The NeverEnding Story poster

The NeverEnding Story( 1984)

TV-MAAdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
72%
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A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Noah Hathaway

      Atreyu

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      Barret Oliver

      Bastian

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      Tami Stronach

      The Childlike Empress

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      Alan Oppenheimer

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

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      Sydney Bromley

      Engywook

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      Patricia Hayes

      Urgl

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      Moses Gunn

      Cairon - Empress' Servant

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      Frank Lenart

      Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

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      Robert Jadah

      Morla the Ancient One (voice)

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      Gerald McRaney

      Bastian's Father

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      Tilo Prückner

      Night Hob

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      Deep Roy

      Teeny Weeny

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      Chris Eastman

      1st Bully

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      Darryl Cooksey

      2nd Bully

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      Nicholas Gilbert

      3rd Bully

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      Thomas Hill

      Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian

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      Donald Arthur

      School's Caretaker (uncredited)

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      Bernd Eichinger

      Man next to Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

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      Wolfgang Petersen

      Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

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      Brian Wheeler

      Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited)

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      Silvia Seidel

      Fairy (uncredited)

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      Beth Andersen

      The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 08 2023
    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 h...

    Media

    Videos 8Backdrops 37Posters 100

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    27000000.00

    Revenue

    20158808.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • wolf
    • magic
    • fairy tale
    • horse
    • mythology
    • child hero
    • anthropomorphism
    • bully
    • school
    • creature
    • reading
    • book store
    • fantasy world
    • giant
    • gnome
    • quest
    • child protagonist
    • father son relationship
    • based on young adult novel
    • magical necklace