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Jareth the Goblin King
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The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King. In Labyrinth, Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous, otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby, whom she wished away to Jareth.
Jun 27, 1986 · Labyrinth: Directed by Jim Henson. With David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson. Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Jim Henson
- 1986-06-27
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She is visited by Jareth (David Bowie), the ruler of the mystical world that is just out of sight of ordinary eyes. He sets her a task: She can get the child back, but only by finding her way through an endless labyrinth to the castle in the center.
- Why David Bowie signed on to the movie. Despite literal laughter from his peers at the thought of him appearing in a kids’ movie, Bowie eagerly signed on to Labyrinth.
- Bowie wasn’t the only potential Goblin King in the mix. In another time and place, we might not have had David Bowie’s iconic Goblin King performance. Other names in line to slip into Jareth skin-tight slacks included Michael Jackson, Sting, Mick Jagger, and even an unnamed puppet — an idea that was nixed early in the process when director Jim Henson realized the story needed more humanity.
- Yes, David Bowie’s tight pants were intentional. Speaking of the scandalous trousers that launched a thousand sexual awakenings, yes, Bowie’s costume — including its, um, super-tight nether regions — was intentional.
- Bowie can’t actually juggle crystal balls. With all due respect to those who believe Bowie can do anything, the creative polymath did have a few limitations.
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Jan 12, 2016 · Labyrinth, a dark children's movie about a baby-stealing Goblin King and the teenage girl who outwits him, turns 30 on June 27. That's three decades of wondering how a film that combined Jim...
