2 Fast 2 Forever #356 – Labyrinth (1986)
We’re on a real roll with “child reading a book” movies this lap, and today we’re talking about Labyrinth with Jordan Polan-Clarke! After Joey shares his surprising (at least to him) history with this movie, we discover we have a split opinion on David Bowie’s music in this movie. We talk about Labyrinth’s strong use of the color brown, discuss whether the movie and its performances are “too theater-y,” and pitch an alternate version of this movie with Bowie’s character in the real world. We ask: could Labyrinth be “more Jim Henson” than it is? Could we succeed in a life spent in a costume/puppetry rig? Which of today’s pop stars would star in a remake? Jordan talks about a famous juggler. We admire some stairs.
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Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.
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