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Muppets Go Hollywood

£155.00

Film

Muppets Go Hollywood

Additional information

Year

1980

Size/Type

French Affiche / Single Sided / (23″ x 31″)

Country of Origin

France

Condition

Very Fine – Very Fine plus / Folded (as issued)

Director

Stan Harris

Actor/Actress

Jim Henson, Johnny Mathis, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Frank Oz, Raquel Welch, Rita Moreno

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“An all-star celebration of music and comedy when the Muppets throw a party and swing with the stars at the legendary Cocoanut Grove !”

In a Galaxy Far Far Away Jim Henson’s Muppets recreate “Star Wars” (La Guerre Des Muppets) in their 1980 movie “The Muppets Go Hollywood”. It only goes to illustrate that even after only a short number of years from release the cultural influence of George Lucas’ space opera was having a huge effect. France was the only country to release a series of parody type posters (six in total) of which this “Star Wars” version re-imagines Tom Jung’s original one-sheet artwork replacing Luke for Kermit, Princess Leia for Miss Piggy and Darth Vader as Gonzo. Unique to France these posters are highly desirable and sought after by Muppet and Star Wars fans alike. Folded (as issued) this lovely unrestored original condition poster presents to very good effect with minimal handling wear. A scarce and unusual piece of original Star Wars and Muppet movie memorabilia very much of the time and highlighting the influence for one of the most collectable and popular modern movie franchises.

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Film Description

Muppets Go Hollywood Movie Poster

“It’s Magic! Madness!”

The Muppets are having a party to celebrate (as in ‘plug’) the release of their first Motion Picture and half of Hollywood is invited. So, instead of one inhabitant of Tinseltown flying over to London to guest on the Muppet Show, Kermit and co throw a bash at home base: the world famous Coconut Grove in Hollywood California. Dick Van Dyke and Rita Moreno are standing outside to greet the arriving guests during a red carpet ceremony that would make Oscar jealous, while a galaxy of stars (most, but not all of whom had worked with the Muppets before) settles down for the show.

Latecomers Kermit and Fozzie show up just in time for the Frog to introduce the first performance: the Muppet Monsters (the same line up seen at the start of each Muppet Show) perform a disco version of “Hooray for Hollywood”. Later on Piggy makes the grandest entrance of her life, carried on a dias by Egyptian bodybuilders, (check out ‘Of Muppets and Men: The Making of ‘The Muppet Show’ to see how they did it) only to sing “Baby Face” in her usual of key manner. When Johnny Mathis takes the stage to sing Piggy’s number from the Muppet Movie (“Never before.. and never again”) he turns it into a really beautiful ballad. Being accustomed to the movie version, I was surprised how well it suited his style.

In between musical numbers the guests are encouraged to get up and disco, so if you ever dreamed of seeing Raquel Welch, Cheryl Ladd and Miss Piggy vamping it up on the dance floor, this is it! Moments later, Piggy ditches Superman Christopher Reeve for Muppet villain Charles Durning, while Janice is dancing up a storm with LeVar Burton. Meanwhile, Dick and Rita are still hob-nobbing around the room and introducing some prerecorded Muppet interviews that lead into clips from The Movie. Both Van Dyke and Moreno get to do a musical number of their own, and Rita’s medley segues into a conga line that clears the theater rather abruptly. Luckilly you can always count on a coda from the Muppets.

Muppets Go Hollywood represents Jim Henson‘s Muppets at the top of their game. The show was still in the middle of production, their most successful big screen outing was about to be released and all of the hard to find television specials from that era are gems in their own right. Add to this the cooperation of all the most glamorous and beautiful stars (plus Liberace), who in this case only showed up to have fun and look good. All the while, Kermit tries to downplay the fact that they are promoting a film (even though they also sneak in a surreptitious plug for the “Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar 1981”). As of this writing, this special is available to see on Youtube in 5 parts, so go and find it before the Henson people tell them to pull it, like they did with some classic Sam and Friends clips.

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
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LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.

HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.

INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.

STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.

THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.

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BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.

BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.

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ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.

2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.

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FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.