4 Movies Directed by Jim Henson

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

48 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (2042 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Henson

Cast:

Writer:

Lillian Hoban (book)

Russell Hoban (book)

Jerry Juhl

Fullplot:

Emmet Otter and his Ma are dirt-poor, but very happy and good singers. But as Christmas is around the corner, both of them want to get something special for each other. And the talent show prize is $50! So, Ma gets a song ready, and Emmet forms a jug-band with his friends. But the Riverbottom Gang, a bunch of rich kids with killer electric band equipment are going to be tough competition.

The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-06-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (9158 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Henson

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Patchett

Jay Tarses

Jerry Juhl

Jack Rose

Fullplot:

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, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (38273 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

David Odell (screenplay)

Jim Henson (story)

Fullplot:

Another planet, another time. 1000 years ago the mysterious Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos has began! The evil race of grotesque birdlike lizards the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. Meanwhile the orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of the peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal which gives the Skesis their power and restore the balance of the universe.

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-06-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (84486 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Henson

Cast:

Writer:

Dennis Lee (story)

Jim Henson (story)

Terry Jones (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Young Sarah is left home alone by her parents and she has to babysit her little brother Toby. But the baby keeps crying and Sarah, while telling him a story to make him sleep, inadvertently conjures from a fantasy world the Goblin King who steals the child and brings him to his castle in the middle of a labyrinth. Sarah has to rescue him before midnight, or the baby will became a goblin...

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