History YMMV / LABYRINTH

** According to the "Making Of" documentary, the scene basically came about because Brian Froud, the guy who designed all the goblins, doodled the Firey's in his sketch book, took a liking to them, and then wanted to see what they could get away with doing using BlueScreen technology.

** According to the "Making Of" documentary, the scene basically came about because Brian Froud, the guy who designed all the goblins, doodled them in his sketch book, took a liking to them, and then wanted to see what they could get away with doing using BlueScreen technology.

* NightmareFuel/ HighOctaneNightmareFuel: While TheDarkCrystal is disturbing for realistic violence and alien creatures, Labyrinth goes into SurrealHorror UncannyValley with surreal DavidBowie faces, BodyHorror Firies, the eerie ballroom scene with the grotesque masks and almost everything being alive. Even half of the soundtrack sounds like something out of a horror movie.

* CultClassic: The film grossed $12.7 million on a $25 million budget, but has since gained this status.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Jareth stole a baby, tried to bribe it's older sister into forgetting about it, and tried to stop her numerous times when she went into the Labyrinth to rescue it, but you'll be hard pressed to find any fangirl who acknowledges that (or, for that matter, anyone who doesn't treat the FoeYay subtext as canonical). He's a DracoInLeatherPants in the movie, too; [[ComicallyMissingThePoint VERY tight leather pants!]]

* MagnificentBastard: Jareth

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The Helping Hands, the Fireys, the Cleaners, Agnes, and so on.
** There are some of us who would classify the Helping Hands under FetishFuel instead.

* YourMileageMayVary: This movie either has the catchiest and most infectious soundtrack of the eighties, or these are the worst songs that David Bowie ever wrote. Not to mention the fact that each one is its own BigLippedAlligatorMoment and they don't really add anything to the story.
** It's certainly possible for the worst songs Bowie ever wrote to still comprise the catchiest and most infectious soundtrack of the eighties. Bowie's that good and the eighties were that bad. The important thing here is his crotch.

* NoYay/{{Squick}}: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued ("Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) could make some folks squeamish.

* {{Squick}}: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued ("Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) could make some folks squeamish.

* ConspicuousCG: The owl in the opening credits, and the chair Sarah throws through the bubble.

* {{Narm}}: Near the beginning of the film, Sarah yells "I hate you! I hate ''you''!" at Toby after she sees that he's pulled one of her teddy bears from its place on the wall. Aside from this being a MinorInsultOverreaction (it's not like he damaged it in any way, be glad he didn't rip its head off!), her voice goes high-pitched and squeaky on the second "you!" Then there's her extremely over-dramatic wish to the goblins to take Toby away, and the goblins [[LampshadeHanging actually remark on how stupid it sounds.]]
** Actually, her entire performance is sort of subject to this. Even in the bits where she's supposed to be serious, she's got a sort of breathless, overdramatic delivery right out of a school play, making many scenes that were supposed to be touching or serious or a bit malevolent seem more silly whenever she opens her mouth.
* NightmareFuel: The Helping Hands, the Fireys, the Cleaners, Agnes, and so on.
** There are some of us who would classify the Helping Hands under FetishFuel instead.
** This troper remembers very disturbing nightmares after watching David Bowie... *shudder*

* UnfortunateImplications: Did Jareth want to kidnap Toby or have sex with his JailBait sister?

** It's certainly possible for the worst songs Bowie ever wrote to still comprise the catchiest and most infectious soundtrack of the eighties. Bowie's that good and the eighties were that bad. The important thing here is his crotch.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Jareth, both in the fandom ''and'' in the movie. ''Very tight'' leather pants.

* * CultClassic: The film grossed $12.7 million on a $25 million budget, but has since gained this status.

* CultClassic

** Well, he is played by DavidBowie.

* {{Narm}}: Near the beginning of the film, Sarah yells "I hate you! I hate you!" at Toby after she sees that he's pulled one of her teddy bears from its place on the wall. Aside from this being a MinorInsultOverreaction (it's not like he damaged it in any way, be glad he didn't rip its head off!), her voice goes high-pitched and squeaky on the second "you!" Then there's her extremely over-dramatic wish to the goblins to take Toby away, and the goblins [[LampshadeHanging actually remark on how stupid it sounds.]]