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The Failure & Redemption of Labyrinth (1986)

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Labyrinth was released in 1986 starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, directed by Jim Henson hot off The Dark Crystal and produced by George Lucas. What could go wrong?
Unfortunately Labyrinth hit the box office with a thud, poorly reviewed, poorly attended. But if we're making a video about it in 2024 then something happened in the years since turning Labyrinth into a beloved classic.
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@Anynom 24 дня назад

David Bowie. The only man who could be surrounded by Muppets and still be the most bizarre person in the room

@MementoMorituri 24 дня назад

...and still remain a badass too. He never lost his cool cred.

@irishgotee 24 дня назад

I feel that Michael Jackson would make David Bowie leave the room and lock the door behind him

@mightyfilm 24 дня назад

Someone's never seen Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island.

@TopsideCrisis346 24 дня назад

I heard somewhere that Michael Caine was able to work with the Muppets on Christmas Carol because he regarded them as fellow actors, while Tim Curry was able to work with them on Treasure Island because he regarded them as fellow Muppets. 😏 I suppose Bowie regarded all of his co-stars - human and Muppet - as fellows, each in their own right. He was a human among humans, a freak among freaks, and a visionary among visionaries. Of all his characters, I should think the Goblin King shall be his best remembered.

@mightyfilm 23 дня назад

@@TopsideCrisis346 Oddly enough, Bowie would hire Henson to make a music video, but shelved it because the supposedly realistic Bowie puppets looked too weird.

@kiplingslastcat 24 дня назад

My 90 year old dad walked through the room while I was watching this and said "That man has a very fine beard." Then he just walked out.

@radwolf76 24 дня назад

He really does.

@TitularHeroine 24 дня назад

Your dad is a very wise man.

@daviddalrymple2284 23 дня назад

When I read this comment, my first thought was that your dad was talking about David Bowie rather than Dan.

@fireaza 22 дня назад

Anyone else think it's kinda weird that so many men are uncomfortable complimenting another man's appearance, but this goes right out the window if it's about his facial hair?

@kareningram6093 21 день назад

He's right.

@Dorelaxen 24 дня назад

Not 10 seconds in and Dan's already talking about Bowie's unit. Perfect.

@MrBeardsley 24 дня назад

It’s the proverbial elephant in the room, may as well be upfront about it

@itzybitzyspyder 23 дня назад

It was the only Muppet not provided by Jim Henson.

@chadcovey1626 23 дня назад

Did you expect otherwise?? 😂😂

@chadcovey1626 23 дня назад

@@itzybitzyspyderlegit almost spit out my drink

@davealaya 23 дня назад

David Bowie was a pdf file. The term "baby groupie" was coined specifically for him.

@MrBeardsley 24 дня назад

Gates McFadden also did choreography and puppet movement for 1984’s Muppets Take Manhattan and 1985’s Dreamchild, but wasn’t credited in either due to a lack of union membership (as a result she was only credited as an actor for MTM and only got a “special thanks” mention for Dreamchild). Henson had always planned for her to play Sarah’s mother in Labyrinth as well as her usual choreographer duties, but ironically securing her union card ultimately prevented her from appearing in the movie. Fun fact, to keep her choreography and acting careers separate she’s usually credited under her first name Cheryl for the former and middle name Gates for the latter.

@selkie76 24 дня назад

I saw Labyrinth ("Worshipped at the Church of David Bowie's Crotch", as my friends call it these days ^.~) at the cinema when it was first released. Jim Henson can take heart in the fact that some of us recognised what a magnificent work it was right from the start. ^_^ 'twas also the most favourite film of a particularly beloved friend of mine, who sadly died last year. She had all the music played at her funeral (including - in a fine display of her sense of humour - "Underground", as the coffin was lowered into the grave). Her headstone bears the appropriate legend, "It's only forever - not long at all".

@kadosho02 24 дня назад

So sorry for your loss, your friend definitely loved this classic treasure. To the memories

@CERTAIND00M 23 дня назад

God, that's a great epitaph.

@Doomchild2XL 23 дня назад

Great, now I'm crying.

