Behind the scenes footage of the opening of The Great Muppet Caper. -------Find us on the following!--------- Twitter: / reels_retro Instagram: / retroreels Facebook : / retroreels #muppets #jimhenson #muppetcaper
I grew up in New Mexico and loved the Great Muppet Caper. However, it was only recently that I learned the opening hot air balloon scene was filmed near Albuquerque. Interestingly, Jim Henson was familiar with the area and often visited Abq because his father lived there.
That is so interesting how they shot the very beginning with Animal parodying the MGM logo. When I was watching this I played Hans Zimmer's music score from the Jim Henson Pictures logo and it fits exactly at the right time.
