Labyrinth

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 06 27 (USA)

UPC: 043396434592

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence]

Summary: George Lucas produced and Jim Henson directed this gothic fantasy which pits living and breathing actors Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie (who, along with Trevor Jones, provides the film's music) against a motley collection of Muppet monsters. The film centers upon teenage Sarah (Connelly), who lives in a fantasy world of myth and magic, evil spells, and wondrous enchantment. She is baby-sitting her little brother when she cavalierly wishes that goblins would take him away. She gets her wish, and a coterie of goblins abduct him. She then encounters Jareth (David Bowie), the ruler of a mystical world one step removed from reality. He tells Sarah that the only way to get her brother back is to find her way through a M.C. Escher-like labyrinth and find the castle at the center. As she makes her way through the maze, she faces a number of horrific challenges (like the Bog of Eternal Stench) before she finds her way to the gravity-defying castle, where her brother is being held by the evil goblins. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Visual Effects Award – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Features: Audio set-up: English two-channel [Dolby Surround]
Subtitles: English; Spanish
Scene selections
Widescreen format
Theatrical trailers
Talent files
Interactive menus

Labyrinth

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/12/1999

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 102 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [4:09]
2. "Underground" [2:57]
3. "I Wish..." [4:17]
4. The Goblin King [3:39]
5. Hoggle [1:53]
6. Left or Right? [3:16]
7. The Worm [2:06]
8. "Magic Dance" [3:59]
9. The Four Guards [2:32]
10. Helping Hands [:58]
11. The Oubliette [3:19]
12. False Alarms [2:39]
13. The Cleaners [3:01]
14. Wiseman & Hat [3:01]
15. Ludo [3:10]
16. Door Knockers [5:42]
17. "Chilly Down" [3:56]
18. Bog of Eternal Stench [2:35]
19. Sir Didymus [6:05]
20. Jareth's Parents [:57]
21. "As The World Falls Down" [5:34]
22. The Junk Lady [5:51]
23. "Who Goes?" [4:05]
24. Castle Guards [4:10]
25. The Rolling Stones [3:22]
26. "Within You" [3:18]
27. Powerless [2:23]
28. Home [7:50]

Andrea LeVasseur

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. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Trevor Jones  Composer (Music Score) 
Lewis John Carlino  Screenwriter 
Jim Henson  Director 
Jim Henson  Screenwriter 
Terry Jones  Screenwriter 
George Lucas  Executive Producer 
Eric Rattray  Producer 
John Varley  Screenwriter 
David Lazer  Producer 
Edward C. Hume  Screenwriter 
David Bowie  Actor 
Jennifer Connelly  Actor 
Toby Froud  Actor 
Shelley Thompson  Actor 
Brian Henson  Actor 
Christopher Malcolm  Actor 
Natalie Finland  Actor 
Shari Weiser  Actor 
Ron Mueck  Actor 
David Barclay  Actor 
David Shaughnessey  Actor 
Karen Prell  Actor 
Timothy Bateson  Actor 
Anthony Asbury  Actor 
Anthony Asbury  Actor 
Anthony Asbury  Actor 
David Bradshaw  Actor 
Leonie Pallete  Actor 
Rob Mills  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Michael Hordern  Actor 
Denise Bryer  Actor 
Steve Whitmire  Actor 
Kevin Clash  Actor 
Anthony Jackson  Actor 
Douglas Blackwell  Actor 
David Healy  Actor 
Robert Beatty  Actor 
Toby Philpott  Actor 
Ian Thom  Actor 
Charles Augins  Actor 
Sherry Amott  Actor 
Danny John-Jules  Actor 
Cheryl Henson  Actor 
Alistair Fullarton  Actor 
Rollin Krewson  Actor 
Richard Bodkin  Actor 
Percy Edwards  Actor 
Michael Attwell  Actor 
Sean Barrett  Actor 
John Bluthal  Actor 
Peter Marinker  Actor 
Kerry Shale  Actor 
Marc Antona  Actor 
Kenny Baker  Actor 
Danny Blackner  Actor 
Peter Burroughs  Actor 
Toby Clark  Actor 
Tessa Crockett  Actor 
Warwick Davis  Actor 
Malcolm Dixon  Actor 
Anthony Georghiou  Actor 
Paul Grant  Actor 
John Key  Actor 
Andrew Herd  Actor 
Richard Jones  Actor 
Mark Lisle  Actor 
Peter Mandell  Actor 
Linda Spriggs  Actor 
Katie Purvis  Actor 
Nicholas Read  Actor 
Albert Wilkinson  Actor 
Penny Stead  Actor 
Michael Henbury Ballan  Actor 
Elfrida Ashworth  Actor 
Margaret Foyer  Actor 
Elizabeth A. Gilbert  Actor 
Louise Gold  Actor 
Moira Grant  Actor 
San Lee  Actor 
Janis Mackintosh  Actor 
Penny Marsden  Actor 
Kim Mendez  Actor 
Wendy Millward  Actor 
Caroline Pope  Actor 
Sharon White  Actor 
John Aron  Actor 
Terry Dane  Actor 
Derek Hartley  Actor 
Douglas Howes  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 

Country: UK,USA