The Muppet Movie [The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition] [DVD] [1979]

Celebrate The Nearly 35th Anniversary of the ultimate frogs-to-riches story with the one that started it all - THE MUPPET MOVIE. Laugh along with the mostly-true story of how the Muppets got their start, now for the first time ever in vibrant Blu-ray hi-def picture and sound. From the very first "plunk!" of Kermit's banjo playing "The Rainbow Connection" (Oscar nominee, Best Original Song, 1979), to the hysterical road trip that brings our fearless frog together with Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, and most importantly of all, Miss Piggy, join the jam-packed heartwarming hilarity, outrageous antics and big-shot Hollywood cameos. It's bursting with hilarious bonus extras including an all-new Frog-E-Oke sing-along with your favorite Muppet songs. As Kermit and the gang sing - "Life's like a movie!" Make THE MUPPET MOVIE part of your family, and have the time of your life as the Muppets share laughter and fun with "the Lovers, the Dreamers... and You."

In a career spanning four decades, Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Team Pictures has been making low-budget movies that have been able to compete for space on multiplex screens and video-store shelves alongside expensive Hollywood blockbusters, and he's proved that the independent filmmaker with a small bankroll can succeed under the right circumstances. Now Kaufman shares his secrets in Make Your Own Damn Movie, an instructional DVD box set that serves as an audio-visual companion to his book of the same name. Kaufman breaks down the basics of writing a script, raising money, finding a cast, setting up production, putting your project on film, editing and preparing it for release, distributing to theaters and film festivals, and much more. Joining Kaufman are a number of other noted filmmakers who've risen from the independent ranks, including George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead), Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park), John G. Avildsen (Rocky), John Badham (Saturday Night Fever), Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast), Larry Cohen (It's Alive!), and more.