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I smiled when you said, "this is like Monty Python for kids" because Terry Jones, who was a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus co-wrote Labyrinth..
She recognizes writing. And that's impressive.
While he got sole credit on the screenplay, apparently very little of what he wrote ended up in the final film.
I was just about to comment this lol
Dark Crystal, Neverending Story, Last Unicorn, etc. 80's fantasy was no joke even for children.
I'm not sure about the others, but I know that Dark Crystal was also a Jim Henson film.
true...
but they showed fantasy, nowhere to be found theese days anymore....
they sparked imagination, as today only books still can...
That was back when we could go outside, ride our bikes 5 miles from home, build tree houses out in the woods, and nobody freaked out about it.
You mentioning the Last unicorn just unlocked a core childhood memory. Thank you. I'm gonna search high and low for it now 😂
@@syntheticx7289
When the last eagle flies
Over the last crumbling mountain🎶
"...an appropriate amount of glitter"
Well, someone hasn't seen Legend (1985) yet
Fun thing, at the end when Sarah is saying her lines to 'defeat' Jareth, there's a deleted extended scene which mirrors the beginning with the goblins. BUT mainly the part I (and several others) wish was kept in is that after Sarah says, "You have no power over me", Jareth actually smiles like he's proud of her for overcoming him and his trials made FOR her.
Without question, the Goblin King is on Sarah's side as he's her rite of passage to adulthood but she's able to transition without losing her imagination.
#The GoblinKingDidNothingWrong
The wig isn't what everyone remembers about David Bowie in this movie. 😆
Yeah, what everyone remembers is usually lower down.
Right! 😆
@@kmac169 his heart?
His eyes!
(the rest of you are deviants)
The Codpiece was intentional
22:32 - "Do you want her to be the Goblin Queen? Are they a 'thing' now?"
One of the themes is being a teenager, dealing with feelings and emotions. Teens (of all genders) often have crushes on older celebrities- rock stars, movie stars, sports figures, etc. that should they actually meet in real life would be completely inappropriate. (Which sometimes does happen- groupies, etc.) Jareth represents a very real threat, but is also a dashing, romantic figure. Sarah's feelings for him- what he represents- are complex. I feel that is one of the things that this film does very well. Some would shy away from it completely, some would lean into it too heavily; this finds the right balance, in my opinion, of suggesting the conflicting feelings of emotional and sexual maturity in young people in a way that is not too overt or too obscure.
On set, apparently David Bowie was always a complete gentleman with Jennifer Connelly. There were some slightly awkward moments, when the romantic tension between their characters was taut, but both performers were professional, and from the interviews I've seen with Bowie and with Jennifer, they were all good.
If you notice her mirror in the beginning (and possibly the end?) she has a picture of her actress mother with her leading man. (Bowie)
All genders? How many does it have? It only have two that god created, nothing more, nothing less....
@@zamhobby9662gender and sex are two differences things
@@Moonbeamchild8 They have always been the same thing until about five minutes ago. Note how they have gender reveal partied for coming babies. They reveal the babies' gender, ie sex.
The Dark Crystal (1982) and The NeverEnding Story (1984) are two other children's fantasy movies many of us enjoyed while growing up. I would recommend both for reactions.
Willow, Legend, Nausica... so many good 80s movies.
a trio of fond memories....
Fun Fact: There's actually an annual Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball in Los Angeles which was inspired by this film.
A few years back, I saw Gates McFadden at a convention (Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation). Someone asked her about her work with David Bowie and it absolutely blew me away that she was the director of choreography on Labyrinth. And yes, she mentioned Bowie's tights and codpiece.
Ah the Dancing Doctor!
What a nice piece of information, thank you.
There’s a reason why this movie feels like Monty Python for kids. The late great terry jones wrote the script
Wooooah I didn’t know that!
@@AddieCounts and I’m a sucker for British humor so this script did not disappoint
This movie was a critical and financial failure, but gained a cult following. Jim Henson originally wanted to cast Sting (the rock singer, not the wrestler) as the Goblin King, but his kids suggested David Bowie. Needless to say, the Henson kids were right to suggest Bowie, 'cause sure enough, Jim cast him in the role.
