Acted to the parsimonious hilt by the human Scrooge (Caine), and framed by author-narrator Charles Dickens (the Great Gonzo) addressing his rodent audience (Rizzo the Rat), the story survives. Well, it would: it's the same story of redemption that powers Stallone movies. All the pen-pushing glovesters in Scrooge's office run on fear of dismissal, a topical note, with Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) negotiating but nervous. Not so his wife Miss Piggy, ready to have a go at Scrooge, but mindful of the needs of their family, a brood as mixed as you would expect from pigs and frogs, which explains the medical condition of Tiny Tim, a froglet with a cough on crutches. The three ghosts of Christmas are wonderful. Elsewhere, Fozzie Bear bears a resemblance to Francis L Sullivan in the David Lean Dickens adaptations, and there's a shop called Micklewhite. As an actor, Kermit can corrugate his forehead vertically. Good fun.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Time Out says
The jolliest Dickens adaptation in existence returns for another burst of Christmas joy.
Release Details
- Rated:U
- Release date:Friday 23 November 2012
- Duration:86 mins
Cast and crew
- Director:Brian Henson
- Screenwriter:Jerry Juhl
- Cast:
- The Muppets
- Michael Caine
- Steven Mackintosh
- Meredith Braun
- Robin Weaver
- Donald Austen
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