History YMMV / LABYRINTH

** His son did inform him, towards the end of his life, that this and TheDarkCrystal were gaining appreciation in cult status.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Jareth stole a baby, tried to bribe its 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!]]

* FanPreferredCouple: Jareth/Sarah, despite MayflyDecemberRomance.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: The moral of the story is obviously about letting go of one's childhood. Not to mention that LifeIsntFair and complaining won't help your situation. However, fans seem to think there's something else there. Most fans seem to think it's about the one-side love story around Jareth and Sarah. A lot of people have created fan works dedicated to this "romantic" movie. When you watch it, what really comes to mind? Do you view this as a man trying to make the girl he loves happy, but is constantly rejected? Or do you view this as a young girl trying to fix a mistake she made and growing up during her journey?

** Here's one that predates the Internet: Go into any group of nerds and say "You remind me of the babe..." It will result in an exchange to the effect of "What babe?" "The babe with the power!" ""What power?" "The power of voodoo!" And so on and so forth, repeat ad nauseum, kind of like what happens when you sing "[[Disney/{{Mulan}} Let's get down to business!]]" in a group of millennials. This one is actually OlderThanTheyThink, first appearing in the Cary Grant/Shirley Temple film ''Film/TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer'' in the form of "You remind me of the man."

** Funnily enough, Jareth's outfits were ''tamer'' than Bowie's usual stage attire.

!! The Miniseries
* EvilIsSexy: Oriane and Marie-Cecile, [[MsFanservice hell yeah]].

** Tri Star announced it had signed a deal with The Jim Henson Company to make a new Labyrinth film very shortly after David Bowie's death.

** "As The World Falls Down", particularly Sarah's fancy ballgown.

* UglyCute: Awwww, how can you hate the lovable little goblins?

** "As The World Falls Down", and Sarah's fancy ballgown.

** The "As The World Falls Down" scene, with Sarah's fancy ballgown.

** Sarah's line "Come on, legs" when she sets off for the labyrinth. Who says that?

* NoYay: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued (implied by the line "Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) makes some folks squeamish. There may be some disturbing RealitySubtext here, considering the [[https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/i-lost-my-virginity-to-david-bowie reports that Bowie]] [[https://medium.com/@modernistwitch/human-alien-human-6b4a12a3f0a#.gvwgk7tke had an affair with]] [[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/13/the_dark_side_of_david_bowie_as_the_mourning_goes_on_we_cant_ignore_his_history_with_underaged_groupies_in_70s/ a teenage groupie]], although these reports have thankfully been [[https://medium.com/@msullivangates/a-word-on-david-bowie-lori-mattix-and-the-speed-of-information-b38681f24cf4 cast]] [[https://medium.com/@msullivangates/update-pamela-des-barres-memoirs-also-contradicted-lori-maddox-s-story-4d4b4f939141 into]] [[https://johnscottcomedy.com/2016/01/15/david-bowie-sex-offender-a-case-for-concern-over-facts doubt]].

* SignatureScene: The climax in the Escher room.

* EvilIsSexy: Jareth because he's played by David Bowie.

* NoYay: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued (implied by the line "Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) makes some folks squeamish. There's some (possible) disturbing RealitySubtext here, considering the [[https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/i-lost-my-virginity-to-david-bowie reports that Bowie]] [[https://medium.com/@modernistwitch/human-alien-human-6b4a12a3f0a#.gvwgk7tke had an affair with]] [[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/13/the_dark_side_of_david_bowie_as_the_mourning_goes_on_we_cant_ignore_his_history_with_underaged_groupies_in_70s/ a teenage groupie]].

* NoYay: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued (implied by the line "Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) makes some folks squeamish. There's some disturbing RealitySubtext here, considering the [[https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/i-lost-my-virginity-to-david-bowie reports that Bowie]] [[https://medium.com/@modernistwitch/human-alien-human-6b4a12a3f0a#.gvwgk7tke had an affair with]] [[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/13/the_dark_side_of_david_bowie_as_the_mourning_goes_on_we_cant_ignore_his_history_with_underaged_groupies_in_70s/ a fifteen-year-old groupie]].
** Given the [[https://medium.com/@msullivangates/a-word-on-david-bowie-lori-mattix-and-the-speed-of-information-b38681f24cf4 significant]] [[https://medium.com/@msullivangates/update-pamela-des-barres-memoirs-also-contradicted-lori-maddox-s-story-4d4b4f939141 errors]] [[https://johnscottcomedy.com/2016/01/15/david-bowie-sex-offender-a-case-for-concern-over-facts and inconsistencies]] that have arisen concerning these allegations, it may be wise to move this to the Discussion page.

** Jareth saying "Tra la la" for absolutely no reason.

* NoYay: A 15-year-old being romantically pursued (implied by the line "Just let me rule you...") and watched over by a stretchy pants-wearing goblin king (David Bowie at 39) makes some folks squeamish. There's some disturbing RealitySubtext here, considering the [[https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/i-lost-my-virginity-to-david-bowie reports that Bowie]] [[https://medium.com/@modernistwitch/human-alien-human-6b4a12a3f0a#.gvwgk7tke had an affair with]] [[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/13/the_dark_side_of_david_bowie_as_the_mourning_goes_on_we_cant_ignore_his_history_with_underaged_groupies_in_70s/ a thirteen-year-old groupie]].

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

* NightmareFuel: While ''TheDarkCrystal'' has disturbingly realistic violence and alien creatures, Labyrinth goes into SurrealHorror UncannyValley with surreal David Bowie 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.