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labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth
Labyrinth
PG
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Musical

Release Date
June 27, 1986
Director
Jim Henson
Cast
David Bowie , Jennifer Connelly , Toby Froud , Shelley Thompson , Christopher Malcolm , Natalie Finland
Runtime
101
Main Genre
Adventure
Writers
Dennis Lee , Jim Henson , Terry Jones , Elaine May
Tagline
Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.

Summary

Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby step-brother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him from the Goblin King!

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