Trivia: Director James Frawley has a cameo role as an El Sleazo waiter.
The Muppet Movie (1979)
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Directed by: James Frawley
Starring: Frank Oz, Mel Brooks, Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Other mistake: Whenever Fozzie is driving the Studebaker, the movements of the car don't correspond to the way he moves the steering wheel (he tends to crank it back and forth a lot).
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Question: When Fozzie is singing the National Anthem, why does he sing 'America the Beautiful', and not 'The Star Spangled Banner' (which is the National Anthem of USA)?
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Answer: Fozzie did not mean to sing the National Anthem. He simply wanted to sing something patriotic, since he was so moved by the scenery.
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