Talk:The Muppets (2011 film)

Awards
The awards section needs to be updated to reflect the Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song - "Man or Muppet," Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

Cameos
Please only write cameos that have been confirmed. So far, only Black, Galifianakis or however you spell his name, Van Damme, Glover, Trejo, Crystal and Arkin have been confirmed. There are no legitimate sources for Eden, Stewart, Penn, Broderick, Perry or Gaga, so please stop adding them. - Jasonbres (talk) 15:43, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Images and New Short Preceding the Film
The official Muppets movie logo has been posted, and can be found on the Muppets film page on the Muppets Wiki. I say it should be put on this article. Also, it's been confirmed that a "Toy Story" short will be preceding the movie. There's a link to the website saying this also on the Muppet movie page of the Muppets wiki. 24.191.118.4 (talk) 02:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * The picture can be seen here and the article about the Toy Story short here. 24.191.118.4 (talk) 16:32, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Done, and done. J.Severe (talk) 00:40, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Copy?
This page looks very much like a copy of Muppet Wiki's page on it. Shouldn't we not copy stuff from elsewhere?--Portyot70000 (talk) 02:18, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm currently working on a series of broad revisions for this page, and I'll cross reference this page to make sure the information is original. Thanks. --TravisBernard (talk) 19:41, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Broad Revisions
I've been working on a series of broad revisions for the article, which can be found here. This wiki article was litterally copy/pasted from Wikia, and most of the information is not sourced. Much of my time was spent verfiying sources, but a summary of the other edits can be found below:
 * Updated infobox.
 * Reworked and sourced intro paragraph.
 * Switched premise section to plot and rewrote plot.
 * Moved "Cameo guest stars" above "Muppet performers" in casting section.
 * Verified sources in production section. Removed non-sourced information and supplemented sourced information.
 * Removed unverified information from the release section. Trimmed down marketing section to comply with MOS:Film standards.
 * Added over 20 new sources to improve credibility of article.

I'd love to get some feedback before implementing the edits. Thanks. --TravisBernard (talk) 14:10, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * My sole concern here was the cast section (lots of rumors and some vandalism adding various unconfirmed cameos). That section of your proposed version looks good to me. - Sum mer PhD  (talk) 17:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I'll update that section, and wait to see if anyone else has feedback on the rest of my revisions.  Also, I added Kristen Schael to the list.  I found a source that confirmed that she was in the film.  I'm going to start a new section on this page for cameo appearances because I feel like this might start to get a little out of hand in the coming months. Thanks again! --TravisBernard (talk) 20:12, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and made all of the edits because I was having some issues with the different references. I had deleted several of the references in my version because they were no longer active links.  Let's keep the conversation going about these edits.  Also, does the last "Green with Envy poster" image look right?  I don't have a lot of experience with images, and I was worried there was something off about it.  I reduced the size by 50px, so hopefully that should be good.  Should we just remove it from the article?  I don't think it adds much, and the words convey the message fine.  Is an image really necessary here?  --TravisBernard (talk) 20:49, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Cameo speculation
I'm putting together a list of cameo rumors so that users don't add these without first double checking the source:
 * Eddie Pepitone - He's in one of the spoof trailers, but he has not been confirmed to be in the film.
 * Ken Jeong
 * Rob Corddry
 * Bill Cobbs
 * Leslie Feist
 * Sarah Hyland
 * Don Johnson
 * Sterling Knight
 * Selena Gomez

Feel free to add to the list. --TravisBernard (talk) 20:23, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Cameo #9 on this list is already on the article (with a proper reference). Agree with all the other ones listed here.trainfan01 talk 19:10, August 30, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, you are right. She was added some time between when I made that list and now. --TravisBernard (talk) 20:52, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

New poster
Hey guys, a new one-sheet for the film just debuted on Fandango. Not a ton of sites have picked it up yet, so it might be worth waiting to upload a new version. Should we wait, or go ahead and upload a new version? --TravisBernard (talk) 14:00, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Infobox
In the infobox, the citation for the US release date is inside the parenthesis, but it should be on the outside. Does anyone know how to fix this? I'll add the source for the UK release after we get this issue settled. --TravisBernard (talk) 18:56, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Short Film
Now that information has been released about the Toy Story short, I think it would be a good idea to include the plot synopsis in the short film section. Thoughts? --TravisBernard (talk) 18:14, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Cameo column
The cameo list is very long, and I think multiple columns would work well. Does anyone know how to do this or could someone point me in the right direction? --TravisBernard (talk) 21:16, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Plot summary expansion
I am thinking that we should expand the plot summary. However, we must keep in mind that WP:FILMPLOT states that the plot summary should be 400-700 words. Anyone is welcome to expand the plot summary. Thanks, Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:22, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Michael Rooney
There is no mention of Michael Rooney who is the choreographer (see conversation with him on the 11-23-2011 edition of Fresh Air and is in the film credits.1archie99 (talk) 13:48, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

