Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization

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Handler, Rachel (January 23, 2016). "David Bowie's Labyrinth Is Getting A Sequel". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016 . Retrieved January 25, 2016. Penned by the TUMBLR writer Glamdamnit, here is a detailed guess about what happened to the Goblin King that made him want to steal a little girl.

The 77 best kids' films of all time". The Telegraph. April 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018 . Retrieved September 8, 2019. Labyrinth 's "Escher scene" features an elaborate staircase set inspired by the art of Dutch artist M. C. Escher. [15] A print of Escher's lithograph Relativity is shown on Sarah's bedroom wall in the film. [16] Production [ edit ] Origins and script [ edit ] Even the opening/closing credits song, Bowie's "Underground" features these lyrics that seem likelier from Sarah's POV than Jareth's: "Daddy, Daddy, get me out of here...I'm underground." Sarah never cries for her father, but someone else did: "Then [Persephone] cried out shrilly with her voice, calling upon her father, the Son of Cronos...But no one, either of the deathless gods or of mortal men, heard her voice..." ( Homeric Hymn to Demeter). Other critics were more positive. Kathryn Buxton of The Palm Beach Post found that it had "excitement and thrills enough for audiences of all ages, as well as a fun and sometimes slightly naughty sense of humor". [78] Roger Hurlburt of the Sun-Sentinel called Labyrinth "a fantasy fan's gourmet delight", writing that "though plot aspects are obviously borrowed from other fantasy stories – Cinderella, Snow White and the fairy tale classics, events are served in unique form". [79] Bruce Bailey of The Montreal Gazette admired the film's script, stating that, "Terry Jones has drawn on his dry wit and bizarre imagination and come up with a script that transforms these essentially familiar elements and plot structures into something that fairly throbs with new life". Bailey was also impressed by the film's depth, writing that, "adults will have the additional advantage of appreciating the story as a coming-of-age parable". [80] In February 2021, Jennifer Connelly revealed that she "had conversations" about being involved in the Labyrinth sequel but was unsure about what is going to happen. [153] [154]The world is larger than life when you’re a child, odd and suspicious. Everything is new. There is this strange confusion of language, the rules at school, school itself. And just when you learn the rules, they change on you. Once you hit the teenage years, everything is turned upside down all over again, much like the changing staircases in one of the last scenes in Labyrinth (and in Harry Potter, which followed much later). It’s why adolescence lends itself so well to horror . Perhaps Labyrinth was preparing its audience for the explosion of YA, the teen as self-possessed heroine inheriting the Earth, scorched though it may be. Radish, Christina (February 1, 2021). "Jennifer Connelly on 'Snowpiercer' Season 2 and Why 'Labyrinth' Is Still "Really Special" to Her". Collider. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved October 8, 2021.

Selna, Elaine (June 30, 2022). "Explore the Goblin King's Realm With This Gorgeously Illustrated 'Labyrinth' Guidebook". Mental Floss . Retrieved March 20, 2023. a b c d Darnton, Nina (June 27, 1986). "Screen: Jim Henson's 'Labyrinth' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020 . Retrieved January 21, 2012.

Henson intended the protagonist of the film, at different stages of its development, as a king whose baby had been put under an enchantment, a princess from a fantasy world, and a young girl from Victorian England. They made the lead a teenage girl from contemporary America to make the film more commercial. Henson noted that he wished to "make the idea of taking responsibility for one's life, which is one of the neat realisations a teenager experiences, a central thought of the film". [17]

a b c d Henson, Jim (January 29, 1985). "1/29/1985 – 'Jennifer Connelly auditions for Labry. Cast within a week.' ". Jim Henson's Red Book. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012 . Retrieved January 21, 2012. Nathan, Ian (2000). "Labyrinth: Review". Empire. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015 . Retrieved January 13, 2012. Ohanesian, Liz (August 23, 2011). "Archaia Brings 'Lost' Jim Henson Screenplay to Life With A Tale of Sand". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2021. In March 2018, Boom! Studios published the first of Simon Spurrier and Daniel Bayliss’ delightful 12-part Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronationseries. The solicitation trailed the books as the untold history of the Goblin King, offering “a striking look into the history of the Labyrinth itself, and what happens to the little boys who don’t get rescued.” That’s right, “little boys who don’tget rescued”. Prepare to forgive Jareth for kidnapping that baby and trying to get its teenage sister to be his slave; that poor puff-haired sexpot didn’t know any better.Labyrinth opened in US theaters on June 27, 1986. [10] The film received a Royal Charity premiere at the London Film Festival on December 1, 1986, with Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales in attendance. [57] [58] Jim Henson, Brian Henson, Brian Froud, Jennifer Connelly, and the animatronic creature Ludo were all present to support the film. [59] Latchem, John (August 30, 2021). "Labyrinth: 35th Anniversary Edition". Media Play News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021 . Retrieved September 7, 2021.

a b c d e f g h i Pirani, Adam (August 1986). "Part Two: Into the Labyrinth with Jim Henson". Starlog. 10 (109): 44–48. Labyrinth". Metacritic.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021 . Retrieved January 25, 2012. a b c Hartmetz, Aljean (September 15, 1985). " 'Star Wars' and Muppet Wizards Team up in 'Labyrinth' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016 . Retrieved February 3, 2012. Everything is unfair. No one understands her. She is alone in a friendless world. This is how young Sarah feels when she is left behind yet again by her father and hated step-mother to look after her baby brother Toby. Outside a storm is raging, inside Toby is screaming his head off; in a fit of temper, Sarah wishes the goblins would come and take him away. Unfortunately, they do.Henson, Jim (March 28, 2011). "3/28/1983 – 'Dennis Lee – Brian F. and I begin talking about Labyrinth in London' ". Jim Henson's Red Book. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012 . Retrieved January 20, 2012.