This week I ask Trespasses to choose their 3 most treasured childhood films. Here are my picks
Labyrinth (1986)
Before I knew who Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars were, David Bowie was the Goblin King from Labyrinth. Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, they created a fantasy world which blew my young mind. Following the age old story of the precarious journey between childhood and adulthood; a scene from Labyrinth showing a kiss between Bowie and his 15 yr old co-star Jennifer Connelly was deemed too risqué and deleted from the final cut.
The Goonies (1985)
Goonies never say die. The film that has sparked countless t-shirt designs for twenty-somethings trying to recapture simpler/happier times, is one of the all time greats. A story of adventure, friendship and treasure, The Goonies is pretty much the perfect children’s film. Starring every child actor of the 80s, no matter what they have done since, they can always hold their heads high for having once been a Goonie.
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Long before High School Musical, there was Bugsy Malone. A musical with a cast of children, pretending to inhabit an adult world, set in 1929 America with gangsters and speakeasies (could Zac Efron achieve those emotional depths?). I absolutely adored this film as a kid. Watched over and over again after being introduced to it by my older sister, I can to this day recite (most of) the songs, including Jodie Foster’s number, My Name is Tallulah.
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