Rent Labyrinth (1986)
3.6 of 5 from 176 ratings
1h 38min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
"Labyrinth" is a major fantasy feature film with a cast of incredible creatures created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop, and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas. Starring rock legend David Bowie, who performs five original songs, Labyrinth is the perfect family film combining music, adventure, comedy and fantasy. Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby (Toby Froud) actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him, in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! - Actors:
- David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Natalie Finland, Shari Weiser, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, Rob Mills, Dave Goelz, David Alan Barclay, David Shaughnessy, Karen Prell, Timothy Bateson, Frank Oz, Michael Hordern, Denise Bryer, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash
- Directors:
- Jim Henson
- Producers:
- Eric Rattray
- Voiced By:
- Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, Dave Goelz, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, Michael Hordern, Denise Bryer, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Anthony Jackson, Douglas Blackwell, David Healy, Robert Beatty, Charles Augins, Danny John-Jules, Richard Bodkin, Percy Edwards, Michael Attwell, Sean Barrett, Toni Barry
- Writers:
- Dennis Lee, Jim Henson, Terry Jones
- Others:
- George Gibbs, Roy Field, Brian Froud, Tony Dunsterville
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Music & Musicals, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 31/08/2009
- Run Time:
- 101 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby TrueHD 5.1, German Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- The storytellers
- Commentary with Brian Froud
- Making of documentary: Inside the Labyrinth
- Journey through the Labyrinth: "Kingdom of characters"
- Journey through the Labyrinth: "The quest for goblin city"
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/09/2016
- Run Time:
- 101 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Labyrinth
This didn’t work - Labyrinth review by CW
This of course is just my opinion but I am still surprised that the collective genius of Henson, Lucas and Bowie made such a lame movie. I ended up watching on fast forward stopping at times thing that maybe it would get better but it didn’t.
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Enjoyable Family Fantasy With a Dark Edge - Labyrinth review by GI
This remains a marvellous family film full of magic, strange creatures and some average songs by star David Bowie. Directed by Jim Henson who created The Muppets this has all the hallmarks of that iconic TV show and written by Terry Jones there is the added dark edge that makes it a great children's film, as it's funny but slightly scary too. Teenager Sarah (Jennifer Connolly) is ordered to babysit her baby brother and resents the job so she casually wishes he be taken away by the Goblin King and whadda yer know? Yep he does just that. Played perfectly by David Bowie he takes the baby to his castle and Sarah is given 13 hours to navigate a labyrinth and reach the castle or the baby gets turned into a goblin. Inside the maze she meets creatures that either help or hinder her journey and she has to cross the Bog of Eternal Stench. Henson's use of puppetry mixed with actors still works wonderfully even in these days of CGI (indeed this film boasts an early experiment with CGI in the form of an owl). The film is littered with clues from the outset and it's a lovely film for modern children who love Harry Potter etc to discover and adults, like me, can still secretly enjoy it too.
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