Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer. Based on conceptual designs by Brian Froud, the film was written by Terry Jones, and many of its characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King. In Labyrinth, Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous, otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby, whom she wished away to Jareth.
Plot
Sixteen-year-old Sarah recites from a book titled The Labyrinth in the park with her dog Merlin 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 leaves for dinner with Sarah's father. Sarah finds Toby in possession of her treasured teddy bear, Lancelot, and frustrated by this and Toby's constant crying, she rashly wishes Toby be taken away by the goblins from her book. Toby disappears and the Goblin King Jareth appears. He offers Sarah her dreams in exchange for the baby, but she refuses, having instantly regretted her wish. Jareth reluctantly gives Sarah 13 hours to solve his labyrinth and find Toby before he is turned into a goblin forever. Sarah meets a dwarf named Hoggle who aids her to enter the labyrinth. She has trouble finding her way at first and meets a talking worm who inadvertently sends her in the wrong direction.
More details
| author | Jim Henson Terry Jones |
|---|---|
| director | Jim Henson |
| editor | John Grover |
| genre | adventure fantasy |
| keywords | anthropomorphic anthropomorphism baby babysit babysitting barn owl bearded collie begin cry dwarf fall flatulence flatulent goblin hug labyrinth last second m. c. escher masquerade ball maze oubliette rescue return home talk teddy bear to remember |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones |
| producer | Eric Rattray |
| productionCompany | Henson Associates Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| publisher | Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors Tri-Star Pictures |
| theme | coming-of-age wish fulfillment |