![]() ![]() to the point Jeffrey Katzenberg, at the time head of disney, wanted to make it a feature. And when Micheal Fucking Caine doesn’t notice your a first timer, that’s the highest praise you can get.Īnother problem cropped up: Disney being disney. ![]() It was so good that Micheal Caine was genuinely shocked when he found out halfway through. He’s every bit as good as his father was at the role. To his credit… Brian does a terrific job directing and I coudln’t tell he was a first time film director going into this. Why no one else stepped upīut luckily the muppet crew is a family, so they all encouraged brian and had faith in him, with Frank Oz particularly mentoring the young man. He has outright said that he tried everything he could to find SOMEONE else to do it as, having only directed a few tv episodes before this, he felt understandably horribly unprepared for this. he was disappointed all his friends kept getting to go on the muppet show or the movies and have a wonderful time but he never got to play, but was happy where he ended up as he ended up getting one of the biggest parts of all.īrian had a problem though: he ended up thrust into the director chair. Caine was also excited because while he hadn’t voiced it at the time. and Brian was excited as that’s exactly what he wanted. He was also one of the best Alfred’s, because someone had to say it.Ĭaine told Brian up front he would be playing this straight as if the other muppets were theater company players. I will never get tired of that story especailly since MIcheal Caine just having the time of his life and being cool as heck is one of the most watchable things about that movie and part of what takes it from nigh unwatchable to so bad i'ts good. Classically trained shakesperian actor, movie star, gentleman and the man who gleefully admitted that he only did the trainwreck that was Jaws The Revenge because He’d of done great, he’s tim, but the piece needed someone a bit more classicalĮnter Sir Micheal Motherfucking Caine. and that’s just not what the piece needed for Scrooge. but as my earlier look at Muppet Treasure Island proves, he’s also a MASSIVE, GLORIOUS HAM. The first was Tim Curry who is of course awesome. ![]() To anchor all this they needed just the right performer: Uncle Deadly was considered back when it was a parody and while that was awesome once they were playing this straight they needed a human and only two were considered. but still having talking vegtables, lew zeland and other shenanigans. Highlight that contrast by putting hte muppets in very peiord approraite outfits. Brian agreed and decided to lean into the contrast between the darkness and Victorian commentary of dickens and the goofyness of the muppets. Orginally as you’d expect from the mupppets it was a parody: using the muppets as the ghosts, really being zany with it but something unexpected happened: Jerry Juhl fell in love with the original book, and realzied most adaptations didn’t really put in Dicken’s narration or a lot of the book itself into it and wanted to play it straight as they could. So shoved out the door, it was up to Brian and writer of The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper Jerry Juhul to figure out where to go with it. The method ended up coming from Henson’s agent, who outright sold a new project to ABC before even asking: Christmas Carol with the Muppets. As David Goelz put it “This was our life’s work and we’d like to continue it if that’s possible. The latter was easy, as at a meeting with all of them the day Jim died, they all agreed to go on despite the pain and grief at the loss of Jim. His son Brian was left with two hard roles: Taking over form his dad in steering the ship and the henson company, and figuring out if the Muppets would go on. The man who created the muppets, who brought together a bunch of kind, talented people to create true magic, who directed and spearheaded the films, tv shows, a man of endless heart, creativity and kindness. A Muppets Christmas CarolĪ Christmas Carol came at the Muppets darkest hour: Two years ago… Jim Henson had passed. Naturally neither of us could deny the obvious perfect timing, and the fact it’s also the films anniversary just adds to it so I present to you with a thankful heart under the cut my review of …. I was already considering asking Emma who commissions these if this could be the next one… when it was announced the full verison, complete with when love is gone was going to end up on plus. And today we got a BIG one and a well timed one. Merry Muppety Christmas all you happy people! I’ve just finished my 500th review and with that horse eaten, it’s time to get back to some monthly muppet madness, i'ts monthly muppets yeahhhhh. ![]()
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