A teenage girl named Sarah becomes frustrated when she is left home alone to watch her baby brother Toby. Inadvertently, she wishes that the goblins would take him to the Goblin City. When her wish turns into a reality she is given thirteen hours in which to solve the labyrinth before her brother is turned into a goblin. To create the mystical world that Sarah is pulled into during her journey, there were several aspects of production that were used in order to make the scenes come alive. For instance, the puppets which were displayed throughout the movie required the skill of numerous puppeteers. It was not as simple as operating a set of strings and sounding out voices; more complex characters such as Hoggle had many different performers trying to create one character. Shari Weiser was inside the costume and did all the body movement while Hoggle's face was radio-controlled by Brian Henson and three other operators. There was a lot of rehearsing done in order to match his expression with his voice. Ludo was another character that was struggled with and due to his massive size his costume was alternated between two people. Although the designs and building began over a year in …show more content…
Sting, Mick Jagger, and Michael Jackson were considered for the part as well but it was decided that David Bowie was the most suitable choice. Henson reached out to David while he was touring in 1983 and showed him revised drafts and Brian Froud's concept drawings. David became fascinated and was given free-hand with the music and the character. As for the role of Sarah, auditions were held from April 1984 until January 1985 when Jennifer Connelly won Jim Henson over. Being just fifteen at the time, the producers and cast members were impressed by how brave, mature, and patient she was while handling her