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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.
- $25 million
- Trevor Jones
- Eric Rattray
Jun 27, 1986 · A fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Henson and starring David Bowie as the Goblin King who steals a baby from his crying sister. Sarah, played by Jennifer Connelly, must solve a labyrinth to rescue her brother before midnight.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Jim Henson
- 1986-06-27
- 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.
Roger Ebert gives a mixed review of "Labyrinth", a movie about a girl who is visited by a goblin king in a fantasy world of M. C. Escher-inspired labyrinth. He praises the production, the music and the Muppets, but criticizes the lack of logic and suspense in the story.
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Jan 12, 2016 · Labyrinth is a dark, semi-musical, glam-rock children's movie about a baby-stealing Goblin King and the teenage girl who outwits him. It features David Bowie as the Goblin King, who sings, dances, and transforms into an owl, and is a mashup of so many genres and a technical marvel.
A teenage girl named Sarah must rescue her baby brother from the Goblin King Jareth, played by David Bowie, in a magical labyrinth. She faces various challenges and creatures along the way, with the help of some allies, and tries to reach the castle before midnight.
