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Released
2011 · FILM

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Directed by
Constance Marks, Philip Shane
Written by
Philip Shane, Justin Weinstein
Runtime
80 min
BiographyDocumentary

Synopsis

Elmo is a beloved children's character known internationally. His creator, Kevin Clash, aspired to work with his idol, puppeteer Jim Henson, and demonstrated creativity and talent from an early age. Clash eventually found a home on *Sesame Street*. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the documentary features rare archival footage and interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney, and others, providing a behind-the-scenes look at *Sesame Street* and the Jim Henson Workshop.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Justin WeinsteinShot by James J MillerScored by Joel Goodman

Box Office

2011 · Box office

Grossed $286K worldwide

Worldwide gross

$286K

Worldwide gross$286K

Opening week (7-day): $29K

Peak 1 theaters

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