@TheNightBadger 22 дня назад

Echoing what someone else has said - that is a really great epitaph.

@kristinazubic9669 18 дней назад

💜

@ericjome7284 24 дня назад

Tragic that it wasn't a huge success from day one.

@MrBeardsley 24 дня назад

I think a big reason this and Dark Crystal initially struggled was the public’s perception of Jim Henson as “the Muppet guy.” By the early ‘80s he was seen as the king of children’s entertainment, and while both Dark Crystal and Labyrinth were technically family-friendly the general public just wasn’t ready for their darker, more “grown up” themes. If people saw the name Jim Henson on anything back then, they expected silly, Muppety fun for the whole family and nothing else. Two other movies from another filmmaker had similar issues around the same time. Mel Brooks’ company Brooksfilm produced both David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly, and in both cases the distributors assumed Brooks’ involvement meant they’d be screwball comedies in the vein of Young Frankenstein. Fortunately with those movies it didn’t negatively affect anything but the premieres, but the ‘80s are full of movies that got sunk by incompetent marketing execs who didn’t know how to sell anything unique.

@peterknutsen3070 23 дня назад

@@MrBeardsleyMel Brooks deliberately didn't use his name to promote those movies, exactly because he didn't want the general public to assume they were comedies.

@watcherzero5256 23 дня назад

Just look at what it was competing with that week! Karate Kid Part II, Top Gun, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Short Circuit and Cobra. Thats some pretty tough competition from films that are all considered classics today.

@CantankerousDave 23 дня назад

I honestly didn't know that it didn't do well on its initial release. It had always been popular with all the people I knew.

@calvinclyke 23 дня назад

The critics went to town on Henson. Back then there was the Siskel and Ebert monopoly on the public perception of what was good to watch. People were overwhelmingly protective of what children watched and not many wanted the gold that Jim Henson was offering. Siskel and Ebert hated all the kids movies I love. If it came out today…who knows if people would embrace it. The film went against the false perception the public placed on family entertainment at the time.

@mrf19741 23 дня назад

Labyrinth is the movie that made my cousin fall in love with David Bowie. To this day, she still watches it faithfully and can recite the script word for word and memorized every song. When I finally saw Labyrinth for the first time on cable, I thought it was Jim Henson's crowning achievement with all of the humorous, magical, and fantasy elements in the film. RIP Jim Henson and David Bowie.

@wstine79 24 дня назад

You remind me of the babe (what babe?) Babe with the power (what power?) Power of voodoo (who do?) You do (do what?) Remind me of the babe

@369frequencyandvibration 24 дня назад

Lyrics came from a 1930s? movie quote.

@sdelmonte 24 дня назад

The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer with Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. @@369frequencyandvibration

@jordanquinlisk8145 24 дня назад

A goblin babe!!! Well, laugh!!

@JustinWahlne 24 дня назад

@@jordanquinlisk8145😂😂🤣🤣

@watcherzero5256 23 дня назад

In the words of ScreenCrush quoting George Lucas 'Its like poetry... they rhyme'

@Monkeyboy1138 24 дня назад

When you eventually watch Legend, pay close attention to the sheer volume of stuff floating in the air in literally every scene. Dust, dandelions, bubbles, glitter. Always something floating around.

@Statsy10 24 дня назад

Indeed... the movie should have an allergy warning! 😂

@rottensquid 24 дня назад

There's a modern video game called Ghost of Tsushima that does the same thing, filling out its elegant world with particles. It fills the scene with red maple leaves, yellow ginkgo leaves, snowflakes, fireflies, etc. It creates a gorgeously otherworldly atmosphere without being fantastical. It strongly reminded me of Legend. I think my favorite shot in Legend was the death of the unicorn under that cherry blossom tree (or maybe it was a jacaranda) with the violet petals falling all around it. Just stunning. Though I haven't seen the movie in decades, it kinda stayed with me.

@Monkeyboy1138 23 дня назад

@@rottensquid yes, Ghost of Tsushima is gorgeous - and the particles are an important part of the story. In Legend at first it felt the same, creating this gorgeous otherworldly feel (Ridley really can shoot a movie), but as you get near the end and he particles are literally large pieces of glitter, it got distracting. The unicorn death scene is beautifully heartbreaking.

