How ‘Labyrinth’ Went from Box Office Bomb to Cult Classic
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- If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to create “The Muppet Show” and “Fraggle Rock.” But as his son Brian Henson tells us, the legendary artist and performer didn’t set out to just entertain kids. He wanted his work to reach a wider audience. Which is why Henson poured his creativity into directing the 1986 film “Labyrinth.” “Star Wars” creator George Lucas produced, and David Bowie starred in the musical fantasy. Despite all the talent involved, “Labyrinth” bombed at the box office. But, today, it’s a cult classic. Here’s why.
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I LOVE Labyrinth. The ballroom scene used to make me cry when I was a kid. Now, that I'm an adult it makes me cry even more. I just watched it a couple of days ago too. RIP David Bowie 🧡
Merrilee Chloe it is a great movie indeed. Bowie is simply perfect for that role.
It’s an awesome movie, and I only heard about it through the David Bowie fandom. Ever since I have watched it many times😂
Also RIP Jim Henson!
This film is a classic.
LOVE David Bowie as the Goblin King.
"You remind me of the babe (what babe?)
The babe with the power (what power?)
The power of voodoo (who do?)
You do (do what?)
Remind me of the babe"
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Jim did more to fight Racism than He is appreciated for. In an entirely white area, the only thing about people of color is what racist generations before us told us. But seeing Black and hispanic children interating with the Muppets was eye and heart-opening. This boy or girl was just a kid. Like me.
Also, I saw Labyrinth in theater and loved it instantly.
You could argue that he actively supported the LGBT communities. He hired Richard Hunt, who was openly gay, as one of his chief puppeteers.
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The Labrynth and The Dark Crystal has always been two of my favorite movies. I so wish Jim Henson was still around to see the success it eventually became
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It blows my mind to see this....that this movie that shaped part of me and had such a huge impact on my life was a box office failure. I just don’t understand how such a wonderful piece of art could’ve been disregarded when it was in theaters. My science teacher introduced this film to me...and the rest of the class. He had an old reel to reel and would bring new movies in at the end of the year as a treat for his students. Since then I’ve had this movie on laser disc, vhs, dvd and now, Blu-ray. It’s still one of my favorite movies. 🥰💕
I love the set design in Labyrinth. Jim Henson really knew what he was doing.
To learn that he died thinking he was a failure and people didn't like his puppets really hurt me inside. He was a gift to the world and his legacy still gives to this day.
This is one of the greatest movies ever of you were kid in the 80s, even now when I’m in my 40s I enjoy watching it.
im a 2000s kid and i still watched this as a kid a lot lol
"Magic Dance" is, to this day, part of my playlist. It makes me smile every time I hear it.
They got an intern to narrate this while she was walking out the door.
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David Bowie as the Goblin King in was my first childhood crush - lol - and I never forgot it.
i was so deeply in love
I thino it was either him or a young MJ. I think I thought MJ was cute but I loved David Bowie
I actually showed this to a three year old I was babysitting and she was enchanted by it as well. The idea that we only need cutesy, harmless things to show kids isn't protecting them. Most kids WANT to imagine themselves as strong enough to overcome great challenges.
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This is my second favorite movie of ALL TIME. I can never get bored of re-watching it and the nostalgia it evokes along with the feeling of escaping to another reality and time. This is not just a cult classic, but I feel it belongs in the list of critical acclaim for filmography and it's influence on culture.
2 of my absolute favorite movies is Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.
Yeah I loved the dark crystal !
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The result of actual fine art. The man was amazing and just oozed magic. Crazy that the three legends can get together and make something so out of place, yet just what we needed.
Jim was a true artist...I loved the movie when I first saw it as a child and I love it today. Immense love for Hansen and Bowie, two masters of our universe.
I absolutely adore this movie. It’s apart of my childhood just as much as Sesame Street was.
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Vam gogh never how influential and celebrated his work was.
