“We have a wonderful shop of really creative people and given the opportunity to play like this, they come up with some wonderful things.”īut news of the party’s inventive attire got around the New York City nightlife and by the third year, celebrities had made their way inside. The guest list mostly featured talented artists and performers from The Jim Henson Company. He donned a feathered mask and cape for the evening, which ended up looking somewhat tame next to the elaborate costumes around him inside the Starlight Room of the Waldorf Astoria. “We started this as a lark three years ago and we had so much fun,” Henson told ET from inside the party. On top of speaking with the stars and filmmakers on the set of Labyrinth, ET was also invited to Henson’s real-life masquerade ball that led to one of the film’s most celebrated sequences.īefore cameras had begun rolling, Henson’s other prominent production next to Labyrinth in early 1985 was a special tradition for his employees. He added, “At the risk of sounding like the longest, most successful stalker that has ever been.” Bettany pointed out the optics of someone eventually marrying their childhood crush. The actors met while filming A Beautiful Mind and later married in 2003. “What 13-year-old boy didn't have a crush on Jennifer Connelly when they saw Labyrinth?” asked Paul Bettany when talking to ET earlier this year. Her on-screen presence became stuck in the minds of a generation. The film also benefited from Connelly’s immense talent at just 14 years old (the same age as her character). The trio made for a fitting collaboration, with each of their careers having been established by breaking away from the contemporary norms of their respective industries, resulting in massively successful art that changed culture forever. Henson and Bowie, along with producer George Lucas, acted as Labyrinth's fantastical braintrust behind the scenes.
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