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

@@Monkeyboy1138 I mean, after a certain amount of screen time, Legend's terribleness overwhelms even its stunning beauty. They threw away the script and just made up lines as they went along. You can't do that and expect an actual story to just miraculously happen all by itself.

@Monkeyboy1138 23 дня назад

@@rottensquid you’d be surprised how many movies began production without a script, a script and story that changed during production, no real plan, etc. that went on to be successes - Iron Man, Jurassic Park 3, every Star Wars except the Last Jedi, Casablanca, Jaws, This is Spinal Tap, Sunset Boulevard and Lawrence of Arabia to name just a few.

@pastpatour 24 дня назад

They walked a really thin line there, trying to make Jareth alluring, ambiguous, menacing, but not so creepy and sinister that it alienates the audience. If I had to choose my favorite 80s movie it would be a tie between Labyrinth and Clue

@jonw8694 21 день назад

ehhhh... you also have to turn a blind eye that he is a grown man chasing after a girl in her early teens. When you realize that, it tip over the line into creepy.

@Deadloke 24 дня назад

I saw Labyrinth when it came out in the UK in '86 and loved it! But then I was one of those weird kids that had been blown away by The Dark Crystal. I watched and re-watched them repeatedly on VHS, sometimes before going to school. Both are masterpieces of imagination and storytelling.

@LeatherRebel75 24 дня назад

Dan, you'll like Legend, if for anything, for Tim Curry's deliciously over the top portrayal of the villain Darkness. It's glorious to behold.

@mikegrossberg8624 23 дня назад

In my opinion, Tim Curry's performance, and the music by Tangerine Dream, were the only things worth watching the movie for

@jameskiely2788 24 дня назад

The biggest obstacle to doing anything with Labyrinth is Bowie is so synonymous with the film... what does a sequel even look like without his involvement. Add in Hollywood's CGI resurrections and I am more afraid than excited about any follow up right now.

@gigletrig 24 дня назад

The original hoggle muppet is currently in the lost luggage resale shop in alabama! Hes not for sale but you can see him!

@UltimateGamerCC 24 дня назад

i'm glad that Hedwart has a home out there. Hoggle: "IT'S HOGGLE!"

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

Technically, it's not the original Hoggle, because the original latex disintegrated. That stuff doesn't last. It's an amateur restoration over the original skeleton. Still pretty cool though.

@tonybaggett1984 24 дня назад

I wonder what Jim Henson could come up with today. His mind was so advanced as far as visual effects. I bet with his mastery of practical effects and modern CGI he’d make something so visually stunning it’d blow your mind.

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

I agree. I'd guess he'd be doing something like Where the Wild Things Are, seamlessly combining practical and CG effects. He wouldn't have a problem with CGI. He used whatever worked.

@CrypticCharm 24 дня назад

i love Labyrinth, i was seven when this came out, and thought it was just fantastic. i actually met Brian Froud, a few years back and he'a a top guy. also Bowie's costume, most (not all) of the audience were too young to notice anything outstanding, it was only years later, since adults loved to talk about it "Oh you like Labyrinth, notice Bowie's costume" that it even became a topic.

@rad4924 23 дня назад

I never realised how many absolute legends worked on Labyrinth. David Bowie, Jim Henson, George Lucas, Terry Jones... that's a hell of a collaboration.

@michaelrlomax1977 24 дня назад

The film Labyrinth had the best making of documentary ever. What they covered was amazing from David Bowie songs, puppets and interviews with all the cast & crew.

@destinycaptain247 23 дня назад

Didn’t it run on Syndicated TV around the time the movie was to come out? Seem to remember seeing it. A similar thing was done with 2010 and Aliens.

@michaelrlomax1977 23 дня назад

@@destinycaptain247 That's where I saw it myself.

@LastBastian 23 дня назад

I remember watching that and being amazed that Dr Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) from Star Trek TNG was one of the behind the scenes puppet artists!