You can see Sting in the original 1980s adaptation of Dune 😅
Sting the wrestler would have made this quite memorable as well though
@@neptunusrex5195Sting was also in the movie The Bride, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
As well as Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels.
Well, they sure can’t blame me for the failure. I saw it three or four times in the theater (and not by myself), bought the soundtrack at least twice, bought a poster, the home movie release, and even the Marvel Comics mini-series, and talked it up to whoever would listen (and some who wouldn’t). I guess it just wasn’t enough. What more could a kid do? 😄
As my wife and daughter always say "Just say YES!" I mean, it's David Bowie.
They would know. Saying no is not an option.
Fun Fact: Toby Froud, who played Toby the baby brother is now following in the footsteps of his father, Brian, the conceptual designer and costume designer for “Labyrinth,” the younger Froud is now a puppeteer and fabricator of goblins, trolls and any other creature you can think of. In other words, he's the Goblin King.
The footsteps of his mother Wendy as well. Her career included helping create Yoda.
This is a core movie for us 80s kids and some core lessons from this still resonate with me to this day. Life isn't fair, ugly doesn't equal evil, assuming everyone is like you can be dangerous (don't lose your head, even though it's trivial for them), and being kind not as a transaction but just because. She starts only interacting with Hoggle because she wants help (which he sets get back often) but her friendship develops despite all that.
Love this movie and everything about it. And reason #54 to love David Bowie (out of 5,000)
One of my favorite childhood films of all time. Evil Muppets 😂. The goblins were so ugly that they’re cute. So many memorable songs too.
Also, Sarah’s father played Rogue 2 in Empire Strikes Back. He was the pilot that discovered Luke and Han after the snowstorm.
Zev Senesca
“I always imagined Jareth didn’t really want to be the Goblin King. He inherited the job. He would rather be at a party in Soho.” - David Bowie
Lol that’s so funny. I imagine Jareth being like Giselle from Enchanted and being amazed by a city like New York and acting like a child in a toy store.
The 80s was filled with dark fantasy for kids and we all loved it. Maybe its a generational thing, or maybe I just didn't grow up with kids that it scared. But I was all about these movies growing up and still love them to this day. Especially the Jim Henson productions. He was truly something special.
Every person who reacts to this movie says the Fireyes would give them nightmares. I must have been a weird kid because even when I first saw this movie as a kid, they were my favorite part.
the movie that made me fall head over heels with both Bowie and Jennifer Connelly when i was just a tiny kid. im so glad you're watching it!
Yes, they are all just in her room now. They were always just in her room. If you look with a keen eye when she first goes into her room, you spot all the different elements of the fantasy.
The moral of the story, yoy never truly grow up completely. From time to time throughout your life, you need the things of your childhood.
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. And now, at 50 years of age, this movie is one such part of my life I need to revisit from time to time.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. It's a significant film from the childhoods of many of the people my age.
I just recently watched another channel react to it, and they didn't care for it because it was "weird" and "not normal". What's so good about "normal", that's what I want to know? I'd rather have wondrous than normal.
The reason the puppets are so good is because this is from Jim Henson (Sesame Street, Muppets), a master of the craft.
I was poor growing up and going to the movies was a rare treat.
So this was the first movie I ever went to the theater to see a second time.
In fact, during its first run I think I saw it six times.
And every time I noticed some little detail that I had missed all the previous times, like milk bottles at the doorstep of the goblin castle.
As a HUGE David Bowie fan this movie always holds a special place in my heart. It was the first film of his that I saw him act in. David Bowie’s “China Girl” was one of the first songs I learned when I started playing guitar 😎
Rest In Peace, White Duke 🤴 🎸
Sarah giving her bear Lancelot to her brother was basically her saying goodbye to her childhood.
well, not really. it's more, as tvtropes puts, adults don't have to give up fantasy and childish things, we just have to make sure to keep our priorities straight. at the beginning of the movie her fantasy world was everything for Sarah; at the and it is an important part of her, but not THE most important.
The movie proves she doesnt have to give up childhood to be a responsible adult. The entire thing is an embellishment in imagination. As @mik6299 said. How I try to live my life to this day. Im as responsible of an adult as they come, but Im also very care free and childlike. Fun, but ethical and responsible. Carefree, but principled. Childlike but not childish.
