Labyrinth

Labyrinth

1986, PG, 101 min. Directed by Jim Henson. Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., Sept. 13, 2000

Bowie makes another charismatic turn as the King of the Goblins who kidnaps a baby boy in this imaginative Jim Henson film mixing puppetry and live action and executive produced by George Lucas. Connelly stars as the young girl who must navigate a perilous labyrinth to save her brother.

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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM

Labyrinth, Jim Henson, David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud

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