Parachutes

[Gonzo14]

Does anyone know how they filmed the muppets on parachutes scene of The Great Muppet Caper, i mean they obviously didn't actually throw the puppets out of a plance, but does anyone know how they did it?



Also, just for fun, I tried to list from memory the muppets in that scene, am i missing any
Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rowlf, Scooter, Dr. Teeth, Animal, Floyd, Janice, Zoot, Lips, Sam, Statler, Waldorf, Bunsen, Beaker, Pops, Lew Zealand, Swedish Chef, Rizzo

 

[Super Scooter]

Well, for the shot of the Muppets actually coming out of the plane, it wouldn't be too farfetched to throw them off a real one (my only other guess would be a model).

Otherwise, any shots where the characters are singing would have been filmed in a soundstage. Another great trick is while Pops is singing. Jerry is performing him in a close-up, but as the camera pulls away, Jerry's gone and the puppet is floating away. A pretty easy trick, but I loves it!

 

[minor muppetz]

I think I've read a post by Mike Quinn somewhere that said that puppets were actually thrown out of an actual plane.

 

[Gonzo14]

Well, for the shot of the Muppets actually coming out of the plane, it wouldn't be too farfetched to throw them off a real one (my only other guess would be a model).

Otherwise, any shots where the characters are singing would have been filmed in a soundstage. Another great trick is while Pops is singing. Jerry is performing him in a close-up, but as the camera pulls away, Jerry's gone and the puppet is floating away. A pretty easy trick, but I loves it!

i guess that makes sense to perform in the closeups, but weren't there a few shots where you see a character talking in a full body shot, i need to watch it again to check

 

[minor muppetz]

i guess that makes sense to perform in the closeups, but weren't there a few shots where you see a character talking in a full body shot, i need to watch it again to check

I think so. The mouths were probably radio-controlled.