Creo que toda nuestra generación creció así. Por eso ahora nos volvemos locos con stranger things, superheroes funko pops y animés, en otro momento hubiera sido impensable. @@leesweets4110
@@leesweets4110 true. the ending perfectly put it
"should you need us, for any reason at all?"
"i don't now why, but every now and again in my life, for no reason at all...i need you, all of you...."
it' s a "see you next time, my fantasy" not a "goddbye, I don't need you anymore"
@9:33 - she's playing the Knights and Knaves logic problem. If you draw it out, you'll see how that particular question will always tell you which door leads to certain doom and which one leads to the center of the labyrinth.
The very first time I heard of that puzzle was the Doctor Who episode, "Pyramid of Mars" - and I've seen it in so many places since!
Surely the door that told her the rules of the doors would have been telling the truth. Otherwise those weren’t the rules of the doors.
@@Alex.P1 Yeah, simply accepting the rules as stated is one possible flaw in the logic puzzle. It's entirely possible that, like most humans, one is capable of telling the truth sometimes and lying sometimes- and one never truly knows which is which.
IF one accepts the rules as stated, then it becomes a logic puzzle.
As she steps through the open door, one can see that there was a path beyond. It's possible that if she had looked down, seen the hole, and jumped over it rather than falling down it, she could have been on her way. Or, once having fallen down, she had chosen "up." requested that the helping hands return her to the path she had been following, she might have been on her way. But that's the thing with adventures and choices: one never knows- even in hindsight- which decisions were good or bad in the moment and in the end. It's all about the journey.
@@seregrian5675 The Doctor Who version was so stupid. The riddle made no sense in the context of the plot (it's a prison for one of the most powerful beings in the universe, not an intelligence test), and Tom Baker doesn't even ask the question properly. Pyramids of Mars is a classic for a reason, but that moment is pure cringe.
@@TSIRKLAND It was the right door, since logically, she asked the right question in the only way it could be asked to get the answer you seek. She didn't fall into the hole until she bragged about her victory. Every single time something goes wrong for Sarah, it is because of her hubris. She starts to get too cocky and then something happens. Since the movie is about becoming an adult, those are the lessons of taking responsibility and not getting too cocky over your successes.
One of my favorite movies of all time, Bowie is a Legend...which is also an amazing film that I highly recommend. As a kid, this was both scary and hilarious to me. Jim Henson is another Legend, they are gone but never forgotten. "Dance magic dance!"🎵
Our 35 year old niece credits our showing this to her when she was 3 with her lifelong obsession with Bowie!
You did the right thing!
In my experience, the movies that freak you out as a kid are often the ones that you will cherish the most as you get older. For example, 'Return to Oz' filled me with deep dread when I first saw it - I got to the scene with the Wheelers and I was like 'Nope!', and stopped it right there - and yet now, it's one of my favorite movies of all time; I can legitimately watch it twice in a row and not get tired of it. Conversely, I never did see 'Gremlins' when I was a kid, because I thought it looked scary as hell - yet when I finally conquered my fear of it as an adult and gave it a watch, it was precisely those decades of fascinated fear of it that made me that much more delighted when I realized, hey - it was good! Facing and overcoming one's fears can be a rewarding experience, and in the service of that, it's not always a bad idea to give yourself a few - so long as they're SAFE fears, like movies, that won't actually do you any harm.
RIP Jim Henson.
I remember the day he died, as a, at that time, young teen who had seen so much of his work throughout my life (and molded my own creativity) it was quite a shock. Labyrinth was my first theater experience and I was a fan of the Story Teller, the Muppets, the TMNT film, Dinosaurs and even the TV series he hosted about puppetry from around the world. His puppetry is and has never been topped, there's something about the puppeteers and visual creations he and his studio did that haven't been topped, they have a quality only seen in his work (much like the nuances you tend to only find in Ghibli animations).
While the Henson companies work is still the best today, its not quite as good as it was when he was around... oh what would it be like now if he was still around.
thats a super great movie, another one with Jennifer Conolly is the rocketeer, there's also the strange sci-fi dark city
RIP David Bowie
*Connelly
🎶 Dance Magic Dance 🎶
🎶Jump Magic Jump 🎶
I had a crush on Jareth The Goblin King. 😅 Labyrinth is on of my favorite childhood movies.
