Labyrinth | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 1, 2022
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An immortal reminder that we desperately miss the imagination of Jim Henson...and the presence of David Bowie...
genre Adventure | Family | Fantasy
synopsis When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.
lead actors Kevin Clash | Steve Whitmire | Denise Bryer | Michael Hordern | Frank Oz | Timothy Bateson | Karen Prell | David Shaughnessy | David Alan Barclay | Dave Goelz | Rob Mills | Ron Mueck | Brian Henson | Shari Weiser | Natalie Finland | Christopher Malcolm | Shelley Thompson | Toby Froud | Jennifer Connelly | David Bowie | Kerry Shale | Peter Marinker | John Bluthal | Sean Barrett | Michael Attwell | Percy Edwards | Richard Bodkin | Rollin Krewson | Alistair Fullarton | Kaefan Shaw | Cheryl Henson | Danny John-Jules | Sherry Amott | Charles Augins | Ian Thom | Toby Philpott | Robert Beatty | David Healy | Douglas Blackwell | Anthony Jackson | Anthony Asbury | Moira Grant | Louise Gold | Elizabeth A. Gilbert | Margaret Foyer | Elfrida Ashworth | Michael Henbury Ballan | Penny Stead | Albert Wilkinson | Nicholas Read | Katie Purvis | Linda Spriggs | Peter Mandell | Mark Lisle | Jack Purvis | Richard Jones | Andrew Herd | John Key | Paul Grant | Anthony Georghiou | Malcolm Dixon | Warwick Davis | Tessa Crockett | Toby Denver Clark | Peter Burroughs | Danny Blackner | Kenny Baker | Marc Antona | San Lee | Janis Mackintosh | Penny Marsden | Kim Mendez | Wendy Millward | Leonie Palette | Caroline Pope | Sharon White | John Aron | Terry Dane | Derek Hartley | Douglas Howes | Christopher Preston | Peter Salmon | Peter Sim | Graeme Sneddon | Graham Tudor-Phillips | David Turner | Barrie J. Wilkinson | Jim Henson
director Jim Henson