Muppets from Space is a 1999 science fiction comedy film and the sixth feature film to star The Muppets, and the first since the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson to have an original Muppet-focused plot. The film was directed by Tim Hill, produced by Jim Henson Pictures, and released to theaters on July 14, 1999 by Columbia Pictures. Gonzo the Great has always been classified as a "whatever," but after he begins to have disturbing dreams of abandonment and rejection, he begins to realize just how alone he is in the world. One of his nightmares involves him being denied entry onto Noah's Ark... by Noah . The next morning, Gonzo tells Kermit the Frog that he is getting tired of being called a "whatever." After an alien race appears to be trying to send him a message through bowls of cereal, Gonzo realizes that he may not be so alone after all and climbs to the rooftop to start watching the sky. Using a bolt of lightning, Gonzo communicates with a pair of cosmic fish, revealing to him that he is an alien from outer space. When Kermit and his friends refuse to believe him, Gonzo is lured into the clutches of K. Edgar Singer of C.O.V.N.E.T.
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| Release date: | 1999 |
| Directed by: | Tim Hill |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Brian Henson, Stephanie Allain |
| Editor: | Rick Pearson |
| Music by: | Jamshied Sharifi, James Newton Howard |
| Screenplay by: | Jerry Juhl |
| Estimated budget: | $24,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy |