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Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Cusack, William H. Macy, David Arquette; voices of Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (TV 2002) |
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Kermit and the muppets lose the lease on the Muppet Theater to the acquisitive corporate executive Rachel Bitterman (Cusack), and so their annual Christmas show cannot be staged. In despair, Kermit wishes he had never been born, and an angel (actually, a heavenly accountant named Daniel played by David Arquette) petitions the Boss (Goldberg) to give Kermit a look at what the world would have been like had his wish been granted. This 2002 Muppet venture obviously takes its basic plot from "It's A Wonderful Life," but there are tons of other references and in-jokes, from the Crocodile Hunter and the Grinch to "Scrubs," "Fear Factor," a triple dog dare, cameos by Kelly Ripa and Molly Shannon, and an extended spoof of "Moulin Rouge" (including Miss Piggy as "Saltine" singing "Santa Baby" on her trapeze). A reasonably amusing outing.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
If a cartoon...
- muppets
Kind of comedy
- holiday comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- animal
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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