A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
| A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kirk R. Thatcher |
| Written by | Hugh Fink Andrew Samson Scott Ganz Paul Williams |
| Produced by | Anthony Katagas Martin G. Baker |
| Starring | The Muppets Richard Griffiths Uma Thurman Jane Krakowski Nathan Lane Madison Pettis |
| Cinematography | Luke Geissbuhler |
| Edited by | Jamie Kirkpatrick |
| Music by | Songs: Paul Williams Score: Chris Caswell |
| Distributed by | NBC Television |
Release dates | December 17, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa is the second NBC television film produced by Jim Henson Television and the Walt Disney Studios starring Jim Henson's Muppets.
Plot
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa Claus (David Spade). When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (Madison Pettis). On Gonzo's insistence, the principal Muppets decide to go to the North Pole and deliver them personally. After getting tickets from a North Pole Airlines clerk named Joy (Uma Thurman) and getting caught by Officer Frank Meany (Nathan Lane), (who, for being a bully, perpetually ended up on Santa's naughty list), they eventually reach the North Pole to find that Santa has already left to deliver presents. Santa overhears their grieving and doubles back, where they hand him Claire's letter and the other two which are revealed to have come from Meaney and Pepe The King Prawn. Santa brings them home to New York in time to spend the rest of the holiday with Claire and her mom, which was all Claire wanted in the first place.
Muppet Cast
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Statler
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf
- Bill Barretta as Pepe the Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf the Dog / Bobo the Bear / The Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Husband Pigeon
- Eric Jacobson as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Human cast
- Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg as himself
- Whoopi Goldberg as a cab driver
- Richard Griffiths as Santa Claus
- Jane Krakowski as Claire's mom
- Nathan Lane as Officer Frank Meany
- Jesse L. Martin as postal worker
- Petra Nemcova as Beaker's girlfriend
- Madison Pettis as Claire
- Steve Schirripa as Mafia guy
- Tony Sirico as Mafia guy
- Uma Thurman as Joy
- Paul Williams as an elf
Trivia
- Uma Thurman and Nathan Lane previously worked together in the 2005 film musical version of The Producers.
- The intercom at the airport gives announcements about one Frank Oznowicz and one Jerry Nelson, both former Muppeteers.
Music
This is the fourth time that songwriter Paul Williams has contributed songs to the Muppets and also the first Muppet movie/special to be a musical since Muppet Treasure Island. A version of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town by The Crystals was also used during the opening credits.
External links
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa on Muppet Wiki
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