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27/06/1986 Adventure, Family, Fantasy 1h 41m
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Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.

Overview

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.

  1. Jim Henson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. David Bowie

    Jareth

  2. Jennifer Connelly

    Sarah

  3. Toby Froud

    Toby

  4. Shelley Thompson

    Stepmother

  5. Christopher Malcolm

    Father

  6. Brian Henson

    Hoggle / Goblin (voice)

  7. David Shaughnessy

    Didymus / The Hat

  8. Ron Mueck

    Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)

  9. Timothy Bateson

    The Worm / Goblin (voice)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-06-28
"Sarah" (Jennifer Connelly) is having to babysit her baby brother "Toby" and she's not best pleased. Indeed, as he won't stop wailing, she implores the "Goblin King" of lore (David Bowie) to take him forever! As good as his word, the child is gone and "Jareth" expects some gratitude from the girl. Of course, she realises that she can't be without the little brat and so implores him to return him. Well maybe, but only if she can find the way through the labyrinth that guards his castle - and she has only twenty-four hours! Luckily (or not) she encounters the goblin "Hoggle" whom she bribes to t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,729,917.00

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