The Muppet Christmas Carol DVD 1992 Noel Chez Les Muppets / Directed by Brian Henson / Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Fozzie Bear, Michael Caine

UPC  8717418178451

REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: ENGLISH 5.1, French 5.1

SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, Dutch, French

RUNTIME: 82 MINUTES

English Summary:

On Christmas Eve, in 19th century London, Charles Dickens (played by Gonzo the Great) and his friend Rizzo act as narrators throughout the film. Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine), a cold-hearted, bad-tempered and selfish money-lender, does not share the merriment of Christmas. Scrooge rejects his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner, dismisses two gentlemen collecting money for charity, and tosses a wreath at a carol singing Bean Bunny. His loyal employee Bob Cratchit (played by Kermit the Frog) and the other bookkeepers request to have Christmas Day off since there will be no business for Scrooge on the day, to which he reluctantly agrees. Scrooge leaves for home while the bookkeepers celebrate Christmas. In his house, Scrooge encounters the shackled ghosts of his late business partners Jacob and Robert Marley (played by Statler and Waldorf), who warn him to repent his wicked ways or he will be condemned to suffer in the afterlife like they were, informing him that three spirits will visit him during the night.

At one o'clock, Scrooge is visited by the childlike Ghost of Christmas Past who takes him back in time to his childhood and early adult life, with Dickens and Rizzo hitching a ride too. They visit his lonely school days, and then his time as an employee under Fozziwig (Mr. Fezziwig from the original story, played by Fozzie Bear), who owned a rubber chicken factory. Fozziwig and his mother throw a Christmas party, where Scrooge meets a young woman named Belle, with whom he falls in love. However, the Ghost shows Scrooge how Belle left him after he chose money over her. A tearful Scrooge dismisses the Ghost as he returns to the present.

French Summary:

Noël chez les Muppets (The Muppet Christmas Carol) est un film américano-britannique de Brian Henson, sorti en 1992. Il met en scène les personnages du Muppet Show dans une adaptation du conte de Charles Dickens, Un chant de Noël.

Cast / Distribution:

• Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge
• Steven Mackintosh as Fred, Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew.
• Meredith Braun as Belle, Scrooge's neglected fiancée.
• Robin Weaver as Clara, Ebenezer Scrooge's niece-in-law and Fred's wife.
• Jessica Fox as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
• David Shaw Parker as Old Joe (voice)
• Edward Sanders, Theo Sanders, Kristopher Milnes, Russell Martin, and Ray Coulthard as Young Scrooge
• Anthony Hamblin as Boy #1
• Fergus Brazier as Boy #2

Muppet performers: