The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
The Muppets... Scotland Yard... jewel thieves... lead to high adventure in London.
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and the rest of the Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
- Released: 1981-06-26
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 37m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 357 votes
Directed by Jim Henson.
Top cast
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)
- Jerry Nelson as Sergeant Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Louis Kazagger / Bellhop Rat / Slim Wilson / "Dirty Bird" / Man in Park
- Richard Hunt as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver
- Charles Grodin as Nicky Holiday
- Diana Rigg as Lady Holiday
- John Cleese as Neville
- Robert Morley as British Gentleman by Pond
- Peter Ustinov as Truck Driver
Where to watch The Great Muppet Caper
- United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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