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This ultimate "Labyrinth" quiz will take you through the twists and turns of the 1986 cult classic. Learn all the nostalgic secrets of the "Labyrinth" with this fun quiz.A number of actresses who would go on to be famous auditioned for the role of Sarah. These include Laura Dern, Sarah Jessica Parker and even Jane Krakowski of "30 Rock." Even though Krakowski was initially a top candidate, it was Jennifer Connelly that won Jim Henson over in the end.
"Labyrinth" went through over two dozen treatments and versions, getting chopped up, rewritten and handed over to multiple different screenwriters along the way. During the process, Michael Jackson was also considered for the role of the Goblin King.
Author Maurice Sendak, famous for "Where The Wild Things Are," threatened to sue Jim Henson if he did not shut down production. Sendak claimed the movie stole its plot and character names from two of his works.
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Critics were quite critical of the film overall, but especially Jennifer Connelly's performance. A few critics even said that one of the main problems of the film was that Sarah was unlikable, and they didn't care what happened to her.
David Bowie's face is hidden in seven scenes throughout the film. These include when Sarah enters the labyrinth and at the beginning of the scene where Hoggle agrees to give Sarah a poisoned peach.
Baby Toby was the son of "Labyrinth's" conceptual designer, Brian Froud. The baby would only respond to his own name, forcing them to also call him Toby in the film.
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"Labyrinth" was a complete flop in theaters initially. The film had a $25 million budget and grossed only about $12 million worldwide.
Set choreographer Michael Moschen executed the tricks while standing behind Bowie throughout the entire film. It was incredibly uncomfortable, and he could not see what he was doing.
Jim Henson's son, Brian Henson, voiced Hoggle. His daughter, Cheryl, was the puppeteer behind one of the Fireys.
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While commonly referred to as "The Goblin King," this famous character has a first name. Several times throughout the film he is referred to as Jareth.
Labyrinth concept designer Brian Froud said the unique look was inspired by Marlon Brando's famous leather look and Grimm's fairy tales. He wanted Bowie to look dangerous, sexy and fantastical.
Terry Jones is most famous for his work with quirky British comedy group Monty Python. Famous for their TV show, films and stage musical, Monty Python changed comedy as we know it.
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Bowie enjoyed being on set overall. He, however, found interacting with the puppet characters very frustrating.
"Return to Labyrinth" is a four-part manga series that continues about 15 years after the original ends. It centers around a teenaged Toby, whom Jareth has chosen to be the heir to the throne.
Before playing Dr. Beverly Crusher in "Star Trek: TNG," McFadden was the director of choreography and puppet movement on a number of Jim Henson films. This includes "Labyrinth," where she was credited as Cheryl McFadden.
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Jennifer Connelly was on a harness 40 feet up in the air, while over 100 performers made choreographed hand movements. This scene was incredibly difficult to film.
George Lucas, famed for the "Star Wars" movies, executive produced "Labyrinth." After Jim Henson's initial cut, Lucas was heavily involved in the final cut.
Jareth's famous 'You remind me of the babe' intro was lifted almost entirely from this 1947 Cary Grant and Shirley Temple movie. Bowie replaced "man" with "babe" and "hoodoo" with "voodoo" in an iconic switch-up.
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In the film, Sarah's full name is Sarah Williams. This is hard to catch from the film alone.
The "Labyrinth" script went through over two dozen edits. After reading through an edit that he considered "humorless," Bowie considered dropping the project all together.
Jim Henson first met with David Bowie about the film in 1983, while Bowie was on the U.S. leg of his Serious Moonlight tour. Bowie didn't formally agree to be in the project until months before filming began in 1985.
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Hoggle involved an entire team to operate. One person wore the costume, while Hoggle's entire face was radio controlled by Brian Henson and a team of operators.
The Goblin King can transform into a white owl. This owl was the first lifelike CGI animal to appear on film.
This cult film had mixed reviews. The film itself was torn apart by a number of critics, some calling it fun, while others found it ugly and boring with poor performances from the leads.
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"Labyrinth" was mocked by a number of critics and performed poorly at the box office. This devastated Jim Henson, who felt as if audiences were rejecting him personally.
During the 1986 royal premiere of the film in London, a number of cast members and Ludo were present. Princess Diana described the animatronic creature as "wonderful."
Jim Henson sent Bowie a rough version of the script, as well as a handwritten note. In the note, Henson told Bowie that he thought he would be "wonderful" in the film.
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Heathcliff is one of the most famous Byronic heroes in literature. The initial character also originally was inspired by the character of Rochester from "Jane Eyre."
Baby Toby was the son of the film's concept designer Brian Froud. He was also named Toby in real life and grew up to be a puppet designer.
"Labyrinth" drew inspiration from a number of books and works of art. The iconic staircase inside of Jareth's castle was inspired by "Relativity" by M.C Escher.
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"Labyrinth" was the first ever video game based off of the film. It was released only in Japan for the Famicom, a pre-Nintendo system, in 1986.
The Goblin King character was originally written as one of the film's puppets. During numerous rewrites, this was changed to a human actor.
While a scene was shot of her singing to baby Toby, it was cut from the final film. Connelly believes that this is because of her terrible singing voice.
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On the first day of filming George Lucas had Darth Vader visit the set. He personally wished Jim Henson good luck with his film.
In a two star review, Roger Ebert praised the film's visual style, but said it suffered from taking place mostly in a dream world with no stakes. He criticized the film for a lack of suspense and being too long.