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The Song of the Cloud Forest

The Song of the Cloud Forest

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The Song of the Cloud Forest

"A Wonderous Celebration of Planet Earth"

1989

0h 30m

10.0(1 votes)

Family

TV Movie

Comedy

Romance

Animation

Overview

Milton, a lonely golden toad whose species are on the verge of extinction, finds himself in two minds when he realizes that his only potential mate is in the captivity of a group of human beings.

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The Jim Henson Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dave Goelz

Dave Goelz

Milton (voice)

Camille Bonora

Camille Bonora

Blanche / Ruth (voice)

Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson

Ralph Robin / Jack (voice)

Fran Brill

Fran Brill

Louise (voice)

Kevin Clash

Kevin Clash

Caiman / Nick (voice)

Steve Whitmire

Steve Whitmire

Wilf (voice)

Rickey Boyd

Rickey Boyd

Aart (voice)

Carmen Cuestas

Quetzal (voice)

David Rudman

David Rudman

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Brian Muehl

Brian Muehl

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Jim Henson
Written by: David Young
Produced by: Barry Mirkin

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