@michaelrlomax1977 23 дня назад

@@LastBastian Yes very much a big surprise.

@TheNightBadger 22 дня назад

@@LastBastian You must have watched a repeat or something, since Star Trek TNG came out well after Labyrinth.

@momosgarage 24 дня назад

I’ve always assumed that every goblin in the Labyrinth world was originally a child that was "wished away to the cornfields" by an angry sibling, and since no one attempted to rescue them in 13-days they grew into old goblins.

@williammkydde 23 дня назад

I've read about this interpretation somewhere too. It makes sense: throughout the European folklore, children lost or stolen by fairies, goblins etc. end up turning into those creatures.

@vladimirlagos2688 24 дня назад

I saw it at the movies as a ten year old child and absolutely loved it (I actually kind of developed a crush for Jennifer Connely as well, although I was too young to understand at the time). Oddly enough, the contrast of the Goblin King being a human leader of a host of puppet monsters never struck me as odd. David Bowie just seemed too perfect in his role to be questioned.

@legionaireb 23 дня назад

I first 'met' Jennifer Connelly in The Rocketeer. She's still my concept of the ideal woman.

@manuellujan666 24 дня назад

Jim Henson was our innocence

@libratigerpictures 24 дня назад

Thank you for all the Flight of the Conchords cuts, btw 😊😊😊

@bittertroll7476 24 дня назад

Fun Fact about David Bowie. he wasnt really a goblin king, but a cosmic enity that took human form. sadly when his mortal body died in 2016, he faded from existence. this is why the world fell into chaos and began to crumble apart at that time.

@tristambre632 24 дня назад

that's actually belivable.

@shukilevyandbrookesheildsl2638 24 дня назад

Makes so much sense, actually.

@MrDarthryan 24 дня назад

it was more 2012...

@williamdixon-gk2sk 24 дня назад

I keep hope alive he is simply waiting in the sky. He told us not to blow it, 'cause he knows it's all worthwhile.

@tomkerruish2982 24 дня назад

Wow. All this time, I thought it was Harambe.

@derekprospero 24 дня назад

David Bowie just showed up in his own clothes and makeup.

@NK-mn6zu 9 дней назад

Correction: his wife’s clothes and makeup. 😂

@DeusExAstra 24 дня назад

It's sad to see the bad reviews for such a wonderful movie.

@Statsy10 24 дня назад

I take pride in the fact that I was a true believer of this film's greatness from the very beginning. It was actually a surprise for me to learn it wasn't a hit (I guess as a kid I wasn't really tuned in to box office performance. LOL), but I am glad that people caught on to Labyrinth in the end. I'd love a sequel... if they can do it right.

@bretts7072 23 дня назад

They actually did one as a comic and it was awesome

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

Same! Saw it in the theater with my art teacher, also a huge Bowie fan.

@ta0paipai 19 дней назад

I saw Labyrinth after seeing scenes from it on Muppet Babies and asking my mom what movie it was (she found it in the closing credits). Then rented it and loved it.

@RoseWaltz 24 дня назад

i saw it as a wee lil' Paps in the theater - you had to leave through a series of halls behind the theater and we pretended we were lost for years my sister and i would thank each other - "Thanks for letting me borrow your car. I wish the goblins would come and take you away right now."

@matthewevans107 24 дня назад

Definitely watched this on VHS when I was a kid. Between this, Dark Crystal, Legend and Krull, the 80’s was the best time for dark Sci-Fi/Fantasy

@anthonydavis9970 2 дня назад

All great movies. Just showed my wife krull, and she was like, "How have I never seen this?"

@otakubullfrog1665 24 дня назад

The fact that some movies are very underappreciated upon release isn't fair, but that's the way it is.

@adamleblanc6263 24 дня назад

Was hoping it would of got mentioned but Barrels of Fun Pinball in 2023 created, sold, and shipped a Labyrinth Pinball Machine. It is amazing. Hope Dan and the rest of the crew get a chance to play it at some point. Magic Dance Multiball is Amazing.

@billsheakoski5718 23 дня назад

I played it at a few pinball convention, it is awesome!

