The NeverEnding Story

Name: The NeverEnding Story
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Released: 1984-04-06
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.227

★ 7,2 /10 (4,445 Votes)

1984 DE 101 min

Overview

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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Release date

06/04/1984

Votes

4,445

Popularity

10.2

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

Genres

Adventure Fantasy Family

Status

Released

Original title

Die unendliche Geschichte

Language

Runtime

101 min

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$20,158,808

Noah Hathaway

Atreyu

Barret Oliver

Bastian

Tami Stronach

The Childlike Empress

Alan Oppenheimer

Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)

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Sydney Bromley

Engywook

Patricia Hayes

Urgl

Moses Gunn

Cairon - Empress' Servant

Frank Lenart

Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

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Robert Jadah

Morla the Ancient One (voice)

Gerald McRaney

Bastian's Father

Tilo Prückner

Night Hob

Deep Roy

Teeny Weeny

Chris Eastman

1st Bully

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Darryl Cooksey

2nd Bully

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Nicholas Gilbert

3rd Bully

Thomas Hill

Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian

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Donald Arthur

School's Caretaker (uncredited)

Bernd Eichinger

Man Next to Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)

Wolfgang Petersen

Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)

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Brian Wheeler

Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited)

Silvia Seidel

Fairy (uncredited)

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Beth Andersen

The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

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I remember seeing this film when I was young - spurred on by the Limahl theme song that was in the charts at the time, and rather enjoying it. Based on just the first half of Michael Ende's original novel, it's a gentle fantasy tale of a young boy - "Bastian" (Barret Oliver) - who is being bullied by three classmates. When one day he seeks refuge in a bookshop, the owner shows him a mysterious book that he "borrows" and reads - introducing him to the magical, and dangerous, kingdom of "Fantastica" where he learns that it's benign, kindly young "Childlike Empress" is dying and that only he can …

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A fantasy flick of real quality! I got to watch this at the cinema thanks to its release as part of its 40th anniversary, the second movie I've seen re-released on the big screen after <em>'Trainspotting'</em> back in May. That Danny Boyle flick from 1996 is great, as is this Wolfgang Petersen feature from 1984. I wasn't sure what to expect, I only knew of its genre and that famous theme song. One of the first things to note about <em>'The NeverEnding Story'</em> is how well it has aged, it looks awesome. The practical effects still look top quality and are super effective, I watched <em…

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