Sarah Williams (Labyrinth)

This article is about a fictional character. For people with a similar name, see Sarah Williams (disambiguation).

Sarah Williams
Jennifer Connelly as Sarah in Labyrinth (1986).
First appearanceLabyrinth (1986)
Created by
Designed byBrian Froud
Portrayed byJennifer Connelly
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Relatives
NationalityAmerican[5]

Sarah Williams[6] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth. Portrayed by Jennifer Connelly, Sarah is an imaginative teenager who wishes for the goblins from her favourite story to take away her baby brother Toby. When her inadvertent wish comes true, she must solve an enormous otherworldly labyrinth in thirteen hours and rescue Toby from the castle of Jareth, the Goblin King.

Created by director Jim Henson and writer Dennis Lee, the character was developed by a number of colleagues including screenwriters Laura Phillips and Elaine May as well as executive producer George Lucas. Sarah is Labyrinth's central character, in whose imagination the film's fantasy settings and characters exist, based on the books, posters and toys in her bedroom.[7] Elements of her adventure were inspired by fairy tales and classical stories, as well as fantasy literature such as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.

Reception to the character upon the film's release was mixed, although Sarah has grown in the esteem of critics in recent decades. Reviewers were divided over her initial petulant attitude, with some regarding her as unsympathetic, while others have found her to be an identifiable teenage protagonist because of her flaws. The character's intelligence and perseverance have also received praise. Connelly's role as Sarah brought her international fame and has remained one of the actress's best known performances.

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  6. ^ "The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth Now Available on iTunes" (PDF) (Press release). New York, Los Angeles: The Jim Henson Company. New Video. 3 March 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020. The film...follows Sarah Williams (Connelly) as she makes her way through the labyrinth...
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