David Bowie won a Saturn Award (for Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror genres) for his performance in The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976). It's a rather slow-paced film, but I enjoyed it as "a thinker".
I'm 50 and have loved this movie ever since I was a kid. I was 13 when it came out and was a Bowie before that.
7:57 - "I feel like if I'd watched this as a kid I'v be freaked out, but I like the goblins! They're fun!"
Fun fact: Tobey Froud - the toddler who played Tobey - was fascinated by the goblins; loved 'em! He never cried or was scared of them at all.
The few shots where he is crying, they had to delay his dinner time so he was hungry and tired. Poor little guy.
But don't worry: his mom and dad were right there on set all the time- to help watch over their son, and also because they were the chief artistic directors of the look of the whole movie! Tobey Froud is the son of Brian and Wendy Froud, whose artwork was the basis of all the creatures you see. (Also for "The Dark Crystal" some years earlier. In fact, Tobey Froud went into art and puppetry in his adult life, heading up the recent "..Crystal" prequel series!)
Wendy Froud also worked with Stuart Freeborn on making the Yoda puppet. That’s some serious credentials.
If you look closely in her room, almost everything in the labyrinth is in her room. You'll wear out the pause button finding them. LOL. And one theory is that ALL the goblins in Jareth's kingdom were once children he kidnapped. Kinda dark. LOL Also, Toby is the son of Brian Froud who did A LOT of the designs for the film. Look him up. His book Faeries by him and Alan Lee is amazing with INCREDIBLE artwork in it.
According to tie-in comics, there's only one other human in Jareth's kingdom, and that's him. As a child, he was abducted by his predecessor, the Owl King, and his mother made to brave the Labyrinth. He eventually chose to stay and rule the goblins. At least, that's the story he tells little Toby.
@@christopherwall2121 I've never read the comics but I heard about them. I was always curious what they did with the lore.
@@treadstone1138 My favorite little tidbit in them is that the Labyrinth is somehow connected to Fraggle Rock; Uncle Traveling Matt has a cameo in _Return to the Labyrinth_
Brian Froud is a magnificent artist! Have his books. His work on The Dark Crystal was amazing!
@@georgemarcouxjr6192 def agree!
Oh, this isn't the darkest that Henson's Creature Shop can go. The Dark Crystal is - dark - fantasy, and while there are funny bits, there isn't much in the way of cute. Fizzgig is kinda cute, but that's it.
The podlings were kinda cute.
The podling draining sequence is still nightmare fuel even today.
ruclips.net/video/AAfkYqYaAqE/видео.htmlsi=6U7yk4fmMf_zzQB1
@@MacTechG4 - yeah, I knew this kid who was put on a cocktail of psychoactives, and I used that scene to describe what she was like on the drugs. Like she was living, but no longer alive.
The thing that I've always found most impressive about this movie is that all the contact juggling with the crystal ball was done by a guy who couldn't see what he was doing. He was crouched behind Bowie with his arm sticking through. So he did all that just by feel
I got to see Labyrinth in the cinema when it first released & along with The Dark Crystal (along with many other films) is probably why I studied film design.
Did you spot all of all the Bowie faces that are hidden throughout the film??
Toby Froud is the son of artists Brian & Wendy Froud.
The Frouds were the production designers for both The Labyrinth & The Dark Crystal.
When Bowie passed away, Toby produced a video as a tribute.
ruclips.net/video/XHO7scjC29Q/видео.htmlsi=Tz_hc-uYMrlcwxOl
I scrolled a bit and didn't see anyone suggesting the other fantastic dark-ish Jim Henson film, "The Dark Crystal" (1982). Labyrinth is certainly more fun but I think The Dark Crystal is the better movie of the two, certainly more atmospheric and epic.
Loved the soundtrack. Had it on vinyl. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.....same folks that did Star Wars.
If you like this movie you should definitely watch the movie “The Dark Crystal”..
I wanted to like this movie. It has some good/fun elements/moments, but unfortunately. It's not really a kids movie. It's got various weird sexual imagery, and not just David Bowie's tights/codpiece.