@COUNTRYBOY_9 24 дня назад

I’m more excited for this episode more than any episode in the history of Secret Galaxy episodes. Saved to “watch later”.

@sulecen 24 дня назад

Michael Moschen was pretty much the inventor of that style of juggling, called contact juggling, and this movie was a huge reason why people even knew it was a thing. It's big in flow arts communities around the world to this day!

@74mwalker 24 дня назад

Thanks for this one, Dan! Jim Henson was a personal hero and having never so much as even meeting him, his passing saddened me greatly. It was up there with Steve Irwin and Robin Williams. 😢❤

@timidwolf 24 дня назад

Can't remember a time before seeing Labyrinth, we had it on VHS and I would watch it repeatedly. Kicked off my love for both Bowie and the muppets in one awesome movie!

@BensBrickDesigns 24 дня назад

...and now I want to build the whole thing outta LEGO. Thanks, SG.

@RyanMercer 24 дня назад

I’m not wearing any pants, film at 11.

@jaytravis2487 24 дня назад

Oh my God! I just realized it's same actress as Requiem for a Dream....follow your dreams! Don't degrade yourself for money!

@chiquita683 24 дня назад

Link?

@RyanMercer 24 дня назад

@@chiquita683 😂 😂 😂

@somebodynowhere 24 дня назад

I remember stories about the "you remind me of the babe" call and response being a go-to thing for fans at cons

@irvyne6111 22 дня назад

Can you imagine going to the cinemas have having the choice of seeing Labyrinth, Ferris Bueller, Top Gun or Short Circuit? What a time. I never even knew that Labyrinth was a thing until we rented it from the video store. I was absolutely blown away and must have watched it a thousand times. I wish I had seen it on the big screen.

@AdamaSanguine 24 дня назад

It's time to do the Magic Dance.. AGAIN! 🎶 "Magic Dance, Magic Dance, Magic Dance" 🎶

@danielbloomquist9810 24 дня назад

I think this movie was crucial in making something clear to me early in life. I was four or five when I saw this movie (at 40 this is more difficult to accurately recall), and I not only fell in love with it immediately for myriad reasons, I fell head over heels in love with Jennifer Connolly AND David Bowie, in so far as a child is actually capable of such a thing. It would be years still before these crushes made more sense.

@bernardopaul7861 21 день назад

Right on, I was 8 or 9 when the movie premiered and we all fell in love with Jennifer Connelly, and most of us 45- to 55-year-olds still are. She was like a dream, like she was taken straight from a comic or cartoon and made into flesh and blood.

@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 24 дня назад

Whaaaat?🤯 12:50 I didn't know those weren't his arms during the crystal ball segments, I've watched the movie and tried to emulate those parts So many times and never once noticed anything odd about the arms. They did an amazing job filming this entire movie. 😄👍

@drillerdev4624 24 дня назад

The magician had to do the trick without seeing his hand

@MrDeedsly 20 дней назад

The Muppet Show is still hilarious to this day. That theme song was one of the first songs I learned to play from hearing it on piano. Jim Henson Productions has a very solid place in my heart.

@saint-g7449 24 дня назад

Rewatched the movie a few months ago. It's still good. The songs are great. This is one of the few musicals that I like.

@Markimark151 24 дня назад

Labyrinth is one of my favorite dark kids movies, because I love the lore of Labyrinth, I wish they made more of these movies because we don’t get puppet fantasy movies anymore!

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

Check out Where the Wild Things Are, if you haven't already. It's a brilliant puppet fantasy movie that owes a lot to Jim Henson.

@Markimark151 23 дня назад

@@rottensquid that’s not a dark fantasy movie, it’s still a good charming movie with costumed creatures!

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

@@Markimark151 True, though if you stretch the definition of dark fantasy enough, it... kinda fits?

@Markimark151 23 дня назад

@@rottensquid but it’s not scary like Labyrinth nor Return to Oz, those movies pushed the boundaries for kids movies!

@rufioquin2406 24 дня назад

I first saw Labyrinth when I was like 7 or 8 at my uncle’s place. It instantly became my favorite movie and still is to this day.

