Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
David Bowie | ... | Jareth | |
Jennifer Connelly | ... | Sarah | |
Toby Froud | ... | Toby | |
Shelley Thompson | ... | Stepmother | |
Christopher Malcolm | ... | Father | |
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Natalie Finland | ... | Fairy |
Shari Weiser | ... | Hoggle | |
Brian Henson | ... | Hoggle / Goblin (voice) | |
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Ron Mueck | ... | Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice) |
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Rob Mills | ... | Ludo / Firey 3 |
Dave Goelz | ... | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) | |
David Alan Barclay | ... | Didymus / Firey 1 (as David Barclay) | |
David Shaughnessy | ... | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice) | |
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Karen Prell | ... | The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2 |
Timothy Bateson | ... | The Worm / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice) |
Teenager Sarah is forced by her father and her stepmother to babysit her baby brother Toby while they are outside home. Toby does not stop crying and Sarah wishes that her stepbrother be taken by the Goblin King Jareth. Out of the blue, Toby stops crying and when Sarah looks for him in the cradle, she learns that her wish was granted and the Goblin King Jareth has taken him to his castle in the Goblin City in the middle of a labyrinth. Sarah repents and asks Jareth to give Toby back; but the Goblin King tells her that she has to rescue her brother before midnight. Soon Sarah teams up with some allies. Will they rescue Toby in time? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jennifer Connelly is Sarah, an immature spoiled narcissistic bratty teen whom after wishing her baby brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King (a great David Bowie, who's a highlight of the film) and has to traverse a complex labyrinth to get him back learning to be a lot less selfish in the process. Bowie's songs highlight and punctuate a magical film that is sure to appeal to both the young and young at heart. Better then Jim Hanson's other more mature film of the 80's "The Dark Crystal", because it's a tad more humane and more easily to relate to, but both these films are fun to watch. Loving this film from when I was a kid myself might have shading my opinion of it a bit, yet re-watching it just now, I still find it very enjoyable.
My Grade: B+
Collector's Edition DVD Extras: "Inside the Labyrinth" 56 minute making-of featurette; Four photo galleries; posters gallery; Filmographies; Storyboards; Theatrical trailer; and trailer for "The Dark Crystal box set"
Random Notes: Comes packed with animation cell/scene composite card and postcards