It's a very merry Muppet Christmas movie
(DVD)

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.

David Arquette, Joan Cusack, Matthew Lillard, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg.

Voice: Mel Brooks, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz.

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.

MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements.

DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; Closed-captioned.