The mention of Bob Hope as an origional guest is missing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.38.31 (talk) 22:07, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Need some help with the plot summary...
Right now, it's at 905 words, which exceeds the guidelines for plot length at WP:FILMPLOT. We need to further reduce it to comply with the 400-700 word length per the guideline. Thanks, Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:50, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I saw the movie this past weekend. I'll give you a hand. --TravisBernard (talk) 22:30, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

The Muppets are communists?
Add the charge by Fox News to The Muppets, who claim to be communists because the villain is an oil tycoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9cGYRz-6sQ --190.221.111.220 (talk) 02:35, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It might be controversial to add. However, we need to find a reliable source to back up the claim. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:01, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * More sources:
 * http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1430667-la-cadena-fox-ataco-a-los-muppets (in spanish) http://www.larazon.com.ar/interesa/Muppets-izquierda-industria-petroleo_0_302100158.html (in spanish) http://entretenimiento.univision.com/cine/lo-ultimo/article/2011-12-06/muppets-agenda-liberal (in spanish) http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/06/muppets-fox-news/ http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/05/9229560-fox-says-muppets-are-brainwashing-kids http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-1207-phil-20111207,0,5654412.column --190.221.111.220 (talk) 14:42, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I think those would help. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 14:56, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * There's no way this should be added. Only one news source is claiming this. The other sites are simply posting that FOX made this claim. Furthermore, the majority of articles covering FOX's segment are poking fun at how ridiculous Eric Bolling's remarks are.  FOX claims that everything coming out of Hollywood is part of the "liberal media," and I don't think there's any reason to add this. I'm open to discussing this further, but I'm taking a firm stance against adding this. --TravisBernard (talk) 18:58, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree this is far more relevant for Eric Bolling's article.--70.24.215.154 (talk) 00:47, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * In The Muppet Movie, a few decades ago, the villain was an owner of a chain of frog-leg restaurants. Nobody said they were communists then, even though they were interfering with the free enterprise of food service entrepreneurs. Fox News is not qualified to critique movies. If Roger Ebert says something about it, then you've got something. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:54, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Seriously, the people at FOX News are idiots. They don't know what they're talking about. -- 134.241.28.252 (talk) 16:34, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Pop culture references
There are many different references to and spoofs of different things in pop culture. Two that I picked up on are: the Blues Brothers "we're putting the band back together" thing, and a Devil Wears Prada spoof - where they used the "muppet-man". I think this is very encyclopedic and have seen similar sections all over Wikipedia e.g for Simpsons articles. I'm sure this info has been mentioned in reviews. Please make a section on this topic.--Coin945 (talk) 18:53, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Protection Level
Considering the amount of vandalism that has occurred over the past few hours by an obvious unstable Henson purist, I suggest we move the protection level to at least have it be Semi-protected. ~ Jedi94  (talk) 14:01, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I've already asked for semi-protection, but they haven't done anything about it yet. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:03, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Excellent. I just went over to Requests for page protection and saw your post. I hope this can be solved as soon as possible. Keep an eye out for more vandalism! ~ Jedi94  (talk) 14:06, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I also asked for the specific IP to be blocked, but he might be an IP-hopper (just call him Kermit) so that might have limited effect. I wouldn't revert him again, though, until the page is semi'd. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:08, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Agreed, it would have little effect. I'd wait until the page protection is approved. And yes, "Kermit" it shall be. ~  Jedi94  (talk) 14:36, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It's been semi'd for a month, so it should be OK now. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:09, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Home media
I noticed the home media section was added. I was going to expand the section to include more information about the different release formats. Here's the language I'm proposing:
 * The film will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on March 20, 2012. The release will be produced in four different physical packages: a 3-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Copy) with soundtrack download; a 2-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); a 1-disc DVD with soundtrack download; and a 1-disc DVD without soundtrack download. The film will also be released digitally in high definition and standard definition. The digital release comes with the "Inside Walter's Trailer" bonus feature. The DVD releases come with the "Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made" bonus feature. The 2-disc combo pack comes with "Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made," "Disney Intermission," "Scratching the Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of Disney's The Muppets," "Explaining Evil: The Full Tex Richman Song," "A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through," "Deleted Scenes," "Audio Commentary with Jason Segel, James Bobin, and Nicholas Stoller," and "Hidden Easter Eggs" bonus features. The 3-disc combo pack includes the same features as the 2-disc combo pack, but instead of the "Hidden Easter Eggs" bonus feature, it has the theatrical spoof trailers and a digital download of the soundtrack.

I wrote this out maybe a little too detailed, but I think the different release formats is good to note. The lengthy extras list maybe be a little much, so I'm considering cutting them down to the more notable ones. Thoughts? --TravisBernard (talk) 17:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Anybody have feedback here? If I don't hear from anyone soon, I'll assume it's "ok" to add this. --TravisBernard (talk) 15:46, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The edits have been made, but I'm open to continue discussing the changes.--TravisBernard (talk) 18:12, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Typo
I believe the word "preformed" in the introduction should be "performed". --95.34.4.178 (talk) 05:17, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Possible plot issue
I have already trimmed the plot summary to just below 700 words, but I feel that a certain issue is needed: In the film, Richman destroys the telephone pole and evicts the Muppets since he wanted them out of the theater, but I feel that I want to condense it down to prevent bloating up the plot summary per the relevant guidelines at WP:FILMPLOT. Any comments or objections? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:29, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

The Vandal Strikes Again
You might remember that an IP hopper ("Kermit" was the clever name given to the user by fellow editor Baseball Bugs) edited this article and a couple other Muppet related ones by removing all of the references to Disney and replacing them with the Jim Henson Company. Well, if you take a look at the history of the page, you'll see that the article was recently vandalized in the same fashion, and I have no doubt, that it is the same persistent user at it again. We will have to keep our eyes on his actions or we could just raise the protection level on the page again. Any thoughts? ~ Jedi94  (talk) 21:07, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I have requested for the page to be given semi-protection. ~ Jedi94  (talk) 12:48, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Should we file an abuse response report if it is possible? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:19, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I would definitely vouch for that. I'm not exactly sure if the circumstances allow, but it would be something very helpful to do. ~  Jedi94  (talk) 21:54, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * And the IP's at it again. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:08, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Just reverted it again. Glimmer721  talk  19:13, 31 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Yet another IP,, is on the loose. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:51, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Jerry Nelson
Why can't we include Jerry Nelson as the announcer's performer? I know the voices of the Muppets & that was Jerry Nelson doing the announcer's voice. -- 134.241.28.252 (talk) 16:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * We need to find a reliable source for this claim. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:48, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Alan Arkin
Should he be listed as a cameo? The film credits (which have a separate section for cameo performances) list him with the main cast. ShaleZero (talk) 12:02, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Based on...
The "based on" credit has been constantly added and removed from the film's infobox, so I'm bringing up this topic, because I think we should reach a consensus on its inclusion. The film is not based on a book or other existing media form, but it is based on characters and elements directly tied to The Muppets, including The Muppet Show and the subsequent films. Also, the end credits DO cite a credit; "Based on Disney's Muppet Properties and Characters".

I'll be fine with whatever is agreed upon. ~ Jedi94  ( talk ) 20:50, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I support the inclusion of the "based on" credit. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:48, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

There is no "based on" credit in the film or on the poster associated with the writing credits. There is "Based on Disney's Muppet Properties and Characters" included in the end crawl, quite separate from the writing credits. That reflects Disney having bought the Jim Henson company long after he created the Muppets. The infobox "Based on" field is for authors/writers, not companies that own properties. Most importantly, the credit does not say "Based on The Muppets by Disney" as the infobox now shows. That should be removed. - Gothicfilm (talk) 15:09, 29 November 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ ~ Jedi94  ( Want to tell me something? ) 20:47, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Lips
Why does Steve Whitmire credit list on this page say "Lips (performance only)"? -- 173.76.123.202 (talk) 14:03, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It probably means he was working the puppet but not providing the voice. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:06, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Robin the Frog
I don't understand why Robin the Frog can't be credited. I'm sure Matt Vogel puppeteered him for that short cameo he made. -- 134.241.28.252 (talk) 00:10, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Background Muppets
In this edit I removed content submitted by 104.228.245.121, namely the inclusion of a list of Background Muppets. I removed it on the basis that we shouldn't be including indiscriminate lists for what are effectively the Muppet equivalent of movie extras. The WikiProject Film community doesn't make a habit of including the names of extras in movies, because this information is not vital to our understanding of the film. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:52, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

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