The movie is supposed to be a coming of age fair tale were Sarah learns valuable lessons along the way, and that does happen. Unfortunately the movie is also about a much older man the goblin king (trying) to coerce, manipulate and drug (the peach) an under age teenage girl into loving him. That's messed up. David Bowie was 39 and Jennifer Connelly was 15 when the movie was made. Even in the 80's that's not ok.
The novelization is even worse. There are many articles that analyze/explain this movie better than I can. Some have much harsher things to say then me.
Sorry for being a downer Addie You clearly enjoyed it.
I love reading what happened to Toby Froud -- later on he apprenticed at Muppet Workshop and was design supervisor on The Dark Crystal series on Netflix. That just feels ... right.
Awww, baby Jennifer Connolly...
And yes, the "take off your heads" guys traumatized me as a child.
Feeling negatively towards them might have been for the best. I’ve always considered the Fire Gang to be fun, but I sure wouldn’t take them as role models. They boast of their irresponsible, detrimental ‘chaos for the sake of it’ nature; disguising it as unburdened, happy go lucky chill. They even literally demonstrate that they lack integrity.
sadly there was a sequel planned not too long ago, but David Bowie past away right when filming was to start, posters art etc were already made. Although it will never happen the plot was really cool. Apparently the sequel would take place a couple of years after part one, Sarah and the Goblin king did get together (he changed his ways basically) and they had a kid! But then there was this new villian who appeared, some jealous Sorceress who wanted the Goblin King so she did this spell which put Sarah in a type of time warp where she couldnt remember anything. She was in therapy, she had all these meds unaware these were to keep her under a spell but the Goblin king was trying to break the spell somehow, while he was under some sort of inprisonment. plus Sarah's kid was also trying to get her to help, she eventually ends up in the labrinth once more and this angers the sorceress because Sarah is a huge threat, so she alledgedly puts sarah and this kid who she doesnt know is her child through hell on earth, she re encounters old friends and on the way she finds spheres that have fragments of memories. the film would end with this huge show downSarah would of have all memories back and with it the power to banish the sorceress and save her husband , child friends and their world,
Bowie really brought the full package for this role.
I love this movie so much! It's my favorite 80's movie & one of my comfort movie.
I was 11 when this movie was in theatres, and I have literally seen it so many times since, I've lost count, well over 100 by now. My favourite scenes are the creative, yet creepy faces made by the Helping Hands, the Staircase "Within You" song, scene within the castle, the crazy and hilarious Goblin City battle.
There are still somethings that I do not understand or workout how they did things, like the door from the Oubliette, the way it was done with no cuts between the closet and the exit. How did David Bowie fade through Jennifer Connelly in the Within You song. That riddle from the playing card door guards. These are the things that still puzzle me.
My favourite character, puppet wise, is Sir Didymus, he reminds me of an old UK series Basil Brush. But Jennifer Connelly quickly became my one of my first celebrity boyhood crushes.
I love all the humour scattered throughout the movie, the Worm, the sounds from the Bog, the bird-brained Wise Old Man, those so called "knights" that had Ludo tied up attacking each other after being hit by the rocks...etc.
But another thing I love about the movie are the in movie Easter Eggs. Just about everything Sarah encounters within the fantasy realm, has a representation within her room and "reality". Many of the creatures she encounters are soft toys, the ballroom scene was inspired by her music-box, the staircase scene is her poster above her bed (Relativity by M.C. Escher), plus many, many more examples. And I bet you did not realise this, but there are seven hidden portraits of David Bowie scattered throughout the maze, one is quite obvious, but it is fun to find the rest.
There are so many reasons why I love this movie, and have seen it so many times. And everytime I see it, there is something new to uncover, and it always looks fresh.
Good old movie magic! The door to the oubliette is fairly simple, but has to be done quickly and smoothly. The spot the door covers is a cutout. When Hoggle puts the door in place, that spot is removed from behind, and replaced with the cupboard. As he goes to unlock it from the other side, the cupboard is removed, revealing the opening that was there all along. Ta-daaa!
Jareth walking through Sarah is just a film compositing trick.
@@0okamino I thought that it was something like that. That compositing trick is so well done, it is hard to see the blending in post-production.
@@darrenbent7601 That's the level of talent that was involved all around in this. It throws the Fire Gang scene into even starker contrast (which is a scene I love, they just should have known better), like "Come on. I know it was an experimental thing, but you're a bunch of the top tier talents in the biz. Did you seriously expect that to work out well?" 😄
@@0okamino LOL, I totally understand. I'm wondering if they could retrofix that scene with modern special effects.
