

Jareth reluctantly gives Sarah 13 hours to solve his labyrinth and find Toby before he is turned into a goblin forever. He offers Sarah her dreams in exchange for the baby, but she refuses, having instantly regretted her wish. Toby disappears and the Goblin King Jareth appears. Sarah is frustrated by this and Toby's constant crying, so she rashly wishes Toby be taken away by the goblins from her book. Sarah finds Toby in possession of her treasured teddy bear, Lancelot. She rushes home and is confronted by her stepmother, who leaves for dinner with Sarah's father. She realizes that she is late to babysit her infant half-brother Toby. Sixteen-year-old Sarah Williams recites from a book titled The Labyrinth in the park with her dog Merlin but is unable to remember the last line they are watched by a barn owl. In January 2016, it was announced that a sequel was in development, which screenwriter Nicole Perlman described as more of a "spin-off" in the same fictional universe. Tokyopop published the four-volume comic sequel Return to Labyrinth between 20. It was first met with a mixed critical response upon its release, but, over the years, it has been re-evaluated by critics and gained a large cult following. It was the last feature film that Henson directed, and the poor reception contributed to a difficult period of Henson's career, according to his son Brian Henson. The film was a box office disappointment, grossing $12.9 million during its U.S. The New York Times reported that Labyrinth had a budget of $25 million. It was shot from April to September 1985 on location in Upper Nyack, Piermont, and Haverstraw, New York, and at Elstree Studios and West Wycombe Park in the United Kingdom. Various other scriptwriters rewrote it and added to it, including Laura Phillips, Lucas, Dennis Lee, and Elaine May-although Jones received the film's sole screenwriting credit. Terry Jones of Monty Python wrote the first draft of the film's script early in 1984, drawing on Froud's sketches for inspiration.

The film started as a collaboration between Henson and Froud following their previous collaboration The Dark Crystal (1982). In Labyrinth, Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous, otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby, whom she wished away to Jareth. The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, The Goblin King. Based on conceptual designs by Brian Froud, the film was written by Terry Jones, and many of its characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer.
