Muppets From Space (1999)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 87 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital SDDS

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Jim Henson Productions
Executive Producers: Kristine Belson, Stephanie Allain
Producers: Brian Henson, Martin G. Baker
Co-Producers: Alex Rockwell, Timothy M. Bourne

SCRIPT
Script: Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino, Ken Kaufman

DIRECTION
Director: Tim Hill
2nd Unit Directors: Kirk Thatcher, Thomas G. Smith

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alan Caso

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Richard Pearson, Michael A. Stevenson

MUSIC
Music: Jamshied Sharifi, George S. Clinton (uncredited); Alexander Courage (theme from Star Trek)
Additional Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Carl S. Rudisill
2nd Unit Sound Mixer: Robert K. Maxfield
Boom Operator: C. Douglas Cameron

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Cecelia M. Verardi
Hair Supervisor: Betty Lou Skinner
Costume Designer: Polly Smith

MUPPET CREW
Muppet Effects Coordinator: Tom Newby
Muppet Designers / Builders: Deborah Glassberg, Elena Pellicciaro, Eric Engelhardt, Henri Ewaskio, Paul Hartis, Tim Miller

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Tom Kittle

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: CFC/MVFX; David B. Sharp Productions; Dreamscape Imagery Inc; EFilm; Illusion Arts Inc; Perpetual Motion Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor: David B. Sharp
Visual Effects Producer: Thomas G. Smith

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Stephen Marsh
Supervising Art Director: Alan Cassie
Art Director: William Glenn Davis

LOCATIONS
Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Location Manager: Louis F. DiFelice

CASTING
Casting: Allison Cowitt, Michael Fenton
Casting (Wilmington): Fincannon and Associates

MUPPET PERFORMERS
Dave Goelz (Gonzo the Great / Dr Bunsen Honeydew)
Steve Whitmire (Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish 1)
Bill Barretta (Pepe the Prawn / Johnny Fiama / Rethro Bobo / Dr Teeth / Rowlf the Dog / Swedish chef)
Jerry Nelson (Ubergonzo / Statler / Robin / Sergeant Floyd Pepper)
Brian Henson (Dr. Phil Van Neuter / Sal Minella / talking sandwich)
Kevin Clash (Clifford)
Frank Oz (Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle)
Adam Hunt (Scooter - uncredited)

CAST
Jeffrey Tambor (K. Edgar 'Ed' Singer / Ambassador Zongo)
F. Murray Abraham (Noah of the Ark)
Rob Schneider (TV producer)
Josh Charles (Agent Barker)
Ray Liotta (Guardian of the Gate 1)
David Arquette (Dr Tucker)
Andie MacDowell (Shelley Snipes)
Kathy Griffin (armed female 'Guardian of the Hallway')
Pat Hingle (General Luft)
Hollywood Hogan (aka: Hulk Hogan) (man in black)
Veronica Alicino (TV stage manager)
David Lenthall (Mikey the cameraman)
Richard Fullerton (Guardian of the Gate 2)
Mark Joy (Guardian of the Gate 3)
Carl Espy (TV associate producer)
Deron Barnett (child)
Christina Mullins (little girl)
Elaine Nalee (mashed potato lady)
Joe Cobb Jr (MIB guard - uncredited)
Kristina Donnelly (Baab the sheep - uncredited)
Katie Holmes (Josephine 'Joey' Potter - uncredited)
Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter - uncredited)
Michael Shawn Langley (security guard - uncredited)
Andrew Stone (additional voices - uncredited)

Gonzo receives mysterious messages coming from his breakfast cereal and comes to the conclusion that he is an alien. He tries to get in touch with what he thinks are his people, but is kidnapped by a government agency that are trying to prove the existence of aliens. Kermit and the others have to try to rescue Gonzo and find out exactly what his heritage really is.

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Film GmbH
DVD Distributor: Columbia/Tristar (29408; includes - audio commentary by Tim Hill, Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz; deleted scenes; Shining Star music video by The Dust Brothers)

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Entertainment

Australia
Rating: G

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: U

New Zealand
Rating: G

Sweden
Rating: Btl

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: G

2000
Young Artist Awards
Best Family Feature Film: Comedy - nominated

1998
November
9: USA - filming begins

1999
July
14: USA - theatrical release

August
26: Hong Kong - theatrical release

November
29: Malta - theatrical release

December
16: Germany, Singapore - theatrical release
17: Norway, Sweden - theatrical release
20: Iceland - video release
22: Belgium, France - theatrical release
26: Australia, UK - theatrical release

January
6: New Zealand - theatrical release

2000
June
2: Italy - theatrical release
16: Denmark - theatrical release

August
5: Japan - theatrical release

Space. It's not as deep as you think.

This Summer They're Out There

Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Pictures take you where no Muppet has gone before.

They are coming. Now our fears will be confirmed. Our future will be questioned. And our world will be rocked.

Muppets in Space - working title

SEQUEL TO
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1972)
The Muppet Show (1976)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppets Tonight! (1996)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

SEE ALSO
Star Trek (1966 - 1969)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Muppet Race Mania (2000)

MAGAZINES

Film Review January 2000 p.28 (UK)
review (by Lee Binding)

Variety vol.375 no.9 (19 July 1999) pp.26, 28 (USA)
review (by Joe Leydon)

NEWSPAPERS

Svenska Dagbladet 17 December 1999 (Sweden)
review (För lite av muppar i mupparnas film by Elisabeth Sörenson)

aliens; muppets; invisibility; hollywood; stonehenge