David Bowie in LABYRINTH Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“I wish the goblins would come and take you away! Right now! “

LABYRINTH screens midnights this weekend (August 30th and 31st) at The Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series. Nothing like a crummy day of babysitting your little brother to make you wish him away to the Goblin King! What’s that, you didn’t mean to? Well…time is of the essence…you have 13 hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes a goblin!

LABYRINTH, the charming 1986 fantasy helmed by the late Jim Henson is lovely to see and a joy to experience. Taking its visual cues from Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL and its story from a mix of Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz, this is a classic story about growing up without relinquishing your childlike wonder. Jennifer Connolly leads a cast of 5 humans, 1 Dog and more puppets than you can shake a stick at. In the role of Sarah Connolly does a splendid performance of an introverted yet willful teenager put through the challenge of surviving her own imagination. But what everyone remembers about LABYRINTH is the Goblin King himself, played by David Bowie, probably one of the few people on the planet who could pull off ’80s hairstyles.

If you’re a Bowie fan and have not seen this movie, what on earth are you waiting for!?

Like THE DARK CRYSTAL, the visual design for this film was handled by illustrator Brian Froud, and like that film does a wonderful job of creating a strange, eerie, and beautiful fantasy world. Sarah’s principal companions–a cowardly dwarf, a gentle Bigfoot-like creature and a quixotic canine—are most appealing. Bowie turns in the best performance of the humans, creating an antagonist who is less of a classic villain and more of a trickster, both charming and unsettling.

Light and sweet, LABYRINTH will not be for every taste, but for those whose appetites run to fantasy it’s worth seeing again. And what better way to watch LABYRINTH than on the big screen at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130) at midnight!?!

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

Here’s the line-up for the other films coming to ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli:           

Sept. 6-7             HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH New 4K digital re-master

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8 . We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming weeks.