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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Dennis Lee (story) and
Jim Henson (story) ...
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Release Date:
27 June 1986 (USA) more
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
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
better than "the Dark Crystal" more (391 total)
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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The sources of the characters can be seen in Sarah's bedroom at the beginning of the movie. She has a stuffed animal that looks like Sir Didymus on her dresser, a doll that looks like Ludo on the shelves next to her door, a Firey doll on a shelves next to her bed, bookends with with Goblins reminiscent of Hoggle on her dresser, and figurine of Jareth on the right hand side of her desk. In addition, the dress that she wears in the ballroom scene can also been seen adorning the miniature doll in her music box, and a wooden maze game on her dresser next to her books is reminiscent of the hedge section of the Labyrinth. There is also a small painting on her wall that depicts a contraption much like the one operated by the "Cleaners" that Sarah and Hoggle had to escape from. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the cleaners scene when Sarah and Hoggle climb out of the vase, the shadow of the sundial nearby is at 10, but when they are standing next to it a few seconds later it reads 8. more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Flight of the Conchords: Bowie (#1.6)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
MAGIC DANCE more
FAQ
Is Mirrormask a sequel to the Labyrinth?Did Sarah choose the right door?
What IS the sequel to Labyrinth?
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Jennifer Connelly is Sarah, an immature spoiled narcissistic bratty teen whom after wishing her baby brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King (a great David Bowie, who's a highlight of the film) and has to traverse a complex labyrinth to get him back learning to be a lot less selfish in the process. Bowie's songs highlight and punctuate a magical film that is sure to appeal to both the young and young at heart. Better then Jim Hanson's other more mature film of the 80's "The Dark Crystal", because it's a tad more humane and more easily to relate to, but both these films are fun to watch. Loving this film from when I was a kid myself might have shading my opinion of it a bit, yet re-watching it just now, I still find it very enjoyable.
My Grade: B+
Collector's Edition DVD Extras: "Inside the Labyrinth" 56 minute making-of featurette; Four photo galleries; posters gallery; Filmographies; Storyboards; Theatrical trailer; and trailer for "The Dark Crystal box set"
Random Notes: Comes packed with animation cell/scene composite card and postcards