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Labyrinth occurs as 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson. Puppets play most of the roles. Both notable exceptions come Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) and a Goblin King, Jareth (David Bowie, who wrote & performed many songs for the film).

Sarah wishes for goblins to take away her screaming baby brother, but once it launder she must locate her way to the center of the todays labyrinth and bring him back. Jareth seeks to confuse, frighten & seduce her, however she learns to rely in her have nature & severity and overcomes his power.

Numbers of of the settings & animals in the film were according to designs by Brian Froud, who got antecedently collaborated by using Jim Henson on The Dark Crystal. Froud & screenwriter Terry Jones later collaborated on a book depicting a select few of the incident animals from either the film. Froud's child boy played Sarah's brother in the moving picture.

A filmmakers acknowledged many influences, including ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and the works of Maurice Sendak and M. C. Escher.

A select few of the puppeteers went in to function for computer animation studios.

For the film, the soundtrack album was created including tremendously of Trevor Jones' strictly instrumental music including ''"Into the Labyrinth, Sarah, Hallucination, Goblin Battle, Thirteen O'Clock and Home at Last"'' & David Bowie's 5 songs, Magic Dance (besides credited when Dance Magic), Chilly Down, When the World Lessens Down, Inside Wise shoppers, & a individual freed for the film, Underground.

Tokyopop in partnership with The Jim Henson Company are planning to publish a manga-style comic according to a moving-picture show, these are planned when sequel to the film and is placed to become all about the 13 month old Toby jug. [http://tokyopop.com/news/press2005/2005_hensen.php TokyoPop Press Release]

Credits
Director: Jim Henson Screenplay: Terry Jones, from the story by Jim Henson & Dennis Lee

Original Music: Trevor Jones Original Music (songs): David Bowie Choreography: Cheryl McFadden

Cast
David Bowie - Jareth, the Hob king Jennifer Connelly - Sarah Toby Froud - Toby Shelley Thompson - Stepmother Christopher Malcolm - Father Brian Henson - Hoggle (voice) Ron Mueck - Ludo (voice) David Shaughnessy - Sir. Didymus (voice) Percy Edwards - Ambrosius (voice) Timothy Bateson - A Worm (voice) Frank Oz - Wiseman (voice) Dave Goelz - Wiseman's Bird Hat (voice) Karen Prell - Junk Lady (voice) Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Anthony Asbury, & Dave Goelz - The Four Guards (voices) Robert Beatty - Right Door Knocker (voice) Dave Goelz - Left Door Knocker (voice) Kevin Clash, Karen Prell, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire & Anthony Asbury - Fiery's (voices) Michael Moschen - (David Bowie's arms while Treating Crystal balls) the film received a PG rating in the US & the U in the UK (equivalent to the United states G). It run 101 transactions.

It's Only Forever
An interactive journey through the labyrinth using plot points, concepts, and stills from the film.

It's Only Forever...
Information, pictures, quiz, poll, and soundtrack about David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

Lady Sugar
Screen grabs from the movie and additional David Bowie stills.

Labyrinth Unofficial Homepage
Photos, conceptual design, trivia, merchandise information, photo gallery, fan art.

Labyrinth Within Your Heart
Background information, image gallery, articles, reviews, song lyrics, and related links.

Labyrinth Within the Labyrinth
Fan fiction, mailing lists, sounds, skins and a Jareth image gallery.

Think Labyrinth, The Movie
Includes scripts, characters, transcripts, production notes, and sound clips from the movie.

Save The Labyrinth
Summary, photographs and sounds from the movie.

Chicago Sun-Times: Labyrinth
Review of the movie by Roger Ebert.

Alex's Jareth Labyrinth
A fan site with pictures, lyrics, scripts, fan fiction, merchandise, and sound files.


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