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Great Muppet Caper coming to DVD in July

Courtesy of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
May 10, 2001

For a limited-time, pre-order The Great Muppet Caper DVD for 30% off. The Muppet Movie and the Muppets Take Manhattan DVD's are also available.

On July 10, 2001 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will offer the The Great Muppet Caper on DVD for the first time:

* Featuring the Voices of Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Frank Oz as Miss Piggy
* Directed by Jim Henson
* Also Stars Diana Rigg (The American), Charles Grodin (Midnight Run), John Cleese (Upcoming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) and Academy Award-Winner Peter Ustinov (Topkapi)
* Nominated for the 1982 Academy Award for Best Original Song

DVD ADDED VALUE ELEMENTS

* Three Muppetisms
* Bonus Trailers
* Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video

Synopsis

When famous fashion designer Lady Holiday (Rigg) reports her priceless diamond necklace stolen, investigative reporters Kermit and Fozzie are on the case! Starved for a story, the two new journalists head for London, without the foggiest idea where to begin! The plot thickens when the goods are found on one of Lady Holiday's models: Miss Piggy! It's up to Kermit and his Muppet sleuths to catch the real robbers red-handed. before Miss Piggy winds up in the pen!

* Rated G
* Closed-Captioned
* Color
* Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Surround
* Format: Full Screen and Widescreen
* Approximate Length: 98 Minutes
* Languages: English, French and Spanish
* Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
* Trailers: "Muppets from Space," "The Muppets Take Manhattan," "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" and "Buddy"
* SLP: $19.95
* DVD #05618
* UPC #0-43396-05618-3