Labyrinth
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Directed by	Jim Henson
Produced by	George Lucas
Written by	Dennis Lee Jim Henson Terry Jones
Starring	Jennifer Connelly David Bowie Toby Froud
Music by	David Bowie Trevor Jones
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Editing by	John Grover
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures Lucasfilm Henson Associates
Release date(s)	June 27, 1986
Running time	101 min. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Dennis Lee OC, MA (born 31 August 1939) is a Canadian Children's writer and Poet who lives in Toronto For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Brian Froud (born 1947 in Winchester) is an English Fantasy Illustrator. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Trevor Alfred Charles Jones (born March 23, 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Orchestral Film score Alexander Thomson ( 12 January 1929 - 14 June 2007) was a British Cinematographer. TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California The Jim Henson Company is an American company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries
Country	United Kingdom, United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Gross revenue	$12,729,917
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Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Brian Froud (born 1947 in Winchester) is an English Fantasy Illustrator. Henson collaborated on the screenwriting with children's author Dennis Lee and Monty Python alumnus Terry Jones. Dennis Lee OC, MA (born 31 August 1939) is a Canadian Children's writer and Poet who lives in Toronto Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh The leads are David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King, and a teenage Jennifer Connelly as Sarah Williams. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. The plot revolves around Sarah's quest to rescue her little brother from the Goblin King while trapped in a world that is an enormous fantasy maze. Most of the other significant roles are played by puppets or by a combination of puppetry and human performance. It was shot on location in New York and at Elstree Studios in the UK. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in It was the last feature film directed by Henson before his death in 1990.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Other characters 4 Songs 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Cult classic 6 Labyrinth in other media 7 Sources and inspirations 8 External links 9 References

Plot

Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is a 15-year-old who loves fantasy and playing dress-up. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting The movie opens with a scene of Sarah rehearsing lines from her book Labyrinth in the park. In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth ( Greek λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Sarah, who is trying to remember the final line of a speech in the book, loses track of time, forgetting that she must babysit her infant half-brother, Toby, that night. When she remembers this task, she runs home only to find her stepmother waiting angrily for her. They quarrel, after which the stepmother leaves with Sarah's father on a date, while Sarah remains behind to babysit Toby. Here, the already furious Sarah realizes her treasured teddy bear, Lancelot, is missing from her room. The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children Storming into Toby's room, she finds Lancelot and shouts at Toby. He begins to cry; Sarah, possibly to tease him further in revenge, begins rehearsing more lines from Labyrinth. The part of the story she cites tells of a young woman granted special powers by the King of Goblins. A goblin is an evil crabby or Mischievous Creature of Folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or Gnome -like phantom According to the story, the girl (whom Sarah apparently uses to represent herself) could no longer stand her life's conditions and wishes for goblins to take away her screaming baby brother. As she ends the story and turns off the light, she remarks, "I wish the goblins would come and take you away. . . right now". Toby's crying suddenly stops. Worried, Sarah enters his room, to find that Toby has vanished.

A barn owl flutters through the opened window and transforms into Jareth the King of Goblins, (David Bowie), who tells her that he has taken the baby as she had beseeched. The city in Russia is spelled Barnaul. The Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of GlassWindowjpg|thumb|right|190px|A stained glass panel depicting Biblical scenes at a historic church in Scotland]] A window is an opening David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Appalled at the realization of what she had done, Sarah begs for the return of her brother. Jareth gives her 13 hours in which to solve his great maze, called the Labyrinth, and find Toby. The hour (symbol h) is a unit of Time. It is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with the SI A maze is a complex Tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth ( Greek λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer If she fails, Jareth will turn him into a goblin and keep him forever.

