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...MUPPET MOVIE...
...wobbly way, as Kermit, the fast-talking fabric amphibian of TV's wildly successful Muppet Show, heads toward Hollywood to answer a Variety ad that seeks "all frogs wishing to become rich and famous." He collects many of his Muppet pals along the way-Fozzie, the apologetic bear: Gonzo, the not quite turkey; Miss Piggy, the karate queen in the lavender gloves; Dr. Teeth and his Electric Mayhem band; Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, the melon-brained mad scientist, and his twittering assistant Beaker. A human villain tries to kidnap Kermit to shill for his chain of French-fried frogs...
Statler and Waldorf, the old geezers who heckle the TV show, pop up long enough for Statler to say, "I've seen detergents that leave better films than this." This is too harsh, though even an addicted Muppet fan must admit that the movie has draggy stretches. The transition from the yank-'em-off-if-they-bomb lunacy of the TV show to the coherent narration of the film is not a complete success. Muppet magic remains a bewildering succession of wonderful bits, and perhaps the movie's best occurs when Rowlf...
...three-year-old son Sage wanted to see his old man on the Muppet Show, so Sylvester Stallone, 32, got himself invited, playing a gladiator vs. a Muppet lion. Besides, it was a way to live out his own childhood fantasy. "Ever since I was eight, I've wanted to be a gladiator," says the hero of Rocky. "Usually, when I have a fantasy, I make a movie. This saved me from 22 weeks of moviemaking." Probably a good thing, considering Stallone's last two films, F.I.S.T. and Paradise Alley...
Thanks for telling me I'm not the only adult who ignores everything else to watch The Muppet Show. J.S. Price Arlington Heights...