Jim Henson Idea Man
“Never stop creating.”
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
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Cast
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Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Dark Crystal
The Muppet Movie
Frank Oz
Self
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Monsters, Inc.
Dave Goelz
Self
Known for
Inside Out
The Muppet Show
Fran Brill
Self
Known for
Sesame Street
Doug
Rita Moreno
Self
Known for
Oz
Maya and the Three
Jennifer Connelly
Self
Known for
A Beautiful Mind
Blood Diamond
Brian Henson
Self
Known for
The Storyteller
Labyrinth
Lisa Henson
Self
Also in
Run, Run
The Muppet Movie
Alex Rockwell
Self
Heather Henson
Self
Also in
Little Shop of Horrors
Spies Like Us
Cheryl Henson
Self
Also in
Labyrinth
The Muppet Movie
Bonnie Erickson
Self
Ron Howard Director · Mark Monroe Writer David Fleming Composer
United States release May 31, 2024 · Produced in United States · Production Diamond Docs, Walt Disney Studios
Production
Imagine Documentaries
Production
Diamond Docs
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio
The Jim Henson Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 18, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · May 31, 2024
Digital · Disney+
United States
August 11, 2024 · TV · ABC
Albania
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American Samoa
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Andorra
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Anguilla
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Argentina
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Aruba
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Australia
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Austria
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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Belgium
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Belize
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Bermuda
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Bolivia
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Brazil
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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British Virgin Islands
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Bulgaria
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Canada
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Cayman Islands
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Chile
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Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Colombia
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Cook Islands
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Costa Rica
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Croatia
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Czechia
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Denmark
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Estonia
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Falkland Islands
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Faroe Islands
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Finland
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France
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French Guiana
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French Polynesia
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French Southern Territories
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Germany
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Gibraltar
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Greece
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Greenland
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Grenada
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Guadeloupe
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Guam
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Guatemala
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Honduras
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Hungary
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Iceland
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Latvia
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Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Malta
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Marshall Islands
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Martinique
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Mauritius
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Mayotte
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Mexico
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Monaco
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Montenegro
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Montserrat
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Netherlands
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New Caledonia
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Niue
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Norfolk Island
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North Macedonia
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Norway
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Panama
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Pitcairn Islands
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Poland
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Portugal
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Puerto Rico
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August 11, 2024 · TV · ABC (English)
Réunion
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Romania
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San Marino
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Serbia
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
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South Korea
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Spain
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St. Helena
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St. Kitts & Nevis
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St. Lucia
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St. Pierre & Miquelon
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St. Vincent & Grenadines
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Suriname
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Svalbard & Jan Mayen
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Taiwan
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Tokelau
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Türkiye
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Turks & Caicos Islands
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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United Kingdom
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Uruguay
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Vatican City
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Venezuela
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Wallis & Futuna
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