On this day 37 years ago, the classic movie was released in the U.S., but it took some time to achieve the cult status it boasts today
Released on 27 June 1986, the cult fantasy film Labyrinth continues to captivate audiences worldwide. While the movie received a lukewarm response upon its release in the United States, it went on to achieve greater popularity on the other side of the pond.
37 years on, the late, great David Bowie’s performance and Jim Henson’s puppetry in the fantastical fantasy endure.
The film’s universal themes of self-discovery, perseverance and the power of imagination also struck a chord with viewers worldwide as well as being the source of a sexual awakening for countless viewers.
If you google ‘Jareth the Goblin King’ – the part Bowie made his own – and ‘sexual awakening’, you’ll discover endless think pieces about what exactly it is about the character that encouraged such a reaction among some of the audience of generation X and older millennials.
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