The Labyrinth is not a simple maze; the pathways and openings in the walls of the maze change from time to time, and are riddled with logic-puzzles and tests. At its entrance, Sarah finds Hoggle, a dwarfish goblin, spraying fairies with a solution that stuns them so that they will not bite him. She bribes him with plastic jewelry to lead her through the maze. Although he eventually sides with Sarah, it is later revealed that he is a halfhearted operative deployed by Jareth. Sarah's other companions, acquired along the way, are Sir Didymus, a chivalrous, fox-like knight who rides a sheepdog called Ambrosius, lives near the Bog of Eternal Stench, and guards a bridge to uphold a sacred oath; and Ludo, a giant, furry, gentle beast she rescues from some of Jareth's goblins. A fox is an Animal belonging to any one of about 27 Species (of which only 12 actually belong to the Vulpes genus or 'true foxes' of small Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Ludo has the unique ability to summon boulders by howling. Sir Didymus and his English sheepdog steed Ambrosius are the main inhabitants of the bog, along with some frogs and flies. The This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. Perhaps because he is there constantly, Sir Didymus' nose seems numb to the bog's pungency. Anatomically a nose is a protuberance in Vertebrates that houses the Nostrils or nares which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the Sir Didymus has sworn a solemn oath with his lifeblood to let no one cross the bridge leading from the bog without his permission. Sarah manages to overcome this promise by simply asking for permission to cross; being extremely polite, he grants it.

Sarah and her friends experience a variety of adventures, including an encounter with detachable-limbed revelers known as "The Fire Gang", who try to remove Sarah's head; a detour through the Bog of Eternal Stench; a stop at the Four Guards, where she must solve a Raymond Smullyan-inspired Knights and Knaves logic puzzle to avoid certain death; a junkyard-like recreation of her own bedroom; and a hallucinogen-induced masquerade ball. Raymond Merrill Smullyan (born 1919 is an American Mathematician, Logician, Philosopher, and magician. Knights and Knaves is a type of Logic puzzle devised by Raymond Smullyan. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific There, Jareth attempts to keep her until the 13th hour by dancing with her. She breaks free of his spell and makes her way into the castle beyond the goblin city. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Her means of overcoming the obstacles are logical thought, recollection of her purpose, and the aid of her friends. Purpose is the Cognitive Awareness in Cause and effect linking for achieving a Goal in a given System, whether Most of the obstacles are put in her path by Jareth, who (as Sarah herself had stated to Toby) has become slightly enamoured of her and desires her to forsake her task in favor of reciprocating his feelings.

The film climaxes in Jareth's multi-dimensional M. C. Escher-inspired castle, wherein he makes a final appeal for her to abandon her quest and stay with him. Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M She defeats him by reciting her monologue from the beginning of the movie, including the line she could not remember: "You have no power over me". A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person Power is a measure of a person's ability to control the environment around them including the behavior of other people The room crumbles away, whereupon Sarah finds herself in the front hall of her home with the clock striking midnight and the barn owl (Jareth) flying away.

In Toby's room, she gives him Lancelot, then returns to her room. As Sarah clears her dressing table, she seems confused about whether she has undergone the turning point in her life between growing up and remaining a child. Hoggle appears, along with Ludo and Sir Didymus, as images in the mirror. They seem to be bidding her good-bye as she leaves behind the fantasies of childhood, but remind her that they will still be available "should you need us". Sarah insists she will still need them, whereupon they appear in her bedroom. The film closes as the Labyrinth's creatures celebrate in her room. Outside, the owl watches the party for a while, then flies away into the night.

Characters

Many of the fantasy characters in the film appear as various toys and figurines in Sarah's room.

• Jennifer Connelly as Sarah Williams: Protagonist. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Sarah is an imaginative young girl with a love of make-believe. Although she briefly wishes for Toby to be taken away, she repents almost immediately and asks for his return. She is dedicated to her quest for that return, very attached to her friends, and courageous when another is threatened. There are hints that she is enamoured of Jareth, and he of her, though she must overcome him (and therefore this emotion) in order to fulfill her quest. An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings thoughts and behaviours

• David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King: Antagonist. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or Jareth is the seemingly cruel master of a wide kingdom of goblins, which is called the Underground. Jareth is cunning, feared among the goblins, and ubiquitous throughout his fortress. He appears to be able to manipulate aspects of his world at will, creating bizarre landscapes and redirecting Sarah's journey. He is able to create, seemingly from thin air, small crystal orbs which are used to work magic. In Materials science, a crystal is a Solid in which the constituent Atoms Molecules or Ions are packed in a regularly ordered repeating He is shown contact juggling them throughout the film; this was produced by having another actor (Michael Moschen) stand behind David Bowie and perform the juggle while organizing the picture to make the seeming that only one man stood in the viewers' field of vision. Contact juggling is a form of Object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in permanent contact with the body Michael Moschen is a Juggler. He received a Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation (the so-called "Genius Grant" in 1990 and has appeared on TV Jareth is shown to be able to change into a barn owl, in which form he appears at the beginning and end of the film. The city in Russia is spelled Barnaul. The Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of Over the course of the film, Jareth appears to become romantically interested in Sarah, even asking her to stay in the Labyrinth, but it is not revealed whether he is sincere. More of Jareth's background and motivations are revealed in the authorized English-language manga sequel Return to Labyrinth. Return to Labyrinth is an OEL manga based on the Jim Henson Fantasy film, Labyrinth. A figurine of Jareth can be seen on the right hand side of Sarah's desk, and the photo of Sarah's mother included David Bowie, the actor that played Jareth.
• Toby Froud as Toby Williams: Toby is Sarah's infant half-brother through their father. Brian Froud (born 1947 in Winchester) is an English Fantasy Illustrator. His mother is Irene Williams while Sarah's mother was Linda Williams (Sarah's father's first wife). Conceptual artist Brian Froud's infant son (also named Toby) played Sarah's brother in the movie.
• Linda Williams: Only seen in the photographs in Sarah's bedroom and mentioned in the novelization, Linda Williams is Sarah's biological mother. She is said in the novel to have been lured away by a performer who might have been an alter-ego of Jareth's. Sarah's father later married a woman named Irene, of whom was born Sarah's half-brother, Toby.
• Shelley Thompson as Irene Williams: Never mentioned by name in the film (although many fans dubbed her "Karen"), in 2006 she was officially named "Irene" by the Henson Company in the Return to Labyrinth manga. Shelley Thompson is a Canadian actress best known for her character Barbara Lahey on the hit Canadian mockumentary program Trailer Park Boys. Irene is very prudish and believes things should be normal, proper, and acceptable. Sarah resents her, as does Toby in the manga.
• Christopher Malcolm as Robert Williams: A somewhat one-dimensional character; he only appeared briefly in the film as Toby and Sarah's father. Christopher Malcolm (born 19 August 1946) is a Scottish television and film Actor, director and producer. He is only mentioned by name in the novelization.
• Shari Weiser and Brian Henson (voice) as Hoggle: Hoggle is a cowardly dwarf-goblin that works for Jareth, but becomes loyal to the sweet-natured Sarah. Brian Henson (born November 30, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an Academy Award -winning Puppeteer, director Hoggle gets irritated when Jareth gets his name wrong, which he appears to do deliberately to annoy Hoggle. There is some implication that Hoggle may have been developing romantic feelings for Sarah; Jareth's peculiar threat to throw him into the Bog of Eternal Stench could be interpreted as evidence of jealousy. Against his own wishes, Hoggle gives Sarah a peach as a gift from Jareth, who again threatens to dump him in the Bog of Eternal Stench if he does not do so. The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach When Sarah loses her way as a result of being induced into a deep sleep by the peach, which subsequently causes Sarah to temporarily lose her memory, Hoggle is unable to cope with his feelings of guilt and remorse, and becomes estranged from Sarah, who publicly brands him as a coward. Sleep is a Natural state of bodily rest observed throughout the animal kingdom ---- Guilt is the Fact, state or Verdict (by a Court or other Tribunal) of an Offence, Crime, Violation Remorse (also called compunction) is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he or she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful However, at the entrance to the Goblin city, when Sarah, Ludo, and Sir Didymus are under attack from the guardian - a goblin in a towering suit of armor, brandishing a large axe - Hoggle risks his life to save them. Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape split and cut Wood, Harvest timber, as a Weapon Hoggle is commended for his bravery by Sir Didymus and Ludo, whereas Sarah forgives him for his earlier mistake. A book end that looks like Hoggle can be seen in Sarah's room.
• Ron Mueck (voice) as Ludo: Ludo is a gentle creature, once called a "yeti" in the dialogue, who was being tormented by goblins until Sarah rescued him. Ron Mueck (born 1958 is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain. Despite his great size and strength, Ludo tends to be reluctant to enter into a confrontation with anything, and instead will issue a deep, lowing howl which will psychokinetically summon rocks of many sizes and number to his aid; a talent which proves useful several times throughout the film. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere He speaks with a very limited vocabulary, often using only nouns to make his point (for example, "Sarah friend"). Ludo, unlike the conventional depiction of a yeti, has shaggy red fur, horns on his head, and a long, straight, swinging tail. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Fur is a body hair of any non-human Mammal, also known as the Pelage. A horn is a pointed projection of the Skin on the head of various Mammals consisting of a covering of horn ( Keratin and other Proteins In Anatomy, the head of an Animal is the Rostral part (from Anatomical position that usually comprises the Brain, Eyes The tail is the section at the rear end of an Animal 's Body; in general the term refers to a distinct flexible Appendage to the Torso. A doll that looks like Ludo can be seen near the window of Sarah's room.
