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Labyrinth (1986)

PG 101 min  -  Adventure | Family | Fantasy  -   27 June 1986 (USA)
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15-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours.

Director:

Jim Henson

Writers:

Dennis Lee (story), Jim Henson (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Bowie ...
Jennifer Connelly ...
Toby Froud ...
Toby
Shelley Thompson Shelley Thompson ...
Stepmother
Christopher Malcolm ...
Father
Natalie Finland Natalie Finland ...
Fairy
Shari Weiser Shari Weiser ...
Brian Henson ...
Hoggle / Goblin (voice)
Ron Mueck Ron Mueck ...
Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)
Rob Mills Rob Mills ...
Ludo / Firey 3
Dave Goelz Dave Goelz ...
Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) (as David Goelz)
David Alan Barclay David Alan Barclay ...
Didymus / Firey 1
David Shaughnessy David Shaughnessy ...
Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice) (as David Shaughnessy)
Karen Prell Karen Prell ...
The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2
Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson ...
The Worm / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)
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Storyline

Young Sarah is left home alone by her parents and she has to babysit her little brother Toby. But the baby keeps crying and Sarah, while telling him a story to make him sleep, inadvertently conjures from a fantasy world the Goblin King who steals the child and brings him to his castle in the middle of a labyrinth. Sarah has to rescue him before midnight, or the baby will became a goblin... Written by Flavio Rizzardi <spillo@maya.dei.unpid.it>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Goblin | Labyrinth | Baby | Castle | Child  | See more »

Taglines:

Where anything is possible. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Laberinto See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$12,729,917 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

Sarah's dog "Merlin" is also used for Sir Didymus' mount "Ambrosius". In Geoffrey of Monmouth's The History of the Kings of Britain, Merlin is called "Merlin Ambrosius". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In Jareth's first song, he holds Toby, throws him upwards and leaves him for a goblin to catch. When Toby is in Jareth's hands he is with his face towards the camera. When in the air he turns around before being caught by the goblin - but his face remains towards the camera. See more »

Quotes

Hoggle: Them's my rightful property. It's not fair.
Sarah: No, it isn't. But that's the way it is.
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Connections

Featured in "Muppet Babies: Babes in Troyland (#7.4)" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"Underground"
Performed by David Bowie
Written by David Bowie
Produced by David Bowie and Arif Mardin See more »