TY - ADVS AU - Arquette,David AU - Baker,Martin G. AU - Brooks,Mel AU - Carr,Warren AU - Cusack,Joan AU - Featherman,Gregg AU - Goldberg,Whoopi AU - Lewis,Jim AU - Lillard,Matthew AU - Macy,William H. AU - Martin,Tom AU - Oz,Frank AU - Thatcher,Kirk R. AU - Watters,Mark AU - Westman,Tony AU - Whitmire,Steve ED - Jim Henson Company. ED - Jim Henson's Creature Shop (Firm) ED - MGM Home Entertainment Inc. ED - National Broadcasting Company, inc. TI - It's a very merry Muppet Christmas movie SN - 079285862X PY - 2003///], c2002 CY - [United States] PB - MGM Home Entertainment KW - Christmas plays KW - DVD KW - Foreclosure KW - Juvenile drama KW - Guardian angels KW - Children's films KW - Christmas films KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Special features: bloopers and deleted scenes; "Inside Pepe's Studio" featurette; Easter eggs; Muppet bios; Director of photography, Tony Westman ; editor, Gregg Featherman ; original music, Mark Watters ; costume designer, Polly Smith ; production designer, Michael Bolton ; digital characters and visual effects, Jim Henson's Creature Shop; Voice: Mel Brooks, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz; David Arquette, Joan Cusack, Matthew Lillard, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg; MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements N2 - Evil banker Rachel Bitterman forecloses on the Muppets' famous variety theater. But Bitterman's machinations take a back seat when apprentice guardian angel Daniel shows Kermit what conditions would have been had Kermit never existed. A Kermit-less world would have found Miss Piggy running a fraudulent psychic hotline, Fozzie Bear as a homeless derelict, and Sam the Eagle as a caged "rave" dancer. With showstopping numbers like Moulin Scrooge and parodies of many holiday films, this tale of fortune through friendship defines the true meaning of holiday spirit ER -