• David Shaughnessy (voice) as Sir Didymus: Sir Didymus is a small dog-fox goblin who guards The Bog of Eternal Stench. Shortly after he meets Sarah, he joins her in her quest to rescue Toby. He has a 'steed' named Ambrosious (a sheepdog identical to Sarah's own dog, Merlin), who runs from trouble. In contrast, Sir Didymus is quite fearless and frequently taunts his enemies, goading them to attack. Despite his size, he is an excellent fighter, utilizing a miniature lance and his sheer quickness to battle larger foes. A battle showed him to be an approximate match for Ludo, who is many times his size, in solo combat. He is shown 'adopting' Ludo as a foster-brother. There is a stuffed animal that looks like Sir Didymus on Sarah's shelf.
• Percy Edwards (voice) as Ambrosius. Percy Edwards ( June 1 1908, Ipswich, Suffolk - June 7 1996, Hintlesham, Suffolk was an English Sir Didymus' loyal steed. Unlike his courageous master, Ambrosius is a coward and generally runs from trouble, but stops short of abandoning Didymus altogether. Ambrosius is exactly the same dog as Sarah owns (Merlin).
• Timothy Bateson (voice) as William the Worm: The worm is a small, blue goblin that wears a bright red scarf, has 3 bright blue tuffs of hair,and lives in the brick wall of the first passage of the Labyrinth. Timothy Bateson (born April 3, 1926, London, England) is a British Actor. He encounters Sarah during her earliest time within the maze. When Sarah asks him 'How do I get through this Labyrinth?' he mistakenly thinks she means 'How do I get out of this Labyrinth?', unaware that she wants to reach the castle. He therefore sends her one way and tells her never to go the other way. Behind her back, he remarks, 'If she had kept on going down that way she would have gone straight to that castle". This provokes viewers to think that he was deliberately misleading her. The novel version therefore changes his line to "If she'd gone the other way, she'd have walked straight into that dreadful castle".
• Frank Oz and Sir Michael Hordern (voice) as The Wiseman: This goblin encounters Sarah halfway through the Labyrinth, giving her puzzling advice and arguing with the bird-like figure that lives upon his head. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Sir Michael Murray Hordern ( 3 October 1911 &ndash 2 May 1995) was an English Actor, knighted in 1983 for his services His scene possesses no real significance, but serves to bring comic relief to the movie and transition into a more significant piece of the story. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension
• Dave Goelz (voice) as The Wiseman's Bird Hat. Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a Puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Spends most of his time arguing with the Wiseman; like the Wiseman, has no real significance, but again, brings some comic relief to the story.
• Karen Prell and Denise Bryer (voice) as The Junk Lady. Karen Prell is best known as the performer of Red Fraggle on Fraggle Rock. The Junk Lady encounters Sarah after she wakes up from the dream invoked by Jareth's peach. The Junk Lady is tries to distract her from her quest to find Toby, as Sarah has lost her memory after eating the peach. She leads Sarah into a "junkyard"-like version of her own bedroom, giving her an array of toys that her speech suggests Sarah once owned and loved but were discarded by her parents. After reading a passage from the "Labyrinth" book, Sarah realises that the Junk Lady is not real, but an illusion created by Jareth. She then remembers that she has to save Toby, and discards the toys, at which point the room and the Junk Lady both disappear. Sarah is immediately reunited with Ludo, Sir Didymus, and Ambrosius.
• Warwick Davis as Goblin Corps. Warwick Ashley Davis (born February 3 1970) is an English Actor.
• Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Anthony Asbury, & Dave Goelz (voices) as The Four Guards. Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is a American Puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, Splinter Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a Puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character
• Robert Beatty and Dave Goelz (voices) as Right and Left Door Knockers (respectively): The door knockers are a dynamic duo literally living upon a set of doors. Robert Beatty ( 19 October, 1909 – 3 March 1992) was a Canadian actor who worked in Film, Television and Radio Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a Puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character One has a knocker ring in his ears; the other in his mouth. The ear is the sense organ that detects Sounds The Vertebrate ear shows a common biology from Fish to Humans with variations Therefore one can hardly speak and the other can hardly hear, making them a form of irony. Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or
• Kevin Clash, Charles Augins, Danny John-Jules, Richard Bodkin (voices) as Firey 1-5: The Fierys (also called the Fire Gang) are a group of wild goblins that lurk within the Labyrinth's forest. Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is a American Puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, Splinter Daniel "Danny" John-Jules (born September 16, 1960) is a British Actor and Dancer Early life He was A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria They have detachable body parts and sing one of the songs on the soundtrack. They fail to grasp the concept that Sarah does not come into pieces as they do, and attempt to take her apart. They, along with Ludo, Hoggle, Didymus, and many other unnamed goblins, appear in Sarah's room for the final celebration. There is a doll version of a Firey (with button eyes) on Sarah's shelf.

