Labyrinth [Anniversary Edition] [2 Discs]

Jim Henson

Overview

This children's fantasy is dominated by great production values, wonderful puppets and gorgeous visuals. Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is left at home to babysit for her little brother Toby. Since he is fussing and crying, she decides to read him a story and before she knows it, the Goblin King (David Bowie) appears and spirits off little Toby to his castle protected by a labyrinth. If Sarah does not want Toby to turn into another goblin, she must make her way through the maze and rescue him before the clock strikes 12.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2016
UPC:	0043396474437
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00

Special Features

All-New Special Features: ; The Henson legacy; Remembering the goblin king; Theatrical trailer; Also Includes: ; Commentay by conceptual designer Brain Froud; Making-of documentary Inside the Labyrinth

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Bowie	Jareth
Jennifer Connelly	Sarah
Toby Froud	Toby
Shelley Thompson	Stepmother
Christopher Malcolm	Father
Dave Goelz	Didymus
Ron Mueck	Ludo
Karen Prell	The Worm
Natalie Finland	Fairy
Shari Weiser	Hoggle
Rob Mills	Ludo
Timothy Bateson	The Worm
Frank Oz	The Wiseman
Steve Whitmire	The Four Guards
Kevin Clash	The Four Guards,The Four Guards/Fireys
Anthony Asbury	The Four Guards
Douglas Blackwell	The Four Guards
Charles Augins	Firey 2
Danny John-Jules	Firey 3,Firey 3/Firey 4
Cheryl Henson	Firey 4,Goblins
Richard Bodkin	Firey 5
Dan Blackner	Goblin Corps
Peter Burroughs	Goblin Corps
Tessa Crockett	Goblin Corps
Warwick Davis	Goblin Corps
Malcolm Dixon	Goblin Corps
Paul Grant	Goblin Corps
John Key	Goblin Corps
Andrew Herd	Goblin Corps
Richard Jones	Goblin Corps,Composer
Jack Purvis	Goblin Corps,Goblin Corps
Peter Mandell	Goblin Corps
Linda Spriggs	Goblin Corps
David Barclay	Didymus
David Bradshaw	Fireys
Nicholas Read	Goblin Corps
Leonie Pallete	Ballroom Dancer
Michael H. Balham	Goblin Corps
Louise Gold	Ballroom Dancer
San Lee	Ballroom Dancer
Toby Philpott	Fireys
Ian Thom	Fireys
Caroline Pope	Ballroom Dancer
Sherry Amott	Firey
Sharon White	Ballroom Dancer
Alistair Fullarton	Fireys
Derek Hartley	Ballroom Dancer
Rollin Krewson	Fireys
Michael Attwell	Goblin
Peter Salmon	Ballroom Dancer
Sean Barrett	Goblin
John Bluthal	Goblin
Peter Marinker	Goblin
Kerry Shale	Goblin
Marc Antona	Goblin Corps
Toby Clark	Goblin Corps
Anthony Georghiou	Goblin Corps
Mark Lisle	Goblin Corps
Albert Wilkinson	Goblin Corps
Penny Stead	Goblin Corps
Michael Henbury Ballan	Goglin Corps
Elfrida Ashworth	Ballroom Dancer
Margaret Foyer	Ballroom Dancer
Elizabeth A. Gilbert	Ballroom Dancer
Moira Grant	Ballroom Dancer
Janis Mackintosh	Ballroom Dancer
Penny Marsden	Ballroom Dancer
Kim Mendez	Ballroom Dancer
Wendy Millward	Ballroom Dancer
John Aron	Ballroom Dancer
Terry Dane	Ballroom Dancer
Douglas Howes	Ballroom Dancer

Technical Credits

John Varley

Edward Hume

Lewis Carlino

Jim Henson	Director
Eric Rattray	Producer
George Lucas	Executive Producer
David Lazer	Executive Producer
John Varley	Screenwriter
Edward Hume	Screenwriter
Lewis Carlino	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

A campy '80s fantasy, Labyrinth brings together some of the leaders in the genre to assemble a popular adventure tale. While executive produced by George Lucas, director Jim Henson provides his inventive Muppets, and former Monty Python member Terry Jones crafts witty and inventive side bits in the screenplay to color the standard formula. The special effects, makeup, and creatures are top-notch, all created before CGI technology, thus marking an end of an era for live-action fantasy films. Jennifer Connelly is not especially good as Sarah, although she does serve her purpose as the inventive dreamer for the Alice in Wonderland- or Wizard of Oz-style journey. The actor most notable is David Bowie as the villain Jareth, whose glam rock wig and revealing tights give a nod to his former alter ego Ziggy Stardust. He is quite possibly the high point of the film, contributing to songwriting and creating an alluring figure in Jareth that rightfully could be borne of a young girl's imagination. The musical score and production numbers are silly enough to firmly plant the movie in the '80s, but they also seem to add to the charm that is missing from Jim Henson's other Muppet fantasy The Dark Crystal.