@KingCasual1986 24 дня назад

This movie was my introduction to David Bowie though I didn’t really hear most of his stuff until I was older (I was born in 2002 btw). I liked his performance in this when I was a kid and I still like it now!

@wstine79 24 дня назад

Dan Larson is the Goblin King of the Secret Labyrinth Galaxy.

@369frequencyandvibration 24 дня назад

Dan Larson is the Goblin King of all RU-vid 👑

@patrickmontgomery7449 24 дня назад

The Bowie episode of Flight of the Concords is legendary

@shenloken2 24 дня назад

To think Prince and Michael Jackson were considered for the role of Jaredth the Goblin King. Sting wasn’t too far fetched though. He did after all play Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the original Dune two years prior to Labyrinth.

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

I think the idea of Prince or Michael Jackson playing this character gives us an interesting insight into the film process. Film isn't a matter of coming up with a clear character idea and then finding an actor to fill it. It's about trying on actors to see what they turn the character into. The first choice to play Indiana Jones was Tom Selleck, which would have made a very different set of movies. The Wachowski sisters originally approached Will Smith to play Neo in the Matrix. They went with Keanu because Will turned it down. But again, it would have been a very different movie. Maybe it wouldn't have been as good, but you never know. I think for every bit of "perfect" casting, there's a parallel world where someone else was in the role, and it worked just as well in a completely different way. And though I'd never want to replace Bowie, I kinda think Prince might have crushed it.

@michaellombardi1620 24 дня назад

Great use of Flight of the conchords clips!

@TomMSTie1138 24 дня назад

Rather than a sequel, I'd be more interested in a prequel that tells how Jareth became the Goblin King.

@freddyvidz 24 дня назад

Me too

@derekprospero 24 дня назад

This is everything wrong with modern movies.

@jrsydvl7218 24 дня назад

How many times did you touch a hot stove before you learned it hurts?

@bretts7072 23 дня назад

They did a comic of it and it was awesome!

@notsyzagts7967 6 дней назад

@@bretts7072 That doesn't mean it would make a good full-length movie. It's more honorable to make new material based on media classics, instead of unearthing their corpses in the name of nostalgia. Ironically, it's the fans who won't let beloved entertainers "rest in peace".

@darktoylord 23 дня назад

This is one of those movies that as a kid, I had the dialog memorized word for word :)

@disky01 24 дня назад

I adore this movie. Its a classic as far as I'm concerned.

@btetschner 24 дня назад

I saw Labyinth for the first time in the 80s, it was a very popular movie with my peers and we watched it a lot! Actually, for movie day in high school we watched Labyrinth!

@mekman4 23 дня назад

Boy this jogs a lot of memories for me. As you mentioned each object and line, I recalled them in my minds eye, as I did my dishes in the background. Great Stuff, as always!

@darktetsuya 24 дня назад

loved the outtake, haha! I forget the first time I saw it, but the wife and I did watch it within the past few years! also there were a couple of game releases (one on old PCs and a Japan-exclusive Nintendo Famicom release that makes it an RPG of sorts) plus a recently released licensed pinball table, for folks with that kinda money and space.) a fun one we will have to revisit here soon.

@ptjogara 24 дня назад

nice flight of the conchords ref

@terrycraft6500 23 дня назад

It's so odd to me hearing that this collaboration of Henson, Lucas and Bowie was not critically acclaimed upon release. I was probably 8 when I first witnessed it's greatness, at 41 I still watch it with the same wide eyed, smiling ear to ear expression on my face.

@tompatchak8706 19 дней назад

After all these years, there’s no way I can see anyone but Bowie in this part.

@joshua2814 23 дня назад

Saw it in theater and took the foil wrapper from my Nestle Crunch bar to make a “crystal ball” on the way home because my little mind was blown.

@eltanan 23 дня назад

Excellent episode. Thank you for making these.

@chrispollard341 24 дня назад

How about doing one of these Failures and Redemptions for Streets Of Fire, it is after all the 40th anniversary this year for the film.

