previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics with praise for its puppetry, humor, songs and characters but criticism for some of its writing. The film was also a box office success grossing $25.5 million on a budget of $8 million.