WordWolf

OK, that narrows it down a lot, once we stopped naming more recent artists. How about JOHANN SEBASTIAN MASTROPIERO? No, wait, he's fictional. Then, maybe JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH{/b]?

In the movie, they screened a movie that was based on the real story. ("It's sort-of approximately how it happened.") We follow Kermit from the swamp to Hollywood, and all the others who join him, in pursuit of his dream of making millions of people happy. There were many obstacles they overcame. Miss Piggy got a call from her agent, and abruptly left the party at one point. In the desert, Gonzo sang a song about the road. Kermit was repeatedly offered a role as mascot for Doc Hopper's fast food chain of french fried frogs legs. Gonzo's original goal was to become a movie star by moving to Bombay, which is actually possible if you want to star in Bollywood content. "Send in the standard rich-and-famous contract." This line is referred to in the movie "The Muppets" decades later! Among the cameos were Telly Sevalas as a heavy in the El Sleazo Cafe, Milton Berle as the used car salesman (they traded to get a vehicle they could all fit in), and Richard Pryor was the balloon salesman.

CORRECT! Sweetums is a big suit Muppet, and he worked in the used car lot as a living jack. But his name comes up if you watch the show sometimes.

Hm. Meatloaf was still alive. I'm not sure if BERT BACHARACH was still alive, though.

Wild swing here....."SPEED??????"

Close, it's The Proclaimers with "I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)".

"DELIVERANCE?????"

No, you missed what he rides.....

Can anybody name ALL of them? I'm short the guy down and left.

"The cats don't bug him 'cause they know better. He's a mean motor-scooter and a bad go-getter." "He sure is hip ain't he? Like, what's happening? He's too much. Ride, Daddy, ride. Hi-yo dinosawruh. Ride, Daddy, ride. Get 'em, man. Like--hipsville." Now do you know this cat's name?

I have to ask. Was it Pink Floyd's "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"? Happy Birthday to the album, BTW.

I'm astonished that I know this one from here. ANNA KENDRICK played Scott Pilgrim's sister in "Scott Pilgrim" etc (depending on the language, the name changes wildly). She also showed up on either The Daily Show (with Trevor Noah) or The Late Show (with Stephen Colbert) sounding a bit unstable, and describing a character called "the Christmas Witch" at length. I'm thinking that would be "Noelle Kringle" since she was supposedly Santa's sister. I don't know who Jessica Stanley is, but she's probably from that musical movie she was in.

I was going to guess something from overseas- like Marine Boy or Speed Racer- but the clue about the writers means this was written AND voice-acted in the US.

Miley Cyrus?

That rang a bell faintly, but I got the reference eventually. Yes, this is what we'd call that. BTW, I found it frustrating that this movie included a character who was misnamed but never included his correct name. "Hi, Jack." "Jack not name- Jack JOB!" However, when not trying to guess this round, it's easy to look up his name.

"May the Schwartz be with you!"

"The cats don't bug him 'cause they know better. He's a mean motor-scooter and a bad go-getter." "He sure is hip ain't he? Like, what's happening? He's too much. Ride, Daddy, ride."

That's up the the viewer, I think. Personally, I thought it was special and memorable. Then again, at the time, I was in their target audience.

"The cats don't bug him 'cause they know better. He's a mean motor-scooter and a bad go-getter."

That's Butch, the boxer in "Pulp Fiction."

His name is "Butch." I wonder what it means.....

This movie could TECHNICALLY be described as an exploration of the path to stardom, with glimpses of the drawbacks on the way there. One character abruptly abandons the lead at a phone-call from their agent, another expresses the loneliness of the road and having to leave home behind, and the lead must continually face the prospect of selling out rather than following his dream of making millions of people happy. Oddly enough, a different character's dream was totally possible- to go to Bombay India (as it was called) to become a movie star. The other method ( Hollywood) isn't necessarily "the easy way." Despite it being technically possible to sign a contract and then become rich and famous, I highly doubt anyone actually has a boilerplate for a "STANDARD rich and famous" contract. This movie had cameos by a remarkable number of stars including Telly Sevalas, Milton Berle, and Richard Pryor.

"The cats don't bug him 'cause they know better. He's a mean motor-scooter and a bad go-getter."

"I'm an excellent driver!"

Wild guess, "DYNASTY" with Susan Lucci unable to get an Emmy?