@dinkmartini3236 24 дня назад

concur

@rottensquid 23 дня назад

Didn't Patrick Willems just do the definitive essay on that film? What's there left to say?

@Anynom 23 дня назад

The awesome Visual History book even goes "there's no way around it, Bowie's pants are way too tight for a kid's movie "

@mattshaw5179 21 день назад

I remember seeing Labyrinth at the cinema here in the UK and absolutely loving it! Still one of my absolute favourites even all these years later!! Great video!

@MDFMKisKMFDM 24 дня назад

It's mind blowing to me that Labrynth wasn't huge hit.... I was 11 when this movie came out and got to see it on the big screen and was obsessed..... I loved this film and everyone in it.... in fact from memory I believe this was my introduction to my love for Bowie.... it wasn't until much later i discovered this movie was a flop on release which i can't get my head around it's such a classic

@OutlawKing13 19 дней назад

They did the Dark Crystal series was done very well, I trust the process. This is my favorite movie and thank you for letting me relive the history of it. RIP Bowie

@williammkydde 23 дня назад

I watched it 3 or 4 times, at various ages, and each time it felt different. Somehow, the first two times, in the 1980ies and early 1990ies, it felt like a darker thing, with some real obstacles and dangers - and I already was an adult then. The last time, just a few years ago, it felt too light, with too much humour, in an attempt to make it infant-friendly, a thriller struggling to take itself seriously. Yet, it is still a Big Film for me, with the perfect standoff between David Bowie and Jennifer. Thank you for this video. It makes me want to watch The L. again. And I don't want no sequels.

@btetschner 24 дня назад

A+ video! LOVE IT! Fantastic video and movie, looking forward to the sequel being released!

@nicksavia3581 23 дня назад

Asking when I first saw Labyrinth is like asking when I first had food. It's been part of my life in a similar way as Star Wars.

@josephmayfield945 23 дня назад

I dont understand how anyone could not love that movie. So much creativity, and wonderment in it. Its a stunningly beautiful piece of fantasy.

@andrewcoulthard-clark 21 день назад

I can personally attest, if you ever get to meet Gates McFadden at a comic convention, ask her about her time on 'Labyrinth', she'll be thrilled to be asked a non-star trek question.

@btetschner 24 дня назад

Jennifer Connelly is one of my favorite actors and David Bowie is one of my favorite music artists.

@danielbloomquist9810 24 дня назад

I can't tell you how much I love both this movie as well as you just dropping Flight of the Conchords so casually. Well met, Syr.

@charleswinthrop71 23 дня назад

As a goblin, and a duly appointed representative of the Unseelie Court in good standing, goblins don't steal babies, that's fairies of the Seelie Court.

@mrdonigan 23 дня назад

The first problem was the list of blockbusters it was up against when it released, and the second were reviewers that have no idea what younger audiences like. It's a masterpiece. Period.

@tonybowers423 14 дней назад

When I saw Labyrinth back in 1986 and seeing the reaction to it I told a friend of mi that "This will be appreciated much more long after it's general release. " and dang it if I wasn't right.

@RockNerdRadio 23 дня назад

Great episode! I love this movie. 2 things, firstly, I used to work down the street from the opening shot when she runs across the street. Secondly, I met Bowie at an airport in 1996. I was 11 and I told him that I loved the movie. I think I surprised him, but he was happy nonetheless.

@leilasalera603 14 дней назад

I was a freshman in high school when I watched this and I loved it. Love it still. I love the ballroom scene and the song As The World Falls Down was so hauntingly beautiful. Perfect for that part of the movie. I can't wait for your video on Legend 😊

@jimsmagnificentminiaturemo3235 24 дня назад

I introduced my kids to this when it dropped on Netflix; it was magical for all of us. I do wish you'd mentioned the Marvel Comics adaptation, though. I have an issue of it, illustrated by the late, great John Buscema of "Conan the Barbarian" fame. It was a nice bit of tie-in merchandise.

@kevinbartoe7881 24 дня назад

Another awesome video man. Thanks

@ianpitkin6324 23 дня назад

My mom surprised me with the VHS in 93. She ordered it from Columbia house and I wore the tape out. She had a super crush on bowie.