Jim henson took childrens entertainment by storm and brought a fun way for children to learn things.
He tried to expand his craft, to break the perception of his work as only childrens entertainment.
That was something that was not going to be easy to change. And now years after his death it finally got the recognition it deserves.
Although i would say that pupetry lost its biggest proponent and pusher when jim died.
Its been years since ive seen puppets in the main spotlight, but thanks to jim they are accepted as a true medium.
I think jim would love that.
Rip
I miss Jim. :( Such an integral part of my childhood.
I wish he could see how much we love Labyrinth ❤
I can recommend Jim Henson's live-action/puppet television series The StoryTeller.
Sometimes great art is just ahead of its time.
It's crazy how the visuals hold up today due to the use of physical props, when movies 10 years ago age worse due to CGI.
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One of my favorite movies growing up. Very well done.
Labyrinth was a classic from the first time I saw it in the late 80's.
I use the lines "I move the stars for no one.", "Hoggle worries about Hoggle!", and "SmEeelll BAaAaaaAd!!!!" on a semi daily basis.
Not to mention the injuries sustained from attempting to casually walk of the edge of furniture.
And that Jennifer Connelly....😉
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When I was 6, my cousins and I used to watch Labyrinth on repeat on my grandma’s enclosed patio, and we used to have heated debates about whether or not David Bowie actually picked his nose or if he threw a real live baby up in the air.
“Jim Henson, stay there in preschool where you belong.”
I died xD
JIM HENSON: NEVEEEEEERRRR!!!!! *after movie drops* Ok, maybe I will.
Another great Jim Henson film with appeal for older audiences is The Dark Crystal. The craftsmanship on the puppets is just exquisite.
How could this have been a flop? I own the movie on DVD and the soundtrack on vinyl. Still one of my favorites.
I saw it at least 3 times when it was still in theaters. The room was always full when I was there. I had no idea it was a "bomb".
What makes me sad is that it wasn't just Labyrinth (which I absolutely adore but also his other passion project, the Dark Crystal, that equally bombed and that is now heralded as a masterpiece. I wish he could have seen that both movies did in the end receive the love and recognition they deserve.
I admire the Henson family so much, they are responsible for most of the magic and creativity from my childhood. I still it feel today! (Also just rewatched Labyrinth for like the 400th time last night) XD
This movie is my favourite still. I saw it when I was four and it’s been almost thirty years now, of loving it. It makes me happy.
Jim Henson was an amazing man. So sad that he passed. Had he not I think that we would seen many thousands of great things out of him. Who knows what the limit would have been. My family loves Labyrinth. It is one of our favorite movies and believe it or not. Jennifer Connily actually went to my high school for a short amount of time . I was to young to be in high school at that time. However my sister had just started middle school her second to last year there. Supposedly the story goes that she left our high school to go film Labyrinth and finished the rest of her high school in holywood where Labyrinth was filmed
Jim Henson was one of the greatest artists and one of the best people, of all time~
Yes, indeed.
The wonderful thing about Puppets and Practical Effects is that they still look as amazing as they did the day it premiered. The craftsmanship of the art was excellent, and it remains so.
RIP Jim Henson
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my mum made me watch this when I was younger as she loved it when she was young, and I honestly think the movie is amazing
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We're all just big kids - just some of us seem to have forgotten that.
To be honest, I'm a much bigger fan of "Dinosaurs" as what was done by Jim Henson. Some of the stuff they tackled in that TV show was way ahead of its time. Very adult oriented, even if one would say "its for kids" but the show was clearly filled with comentary for adults. I enjoyed Dinosaurs as a kid, but when I watch some episodes now as an adult, I find a whole new appreciation for the show.
Dark Crystal, that's a master piece.
Let's not forget Farscape. Love that show. Here's me wishing for a reboot, or continuation á la Star Trek.
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I adored Labyrinth from the day it was released! Actually, from the moment it was announced. I still love that movie with all my heart.
