Summaries

Gonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. But when the men in black kidnap him, it's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him reunite with his long-lost family.

After Gonzo receives messages from his breakfast cereal, he determines that he is an alien and tries to contact his alien brethren, but is captured by an overzealous secret government agency determined to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. It's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help reunite him with his long-lost family.—Tell85

When adopted Gonzo and his rat pal Rizzo embarks on a quest to find Gonzo's real family, Gonzo discovers that his long-lost relatives are actually aliens from a distant planet. After announcing to the world on Miss Piggy's talk show, "UFO Mania," that he plans to find his family and prove once and for all that life on other planets exists, he becomes the target of the evil paranoid government operative K. Edgar Singer. After a daring escape from the Singer compound, Gonzo tracks down his mother's ship and faces the most difficult question of his life: does he climb aboard and joined the family he has always wanted or does he stay on Earth with the family and friends that he has always known and loved?—Anthony Pereyra {[email protected]}

After several lonely years of being an outcast, the Great Gonzo is mysteriously contacted through his breakfast cereal. He soon finds out that he is an alien. After announcing his true heritage on Miss Piggy's talk show UFO Mania, Gonzo is kidnapped by agents of a secret government organization run by the evil K. Edgar Singer, who seeks to study alien lifeforms. Now it's up to Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him get to the rendezvous point to meeting up with his alien bretheren before being vaporized by Singer and his men.—Blazer346

The Muppets are back in a new zany comedy, Muppets from Space. The Muppets embark on a hilarious extraterrestrial adventure in hopes of finding out about Gonzo's past, and discover that Gonzo's family members are aliens from a distant planet. Gonzo then gets a message that his relatives are coming for a visit from outer space. But when word gets out on Miss Piggy's talk show, "UFOMania," that the friendly aliens are coming, a secret government agency let by K. Edgar Singer (Jeffrey Tambor) captures Gonzo and goes to great lengths to learn when his extra-terrestrial family will arrive. Now only the Muppets, led by Kermit and Miss Piggy, can save Gonzo and make the world safe for a friendly alien invasion.—Columbia Pictures

Details

Keywords
  • alien
  • flying saucer
  • directorial debut
  • action girl
  • the muppets
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Sci-Fi
  • Family
Release date Jul 13, 1999
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Production companies Jim Henson Pictures

Box office

Budget $24000000
Gross US & Canada $16625807
Opening weekend US & Canada $4826049
Gross worldwide $22323612

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio mixed 16:9 and 4:3

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