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Twenty-seven years ago today, a Jim Henson-directed fantasy movie called Labyrinth was released and... well, quickly became a bit of a box office disaster. This strange movie, about a girl (Jennifer Connelly) searching for her baby brother who's been kidnapped by a goblin king (David Bowie), was maybe a little too weird for mainstream audiences at the time.

But thankfully over the last 27 years whether it was due to the amazing creatures and sets or to Bowie’s extraordinary wig and lunchbox, it's really gathered a strong following and you only need to see the popularity of our Labyrinth T-Shirts to know this movie has definitely become a cult classic, and for good reason. Labyrinth is one of the last non-animated films of the pre-computer age. Yes, there is probably a few computer effects used in the film, but when you consider that 1986 was also the year that Pixar released Luxo Jr., marking the beginning of a computer animation revolution, Labyrinth's props-and-puppets approach to imaginative filmmaking feels like something of an to an era in film making.

To celebrate this fantastic mile-stone (yes, it makes me feel old too) I thought I'd give you 10 interesting facts surrounding Labyrinth, so enough gas-bagging as we only have 13 hours to reach Goblin City, after all….

1 - The screenplay went through 25 drafts, mostly to inject songs and more humour to ensure legendary pop star David Bowie would agree to star as antagonist Jareth the Goblin King.

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After the huge success of our Kids Roald Dahl T-Shirts we have had numerous requests for some for grown ups and so we decided to do something about it!

So, we are very excited to be adding the first of our Roald Dahl T-Shirts for adults featuring The BFG, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox :-)

Panic not Roahl Dahl fans, the other faves from your childhood are COMING SOON so keep your eyes on the site for Matilda, George's Marvellous Medicine and The Twits!

Which was your favourite?

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Happy Sunday everyone! Hope we're all having a good time, full of fry-ups, lie ins and perhaps the odd retro movie or three :)

If you're as big a Labyrinth fan as I am, you’ll make any excuse to watch this timeless fairytale adventure. So here’s a few little known facts to tempt you back into the magical world that is Jareths Labyrinth. The secret is that there are seven hidden faces of Jareth (David Bowie) dotted around this magical maze. If didn't know this, then read on and I shall reveal all.

Take a look at some of the random times the face of our retro hero David Bowie pops up that you might not have noticed before.

1. The first face appears as soon as Sarah enters the Labyrinth (after talking to the little blue ello worm).

2. After the tunnel cleaners scene, Hoggle and Sarah climb a ladder. Hoggle steps on a weak rung and it breaks. As they show the rung falling, Jareth’s face appears among the rocks.

3. After talking to the wiseman, Sarah and Hoggle walk through a hedge maze. Jareth’s face is on the floor, to the left of the obelisk.

4. In the scene after Sarah frees Ludo, Hoggle is seen walking off and muttering, “She’ll never get through the Labyrinth.”Jareth’s face appears on the top left hand corner.

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Bananas in pyjamas! It's Weekend time again folks!

So in a dense green forest high on an old oak tree let us be your busy fuzzy squirrel as we try to forage for retro movie greatness, sniff around for classic cinematic awesomeness and the jump tree to tree sniffing for celluloid wonder. Have a happy retro weekend.

SATURDAY 22nd June

The Burbs (1989) ITV London 3:55pm-5:45pm (1 hour 50 minutes)

The arrival of secretive neighbours sparks an unhealthy curiosity in a group of friends, leading them to go to bizarre lengths to discover the truth about the newcomers. However, their investigations take an even weirder twist when they begin to suspect their unseen fellow suburbanites are part of a cannibalistic cult. Joe Dante's black comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson

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Just when you thought we'd pulled out all the stops, we've only gone and released our very own, brand spanking new classic movie quote T-Shirts!

Inspired by some of the biggest retro films and the classic lines that help define them, our latest movie tees are a great way to show off your passion for the iconic flicks in a more subtle way that all other die-hard fans will fully appreciate.

Featuring quotes from the likes of Top Gun, Forrest Gump and Grease, our exclusive new T-Shirts will make amazing additions to your retro collection and will be a cool look for the Summer months. Check out our latest range below and get inspired...

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"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Well you do when you shop at TruffleShuffle... You can guarantee that you will find some great movie t-shirts amongst pages and pages of the best retro gear on the web.

If you're a fan of the slightly slow-witted southern boy and his extraodinary life story then we have some great Forrest Gump T-Shirts that you will definitely love. As with other famous block-busters there is lots of great facts and trivia surrounding the making of this epic romantic comedy-drama classic, so I thought I'd share 10 of my favourite facts about the making of the story surrounding the Bubba Gump shrimp entrepreneur.

1 - John Travolta, Chevy Chase, and Bill Murray all turned down the role of Forrest Gump.

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