Henson would die suddenly four years later at age 53 from a bacterial infection, without ever making another movie.īut by then, the tide was turning. “My mother called it his most personal film, and people rejecting it felt very personal.”

“Some of the reviews were so cruel,” Henson’s daughter Cheryl Henson said during a visit to the puppetry center earlier this year. Critics and audiences ho-hummed in 1986, and the movie earned only about half of its $25 million cost. You can bet Henson, Jim Henson's son, will speak about 'Labyrinth,' his father's last movie, and a film that some say broke the elder Henson's heart. In addition to the fancy, $125-a-ticket Labyrinth Masquerade Ball, being held Thursday night in the center's atrium, there will be a full 35-hour 'track' of puppet-centric programming in this weekend's Dragon Con, the sci-fi/fantasy convention that will take over downtown for four days.īecause tickets for the puppet center's 'Labyrinth' ball sold out within minutes, and many of Dragon Con's cosplay enthusiasts will want a place to flaunt their 'Labyrinth'-ian outfits, there will be a Jim Henson-themed costume contest Sunday at the Con, and an appearance by Brian Henson. Prepare to get immersed, and/or lost, in the 'Labyrinth.' The 1986 cult movie, featuring a horde of puppets from Jim Henson, a 14-year-old Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie at his wild-haired peak, will be all over the place this weekend.

“We have the best of the museum and the best of the theater, to make something that you can immerse yourself in,” said marketing director Therese Aun.

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