Birthday Bowie: In the mid-’80s, a Jim Henson and George Lucas film collaboration was guaranteed to generate big buzz—tack on the casting of rock star/actor David Bowie, and the anticipation was palpable. The musical fantasy Labyrinth follows the journey of a teenage girl through a maze to rescue her baby brother. Other than Bowie and lead actress Jennifer Connelly, the film is cast mainly
with puppets, and it was a bust at the box office before growing into a cult classic (and a way to commemorate the singer’s January 8 birthday) over the past three decades.
