History YMMV / LABYRINTH

** And bear in mind that before ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' shattered the Fantasy Movie Ghetto Age, directors and writers of fantasy movies were desperate for any PeripheralDemographic they could find. {{Squee}}ing [[FanGirl fangirls]] were willing to pay to see David Bowie in tights. MoneyDearBoy.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Fireys' scene (though there was a ''very'' small reference to it beforehand, it was still unimportant to the plot). [[hottip:*:Alternatively, it is about adolescence -- a VillainSong and HakunaMatata rolled into one.]]

** In addition, the child switches from a real baby to a doll a few times in "Magic Dance". [[hottip:*:We should hope so! It gets thrown thirty feet in the air and caught by a puppet!]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sara's father and stepmother. The movie wants us to think that Sara's just being a brat in need of some growing up, but her stepmother doesn't seem to think much of her to begin with (implying she takes Sara for granted because she's a loner, and tattling to Dad when Sara objects to it), and her father seems either oblivious or apathetic to the obvious difficulties Sara's having.
* AngstWhatAngst: Sarah deals with TheReveal that goblins are real, her brother's been kidnapped by them, and that [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking David Bowie is in her house]] with remarkable aplomb, and almost immediately after all this seems to view her necessity for solving the labyrinth as a mildly annoying household chore she can't get out of. Either this is [[FridgeBrilliance a brilliant statement on it all being her imagination as she sits around the house bored]], or it's just Jennifer Connelly sucking at acting.

* IAmNotShazam: Jareth's kingdom is not "The Underground", that's just a song.

*** [[OverlyLongGag Power voodoo! Who do? You do! Do what?]]

* [[BestKnownForTheFanservice Best Known For David Bowie's Pants]]: Well, they probably exaggerate a little, but this is THE reason anyone remembers this movie if they aren't part of the fanbase.
** So you say. '''This''' Troper remembers JenniferConnelly looking very nice in that white princess dress she wears at the beginning.

* CultClassic: The film grossed $12.7 million on a $25 million budget, but has since gained this status. Also it has something to do with DavidBowie.

* HilariousInHindsight: Sarah mistakenly calls Hoggle [[HarryPotter "Hogwart"]].

* NightmareFuel: While ''TheDarkCrystal'' has disturbingly realistic violence and alien creatures, Labyrinth goes into SurrealHorror UncannyValley with surreal DavidBowie faces, BodyHorror Fireys, 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.

** Well, he is played by DavidBowie.
** And bear in mind that before ''LordOfTheRings'' shattered the Fantasy Movie Ghetto Age, directors and writers of fantasy movies were desperate for any PeripheralDemographic they could find. {{Squee}}ing [[FanGirl fangirls]] were willing to pay to see David Bowie in tights. MoneyDearBoy.
* [[UncannyValley Uncanny Valley Freakshow]]: You thought ''TheDarkCrystal'' was bad about the uncanny valley? Think again.

** And bear in mind that before LordOfTheRings shattered the Fantasy Movie Ghetto Age, directors and writers of fantasy movies were desperate for any PeripheralDemographic they could find. {{Squee}}ing [[FanGirl fangirls]] were willing to pay to see David Bowie in tights. MoneyDearBoy.
* [[UncannyValley Uncanny Valley Freakshow]]: You thought ''TheDarkCrystal'' was bad about the uncanny valley? Think again.

* MemeticOutfit

* [[EverybodyRemembersTheStripper Everybody Remembers David Bowie's Pants]]: Well, they probably exaggerate a little, but this is THE reason anyone remembers this movie if they aren't part of the fanbase.
** So you say. '''This''' Troper remembers JenniferConnelly looking very nice in that white princess dress she wears at the beginning.

** As opposed to what, MindRape? ForTheLulz?
** The far-more-recent manga series assigns Jareth a good - or at least not ''creepy'' - motive for the abduction, in which Jareth selected Toby for his latent magical potential and all the runaround with Sarah was smoke and mirrors. Smells a little like {{Fanon}}, but at least it prevents Jareth from coming off as an {{Ephebophile}}.

** And bear in mind that before LordOfTheRings shattered the Fantasy Movie Ghetto Age, directors and writers of fantasy movies were desperate for any PeripheralDemographic they could find. {{Squee}}ing FanGirls were willing to pay to see David Bowie in tights. MoneyDearBoy.

** Go into any group of nerds and say "You remind me of the babe..."

* {{Mondegreen}}: "Slap that baby, make him ''pee''!"
** Subverted, as there are actually two versions of the song: the one in the movie does indeed say "pee", while the one on the soundtrack (without the Muppets) says "free".

** So you say. '''This''' Troper remembers JenniferConnelly looking very nice in that white princess dress she wears at the beginning.

** Terry Jones (from MontyPython) was a co-writer on the screenplay. This is a guy who can teach doctorate-level classes on literary tropes in his sleep.

* {{No Yay}}/{{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) makes some folks squeamish.

* [[UncannyValley Uncanny Valley Freakshow]]: You thought ''[[TheDarkCrystal The Dark Crystal]]'' was bad about the uncanny valley? Think again.

* NightmareFuel: 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.
* {{No Yay}}/{{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.

* DesignatedProtagonistSyndrome: Let's put it this way, even a way and a door of all things has more personality than Saria, our heroine.