@@darrenbent7601 Probably, but who knows how that would go over.
david bowie was always iconic, no matter what he wore or how his hair was styled...
Please watch "The Neverending Story".
Along the same theme, the film "Legend" (1985) with Tim Currie, Tom Cruise, and Mia Sara. I prefer the original score (by Tangerine Dream and Jon Anderson).
"Legends can be now and forever
Teaching us to love for goodness sake...."
This movie traumatized me when I was younger. Actually, it was David Bowie's bulge that traumatized me.
Another fantastic 80's fantasy movie you definitely should react to is 1985's LadyHawke, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer and Matthew Broderick.
Love the reactions! You've seriously gotta check out the One Piece live action!! It's amazing!
4:46 That is revenge for the snake Prank, you played on us on April Fools'.😂❤ But believe me and all of us that the movie anaconda. Isn't that scary? In fact, the CGI effects are really cheap. You gotta remember that early 2000s is the worst for CGI movies,
Fan Story:
In a time long long ago a sorcerer named Jareth fell in love with a girl named Sarah. Sarah’s father and step-mother would not let her marry Jareth because they wanted her to keep her, as a servant, to care for their other child. In a fit of rage Jareth kidnapped this other child and spirited it away to the fairy world. In this new world Jareth built a palace for his Sarah. He turned the spoiled child into a goblin, and kept it to be a servant.
Many stories of the fairy world tell us that time moves differently there than in our world (Rip Van Winkle for one). In the time it took for Jareth to build his kingdom, which he may have thought was little more than a few years, Sarah grew old and died.
Overcome by grief and addled by a lifetime spent in a strange world filled with monsters, Jareth goes mad. He refuses to believe that he has lost his love. He searches the mortal world from his castle, looking for her.
Sarah is Hebrew name. So, it is common, and has been in use for thousands and thousands of years. It does not take long (for him) to find a dark haired girl named Sarah, who has a younger sibling, and who feels that she is treated unfairly by her step mother. In a fit of rage he kidnaps this other child and spirits it away to the fairy world. Perhaps this new Sarah dies in the quest to find the child, perhaps she wins her sibling back and flees.
Jareth searches the mortal world from his from his castle, looking for her. It does not take long to find a dark haired girl named Sarah…
This is how Jareth becomes the goblin king. Every goblin in the goblin city is a child Jareth has stolen, who was not recovered by a Sarah. (he told the current Sarah that Toby would become a goblin if she did not find him in time)
This is why he builds the maze. The magic bog, the junk yard of useless treasures, all tricks to slow Sarah down. Because if he can only have his Sarah for the time it takes for her to regain the stolen child, he will make it take as long as possible, keep her as long as possible.
This is why there exists in our world a book containing the story. Because it has happened before. So many times. At some point some lucky Sarah must have returned to our world to tell the story.
This is why when the most recent Sarah first meets Hoggle at the start of the labyrinth, and introduces herself; “I’m Sarah”, Hoggle responds “That’s what I figured.”
Because of course she’s Sarah.
They were all Sarah.
I've never heard Muppets described as "creepy" before. I'm guessing there are a lot of Disney films in this young lady's past. From here, you can go in only one direction, dear. Straight to "Legend" with Tom Cruise. The only film I've been able to stand him in.
"Terrifying but fun"
You summed up the 80s! 😊
A movie everyone should see at least once. Bowie was perfectly cast for the role. A classic from my early pre-teen years. I was 11 when it came out(49 now) and this movie is what started my journey as a life-long Bowie fan. You should also see The Dark Crystal.
This was a regular in my house when I was a kid. I'm old enough to have seen it at theatres. My younger brother and sister grew up to love it because of the characters and the music. It wasn't scary. Sure some characters creeped out the younger kids but they were having too much fun with this movie. Now The Dark Crystal. That movie freaked me right out. Both movies are Jim Hanson (The Muppets) creations but each is totally different.
“O, my aching-a-sushi!”
-Mounted goblin
“Good times… bad food. Chilly down!”
-The wild gang
Bowie is legendary in the ballroom scene and Jennifer is gorgeous.
