Frank Oz performed Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover and Cookie Monster, which is an extraordinary concentration of characters that shaped several generations.
The Yoda performance in The Empire Strikes Back required him to operate the puppet from below while delivering the dialogue, and he received a genuine push for a supporting actor nomination.
He directed Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, What About Bob and Bowfinger, which is a substantial comedy directing career entirely separate from the puppetry.
Dave GoelzMichael Caine plays Scrooge opposite Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the Muppet ensemble in a sincere adaptation of Dickens. The Muppet Christmas Carol is Brian Henson's 1992 American adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella, with Michael Caine playing Ebenezer Scrooge among…
Anthony DanielsEmpire earns its 8 by doing what no Star Wars film before or since has managed: it takes the universe seriously. Lucas's original Star Wars is a myth engine, archetypes, simple morality, the pleasure of a world with clear rules.
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