Frank Oz's Best Fantasy Movies
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Frank Oz's Best Fantasy Movies

The puppeteer-turned-director has a lot more fantasy to his name than Jim Henson's Muppets. Which movie ranks the highest?

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1 The Empire Strikes Back
Oz's Yoda moves and acts like a real living being -- evidence of his true puppeteer's artistry. 78 106
2 The Muppet Movie
Oz plays Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle and Marvin Suggs each with distinct personalities and mannersisms. 32 86
3 The Dark Crystal
Oz's puppeteering style is so distinct, you can tell he's pulling the strings even when he's not voicing, as he does in this flick. 29 85
4 Little Shop of Horrors
One of Oz's first directorial efforts, it had him managing a crew of 40 puppeteers to create the man-eating alien plant. 24 82
5 The Indian in the Cupboard
Here Oz had to blend shots of people on over-sized sets with scenes of a boy in his bedroom -- before CGI was an option. 8 70
6 The Stepford Wives
Though the production was plagued, this movie shows how acutely Oz honed his talent for drawing humor out of dark fantasy. -30 66