Brilliant film. There is a lot more going on in than you may realise, and a lot of the story is laid out in blink and you'll miss it moments at the beginning. Every part of the labyrinth and every creature that Sarah meets appear as toys in her room. As well as that, there is a newspaper clipping which mentions a Linda Williams, who left her husband after having an affair with David Bowie ... that's Sarah's mother. Sarah resented Bowie having split up her family, so she cast him as the villain in her fantasy.
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Was a great movie growing up remember a couple of the songs released by David Bowie with official music videos promoting the film at the time.
A lot of teenage boys hit puberty watching Jennifer Connelly in this movie lol
Frank ozzy was the voice of Yoda and the guy with the bird hat the credits have him as the wiseman
oh dear. my childhood crush, Jennifer Connelly.
The Helping Hands Scene always scare the hell out of me 😂
Hey Addie...
- Although he has the sole writing credit for the film, very little of what Terry Jones wrote made it to the final cut. So, in a way, the Monty Python remark was halfway accurate!
- Jennifer Connelly was 16 years old when this film came out in 1986. However in 2022, she would play a character named in the number one box office hit of 1986. In Top Gun, Maverick is about to be told he's going to Top Gun, and the Admiral is chewing him out about bringing Cougar down, and going over his other transgressions including buzzing several air towers and one Admiral's daughter, to which Goose says, "Penny Benjamin?" In Top Gun Maverick, Jennifer played that Admiral's daughter, Penny Benjamin...which timeline wise is...hinky! If she was 16 in 1986, and Maverick (Tom Cruise) was in his mid-twenties...wellllll....I'll let you decide. I just try to think of Jennifer as being two years older than she actually is in Top Gun Maverick. Especially since I had a crush on Jennifer back then (I am two years younger and was a freshman in high school when Labyrinth came out).
- The songs were written by David Bowie, who performed all of them except "Chilly Down". After Bowie's death in 2016, a demo Bowie made of the song under the title "Wild Things" was leaked.
- The creatures and the settings were designed by fantasy artist Brian Froud. His son played Toby! Toby was named so in the film because it was his real name, Toby Froud.
Characters:
Jareth the Goblin King, Sarah Williams, Toby Williams, Hoggle, Ludo, Sir Didymus, Ambrosius (also Merlin). The unnamed feather creatures, the fairies, the old junkyard woman, the old man with a chicken on his head, the door knockers, the worm, the riddle door people, the goblins, the mother and father, the random guy walking through the labyrinth.
The “feather creatures” are called Fireys. Collectively, they are the Fire Gang.
Three songs from this movie are on my most played playlist. A soundtrack playlist. Ironically, "Underground" was the last thing I listened to in my car, only a couple hours ago.
As a kid I absolutely loved this and dark crystal and legend
Fun fact: the staircase set was inspired by the famous 'Relativity' print created by artist M.C. Escher.
That print (or one very much like it) is actually on the wall in her room. Along with almost everything else in the labyrinth.
@@treadstone1138 just wanted to mention that...
Personally I think the Jerod was retiring as the Goblin King and he was educating his successor
I remember watching this movie on VHS in 1990 when I was 7 years old. It is in my top 5 favorite movies of all-time (Apollo 13 being number one since 1995). I enjoyed your reaction! I'm so glad you were able to watch this movie! Thank you!
Fantastic film that didn't do well at first, but really struck a chord with a lot of folks my age and gained popularity over the years. Jim Henson wanted to do something that would keep him from being stuck in his usual Muppet formula.
Want to hear something wild? At @4:30, when Bowie does the thing with the crystal... he didn't actually do it, there was a magician there who did it, but he did it squatting or squatting down behind Bowie under the cape with his arms extended doing it BLIND. As cool an illusion as that was, when I heard the guy did it without even being able to see... CGI has nothing on practical effects, imo.
My theory is since goblins can't govern themselves, they kidnap humans. Jareth was also a little boy kidnapped by goblins and made into their king. Now he's interested in girls and wants to return to the human world to become an adult. Toby was kidnapped as his replacement so Jareth could escape with Toby becoming the new king.
Sarah tells the worm she wants to move through the maze, not reach the castle. The worm is trying to be helpful, protecting her from Jareth and the castle. Many of the incidents are Sarah making bad assumptions and not communicating clearly. "May I have your permission?' is Sarah finally catching on.
