Bunsen Honeydew Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Pops, Lew Zealand and Louis Kazagger Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Janice and Beaker Steve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat and Lips Louise Gold as Annie Sue Kathryn Mullen as Gaffer the Cat Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch Additional Muppets performed by Bob Payne, Robert Barnett, Brian Muehl, Hugh Spight, Mike Quinn and Brian Henson Humans Diana Rigg as Lady Holiday, a famous British fashion designer who has been the victim of a jewel heist Charles Grodin as Nicky Holiday, Lady Holiday's brother Michael Robbins as Henderson, the Mallory Gallery's security guard Joan Sanderson as Dorcas, Neville's wife Peter Hughes as Stanley, a maître d' at the Dubonnet Club Peggy Aitchison as a prison guard Tommy Godfrey as a bus conductor Erica Creer as Marla, Nicky's henchwoman. Kate Howard as Carla, Nicky's henchwoman. Della Finch as Darla, Nicky's henchwoman. Cameo Guest Stars John Cleese as Neville, a rich British homeowner Robert Morley as a British gentleman Peter Ustinov as a truck driver, who has his truck stolen by Miss Piggy Jack Warden as Mike Tarkanian, the editor-in-chief of The Daily Chronicle Peter Falk makes an uncredited cameo in the film. Release The Great Muppet Caper was theatrically released on 26 June 1981 in the United States and on 30 July 1981 in the United Kingdom. In celebration of the film's 40th anniversary, The Great Muppet Caper was re-released into theaters for two days on August 8 and 11, 2021. Home media The film was first released on Betamax, VHS, and LaserDisc in 1982 by 20th Century-Fox Video. On 29 January 1993, Buena Vista Home Video, under the Jim Henson Video label, re-released the film on VHS and LaserDisc. It was reissued on VHS and released on DVD for the first time by Columbia Tristar Home Video and Jim Henson Home Entertainment on 1 June 1999. It was later released on DVD by Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment and Jim Henson Home Entertainment on 10 July 2001 and subsequently on 29 November 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment as Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released The Great Muppet Caper on Blu-ray and DVD, alongside Muppet Treasure Island, on 10 December 2013. Reception Box office After the success of The Muppet Movie (1979), and with good reviews, the film was expected to be a hit but grossed only half the