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- 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.
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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.
Labyrinth: Directed by Jim Henson. With David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson. Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Jim Henson
- 1986-06-27
- The script was written by many hands. When Henson and conceptual designer Froud started out on their "Labyrinth" journey shortly after completing "The Dark Crystal," all they had was an idea and some of Froud's designs to work with.
- Jareth was almost played by Michael Jackson. "Labyrinth" wouldn't be "Labyrinth" without legendary rock star David Bowie playing the Goblin King Jareth.
- Jareth's look (and bulge) are very intentional. One of the things that made Jareth so cool was his overall look and design. The iconic David Bowie was used to dressing in elaborate costumes throughout his musical career, but Jareth's mix of goth Victorian and Halloween drag was a whole new arena.
- David Bowie did not really juggle the glass crystals. David Bowie may have totally looked the part of Jareth the Goblin King, but he wasn't able to do everything.
Jun 29, 2016 · The last feature film that Henson would direct, Labyrinth is about a teenage girl named Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) whose baby brother is kidnapped by Bowie’s Goblin King, Jareth. Sarah has to ...
Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas and starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. The screenplay was collaboratively produced between Henson, George Lucas, poet Dennis Lee, Laura Phillips, Terry Jones and Elaine May, although...
May 17, 2016 · Jean Luis Borges conceived his stories as labyrinths - cryptic tales in which the reader is tempted down dead-ends of mistaken perception. And Jim Henson ’s Labyrinth... is all about goblins...
Jan 12, 2016 · Even Jareth’s wacko crystal ball moves were real — performed by magician Michael Moschen as he stood behind Bowie. As Richard Lawson wrote for the Atlantic Wire:
