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Labyrinth review – Jim Henson and David Bowie make beguiling magic in charmingly eccentric 80s classic
Jennifer Connelly plays a teenager having whimsical Alice in Wonderland-ish adventures in this 1986 family fantasy
Revived for its 40th anniversary, this is one of the most beguilingly eccentric and charming family movies imaginable. Jim Henson’s fantasy adventure mixes human actors, unmistakably Hensonian puppet creatures, and one authentic legend who goes beyond either category: David Bowie as Jareth, the spikily coiffured king of the goblins, towering over the diminutive figures the way he might if he’d been a guest on The Muppet Show. He carries off this wacky role with absolute commitment and good humour.
Labyrinth also features cherubic teen Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, a girl who is infuriated at being made to look after her baby half-brother Toby when her dad and stepmom are out for the evening. In a fit of loneliness and pique, influenced by a fairytale she has been reading called The Labyrinth, and perhaps unable to process the psychological reasons for her resentment of baby Toby, Sarah makes a spiteful wish that goblins take the infant away. This they do, and Sarah is faced with a daunting quest: she must somehow get through the labyrinth that surrounds Jareth’s castle and wrest the poor child from his awful grasp.
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When Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’ was snubbed by the Oscars
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Forty years ago, Muppets creator Jim Henson released his final feature film, Labyrinth, a dark children’s fantasy about a teenage girl, Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly in her screen debut), who had to save her infant brother, Toby (Toby Froud), from the Goblin King, Jareth, played by rock legend David Bowie.
Labyrinth wasn’t successful during its initial run in 1986 — a youth-skewing throwback adventure film populated by puppets failed to resonate with audiences in the age of Schwarzenegger and Stallone — but it has become such a beloved cult classic that it’s back in theaters this week to celebrate its 40th anniversary. While it’s heartening to see the film get its flowers now, it's easy to forget that Labyrinth was the victim of one of the more egregious snubs in Oscar history.
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