The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American
musical comedy film directed by
Frank Oz. It is the third of a series of
live-action musical feature films starring
Jim Henson's
Muppets with special appearances by
Art Carney,
James Coco,
Dabney Coleman,
Gregory Hines,
Linda Lavin, and
Joan Rivers. The film was produced by
Henson Associates and
TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1983 and released theatrically the following summer. It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz (who also performs
Sam the Eagle,
Fozzie Bear,
Miss Piggy, and
Animal), as he previously co-directed
The Dark Crystal with Henson.