Labyrinth (1986)

Regisseur:

Jim Henson

Drehbuchautoren:

Dennis Lee (story) and
Jim Henson (story) ...

Premierendatum:

27. Juni 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Familienfilm | Fantasy | Abenteuer | Musical

Werbezeile:

Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Fantasy World | Crotch Shot | Goblin King | Fairy | Magic

Filmpreise:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

S10 Reviews: Labyrinth (1986)

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Labyrinth (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Reise ins Labyrinth, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

101 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/6 | Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | UK:U | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Firma:

Delphi V Productions

Dies und das:

The upside-down room in the Goblin City is directly inspired by a drawing by M.C. Escher (entitled "Relativity") - which can been seen in Sarah's room at the beginning of the film.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When Jareth throws Toby in the air and the goblin catches Toby during the song "Magic Dance", it is clearly obvious that Toby is replaced with a baby doll.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Sarah: Give me the child. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom is as great...
[thunder rumbles]
Sarah: For my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom as great... Damn. I can never remember that line.
[Sarah looks up the line from the Labyrinth book]
Sarah: You have no power over me.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Neko no ongaeshi (2002)

Soundtrack:

WITHIN YOU

S10 Reviews: Labyrinth (1986)

Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is a teenage girl who lives in a fantasy world of goblins and magic. But her fantasy becomes reality when the Goblin King (David Bowie) takes her stepbrother. Now she has thirteen hours to solve the massive Labyrinth and make her way to the Goblin castle beyond. Along the way she befriends several of Henson's fantastic Muppet creations for the final battle.

This wonderfully produced and magical fantasy is great fun from the beginning to the end. Henson (fresh off the equally impressive Dark Crystal) 'mines his imagination for very realistic places and endearing and vivid characters. Toping it all off is a wonderful casting and a nice soundtrack and musical score.