Labyrinth: 10 Most Quotable Lines From The Classic Film
Labyrinth is one of Jim Henson's most beautiful creations to this day, and it contains a number of quotable lines. Here are 10 from the classic film.
Labyrinth (1986)
Directed by Jim Henson and written by Monty Python's Terry Jones, Labyrinth stars Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, a teenage girl whose accidental wish that her baby brother be taken by the Goblin King results in an epic quest to save the baby from the King through a vast labyrinth, accompanied by its inhabitants. David Bowie also stars as Jareth, the Goblin King, and many of the characters are played by puppets created by Henson.
Labyrinth
- Director
- Jim Henson
- Release Date
- June 27, 1986
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures , Columbia Pictures , Sony
- Cast
- Christopher Malcolm , Toby Froud , Shelley Thompson , Jennifer Connelly , David Bowie
- Writers
- Terry Jones
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Budget
- $25 million
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.
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