The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking death in 1990, as he transcended puppetry to become one of the most creative, prolific and influential artists of his time. Key events include his early television work with the Muppets while still a student at the University of Maryland, his commercial work and network appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960’s, his breakthrough with Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and his groundbreaking fantasy films, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Among those interviewed for the Jim Henson episode are his children, Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather Henson, actors Neil Patrick Harris and Candice Bergen, Willard Scott, director John Landis, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and Sesame Street cast members Bob McGrath and Carroll Spinney.
Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Frank Oz
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Brian Henson
Self - Son
Cheryl Henson
Self - Daughter
Lisa Henson
Self - Daughter
Neil Patrick Harris
Self - Actor
Candice Bergen
Self - Actor
Willard Scott
Self - Friend & Broadcaster
John Landis
Self - Friend & Filmmaker
Jim Henson Idea Man78%
Love, Antosha74%
Being James Bond77%
Directed by John Ford70%
The Class of ‘9271%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Being Eddie67%
Spielberg75%
180° South72%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
McQueen74%
"Sr."68%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Night Will Fall76%
The Carter Effect70%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
