Labyrinth

5.00
    Labyrinth
    1986

    Synopsis

    When teen Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.

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    Cast

    • David BowieJareth
    • Jennifer ConnellySarah
    • Toby FroudToby
    • Shelley ThompsonStepmother
    • Christopher MalcolmFather
    • Brian HensonHoggle / Goblin (voice)
    • Dave GoelzDidymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
    • Ron MueckLudo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)
    • Karen PrellThe Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2
    • David Alan BarclayDidymus / Firey 1 (as David Barclay)

    Recommendations

    • 90

      The New York Times

      Labyrinth, a fabulous film about a young girl's journey into womanhood that uses futuristic technology to illuminate a mythic-style tale, is in many ways a remarkable achievement.
    • 88

      TV Guide Magazine

      Labyrinth packs enough surprises to captivate an audience of children and provides enough wisecracking to keep adults laughing.
    • 70

      Time

      With their technical astonishments, Director Henson and Executive Producer Lucas have been faithful to the pioneering Disney spirit. In suggesting the thrilling dilemmas that await a wise child, they have flown worlds beyond Walt. [7 July 1986, p.65]
    • 60

      Empire

      Fabulous fantasy from the godfather of modern puppetry Jim Henson.
    • 60

      Chicago Reader

      George Lucas produced and Jim Henson (of Muppets fame) directed this heftily budgeted 1986 fantasy, which seems to be a conscious attempt to play on the female coming-of-age themes of classic fairy tales.
    • 50

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Great energy and creativity went into the construction, production and direction of this movie, but it doesn't have a story that does justice to the production.
    • 50

      Los Angeles Times

      There's more length than depth to Labyrinth. The Baryshnikov staging of "The Nutcracker" has more to tell about a girl on the edge of young womanhood, with more poignancy and a more palpable sense of transition, than all the technical wizardry Henson and crew have offered so lavishly-and without a single pop song, either. [26 Jun 1986, p.1]
    • 50

      San Francisco Chronicle

      I think mature pre-teens along with immature teens might relate to this overbearing showcase of bizarre rubber duckies. Adults are bound to find it a major yawn, and young children are likely to be scared out of their wits. [27 Jun 1986, p.82]

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