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Film facts for the 1984 Kids movie starring Juliana Donald, Lonny Price, Louis Zorich, Art Carney
Dabney Coleman, Linda Lavin, Liza Minnelli, Frances Bergen, Edward I. Koch, John Landis .., Vincent Sardi Jr., Steve Burnett, Mary Lou Harris, Joanne Hamlin, Hector Troy, Norman Bush Update Cast
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John Landis, who plays Leonard Winesop in this Frank Oz movie, regularly returns the favour and casts Frank in his movies. Frank played the claims clerk who hands Jake Blues his rubbers, cash and performing outfit in "The Blues Brothers", the cop who busted Louis Winthorpe for theft and angel dust dealing in "Trading Places", and a test giver in "Spies Like Us".Rewind Archive
Cyril Jenkins, who plays the Minister at the end of the movie, is a minister in real life.Rewind Archive
Then-mayor of New York Ed Koch makes a cameo near the end of the movie when they're searching for Kermit.Rewind Archive
Other cameo players in this movie include Gregory Hines as a rollerskater, Joan Rivers as Piggy's co-worker at the department store, Elliot Gould as a policeman, Brooke Shields as a diner customer and James Coco as Mr. Skeffington.Rewind Archive
Gates McFadden (credited under the name Cheryl McFadden) of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" plays Martin Price's secretary. She would work with the Muppets again 15 years later in "Muppets From Space".Thanks to C.T. Warren
Henson and OZ's scenes in Pete's Luncheonette where Rizzo and his rat pals man the kitchen is subtly paid homage to by director Brad Bird and Pixar animations near the climax of their 2007 blockbuster "Ratatouille".Thanks to C.T. Warren
Actor Elliot Gould (MASH, Friends, Ocean's Eleven) makes his second cameo with the Muppets in this film. In the original Muppet Movie (1979), Elliot played the announcer at the beauty pageant Miss Piggy won, and in this one, he shows up here in Central Park as the cop arresting the punk who stole Piggy's purse.Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "The Muppets Take Manhattan".
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