Other characters

• Humongous is a giant robot that guards the entrance to Jareth's castle. It resembles a goblin and is controlled by a pilot inside its head.
• The Lichen: A yellowish fungus that grows in the Labyrinth walls. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ It has eyes and mutters amongst itself. Eyes are organs that detect Light, and send signals along the Optic nerve to the visual areas of the brain
• False Alarms are rock-formation faces that cover the walls of the underground passages of Jareth's Labyrinth. They falsely tell Sarah that she is heading in the wrong direction when she is not.
• Helping Hands are gnarled, hand-shaped goblins that protrude through the walls of the shaft that leads to one of the Labyrinth's many oubliettes. An oubliette (from the French oubliettes (noun plural was a form of Dungeon which was accessible only from a hatch in a high ceiling They talk by making their hands into face-formations and acting as a group, though they sometimes argue amongst themselves.
• The biting fairies are pixies that live on the outer wall of the Labyrinth. Pixies (also Piskies and Pigsies as they are sometimes known in Cornwall) are mythical creatures of Folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated They bite those who touch them, possibly in self-defense. When we first see them, Hoggle is shooting them down with a spray-gun. They do not have human-like minds, despite their appearance.
• The captain of the guard is a goblin with a long white mustache, who serves Jareth. For the Swedish heavy metal band see Mustasch. A moustache (or mustache) is Facial hair grown on the upper Lip.
• Other Goblins: Every single Goblin within Jareth's Labyrinth has his own name and backstory, which is compiled in the book Goblins of Labyrinth as well as the now out-of-print The Goblin Companion: A field guide to goblins. In Narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story Some of these goblins are Quiver, Luerk, Bakarbobs Karnobissica, Bubl, Squeek, Pug, Pilch, Fodder, Pongo, Skoat, Boing, Sneek, Skuell, Candlewic, Zitzi, Gibbergeist, Amam Pherruginus, Trysop, Frolow, Bec, Caul, Faustius, Hortenz, Target goblins (Multiple goblins), Nipper Sticks (Multiple goblins), Twark (A goblin bird), Eled the worm tamer, Spue, Hywr, Lowr, Roem Baba, Gurdy, Quilk, Maelicious, Groeg, Dogsthorpe, Bregg the poet, Kluttons (multiple goblins), and Bonus Eventius.

Songs

The following songs were composed by David Bowie and performed by his character, Jareth, in the film. The exception is Chilly Down, which is performed by the Fieries (a. k. a. The Fire Gang).

• "Underground" (Opening)
• "Magic Dance" (Sometimes known as "Dance Magic")
• "Chilly Down"
• "As the World Falls Down"
• "Within You"
• "Underground"

David Bowie admits in the documentary Inside The Labyrinth that he had to make baby noises on "Magic Dance" because the baby they had brought into the studio would not. " Magic Dance " is one of the featured songs performed by David Bowie in the 1986 Jim Henson movie " As the World Falls Down " is a song written by David Bowie in 1986 for the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth.