One of the fire spirits is the actor who plays Cat in Red Dwarf.
Speaking of special effects, what about David Bowie's pants?
Jareth's predecessor, the Owl King, was also considerably more human-looking than the goblins, so it's possible
Yeah, so much of it is about Sarah taking things for granted. Even after being shown the opening in that wall, she takes the next wall for granted. She just says “solve the Labyrinth”, and takes for granted that the considerate Mr. Worm considers that to be the same thing she does. He says “that way” instead of left or right. He could have meant “don’t go sideways, just go forward.” Of course, if he assumes she wants to avoid the castle, then there’s no telling where forward would have led her.
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I was 13 when I first saw this movie, and I liked it. Later, when my oldest niece was 13, I asked my brother if I could show it to her, thinking she would like the coming-of-age aspects of it. He was adamant that no, she should never see it, because it is way too creepy.
Thinking about it afterwards, my brother was nine when he originally saw it. Watching the movie again as an adult, I can see how it would be more scary and creepy to a nine year old.
Yeah... it's his hair everybody's freaking out about... >.>...
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If you like puppets, watch Dark Crystal. If you like glitter, watch Legend. If you like fantasy, watch The Neverending Story. :D
Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, and David Bowie's package.
Besides Jim Henson, George Lucas was also involved in the making of this movie... which begs the question:
Is Ludo's ability to summon rocks a result of a connection with The Force? Is it the only power he has figured out, since he probably never had a Jedi master to teach him to use it?
According to an interview with FX artist Neal Scanlan, who worked on Labyrinth and has since gone on to work on the Star Wars franchise, Ep IX: The Rise of Skywalker was to include an appearance by Ludo, but the scene was cut, but he may still appear as a background character - an easter egg - at the bar on planet Kimiji. However, if you do look for him, he looks different from his appearance in Labyrinth. The red hair replaced with more of a beige color, and no horns to be seen (did they fall out?). There is a production photo of the character which you can find by searching 'Ludo Rise of Skywalker'. One can judge for themselves whether it's Ludo or not. I'm not so sure.
Opening talking about noticing the David Bowie's WIG ... erm!
The only thing more iconic than Bowie's wigs is his codpiece. You should watch this in a theatre for the full effect.
Bwhahaha 🤣 I got the joke, there😅
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At one point Sarah calls Hoggle Hogwart...That sounds vaguely familiar.
I HATE those red dismembered demon things.
I had nightmares for YEARS, as a kid, because of them.
I've always loved Jim Henson's movies from the 1970's and 80's. If you're interested, try Watching "The Dark Crystal" from 1982 and "The Muppet Movie" from 1979. There's also "The Muppet Show" from the 70's and 80's which is good and you don't have to watch the show in any particular order. You can pick any particular episode you want to watch based on the guest star like Julie Andrews or the Star Wars one or Vincent Price, etc.
Watch Hellraiser (1987) one of the best horror films of all time
The fieries always annoyed me, even as a kid.
They were just some animation team member's project or something, and went "PLLLLEEEEEEASE include my stupid puppets for no reason!" :D
YES!!! My all time favorite movie
Henson Creature Factory and Mr Roger’s made me fall in love with puppetry.
Animated 80s fantasy: The Last Unicorn, The Flight of Dragons, The Secret of NIMH.
Live action 80s fantasy: Legend (with Tom Cruise and copious amounts of glitter), Ladyhawke, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
It's clear that Jareth doesn't like cake. Everytime someone mentions cake, something bad happens...
We watched this all the time in middle school. It was this or the Never ending story. So it always shocks me to find adults that have not seen it. Something that stands out today though, she keeps calling Hoggle, Hogwart. I wonder if thats where J. K. Rowling got it? Hoggle is on display at Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro Alabama. They found him in someones lost luggage. Creepy dude in real life.
😺Addie!!! 😺 Her name is "Sarah" aka 😺Jennifer Connelly 😺 His name is: "Ludo!" His name is: "Sir Didymus" and his name is: "Ambrosius!" LOL "Should you need us!" It's a Great Show!
20:11 good call, Addie. Labyrinth was wrote by Terry Jones, a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus.