LABYRINTH 1986 Reaction! The David Bowie Everyone NEEDS To Remember?

Labyrinth 1986 Reaction. One of my favorite movies of the 80s and then some. I think we need to go back and appreciate Labyrinth 1986 for how good it is and add the reaction to the channel. For previous reactions visit my channel and check the added playlists. To keep up to date on new reactions don't forget to subscribe.
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[@nikwalters1029]

How many of us fell in love with Jareth... all of us.

[@TavareIsUnique]

This is true

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

Not a problem for David ... ever! He was perfectly okay with all sexes desiring him, didn't concern him at all.

[@sikkerina]

Me! I was like 5!

[@LordVolkov]

I still love that all the characters Sarah meets are objects in her room before she enters the Labyrinth and that her dog reappears as Ambrosius. Even David Bowie is there in a picture on her mirror.

[@TavareIsUnique]

I didn't even notice that! That's a nice added detail!

[@RonnieG]

How could one miss this? 😂 it's all in the room.

[@kelaarin]

It's called "contact juggling". Bowie couldn't do it, so when you see him juggling, they're someone else's hands from behind. Incidentally, the ballroom scene inspired the "Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball", which is held every year in Los Angeles now.

[@LordVolkov]

Big props to the juggler, who had to do all his tricks blind

[@TavareIsUnique]

I MUST experience this Ball at least once in this lifetime!

[@freshoffthehook904]

⁠@@TavareIsUniquefun fact that you probably already know but the ballroom choreography was done by the lady who plays dr. Crusher in Star Trek the next generation.

[@moonfisher]

You wonder if she’s done much more acting since this movie? She has an academy award. Definitely look into her career. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

[@mellysomething6296]

To answer the question in the title. Yes, yes it is. David Bowie is such an icon. Him as the goblin king is S tier camp. And I love it. And also his song GOES HARD.

[@nikwalters1029]

All of them do and we're here for it.

[@mellysomething6296]

@@nikwalters1029 oh they do. The music/visuals for this movie is so fantastic. It was a great era for fantasy movies with this and never ending story. I also just LOVE David Bowie

[@TavareIsUnique]

Every song in here, I absolutely LOVE! RIP David Bowie

[@KKowalski1022]

There’s a behind the scenes of the making of this movie. They talk about all of the effects and how they did them. It somehow makes it more magical seeing it! Also Hoggle’s face was controlled by remote control and there was someone inside.

[@campagnollo]

About the Hogwarts drop, HP in any form was not existent in 1986. But the name brought up might have inspired Rawling to name the school.

[@t0nightweride]

If I was Sarah, I'd say bye bye baby and HELLLLLOOOOO DAVID BOWIE! Totally would've chosen the Goblin King haha. My mom also has always said the same thing about this movie. We both have matching Goblin king tattoos.

[@alicequinn505]

The thing with the riddle is, it's a classic one, and they kept sticking it everywhere. It kept bugging me that I didn't get it, so eventually it clicked: A way to understand it is to think if you ask Doorknob A, "Would Doorknob B say that _you_ would say this door leads to certain death?" and the answer was "Yes," that would mean 1 of 2 things: 1) A always tells the truth, that B would say Yes, and that means that B tells lies, so the answer is No. 2) A tells lies, that B would say Yes, so B would actually say No. Be tells the truth, so the answer is No. But she could've just asked them the color of what she's wearing like you said, they forgot to put in the script that she could only ask one question

[@itsvirgobxtch]

His last line "fear me, love me" got me as a kid and forever like want it in my vows. A man says it to me? I'm theirs! God such a good fucking line😫🤤

[@sen.garyhart4239]

Lol, he was serving up some tights. Whether they loved or hated this movie, everybody remembered Bowie's moose knuckle.

[@elfflame]

The sets were the magic of Henson, the dialogue definitely feels like Lucas, and the design was Brian Froud. It's all so lovely. They had a whole list of artists they were considering for Jareth, but I think they got the best one. Also, there is a small bit of CGI, but it's only the owl in the credits, nowhere else. Everything else is practical thanks to the Henson Company. Oh, and Toby was played by a child named Toby Froud, who was Brian Froud's son. :)

[@LordVolkov]

RIP the the beautiful and sublimely talented David Bowie. For more of his acting talent - The Man Who Fell To Earth (be careful, it's weird), Tony Scott's The Hunger, and Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.

[@TavareIsUnique]

RIP David Bowie 💖

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is wonderfully acted, particularly by David. Also completely realistic, sad, and crushing. Like war really is ... so sad and terrible.

[@maryanndavis]

Sarah is played by Jennifer Connely. Her most recent role was as Penny in Top Gun:Maverick

[@LordVolkov]

She also voices Karen in the MCU

[@lillyvanpug]

And she is married to Marvel's Vision

[@zzlzpappapaaoaaonewso]

Yes

[@TavareIsUnique]

I haven't seen the original Top Gun movies, so I avoided seeing the new one. I'll have to see it when I catch up.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

Jennifer Connolly played opposite Leo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond.

[@TavareIsUnique]

I haven't seen that movie, but I know it's one worth watching.

[@Lill2895]

My sister and I (25 and 27) watched Labyrinth for the first time as young teens (like 13 and 15 probably). We watched it over and over because it's so wildly camp-y. I'm not even sure how we didn't see this but saw so many other iconic movies of this style and era as babies (Neverending Story, The Dark Crystal, Muppets, Legend, Willow, etc.). We watched it on a whim and just fell in love lol

[@PGIFilms]

17:00 "Shining. If I say shimmering, I'm going to have to say Splendid." WTF! Don't know how the hell I caught that reference, because I haven't heard that song in almost 20 years! As soon as you said that, I hear 🎶"Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?"🎶in my fracking head! THREE words and I got the lyrics of a song I haven't heard in decades popping into my brain.🪔

[@teddyotso]

ive never met a bisexual who isn't completely obsessed w this movie (myself included)

[@TavareIsUnique]

The man is just oozing in style and unexplainable forces of attraction.

[@Manotaur1]

Straight guy here: David Bowie transcends all sexualities. This was his power.

[@daytoncharitychicken]

Labyrinth (1986) was in theaters more than a decade before the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997.

[@moonfisher]

So nerd confession time: my sweet 16 party back in 1994 was based on the masquerade ball from this film. My mom got my hair big like that and sewed me a similar dress. Costumes were required.

[@TavareIsUnique]

Someone else just commented that there's a ball held in Los Angeles yearly that was made in honor of the film. I want to experience something like this at least once.

[@katelynrushe9025]

For solving the riddle of which gatekeeper is lying and which one is telling the truth, it’s said that the liar ALWAYS lies and the honest one ALWAYS tells the truth, so I figure the one who explains the rules at the beginning would have to be the honest one.

[@infiniteoctopaw]

She did pick it right. She just fucked up the Helping Hands puzzle by choosing to go down.

[@alicequinn505]

Lol, Jennifer Connelly was one of the Jennifers back in the day, Aniston, Lopez, The Rocketeer is another movie with her you might like. Thanks for the reaction, it was great. Loved all your little jokes and appreciation for the material. 14:28 me neither, but there's a welsh name Gareth that's similar

[@lloydymk2013]

I dont understand how this isnt a broadway musical...it would be epic!

[@RonnieG]

BTW years later hoggle was found in an unclaimed airport baggage. He was all deteriorating & scared the crap out of the airport staff until they realized what they had.

[@danwood7888]

Love Fraggle Rock man!!

[@TavareIsUnique]

Aaaaah yeeesss! You know!

[@mamakat114]

She was great in "A Beautiful Mind"

[@PandoraKyss]

Between this and 'Legend,' I had it in my head to use glitter in decor. Now, I could have glued it, but no, I just... tossed it all over the place in my basement room. I can't even begin to tell you how bad of a decision that was. That was almost twenty years ago and it's STILL embedded in the floors and STILL tracks through the house if we have to go back there.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

Only the beginning owl in the beginning credits is one of the first time cgi was used. One of my favorite movies since I was a kid. I knew it so well that I knew every word and just listing to the music I knew which scene it was from. Multiple people controlled different parts of Hoggle's head. Eyes, eyebrows , mouth. Brian Henson did one and the voice of Hoggle .I was scared too of the fire gang when I was younger.

[@blacktronlego]

There is a 'Making of...' dpcumentary called 'Into the Labyrinth'. Which tells you a lot about how it was made.

[@knjscorpio]

This is my all time favorite! Thank you for correcting yourself lol. I hate when people say *THE* Labyrinth and say they are a fan. Also... Jennifer Connelly is pretty famous lol. She won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind and was just in the newest Top Gun movie. The Chilly Down guys scared the crap out of me as a kid! I still hate that scene.

[@TavareIsUnique]

Oh is that what they're called? "The Chilly Down Guys" they're freeeaaakky! I will check out Top Gun: Maverick after I catch up on the old movies. It will be nice to see her again and see how she's progressed over the years.

[@knjscorpio]

@@TavareIsUnique They are Fireys, technically, but I call the the Chilly Down guys because that’s their song and easier to identify them as lol.

[@kevind4850]

If you are curious to watch Bowie in something else, his best performance was likely in _Merry_ _Christmas_ _Mr_ _Lawrence_ done a couple years before this one. Takes place in a POW camp during WWII, so a much different type of film.

[@TavareIsUnique]

If even just for myself, to see more of his discography, I will most likely see this at some point.

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

You should watch it. If you want to watch a movie where African-American men are brave, are heroes, are noble we and wonderful--watch the history of WW2, and how African-Americans worked to bring down Hitler. The most famous actress of her c time, Bette Davis, bet her career on both creating and insisting African -American soldiers have equal rights by integrated the Hollywood Canteen. (Let's not argue about Bette attending high school in Harlem and that she had a black boyfriend in the 1920s.)

[@hilarywilkes7853]

I watched this movie so many times and listened to the soundtrack on cassette so many times that I broke both tapes!🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 Still crushing on Bowie in this one after 36 years lol.❤

[@ClipperHorizon]

People watching Labyrinth for the first time: This is kinda weird and scary, is this what kids' movies were like in the 80's? People who grew up watching Labyrinth: Unashamedly singing along to every song.

[@campagnollo]

The knight and knave puzzle, guarding the two doors, is a bit complicated. But it was solved by seeking the lie. She asked one solider what the other would say. So if she asked A what B would say, if B is the liar, A has to say B’s lie as that’s what she asked. If B was honest, A would misconstrue B’s answer into a lie. So if I asked if a door leads to certain death in that format and the answer was yes, you would know that is the door to take.

[@TavareIsUnique]

Myyyyy heeeeeaaad xD

[@lillyvanpug]

This was one of my favorite childhood movies 🤩 And now my daughter still watches it with us even though she's an adult ☺️

[@lovelifeandcrafts5003]

Hi flare. Been a while. 😊. I used to be scared of this as a kid. As an adult I love this film, nostalgic. Never ending story is a good one aswell. Also, the dark crystal. 😊. Have a good week xx

[@mamakat114]

This was one of my girl's favorite movies when they were Lil, and now that they are 30 and 26

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

Fragile Rock was awesome! (Watched with my son.) And I fell in love with David Bowie when I was 12 ... until NOW. Now? Post-2016? Of course. All I have to do is navigate the labyrinth. And I will!!!

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

Fraggle Rock. So there!

[@virtuallyveronicka]

This film has and will always be a favorite! As an 80’s kid we had some great dark fantasy movies to fall in love with. Bowie was a first crush, his voice is amazing. I still rock out to the soundtrack. Jennifer Connelly has a long filmography, and she was a great supporting character in Top Gun Maverick. Have you watched Legend (1985) with Tim Curry?

[@nikkisBFIAFL]

i remember seeing this movie in theaters in what i want to say was 2018. Anyways, i fell in love with it and it is now my comfort movie, I collect Labyrinth themed items and bring it up as much as possible. My sister has also done the math and ive watched it at most 1500 times that she could count lol.

[@katthor7311]

The face for Hoggle was manipulated by a few different puppeteers mechanically. The mouth, eyes, and eyebrows were all separately moveable. I'm okay with this movie being one big music video. 😁 Also, not David Bowie's face highlight being so on point in 1986.

[@mplwy]

The fireys scared me a little but I liked them. I was about eight years old when this came out but probably nine or ten when I first saw it. My cousin is only a year younger than you and, last I checked, she still hates them. 🤣

[@grahamheffer6535]

No CGI? The owl in opening scenes is widely regarded as the first realistic animal CGI for the big screen.

[@nudgificator]

If I remember right, the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997, so it's entirely likely that this is where the inspiration for the name Hogwarts came from.

[@kristinawrites238]

One of my all time favourite movies. ❤

[@taneshah.1260]

Same!

[@TavareIsUnique]

Same!

[@nudgificator]

I *just* realised, after many times of seeing this film, that the two guards puzzle could be much simpler than she makes out. Surely the one explaining the rules in the first place is the one most likely (although admittedly not guaranteed) to be telling the truth...

[@cassecorrea]

Yes but he could have been lying that those were the rules 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Hey_Jamie]

Down at fraggle rock!

[@TavareIsUnique]

Yeeeessss Jamie! You got it!

[@jamiewilson9280]

Huzzah! Return of the rabbit ears.

[@TavareIsUnique]

Yes indeed!

[@alkoshicat]

Goblin king💕😝” cause those tights!!”

[@TavareIsUnique]

You're awesome! Thanks for watching through

[@mandyg6997]

Omg I love this movie! I grew up wanting to be Sarah because I had a huge crush on David Bowie 🤣 And yes, Flare I think we all would like to play with magical balls....I mean magical crystal balls 😏 😂 David Bowie in those tights 👀 but I never saw that when I was young, my mind wasn't thinking like that yet 😅 Thanks for the reaction. I enjoyed it so much 😄 😊

[@TavareIsUnique]

My gorgeous Mandy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the magical balls xD See you again soon love!

[@brittanylopez6084]

Goblin King 😂

[@RonnieG]

The director is Jim Henson, the puppeteer, who did yoda, but not to be mistaken with George Lucas, who created star wars. Jim brought miss piggy up on a yoda scene 4 star wars & killed the whole cast in laughter.

[@RonnieG]

Meaning george lucas didnt do much for the movie. Just an executive producer.

[@trxxe05]

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE FILMMMM OMGGGGG

[@INSEIKYU01]

Happy to have you back

[@ResiGirlCourie]

I haven't watched this in a hot minute! Can I give you a recommendation? If you enjoyed Labyrinth, check out Return to Oz! It's just as crazy... Fairuza Balk is in it (from The Craft but much much younger). If you're going down the retro path, I also recommend Willow! Thank you for sharing this! It was a great throwback to childhood!

[@TavareIsUnique]

Noted, I'll keep these in mind. I haven't seen Return to Oz, but I have seen Willow when I was like 7, or maybe younger.

[@cheshirekat528]

Fairuza Balk was also in a movie called The Worst Witch as a child. It has a similar vibe to Harry Potter and I think was also based off a book series. The movie also stars the legendary Tim Curry, Charlotte Rae, & Diana Rigg. Diana Rigg more commonly known now as Lady Olenna of the House Tyrell!

[@WanderingRoe]

Loved the commentary lol, and your remark about her not washing the peach first! 🤣🤣🤣

[@debbyemerson3877]

Yes! So very Fraggle Rock! So funny i played that theme song just today 😅

[@blacktronlego]

1:19 The Owl at the beginning is and always has been CGI, I believe it is the only CGI, all the others, certainly all the ones that people interact with, are practical effects. Yes, Jennifer Connelly has done a lot of other films since she did this. Not all were great, but that can be said of any actor. 5:20

[@dephyr788]

You are pure light! New follower!

[@morganfern4701]

Yay! I would've chosen the goblin king too... sorry Toby...

[@henrikharbin5521]

I know for sure that Jennifer Connelly was in Dark City.

[@jaykirky177]

YES!! Ive never clicked so fast on a video! Your reaction was so wholesome! This movie was my gay awakening because of David and his “assets” 😂 its one of my favourites, along with Never Ending Story!

[@jaykirky177]

Also, I looove how you used Donkey Kong Country 2 Stickerbush Symphony as your outro. This whole video was a nostalgia trip! 😍

[@jakehobson7731]

Jennifer Connelly was just in top gun 2.

[@ericmishima]

Dropping a comment to honor the algorithm. Enjoyed your revisit and if you rewatch Neverending Story I'm there.

[@TavareIsUnique]

Thanks Eric! There will definitely be Neverending Story in the near future.

[@sdu74]

Thanks

[@TavareIsUnique]

Thank you so much! That's very generous of you and I truly appreciate you

[@sdu74]

@@TavareIsUnique You’re welcome ❤️

[@xbitsam]

Goblin King!

[@henrikharbin5521]

The "Hogwart" thing... JK Rowling must have seen this movie at some point. Side note: the main character in the 80s movie TROLL was Harry Potter.

[@TheBabblingBabs]

OK! I GOTTA SAY IT! George Lucas had little to do with this movie besides being a producer. The goblins and everything you thought was him was Brian Froud! He and Jim/Brian Henson did the design and puppet work

[@TheBabblingBabs]

Also Toby is Brian Froud's son!

[@Hey_Jamie]

They’re fushigi balls lmao

[@TavareIsUnique]

Hahahahha!

[@jymbreitbach967]

So are the goblins in the labyrinth previously abducted babies? They seem pretty happy overall.... 😂

[@PGIFilms]

18:50 "Is this a PG-13 movie?" The PG-13 rating started in 1984, two years prior to Labyrinth coming out. Since Labyrinth doesn't have cursing, partial nudity, violence (actual), drug references, or sexual themes it has just a PG rating. Before 1984, the PG rating had a really wide umbrella of what fell under it. The movie E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) was PG and it is harmlessly mild compared to Logan's Run (1976) also PG but had violence, drug use, and full nudity... that's a big difference from one extreme to the other for a PG rating.

[@rolandreyna215]

Movie was quite violent. The flesh eating piranhas that those goblins had. Then, there's the flying heads. Kind of exorcism like. It was quite dark for a kids movie. I think it should be a teen movie or a young adult. Don't think the movie is suited for children under 8.

[@hurricanebubbles]

With the truth/lie part….what if the one that said one of them always tells the truth was the liar…..then they would both be liars……

[@Ladylenea]

🤩😘

[@ebell2777]

he's contact juggling..you toube has lessons

[@IanHollis]

You don't know if the actress did anything beyond this? 🤦‍♂Her name's Jennifer Connelly. Look her up.

[@lissaweers346]

star wars was 1977

[@lissaweers346]

harry potter was 1997

[@powerof3ozzyluver2]

It’s really sad u think bout it all those goblins were babies no one wanted

[@lissaweers346]

this movie cost 25 mill,

[@chelliebean5773]

Please don't give credit to George for Jim and his team character and world building design. George may have helped with direction and some production, but the style is all Jim Henson's.

[@russellward4624]

What's lost in today's music is autotune and quantizing. Making everything sound like a robot and exactly the same.

[@RonnieG]

So sad the reactor died.