Thanks for all the stories! Hopefully the team gets to work together in another capacity and continue opening our minds!
My Dad use to watch that movies when i was a kid and there was a game for Atari. tbh it freaked me out xD
Even directly after watching Labyrinth I can never remember exactly what order events take place, which makes the movie so much better for me because I have the same reaction every time.
I'm Brazilian and I loved Labyrinth when I was a kid. It was thanks to the movie that I became a huge David Bowie fan. "When the world falls down" is one of my favorite songs.
I know cgi is like the thing for everything now a days, but theres something magical about tangible art such as puppetry, hand drawn animation, and stop-motion animation
Another good Jim Henson movie is The Cube.
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I saw Labyrinth and fell in love with David Bowie
Labyrint is one of my favorites fantasy movies of all time! I wall watch it again and again!
Loved this film from the get-go. Had the VHS, then the DVD .. years after Blu-Ray and definitely there in today's digital library. It's just one of those practically perfect stories to lift you out of the daily grind and have a vacation in the Universe of Imagination for a short spell.!
I remember going to the video store week after week just paying the 2 bucks to keep it for another. I’ve easily seen this movie 500 times and it is my number all time favourite. Even now at 44 I still crawl into bed and watch it regularly. When I’m sick it’s my comfort movie..lol
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I have three kids and they all love this movie and the soundtrack. Oldest is 10! Great movie and always will be
god this movie scared the hell out of me when i was a kid
now its probably one of my favorite movies lol
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Jim Henson was such a creative imaginative, genius…
Did they really answer the question though? I just watched the whole video and I'm still not sure why it suddenly started developing a cult following.
Because it’s a freaking awesome movie and ppl who paid for movies in the 80’s were asshats and preppy buttwads.
*in my opinion*
One of my favourite movies! Didn't even know it was a box office flop until a few days ago, glad it's a cult film nowadays!
I saw this in theaters. It was then and still is one of my favorite movies.
Please keep making videos!!
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I love labyrinth! I didn't realize it was a box office failure, it's a really good movie
This is perfect Since I'm having an 80's bash with a small group of 6 and Mr Brian Henson said it perfectly puppets are not for kids yet it brings the kid in all of us
I watched that movie before I knew who David Bowie was. around the early 2000 an a children's tv channel. I was blown away and it stuck into my head for years. But I never heard about that movie again. Until I found the DVD around 7 years later on a goth/punk mail-order magazine...😅😅😅
This is so weird, I was just watching your German Castle video and in my mind I was picturing the little worm @1:51 saying "Castle" and then this video plays next. what are the odds?
My 2 FAVORITES Labryinth & Legend 🙌
I loved this so much thank you!
Why have I not heard of this until now? God damn it; I'm gonna go watch it now.
One of GBS' last videos is about my favourite movie. That kinda makes it even more heartbreaking
The goblins in labyrinth gave me nightmares
William 😂😂😂 when I was a kid I kinda hated the “hands” that were making faces 😂
Flavio De Feo true those were scary too
I love this film so much , I saw it at a theater recently
As a kid i remember watching this film and it scared the shit out of me 😄😄
It's just sad that quality channels have to die.. hope it continues in some form or the other..
agreed
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I love this movie!!!! it opens the mind... i remember it with a smile...
This movie inspired me so much! I believe it was the first film to lead me towards the costume making❤ (and thanks to the Labyrinth, David Bowie was my first platonic love ever😄)
I love labyrinth so much I watched it so many times
I fell in love with puppets because of Mr. Jim Henson!
man it makes me real sad that jim died without seeing how many people loved his work. he died thinking he made a mistake
Labyrinth... Greatest movie💚💜
Labyrinth is one of my all time favorites!!!
I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Still do!!!
Didnt know it was a flop, I watched it when I was very little and I love it
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Labyrinth is my childhood favorite movie..