Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film written and directed by Jim Henson. Hoggle is a supporting character in Labyrinth, and becomes a loyal friend of Sarah's after he defies his master Jareth to accompany her on her quest. For production design, Jim once again employed Brian Froud, and Trevor Jones (who had scored Dark Crystal) returned to provide a still fanciful but more lighthearted soundtrack. "}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "How Did Hoggle End Up In Unclaimed Baggage? Categories. It’s amazing that after all thee years, this little creature from another world can still bring a smile to our faces. Your support is what keeps WABE strong. We hate to send our Labyrinth fans away disappointed. And while Froud isn't involved in that project, he'd be excited to see new filmmakers revisit that world that he, Henson and the rest of the film's creative team invented. "If you peer into the costumes, you'll see little numbers on them which are references to steam engines! Secondly, he was intrigued by the script and thought it would be a challenge to play such an eccentric character. He is fiercely loyal to Sarah, and proves to be a valuable ally in her quest to reach the Goblin King’s castle. Hoggle describes it as a place where you put peopleto forget about em!, which is exactly what it was used for in the medieval ages. It shouldnt come as a surprise that bringing Labyrinth to life was no small task for Jim Henson and his creative team. Sarah Williams is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth.Portrayed by Jennifer Connelly, Sarah is an imaginative teenager who wishes for the goblins from her favourite story to take away her baby brother Toby. We've never visited the Center for Puppetry Arts before so I had no idea what to expect from our visit. . '", In the film, Sir Didymus is a noble, but slightly fearful fox-like knight who aids Sarah (Connelly) in her quest to rescue her baby brother Toby from the clutches of Bowie's goblin king, Jareth. Though not a box-office hit in its initial release, video releases have sold steadily over the years in various VHS and DVD editions. 212. If Labyrinth had been released today, its almost a definite that Jareth the Goblin Kings look-at-me crystal ball hand tricks would be done with CGI. Between four and five puppeteers would have to work together to create one of the spooky hand formations that offers Sarah advice in the pit. One of the more priceless finds from 2020 was this 1814 vintage sheet music of Beethoven's Symphony No.3. Why do they have his mouth open like that? I . "}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "How Old Is Jareth In The Labyrinth? Then there are what UBC calls "found treasures," individual oddities that make shopping at UBC unique -- such as a bearskin preserved in salt, or 50 vacuum-sealed frogs, or a camera from the Space Shuttle (which UBC returned to NASA).