# What movie would you recast... with Muppets? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423 "2004-11-24T05:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/41 "2004-11-24T15:38:02Z")
Sampiro, you rawk! **The Outlaw Kermit Wales.** **Two mules for Sister Piggy** **BraveFrog** A rebellious frog fights for his small, lilly pad independance against the tyrannical Larger Evil Pond. Kilts, fight scenes and the Bad Guy played by Gonzo. **Pride & Prejudice** Kermit - Mr. Darcy. Ms. Piggy - Elizabeth Fozzi - Mr Bingham Janice - Jane Sam Eagle - Lady Catherine DeBergh ( played in drag) Swedish Chef - Mr. Wickham. **Ocean’s 11** Danny Ocean-Kermit Rusty - Gonzo Tess - Ms. Piggy Frank (The "white jack dealer) The saxaphone guy Linus - Scooter Livingston - Gonzo Ruben - Dr. Bunson Honeydew Yen, the amazing chinaman - Swedish Chef The Mormon Twins - Waldorf & Statler Basher - Rizzo the Rat Saul Bloom - Fozzi Bear Terri Benedict - Sam Eagle ---
**Author:** ![MrJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MrJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJones)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/42 "2004-11-24T15:39:02Z")
There could also be a _Midnight Muppet_… with Grover as Ratso Rizzo _The Godmuppet_ with Fozzie making an offer Kermit can’t refuse and if you want to branch out to the small screen: _Law and Order: Special Muppets Unit_ ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/43 "2004-11-24T15:57:26Z")
**Kermideus** Rowlf was always the piano playing muppet, but he learns he is replaced by the new genius, Wolfgang Kermideus Kermit. Envy insues as Rowlf tries to ruin Kermit. It also stars: Miss Piggy as Costanze Kermit The Swedish Chef as Emperor Joseph Gonzo as Kermit’s father Scooter as the Priest who comes to interview Rowlf in the mental hospital And those two old guys in the balcony as the Director and the Kappelmeister ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/44 "2004-11-24T15:59:22Z")
Grease Sandy - Danny -John Travolta (They have people in the Muppet movies!) Rizzo -Miss Piggy Kenicky -Kermit Leader of the other gang whose name I can’t think of right now -Oscar Eugene the nerd -Big Bird I started out with Prairie Dawn as Sandy, then realized she was born to play Patty Simcox. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/45 "2004-11-24T16:02:50Z")
I don’t have any good ideas for a movie, but I insist that all such movies have a cameo by the Angel puppet from the Buffy spinoff Angel tv show. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/46 "2004-11-24T16:05:52Z")
**The Muppet Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest** **JFK** Kermit would be the lead lawyer. **Silveradoooooooh…Kermy** **EuroTrip 2005: Muppets Take Europe** _Kermy doesn’t know_ ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/47 "2004-11-24T16:05:54Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Also: > **A Clockwork Elmo** There was me, Elmo, and Elmo’s three droogs, that is Big Bird, Telly, and Cookie Monster, and we sat in the Hooper Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Hooper milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what Elmo was drinking. This would sharpen Elmo up and make Elmo ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/48 "2004-11-24T16:27:26Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > There was me, Elmo, and Elmo’s three droogs, that is Big Bird, Telly, and Cookie Monster, and we sat in the Hooper Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Hooper milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what Elmo was drinking. This would sharpen Elmo up and make Elmo ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence. This kind of thing is what keeps me obsessed with this board, Og help me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/49 "2004-11-24T16:43:01Z")
> [@MrJones](#): > > There could also be a _Midnight Muppet_… > with Grover as Ratso Rizzo No, no, no. Rizzo the Rat would have to be Ratso Rizzo. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/50 "2004-11-24T16:58:42Z")
Any Elvis movie. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/51 "2004-11-24T17:23:44Z")
Lord of the Muppets Animal as Golem, “Precious, precious!” Gonzo as Sauron with all his rats. I’m not sure how to work the rest… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/52 "2004-11-24T17:32:12Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Lord of the Muppets > > Animal as Golem, “Precious, precious!” > Gonzo as Sauron with all his rats. > > I’m not sure how to work the rest… Kermit as Faramir. Piggy as Eowyn. Robin as Frodo. Fozzie as Bilbo. Uncle Deadly as the Witch-King. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/53 "2004-11-24T17:35:11Z")
[Uncle Deadly](http://www.kermitage.com/graphics/collectibles/Action%20Figures/series10/UDPaintMaster.jpg), for those who don’t remember the dear fellow… ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/54 "2004-11-24T17:45:21Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Lord of the Muppets > > Animal as Golem, “Precious, precious!” > Gonzo as Sauron with all his rats. > > I’m not sure how to work the rest… They did that already. It’s called **The Dark Crystal** ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/55 "2004-11-24T17:49:26Z")
_The Good, The Bad, and the Furry_ Kermit = Clint Eastwood, aka “blondie” Animal = Eli Wallach, aka “Tuco” Those are obvious. The Lee Van Cleef role is a bit more difficult. It’s also the best one in the movie, the way his character shifts, yet has that core of anger and greed. The only Muppet with that same core is, obviously, Bert. Can’t you just picture the three of them doing that Muppetian stand-off at the end? Or Animal screaming “Blondie! Blondie!” ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/56 "2004-11-24T17:52:36Z")
_The Frog Who Wasn’t There_ Kermit as the protagonist; Piggy as his wife; Gonzo as the car salesman–it all works. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/57 "2004-11-24T17:53:11Z")
As long as we’re getting into Westerns, I can just picture Prairie Dawn shouting to Kermit, as he walks away into the sunset, “We love you, Shane!” ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/58 "2004-11-24T17:56:38Z")
_Wag the Frog_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/59 "2004-11-24T17:58:34Z")
_The Godmuppet_ Kermit as Michael Corleone Statler & Waldorf as Clemenza and Tessio Animal as Luca Brazzi Rowlf as Tom Hagen Miss Piggy as Connie (who this time beats the living be-jeezus out of Carlo with a “Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeee-YAH!”) Gonzo as Sonny Scooter as Fredo Sofia Coppola as an inanimate object John Goodman as Don Vito Corleone Alex Rocco as Moe Greene Waldorf: It’s an old Sicilian message… Luca Brazzi sleeps with the fishes. Statler: I hope he doesn’t get nervous or he might dry the bed. Both: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Fredo:Mike you don’t come to Disney MGM Theme Park Muppet Land and talk to a man like Moe Greene like that! Michael: How should I talk to him? Fredo: Like this… (Swedish chef enters: “Merdy cambanoordi su ploop mar har car!”) In the Christening scene you see ping pong eyeballs popping out all over town and here lots of explosions with pinstriped Muppet dons coming out in usual cartoon exploded disarray. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423/60 "2004-11-24T18:05:51Z")
Luca Brazzi could be the muppet who does the Amazing Juggling Fish act. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-recast-with-muppets/276423.md?page=4)