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Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)

Austin Pendleton: Max

The Muppet Movie

Austin Pendleton credited as playing...

Max

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  • Doc Hopper: Max, I've done my best with that frog, now's the time to do my worst. Open the door.
  • Max: No, YOU open the door!
  • Doc Hopper: What?
  • Max: I'm through, Doc. The frog is right. You're asking him to do something terrible. I can't be a part of it. It's a moral decision and I'll stand by it.
  • Doc Hopper: I'll double your percentage.
  • Max: I'll open the door.
  • Doc Hopper: And remember, this frog does everything: he talks, he sings, he dances, he tells jokes, he even rides a bicycle. Max, find me a frog and a bear in a tan Studebaker.
  • Max: [Fozzie and Kermit appear in Fozzie's Studebaker, now rainbow-colored] Gee, Doc, all I can see is a frog and a bear in a *rainbow*-colored Studebaker.
  • Kermit: Did we do something wrong, Officer?
  • All Muppets: [Shocked when it reveals that the police officer is Max]
  • Kermit: Okay, guys, let him explain.
  • Max: This whole disguise is only so that I can warn you.
  • Fozzie: Okay, sure, sure.
  • Max: I never thought Doc was going to hurt Kermit; I thought he was going to lean on him a little. But now he's got this frog killer in from the coast, And the man is DEADLY!
  • All Muppets: [Everybody gets shocked about the frog killer]
  • Kermit: Hold it, Dr. Teeth, What's up ahead?
  • Dr. Teeth: It's only an old ghost town.
  • Kermit: Right.
  • [to Max]
  • Kermit: Listen, you go back and tell Doc Hopper I'll be waiting for him there.
  • Max: What?
  • Fozzie: [as everybody get scared and concerned] Kermit! You'll get killed!
  • Kermit: Listen. Listen, guys, I can't spend my whole life running away from a bully. It's time for a showdown.
  • Dr. Teeth: Hey, hey hey! It's the man with the badge! Police, The Fuzz, The P.I... .
  • Miss Piggy: DON'T YOU DARE!
  • Dr. Teeth: I wasn't gonna think about it.
  • Kermit: Uh, Did we do something wrong, Officer?
  • [Everybody gets shocked when they found out that the police officer reveals to be Max]
  • Kermit: Okay, Guys. Let him explain.
  • Max: This whole disguise is only so that I can warn you.
  • Fozzie: Oh, Okay. Sure.
  • Max: I never though Doc is gonna hurt Kermit. I thought he's gonna lean on him a little. But now he has hired a frog killer in from the coast. And the man is DEADLY!

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