Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy get credit as themselves
Credit also to "Mr. Jim Henson"
An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 film directed by John Landis, in which two young American men are brutally attacked by a werewolf while visiting England, resulting in the death of one and the lycanthropic transformation of the other.
Early in the film, the main character David Kessler has a series of nightmares that show the inner changes he's going through after while transforming into the titular werewolf. In the final one, he is forced to witness the sudden, bloody slaughter of his family at the hands of demons dressed as Nazis while in his home. Just before the demons arrive, David's young siblings are watching episode 508 of The Muppet Show, specifically the UK Spot in which Miss Piggy complains to Kermit that her act has been replaced by a puppet show. Later on, a different sequence from the same episode - wherein Kermit is introducing Bruce Schwartz - is briefly seen before one of the demons kicks in the television set, ending any Muppet presence in the film.
Frank Oz has a cameo as Mr. Collins, a representative of the US embassy who visits David in the hospital. Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog are credited in the film as themselves for their aforementioned appearance (and Jim Henson receives end credit thanks as well). Beauregard, however, remains unbilled for both his own performance and his manipulation of the puppets, suggesting that Bernie may have pulled a few strings for the stars but not for the janitor.
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In the book, No Strings Attached, the film is cited as a predecessor to the work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, according to John Stephenson:
Connections[]
- Elmer Bernstein scored the film
- Marc Boyle performed stunts
- Sue Crosland performed stunts
- Tracey Eddon performed stunts
- John Owens played a policeman
- Frank Oz played Mr. Collins
- Robert Paynter was director of photography
- Colin Skeaping performed stunts
- Gordon Sterne played Mr. Kessler