@andrewjamieson7178 13 дней назад

Superb episode, one of the very best ❤ I first saw it on VHS in 87, have loved it ever since. I met Terry Jones and looked after him on a book tour event. He was lovely but I will always regret not asking him about Labyrinth.

@ericpanissidi6761 24 дня назад

I saw it in the theatre with my skateboard buddies. So good. I was 17. Now im 55. I have watched it 50 times.jim hensen is a genius. Up there with george lucas, steven spielburg, stanley kubrick.i wish a henson fan of this film would make a remake.his son voiced hoggle, i loved all thier work.

@dealt 22 дня назад

Seeing this when it first released on VHS when I was bout 4 or 5 years old. Massive impact. Thanks SG!

@b.thomas8926 24 дня назад

Ah yes, cod pieces and Bowie style rock and roll. A girl's challenge about growing up. My wife and I watched this about a year ago, for her, it was the first time, and she was like, ok wow.

@RynoDBones 23 дня назад

I watched in the theater when I was a kid and absolutely loved it. My uncle pirated the VHS for me and I wore that out, too. Luckily, my wife is also a fan, so we continue to enjoy it to this day.

@jeffkadlec8264 21 день назад

Absolutely LOVED this movie, as a kid & still now as an adult. One of those rare movies that is just perfectly insane, at any age

@SB-ep2gh 23 дня назад

Adults didn’t understand but I was 11 when it came out and I loved it, one of my favorite childhood films.

@endelosecosplay1302 10 дней назад

I am proud to say as a millennial that my 4yr old son has seen this movie and loves to dance to the "dance magic dance" song. He can also tell you the goblin king is David Bowie.

@mattnart 24 дня назад

First saw it in theaters when it came out. I'm quite old!

@treadstone1138 23 дня назад

Her dad was played by Christopher Malcolm who was also in Empire Strikes Back as Rogue 2, the pilot that finds Han and Luke after the snow storm on Hoth, and he was also Jennifer Saunders ex-husband in the show Absolutely Fabulous. And he was also in the original Highlander as the gun nut that gets stabbed by the Kurgan.

@btetschner 24 дня назад

My college town is Crete, Nebraska, Crete being indirectly named after the Greek city of Crete (which is the location of the labyrinth that houses the Minotaur). It is my college's (Doane University) birthday today! (on 7-11...like of convenience store fame).

@TitularHeroine 24 дня назад

That reads like you just need one or two more pieces to assemble a bizarre conspiracy.....

@BewitchCraft 23 дня назад

My absolute all time favorite movie ever. Was so excited for this video!

@jemkey6930 23 дня назад

Wow, my dad exploded about those movie critics 😮. Labyrinth is his favorite Jim Henson movie of all time. He let me watch it when I was still a little too young to understand it. I just remember thinking the goblin puppets were odd. Thankfully over the years, much like most audiences, I understood the movie better. And knowing it's on my dad's must watch list, gives me an easy click and play Saturday night.

@dustinwikoff2846 23 дня назад

Too Much Tuna edit got an audible laugh out of me. Nice job

@jasonnewell7036 24 дня назад

Those reviews show that most adults really have no conception of what kids like. This movie is glorious. It's a cornerstone of fantasy film along with Willow and The Princess Bride.

@williammkydde 23 дня назад

I suspect those critics were executing some instructions. It stinks of competition trying to bring down Henson &Co.

@MrSnowboardsoul 24 дня назад

I can not believe that you didn't mention the new Labyrinth pinball machine!!! It is amazing 👏 I got to see it in theaters 😅

@stevenhollman 22 дня назад

The 1980's when there were so many good movies that classics were overlooked.

@allhailme8457 23 дня назад

I saw this when it came out in the movie theater. Growing up I didn't know many people who saw it, I actually finally met one person in HS who saw it and had it! I thought no one remembered the movie but a few years later more people started saying they were fans. When Jareth pleads with her and says "Just let me rule you and you can have anything you want".... "Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave." I always felt those words were so powerful.