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When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
Steve Whitmire
- Kermit the Frog
- (voice)
- …
Dave Goelz
- The Great Gonzo
- (voice)
- …
Bill Barretta
- Pepe the Prawn
- (voice)
- …
Eric Jacobson
- Fozzie Bear
- (voice)
- …
Michael Bloomberg
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg
- (as Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
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This is a slight but fun Muppet entry, that has a certain charm about it.
I enjoyed the film, I thought there were some nice moments and celeb cameos.
It is however very brief, even with the extended/deleted scenes on the DVD, and this meant the storyline felt a bit rushed.
Good overall though.
I enjoyed the film, I thought there were some nice moments and celeb cameos.
It is however very brief, even with the extended/deleted scenes on the DVD, and this meant the storyline felt a bit rushed.
Good overall though.
The Muppets in NYC are lined up to get their Christmas letters mailed. Gonzo screws up the post office machinery. Little girl Claire gives Gonzo a letter but Gonzo forgets. It's Christmas Eve. The post office is closed and the gang has to deliver 3 letters to the North Pole. Everybody gives up but Gonzo convinces Kermit and Fozzie to try. Rizzo and Pepe come along.
I wonder if the post office paid to get the Muppets to do this special. I would have prefer the group stays together. It's always more fun with more Muppets. The cameos are fine but they are not the big draw for me. I'm also not a big fan of Rizzo and Pepe as being the main characters. I love Kermit with Miss Piggy. I like that Gonzo, Fozzie and Kermit are together but I miss Miss Piggy. The songs are OK but nothing special. The letter from the airport security guy doesn't really make sense. It's not the strongest Christmas special but it's still the Muppets.
I wonder if the post office paid to get the Muppets to do this special. I would have prefer the group stays together. It's always more fun with more Muppets. The cameos are fine but they are not the big draw for me. I'm also not a big fan of Rizzo and Pepe as being the main characters. I love Kermit with Miss Piggy. I like that Gonzo, Fozzie and Kermit are together but I miss Miss Piggy. The songs are OK but nothing special. The letter from the airport security guy doesn't really make sense. It's not the strongest Christmas special but it's still the Muppets.
I had never actually heard about this Muppets Christmas movie titled "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa", but of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as part of my 2024 Christmas movie marathon.
Did I harbor great expectations to this 2008 movie? Not really, as I had just sat through the somewhat bland 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" prior to watching this 2008 movie. But still, since I hadn't already seen this one, of course I gave it a chance.
Writers Hugh Fink, Scott Ganz, Andrew Samson and Paul Williams put together a rather enjoyable and entertaining script and storyline. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 43 minutes that the movie ran for. "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" was definitely a step up from the 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie", so I was pleasantly surprised.
The live cast in the movie was good, and they had a great ensemble of talents for the various roles and parts.
With "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" being a Henson movie, of course the Muppets are great. There are many familiar Muppets on the screen, and also a bunch that I wasn't familiar with.
While no Christmas classic, I will say that "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" definitely is an entertaining Christmas movie for the family.
My rating of director Kirk R. Thatcher's 2008 movie "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" lands on a six out of ten stars.
Did I harbor great expectations to this 2008 movie? Not really, as I had just sat through the somewhat bland 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" prior to watching this 2008 movie. But still, since I hadn't already seen this one, of course I gave it a chance.
Writers Hugh Fink, Scott Ganz, Andrew Samson and Paul Williams put together a rather enjoyable and entertaining script and storyline. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 43 minutes that the movie ran for. "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" was definitely a step up from the 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie", so I was pleasantly surprised.
The live cast in the movie was good, and they had a great ensemble of talents for the various roles and parts.
With "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" being a Henson movie, of course the Muppets are great. There are many familiar Muppets on the screen, and also a bunch that I wasn't familiar with.
While no Christmas classic, I will say that "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" definitely is an entertaining Christmas movie for the family.
My rating of director Kirk R. Thatcher's 2008 movie "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" lands on a six out of ten stars.
When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa Claus, he convinces Kermit and his friends to personally deliver them to the North Pole. When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa Claus, he convinces Kermit and his friends to personally deliver them to the North Pole North.
When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.
Cute, it will never have the magic of animation that enchanted me enormously in childhood, or it would be adolescence, I don't remember, but charming and Christmas, cute as it should be...
When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.
Cute, it will never have the magic of animation that enchanted me enormously in childhood, or it would be adolescence, I don't remember, but charming and Christmas, cute as it should be...
6tavm
With the month of December almost over, I finally decided to watch this Muppet Christmas special that I put off for the last two weeks. In summation, A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa is no great shakes compared to the classic "Muppet Show" that I enjoyed as a kid of the '70s but these creations of the late Jim Henson can still entertain like nobody's business and it was very nice to see the whole gang from that show together again. The songs by Muppet veteran Paul Williams were nicely done though only the Fozzie/Gonzo duet about wishing to be Santa seems like a future classic. The celebrity cameos are hit-or-miss but do provide some amusements especially that of Williams and Nathan Lane. I recognized the kid from that Disney movie that starred Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It's too bad that Jane Krakowski and Jesse Martin weren't utilized more for their musical talents. Still, if you love the Muppets, you'll be glad to see them in A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa.
Did you know
- TriviaAt the airport, announcements are made for one Frank Oznowicz and one Jerry Nelson. This is a reference to Frank Oz (whose real last name is Oznowicz) and Jerry Nelson, both former Muppeteers.
- Quotes
Mobster: Hey, it's that looney shrimp that called us earlier.
Pepe the Prawn: They call me the Prawn.
Mobster: Hey! Are you correcting my friend over here? Because if you are, I'm gonna dip you in cocktail sauce and bite your tasty little head off!
Pepe the Prawn: Shrimp is fine.
- Crazy creditsThe credits play over the final scene of everyone celebrating Christmas together, with random dialogue between the characters.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Muppets (2011)
- SoundtracksSanta Claus Is Coming To Town
Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Performed by The Crystals
Courtesy of EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Under exclusive license from Phil Spector Records, Inc.
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- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h(60 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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