Labyrinth
1986
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Synopsis
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.
Key facts
Cast
David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Brian Henson, David Shaughnessy, Ron Mueck
Original language
English
First release
June 27, 1986 (Canada)
Production companies
Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company
Crew
Screenplay
Elaine May, Terry Jones
Producer
Eric Rattray
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Editing
John Grover
Music
Trevor Jones
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
August 21, 2007
Trailer
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Festival History
- Tromsø International Film Festival 2026 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2017 generic
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2016 generic - A Black Star that Fell to the Earth: Tribute to David Bowie
- Portland Film Festival 2014
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2001 generic - Moviegames
- BAFTA Awards 1987 generic
- Hugo Awards 1987 generic - Best Dramatic Presentation
Titles
| Original title | Labyrinth | |
| Québec French title | Labyrinthe |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Labyrinth (From The Original Soundtrack Of The Jim Henson Film) - Trevor Jones (1986) | 34 releases, 1986-2026: Capitol Records, EMI, EMI America, Portrait |
| CD | Labyrinth (From The Original Soundtrack Of The Jim Henson Film) - Trevor Jones (1986) | 19 releases, 1986-2015: CD Media Records, EMI, EMI America, EMI USA (+1 more) |
| Cassette | Labyrinth (From The Original Soundtrack Of The Jim Henson Film) - Trevor Jones (1986) | 18 releases, 1986: EMI, EMI America, Iris Record Studio, Team Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Finland | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 27, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Japan | July 26, 1986 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | December 1, 1986 |
| Theatrical | France | December 2, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 4, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 11, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 12, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Spain | December 19, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | December 19, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | December 25, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 8, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | February 20, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | July 7, 1988 |
| Television | Sweden | July 5, 1997 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | U |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Sweden | December 18, 1987 |
| Home video | South Korea | February 27, 1989 |
| Home video | Russia | September 29, 2005 |
| Home video | Sweden | November 23, 2005 |
| Home video | Netherlands | December 1, 2005 |
| Home video | Sweden | October 28, 2009 |
| Home video | Netherlands | November 5, 2009 |
| Home video | Russia | June 9, 2011 |
| Home video | Sweden | September 26, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Jim Henson |
| Cast | David Bowie (Jareth), Jennifer Connelly (Sarah), Toby Froud (Toby), Shelley Thompson (Stepmother), Christopher Malcolm (Father), Brian Henson (Hoggle / Goblin (voice)), David Shaughnessy (Didymus / The Hat), Ron Mueck (Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)), Timothy Bateson (The Worm / Goblin (voice)), Denise Bryer (The Junk Lady (voice)), Dave Goelz (Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)), Karen Prell (The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2), David Alan Barclay (Didymus / Firey 1), Frank Oz (The Wiseman), Michael Hordern (The Wiseman (voice)), Steve Whitmire (The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)), Kevin Clash (The Four Guards / Firey 1 / Ambrosius (voice)), Natalie Finland (Fairy), Shari Weiser (Hoggle), Rob Mills (Ludo / Firey 3), Anthony Asbury (The Four Guards / Right Door Knocker / Firey 5), Anthony Jackson (The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)), Douglas Blackwell (The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)), David Healy (Right Door Knocker (voice)), Robert Beatty (Left Door Knocker (voice)), Toby Philpott (Firey 1), Ian Thom (Firey 2), Charles Augins (Firey 2 (voice)), Sherry Amott (Firey 3), Danny John-Jules (Firey 3 / Firey 4 (voice)), Cheryl Henson (Firey 4), Kaefan Shaw (Firey 4), Alistair Fullarton (Firey 5), Rollie Krewson (Firey 5), Richard Bodkin (Firey 5 (voice)), Percy Edwards (Ambrosius (voice)), Michael Attwell (Goblin (voice)), Sean Barrett (Goblin (voice)), John Bluthal (Goblin (voice)), Peter Marinker (Goblin (voice)), Kerry Shale (Goblin (voice)), Marc Antona (Goblin Corps), Kenny Baker (Goblin Corps), Danny Blackner (Goblin Corps), Peter Burroughs (Goblin Corps), Toby Denver Clark (Goblin Corps), Tessa Crockett (Goblin Corps), Warwick Davis (Goblin Corps), Malcolm Dixon (Goblin Corps), Anthony Georghiou (Goblin Corps), Paul Grant (Goblin Corps), John Key (Goblin Corps), Andrew Herd (Goblin Corps), Richard Jones (Goblin Corps), Jack Purvis (Goblin Corps), Mark Lisle (Goblin Corps), Peter Mandell (Goblin Corps), Linda Spriggs (Goblin Corps), Katie Purvis (Goblin Corps), Nicholas Read (Goblin Corps), Albert Wilkinson (Goblin Corps), Penny Stead (Goblin Corps), Michael Henbury Ballan (Goblin Corps), Elfrida Ashworth (Ballroom Dancer), Margaret Foyer (Ballroom Dancer), Elizabeth A. Gilbert (Ballroom Dancer), Louise Gold (Ballroom Dancer), Moira Grant (Ballroom Dancer), San Lee (Ballroom Dancer), Janis Mackintosh (Ballroom Dancer), Penny Marsden (Ballroom Dancer), Kim Mendez (Ballroom Dancer), Wendy Millward (Ballroom Dancer), Leonie Palette (Ballroom Dancer), Caroline Pope (Ballroom Dancer), Sharon White (Ballroom Dancer), John Aron (Ballroom Dancer), Terry Dane (Ballroom Dancer), Derek Hartley (Ballroom Dancer), Douglas Howes (Ballroom Dancer), Christopher Preston (Ballroom Dancer), Peter Salmon (Ballroom Dancer), Peter Sim (Ballroom Dancer), Graeme Sneddon (Ballroom Dancer), Graham Tudor-Phillips (Ballroom Dancer), David Turner (Ballroom Dancer), Barrie J. Wilkinson (Ballroom Dancer), Jim Henson (Goblins (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Elaine May, Terry Jones |
| Story | Dennis Lee, Jim Henson |
| Producer | Eric Rattray |
| Executive producer | David Lazer, George Lucas |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Editing | John Grover |
| Music | Trevor Jones |
| Production design | Elliot Scott |
| Visual effects | Jason Reed |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
