Genre: Documentary, Biography
Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Mark Monroe
Executive Producers: Paul Crowder, Meredith Kaulfers, Michael Rosenberg
Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Imagine Documentaries, The Jim Henson Company
Distributed by Disney+
Plot: This Documentary will feature interviews of fans of Jim Hensons work, intersped with footage from Jim Henson’s works, including Wilkins and Wontkins Commercials that were previously lost.
This documentary was amazing.
Pros: I like how much is showed is how his creations got started. The amount of archive footage was used to show Jim Henson’s Journey was astounding to watch. I glad hearing from his children, co-workers & others who worked with him over the years. It showed many memories from the muppert show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The dark crystal and more and it also showed more about struggling personal life and his up-bringing & How will Ron Howard did well directing this.
Cons: There wasn’t a lot of bad things too say about this documentary.
Cast & Crew:
Directed by
| Ron Howard | … | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Mark Monroe | … | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Frank Oz | … | Self | |
| Alex Rockwell | … | Self | |
| Heather Henson | … | Self | |
| Dave Goelz | … | Self | |
| Cheryl Henson | … | Self | |
| Brian Henson | … | Self | |
| Lisa Henson | … | Self | |
| Fran Brill | … | Self | |
| Bonnie Erickson | … | Self | |
| Michael K. Frith | … | Self (as Michael Frith) | |
| Rita Moreno | … | Self | |
| Jennifer Connelly | … | Self | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bernie Brillstein | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jane Henson | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jim Henson | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jerry Juhl | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Caroll Spinney | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jon Stone | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Orson Welles | … | Self (archive footage) | |
| Kagga Jayson | … | Self (uncredited) | |
| Karen Prell | … | Self (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Kelsey Arlington | … | archival co-producer |
| Sara Bernstein | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Margaret Bodde | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Mark Caballero | … | producer (Stop motion segments) |
| Dane Charbeneau | … | story producer |
| Paul Crowder | … | executive producer |
| Travis Eilerson | … | line producer |
| Chris Finnegan | … | producer (Stop motion segments) |
| Brian Grazer | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Ron Howard | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Meredith Kaulfers | … | executive producer |
| Malia Kobara | … | associate producer |
| Vanessa Maruskin | … | archival producer |
| Jonna McLaughlin | … | senior supervising producer |
| Mark Monroe | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Michael Rosenberg | … | executive producer |
| Christopher St. John | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Seamus Walsh | … | producer (Stop motion segments) |
| Leila Wikel | … | archival co-producer |
| Justin Wilkes | … | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Jeremy Zerechak | … | post producer |
Music by
Cinematography by
Editing by
Makeup Department
| Shawn Flint Blair | … | hair and makeup |
| Renato Campora | … | hair and makeup |
| April Foster | … | hair and makeup |
| Katrina Guevara | … | hair and makeup |
| Genevieve Herr | … | hair and makeup |
| Kristyn Higgins | … | hair and makeup |
| Akiyaa Wilson | … | hair and makeup |
Production Management
| Nicole Palermo | … | production manager |
Art Department
| Henrique Cirilo | … | set designer |
| Dezzi Durazo | … | stop motion art department |
| Brian Henson | … | Limbo Puppeteer |
| Nicholas Kozmin | … | set builder |
| Emma Magidson | … | set designer |
| Neal Steinberg | … | Limbo Puppeteer |
Sound Department
| Brad Bergbom | … | sound mixer |
| Jeremy S. Bloom | … | sound designer |
| Ian Cymore | … | dialogue editor |
| Jade Howard | … | sound mixer |
| Michael Jones | … | sound mixer |
| Robert Kennedy | … | sound mixer |
| Peter Miller | … | sound mixer |
| Natasha Nobre | … | sound post coordinator |
| Kelly Rodriguez | … | assistant sound editor |
| Daniel Timmons | … | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Tony Volante | … | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Andrew Babick | … | visual effects supervisor (Stop motion segments) |
| Mark Thompson | … | Creative Lead |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Janzen Adisewojo | … | 2nd assistant camera / Digital Imaging Technicians / second assistant camera |
| George Alvarez | … | second assistant camera |
| Kevin Anderson | … | camera operator |
| Kevin Scott Anderson | … | camera operator |
| Lorenzo Bevilaqua | … | still photographer |
| Tyler Burke | … | Digital Imaging Technicians / second assistant camera |
| Bliss Bussant | … | key grip |
