Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson from a screenplay by Terry Jones based on a story conceived by Henson and Dennis Lee. A co-production between Henson Associates and Lucasfilm with George Lucas serving as executive producer, the film stars Jennifer Connelly as teenager Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, and follows Sarah's journeys through a maze to save her baby brother from the Goblin King.
Plot
While in the park with her dog, Merlin, 16-year-old Sarah Williams recites from a book titled The Labyrinth but is unable to remember the last line. Realizing that she is late to babysit her infant half-brother Toby, she rushes home and is confronted by her stepmother who goes out with Sarah's father for the night. Frustrated that Toby was given her treasured teddy bear, Lancelot, and annoyed by his constant crying, Sarah rashly wishes that Toby be taken away by the goblins from her book. Toby vanishes and the Goblin King Jareth appears, offering Sarah her dreams in exchange for the baby. She refuses, instantly regretting her wish. Jareth reluctantly gives Sarah 13 hours to solve his labyrinth and find Toby before he is turned into a goblin forever. Jareth transports Sarah to a wasteland where she meets a dwarf named Hoggle who aids her in entering the labyrinth. As Sarah traverses the labyrinth, Jareth plays carelessly with Toby in his palace at the labyrinth's center.
More details
| author | Jim Henson Terry Jones |
|---|---|
| director | Jim Henson |
| editor | John Grover |
| genre | adventure fantasy |
| keywords | baby babysit babysitting barn owl begin cry dwarf fall flatulence flatulent fox terrier goblin hoggle hug labyrinth ludo m. c. escher masquerade ball maze old english sheepdog oubliette return home teddy bear to remember troll |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones |
| producer | Eric Rattray |
| productionCompany | Henson Associates Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| publisher | Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors Tri-Star Pictures |
| theme | children's coming-of-age musical wish fulfillment |