Movies: Frank Oz

  • 1981
    The Great Muppet Caper

    The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

    The Great Muppet Caper

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    Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, ...

    The Great Muppet Caper
  • 1987
    A Muppet Family Christmas

    A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

    A Muppet Family Christmas

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    Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and prepar...

    A Muppet Family Christmas
  • 2020
    Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

    Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself (2020)

    Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

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    Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'...

    Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
  • 1985
    Follow That Bird

    Follow That Bird (1985)

    Follow That Bird

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    Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-...

    Follow That Bird
  • 2024
    Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

    Jim Henson Idea Man

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    Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world....

    Jim Henson Idea Man
  • 2021
    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

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    Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world....

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
  • 1977
    Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

    Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)

    Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

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    A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas....

    Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
  • 2018
    Howard

    Howard (2018)

    Howard

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    Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime...

    Howard
  • 2004
    The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars (2004)

    The Story of Star Wars

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    The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke...

    The Story of Star Wars
  • 2001
    The Beginning: Making Episode I

    The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001)

    The Beginning: Making Episode I

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    The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm tha...

    The Beginning: Making Episode I
  • 1965
    Time Piece

    Time Piece (1965)

    Time Piece

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    Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at...

    Time Piece
  • 1982
    Return of the Ewok

    Return of the Ewok (1982)

    Return of the Ewok

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    A mockumentary starring Warwick Davis, the actor who played the Ewok, Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the Ewok spin-off films. Davis and David Tomblin, Return of the Jedi's first assistant director, created it, with ...

    Return of the Ewok
  • 1979
    The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

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    Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who atten...

    The Muppets Go Hollywood
  • 2018
    The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi (2018)

    The Director and the Jedi

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    An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe....

    The Director and the Jedi
  • 1986
    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

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    For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought ...

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
  • 1998
    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

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    The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd explains how a joke that he and best friend John Belushi shared with friends evolved from a Sat...

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
  • 2025
    The Muppet Script

    The Muppet Script (2025)

    The Muppet Script

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    When most people think of the Muppets, they think of the colorful characters made out of fleece and foam. But as with every movie, it all starts on the written page. Jim Henson's team of writers began with Jerry Juhl, and he was joined by Jack Burns ...

    The Muppet Script
  • 1983
    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)

    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

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    Rocky Mountain Holiday is a one-hour musical variety special featuring John Denver and the Muppets, which aired on ABC on May 12, 1983. In the special, John and the Muppets go on a summer camping trip to the Rocky Mountains....

    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
  • 2004
    When Star Wars Ruled the World

    When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)

    When Star Wars Ruled the World

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    A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon....

    When Star Wars Ruled the World
  • 1997
    Eye of God

    Eye of God (1997)

    Eye of God

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    A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree an...

    Eye of God