Muppet Christmas Carol (50th Anniversary Edition) DVD

'Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Academy Award winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor, 2000, The Cider House Rules; 1987, Hannah and Her Sisters) gives a performance that's anything but "bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes -- and his heart -- to the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with original music and dazzling special effects, this restored and remastered 50th Anniversary Edition of The Muppet Christmas Carol will become a holiday tradition your family will treasure all the days of the year.

Editor's Note

With Kermit as the dutiful Bob Cratchit and Miss Piggy as his feisty wife, the Muppets do Dickens with Michael Caine as the miserly Scrooge. The songs in this musical version were penned by Paul Williams.

Features

DVD

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
	Release Date: 11/6/2012
	Running Time: 89 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1992
	Catalog ID: 4047403
	UPC: 00786936286991
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Original Language: English
	Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/1.33:1

Cast & Crew

	Michael Caine
	Brian Henson - Director
	Brian Henson, et. al. - Producer
	Charles Dickens - Based On Novel By
	Frank Oz - Executive Producer
	Frank Oz, et. al. - Voice Of
	Jerry Juhl - Screenplay
	John Fenner - Cinematographer
	Michael Jablow - Editor
	Miles Goodman, et. al. - Original Music By
	Val Strazovec - Production Designer

Plot Summary

Musical-comedy adaptation of Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" featuring the Muppets. Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing ways after being visited on Christmas Eve by four Ghosts: his old business partners Jacob and Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Professional Reviews

Sight and Sound
"...A lot of fun. The sets are detailed and charming..." 02/01/1993 p.51-2

USA Today
"...The specter effects are enchanting, especially the angelic Ghost of Christmas Past whose gown floats about her like a cloud of frosty air..." 12/11/1992 p.4D

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Like the earlier three Muppet movies, it manages to incorporate the Muppets convincingly into the action....This time, they even seem to belong in Victorian London, created in atmospheric sets that combine realism and expressionism..." 12/11/1992 p.43

Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Caine is the latest of many human actors (including the great Orson Welles) to fight for screen space with the Muppets, and he sensibly avoids any attempt to go for a laugh. He plays the role straight, and treats the Muppets as if they are real. It is not an easy assignment...Caine, whose technical skills on screen are the equal of any actor's, does as well as he can under the circumstances. The movie, directed by Brian Henson, son of the late Muppet creator Jim Henson, follows the original fairly faithfully. Like the earlier three Muppet movies, it manages to incorporate the Muppets convincingly into the action; we may know they're puppets, but usually we're not much reminded of their limited fields of movement. - Roger Ebert

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Muppet Christmas Carol (50th Anniversary Edition) (1992)

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