Labyrinth
20 St Georges Road, Avondale, Auckland
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Main feature: 2pm
1986 / 101 min / G
Director: Jim Henson
Cast: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud
"Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.”
Labyrinth starring the thin, white diamond dog from mars, David Bowie. Whether The Goblin King introduced you to Bowie or just made you love him even more, Labyrinth has touched us all in some way.
Muppet creator Jim Henson, who previously directed The Dark Crystal, special-effects master George Lucas, screenwriter Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame), combined their talents to produce this fantasy reminiscent of The Wizard Of Oz and Alice In Wonderland.
While baby-sitting, Sarah (Connelly), a suburban teenager, lets her imagination run wild and goes on a magical adventure to rescue her brother from Jareth (Bowie), the goblin king, who is holding the boy in his castle on the other side of an intricate maze.
Along the way she meets an array of charming creatures and overcomes great danger, as well as Jareth's deceptions, to learn that the surest route to her brother is both simple and direct. The finest work that the late Henson had yet produced, Labyrinth packs enough surprises to captivate an audience of children and provides enough wisecracking to keep adults laughing.
Bowie also composed and performed a number of songs for the film.
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