The Labyrinth Museum

Jareth through the mirrors.

Inside of the cardboard sleeve (book-style) of the Australian Collector’s Edition DVD of Labyrinth.

Jareth holding baby Toby.

From Jim Henson’s official website:

Jim’s note to David Bowie about the Firey sequence in Labyrinth.

From Jim Henson’s official website:

An equally complicated scene was the Shaft of Hands. George Gibbs and the special effects team devised a thirty-foot high shaft for Sarah to descend accompanied by a camera mounted on a forty-foot vertical camera track. The 150 live hands that grabbed at and interacted with Sarah were supplied by 75 puppeteers and assistants and augmented by an additional 200 foam-rubber hands. Connelly remarked, “It was fun! Some of the hands passed me little notes during breaks, others tried to communicate in sign language.” Jim said, “It’s certainly one of the most bizarre and unusual sequences I’ve ever used in a movie. But then Labyrinth is full of bizarre and unusual sequences!” One idea that didn’t make it into the film was a scene in a giant pinball machine; it would have been a challenge for the effects team, but as far as Jim was concerned, the possibilities were infinite.

Photo: Elliot Scott’s design for the Shaft of Hands sequence.

Sarah: I can bear it no longer! Goblin King! Goblin King! Wherever you may be take this child of mine far away from me!

Such a powerful performance, you can see pure adolescent hatred in Jennifer’s eyes.

Japanese magazine clipping #2.

Sarah and the Fireys.

Ultra rare Japanese edition of Inside the Labyrinth (the ‘making of’) in Laser Disc. I’ve only seen the one on eBay. Didn’t even know it existed until I found it, and never saw one after that.