| Bri-Anna Caberson | … | second assistant camera |
| Carlos Cintron | … | swing |
| Angelo Clarizio | … | gaffer |
| Riad Deeb | … | key grip |
| Cameron Dingwall | … | first assistant camera |
| Marques Dupree | … | swing |
| Sam Elliot | … | first assistant camera |
| Mike Fischer | … | key grip |
| Russell Hosking | … | gaffer |
| Curt Jentsch | … | gaffer |
| Ethan Johnson | … | first assistant camera |
| Chris Lally | … | key grip |
| Daniel Lam | … | first assistant camera |
| Natasha Larkin | … | first assistant camera |
| Andre Lascaris | … | camera operator |
| Nicole Lehrman | … | first assistant camera |
| Melissa Martine | … | vtr operator |
| Rob McKenna | … | gaffer |
| John Palmer | … | additional cinematography |
| Wade Peterson | … | key grip |
| Vishesh Pires | … | swing |
| Inês Portugal | … | first assistant camera |
| Josh Presuto | … | Digital Imaging Technicians (as Joshua Presuto) |
| Brandon Ramirez | … | key grip |
| Maddie Rivera | … | vtr operator |
| Lea Salanon | … | first assistant camera |
| J.D. Slater IV | … | first assistant camera |
| Sebastian Slayter | … | camera operator |
| David Smoler | … | first assistant camera |
| Mike Spadafina | … | key grip |
| Niknaz Tavakolian | … | Steadicam Operator |
| Travis Ulmer | … | key grip |
| Troy Vetri | … | vtr operator |
| Bryan Wachtel | … | gaffer |
| Charley Weston | … | first assistant camera |
| Mark Weston | … | first assistant camera |
| Mo Wolli | … | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Casey Follen | … | Production Coordinator (stop-motion segments) |
| Misha Klein | … | animator (stop-motion segments) |
| Barney Marquez | … | Lead Stop Motion Fabricator (stop-motion segments) |
| Kelly Mazurowski | … | animator (stop-motion segments) |
| Robin Walsh | … | Lead Stop Motion Fabricator (stop-motion segments) |
Editorial Department
| Seth Falstein | … | additional assistant editor |
| Christopher Guzman | … | digital intermediate post coordinator |
| Elizabeth Le | … | lead assistant editor |
| Nga Nguyen | … | post production supervisor |
| Elizabeth Niles | … | Executive Producer: Picture Post |
| Julio Ramirez | … | additional assistant editor |
Music Department
| Jake Boring | … | composer: additional music |
| Branden Deoliveira | … | music coordinator |
| David Deutsch | … | orchestrator |
| Neha Gandhi | … | music coordinator |
| LaMarcus Miller | … | music supervisor |
| Livy Rodriguez-Behar | … | music supervisor |
| Hal Rosenfeld | … | musician: drums and percussion |
| Ryan Rubin | … | music editor |
| Monica Sonand | … | score supervisor |
| Hans Zimmer | … | score producer |
Additional Crew
| Ashley Albrecht | … | production accountant |
| Angelina Bamonte | … | contracts manager: Imagine Documentaries |
| Bruce Barnes | … | production assistant |
| Mica Bernhard | … | assistant: sara bernstein- imagine documentaries |
| Nicole Compas | … | legal services by: Ramo Law |
| Ariana Coyle | … | post associate producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| Kelsey Field | … | Head of Production: Imagine Documentaries |
| Emy Fowler | … | post project manager: Imagine Documentaries |
| Olivia Gast | … | production assistant |
| Amy Goelz | … | production assistant |
| Cailin Grantham | … | legal services by: Ramo Law |
| Derrick Hogan | … | production assistant |
| Abe Issac | … | production assistant |
| Saint Thomas Jacques | … | production assistant |
| Kristin Jones | … | transcription |
| Emma Kafka | … | archival restoration by / post assistant: Imagine Documentaries |
| Maggie Kubicek | … | assistant: justin wilkes- imagine documentaries |
| Andrew Kurland | … | additional legal services |
| Kira Lewitt | … | assistant: meredith kaulfers and kelsey field |
| Nikita Liamzine | … | post engineer and systems specialist: Imagine Documentaries |
| Eric Mauri | … | production assistant |
| Nic Moore | … | production assistant |
| Maya Mualem | … | post assistant: Imagine Documentaries |
| Josh Noble | … | production assistant |
| Annie Oakland | … | production assistant |
| Yuki Ogino | … | production lead: Imagine Documentaries |
| Diana Palacios | … | additional legal services |
| Amilca Palmer | … | archival consultant |
| Michael Powers | … | production assistant |
| Elsa Ramo | … | legal services by: Ramo Law |
| James Reimer | … | production assistant |
| Darcie Reisler | … | production coordinator |
| Rich Remsberg | … | archival consultant |
| Amanda Rodriguez | … | production coordinator: Imagine Documentaries |
| Scotty Scott | … | production assistant |
| Joseph Sherrock | … | production assistant |
| Rachel Snyderman | … | production assistant |
| Joe Steptoe | … | production assistant |
| Naomi Tan | … | line producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| David Tschan | … | production assistant |
| Kari Zirkle | … | coordinator: Ron Howard- imagine documentaries |
Thanks
| Shannon Robles | … | Producers Wish To Acknowledge |
I highly recommend watching this documentary on Disney+.
Rating: 10 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Documentary reviewer,
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