Labyrinth

Michael Jackson, Prince, and Mick Jagger were considered to play Jareth. Jim Henson preferred Sting, until his kids convinced him that David Bowie (who had reached his peak of mainstream popularity with the “Let’s Dance” album) would be best suited to it.

Bowie wanted to make a children’s movie, liked the concept, and found the script funnier and more amusing than many other contemporary special effects movies.