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Release Date:
27 June 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. more
Plot:
15-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 3 nominations
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It's starting to sound like a broken record, but you're going to love this movie!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Bowie | ... | Jareth the Goblin King | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Sarah | |
| Toby Froud | ... | Toby | |
| Shelley Thompson | ... | Stepmother | |
| Christopher Malcolm | ... | Father | |
| Natalie Finland | ... | Fairy | |
| Shari Weiser | ... | Hoggle | |
| Brian Henson | ... | Hoggle / Goblin (voice) | |
| Ron Mueck | ... | Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice) | |
| Rob Mills | ... | Ludo / Firey 3 | |
| Dave Goelz | ... | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) (as David Goelz) | |
| David Alan Barclay | ... | Didymus / Firey 1 | |
| David Shaughnessy | ... | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice) (as David Shaughnessy) | |
| Karen Prell | ... | The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2 | |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | The Worm / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice) |
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101 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/6 |
South Korea:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G (original rating) |
Australia:PG (cable rating) |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
UK:U |
USA:PG
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In the DVD version, there are hidden faces in seven scenes. In general, they resemble the head that Jareth leans against before giving Hoggle the peach (David Bowie's actual face at that time). The faces can be found: Upper right corner of the [stone] maze, just after the worm shakes its head and says "If she'd have kept on going down that way..." To the right of the screen, after the rung under Hoggle breaks, as he watches it fall. Upper left corner of the hedge maze, as Hoggle is muttering "Get through the labyrinth, get through the labyrinth, one thing's for sure... " Lower right corner of the wall bordering the Bog of Eternal Stench, just after the ledge breaks under Sarah and Hoggle for the first time. During the wide shot of the hedge maze in the middle left on the stony floor just after the hat says, "It's so stimulating being your hat." In the forest as Sir Didymus says "We should reach the castle well before day."
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Goofs:
Continuity: Sarah throws stones to distract the Goblin corps from Ludo. She is hiding behind a hedge. When she picks the second stone, she steps back behind the hedge, but after a cut she stands in front of it and throws the stone.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Sarah: Give me the child. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom is as great...
[thunder rumbles]
Sarah: For my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom as great... Damn. I can never remember that line.
[Sarah looks up the line from the Labyrinth book]
Sarah: You have no power over me.
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Sarah: Give me the child. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom is as great...
[thunder rumbles]
Sarah: For my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom as great... Damn. I can never remember that line.
[Sarah looks up the line from the Labyrinth book]
Sarah: You have no power over me.
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Soundtrack:
MAGIC DANCE
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Is Mirrormask a sequel to the Labyrinth?Did Sarah choose the right door?
What IS the sequel to Labyrinth?
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I recently had the pleasure of watching this movie with three kids who had (to my shock and dismay) never seen it before. It turned out to be as good, if not better, as I remembered. The story is reminescent of the original, printed page (very dark) Grimm fairy tales. The special effects are still special, and the characters are unforgettable. Seriously, don't miss it.
This is one of the very few childrens' movies that is smarter and better than what has unfortunately become "normal" for the genera. The reverse evolution in childrens' films is heartbreaking, as kids don't deserve to be talked down to so often in movies. I grew up on films like "Labyrinth", "the Neverending Story", and "the Secret of NIMH", and I still count them among my favorites. In the 80's they gave us cinematic filet mignon, and today's kids are getting Spam.