Reception

Box office

The film turned out to be a failure at the box office, grossing only $12 million from ticket sales (The budget for the film had been $25 million). ^[1]

A 35mm reissue of the Labyrinth was shown at various theaters in the Landmark Theaters chain, beginning with a run from July 27, 2007 to August 2, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Landmark Theatres is the largest art house Movie theater chain in the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city ^[2]

Cult classic

Labyrinth grew popularity over the years as a cult classic and is now popular among teenagers, Generation X-ers, and Jim Henson/David Bowie fans. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or Labyrinth has gained much popularity over the years that there was even a recent action figure of Jareth that came to stores in May of 2007. ^[3]

Labyrinth in other media

The film was novelized by A.C.H. Smith as "Labyrinth: A Novel". A CH Smith (born in 1935 Kew) is a novelist and playwright He was educated at Hampton Grammar School and Cambridge (Corpus Christi College where he read Modern Languages It is currently out of print, and the few copies available are rather expensive (with prices in the region of US$30 to US$150).

Marvel comics produced a three issue comic book adaptation, which was also printed in a single volume as Marvel Super Special #40. Marvel Comics Super Special was a series of one-off Comic books published by Marvel Comics from 1977 to

The soundtrack album Labyrinth includes much of Trevor Jones's strictly instrumental music including "Into the Labyrinth", "Sarah", "Hallucination", "The Goblin Battle", "Thirteen O'Clock" and "Home at Last", and David Bowie's five songs, "Magic Dance" (also credited as "Dance Magic"), "Chilly Down", "As the World Falls Down", "Within You", and the single released for the film, "Underground". Labyrinth is a soundtrack album by David Bowie and Trevor Jones, released in 1986 for the film Labyrinth. Trevor Alfred Charles Jones (born March 23, 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Orchestral Film score " Magic Dance " is one of the featured songs performed by David Bowie in the 1986 Jim Henson movie A single for "Underground" was released in 1986 and included an instrumental version as well as an extended dance mix of the song.

A video game based on the movie was released alongside the movie in 1986 for the Commodore 64 and Apple II. It was also released in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by

The Muppet Babies episode "Nice to Have Gnome You" features Miss Piggy in the role of Sarah for a similar plot. Jim Henson's Muppet Babies was a popular American animated television series that aired from September 15, 1984 to December 29 This is a complete listing of episodes from the Animated television series Jim Henson's Muppet Babies. Miss Pigathius "Piggy" Lee is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz and sometimes Richard Hunt in Season 1 of The Muppet Show The episode features extensive clips taken from the movie.

Tokyopop in partnership with The Jim Henson Company published a manga-style four volume comic called Return to Labyrinth. For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor The Jim Henson Company is an American company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Return to Labyrinth is an OEL manga based on the Jim Henson Fantasy film, Labyrinth. The first volume was released August 8, 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was written by Jake T. Forbes and illustrated by Chris Lie with cover art by Kouyu Shurei. Jake T Forbes has edited and adapted over 50 Japanese and Korean Manga series for Tokyopop, VIZ Media and Go! Comi, including such titles as is a Japanese artist whose career includes Illustrations for several series of novels as well as creating Doujinshi with the Shi no Tenshi circle ^[4] It is a sequel to the film and is about Toby, the baby brother in the movie, when he has grown to be 15 years old. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work ^[5] In October 2007, Tokyopop released the second volume, Return to Labyrinth 2. In an afterword, editor Tim Beedle announced that the series, originally planned as a trilogy, was being extended to include a fourth volume.

Sources and inspirations

• The filmmakers acknowledged several influences, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the works of Maurice Sendak (the plot mirrors that of his story 'Outside Over There'), and M. C. Escher. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Writer and Illustrator of Children's literature Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M
• Many of the settings and creatures in the film were based on designs by Brian Froud, who had previously collaborated with Jim Henson on The Dark Crystal. Brian Froud (born 1947 in Winchester) is an English Fantasy Illustrator. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Froud and screenwriter Terry Jones later collaborated on the book The Goblins of Labyrinth which depicted some of the incidental creatures from the film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh
• Some of the puzzles and riddles are inspired by the logician Raymond Smullyan. Raymond Merrill Smullyan (born 1919 is an American Mathematician, Logician, Philosopher, and magician.
• Some of the film's visuals including set pieces were inspired by M. C. Escher artworks. A poster of Escher's "Relativity" can be seen in Sarah's room.
• As described in interviews, the setting and design of the character of Jareth, as well as the many creatures featured in the film are thought to be somewhat influenced by the vivid nightmares David Bowie had as a child.

External links

• Labyrinth at the Internet Movie Database
• Labyrinth at Allmovie
• Muppet Wiki: Labyrinth

References

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