Fathom Events has announced their partnership with theJim HensonCompany and Sony Pictures to bringLabyrinthback to the big screen in a special 3-day event. Though the movie debuted at number 8 at the box office upon its initial release in 1986,Labyrinthwent on to become a cult favorite. The movie stars musician David Bowie and Academy Award Winning actress Jennifer Connelly in one of her earliest roles. While their performances were not praised by critics during the original theatrical run, new reviews have gone on to applaud the work of both Bowie and Connelly.
The new 3-day special screenings ofLabyrinthwill take place on April 29th, May 1st, and May 2nd with fans being encouraged to come dressed up in costume asThe Goblin Kingand other iconic characters from the movie. As with most Fathom Events screenings, the movie will come with bonus features. Introductions by Jennifer Connelly and Jim Henson’s son, Brian Henson will start off the feature, as well as an excerpt from the Jim Henson fantasy seriesThe Storyteller. Brian Henson will be talking about the Soldier of Death episode of the series and discuss the special effects used in bothThe StorytellerandLabyrinth.
The special screenings will be available starting Sunday April 29th, with two times to seeLabyrinth, once at 2pm and then 7pm (local time). After that, the remaining showings will be at 7pm during the week. Tickets will go on sale online starting this Monday, February 26th. In a statement, Fathom Events vice president of studio relations, Tom Lucas, spoke about his excitement to bring thecult classicto theaters again. He had this to say.
“Labyrinth is one of the most frequently requested titles, and has an enormous fan base. It’s a film with great appeal to a huge audience, and also a cinematic experience that can be enjoyed over and over, always revealing more surprises. We couldn’t be happier to share it with moviegoers again.”
David Bowieused to say that he was shocked at how many children and adults came up and recognized him as Jareth, the Goblin King.Jennifer Connellyhas said the same thing, adding that girls come up to her at the most random places to say that they know her as Sarah.Labyrinthmight have only made half of its original $25 million budget in theaters, it took off on the home video market and has been repackaged a handful of times. Most recently, a 4K Blu-ray edition was released in 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary.
Ahead of the 3-day special screenings ofLabyrinth, Fathom Events is screeningThe Dark Crystalfor a special 3-day event starting this weekend. The 4K transfer will be shown on the big screen along with more bonus content from the Jim Henson Company. The last special screenings ofLabyrinthtook place in 2016 for the 30th anniversary and many sold out, so don’t sleep on getting tickets. you may get more information for both screenings by heading over toFathomEvents.com.
