The NeverEnding Story
1984 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 7.2 · 67% critics
Hiding from bullies in his school attic, a young boy discovers a magical book that opens onto the extraordinary land of Fantasia. As its story unfolds, a brave young warrior and a luck dragon must help stop a spreading destruction called The Nothing.
Based on The Neverending Story
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Details
- Original title
- Die unendliche Geschichte
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-04-06
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (4,387 votes)
- Box office
- $20,158,808
- Budget
- $27,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this whimsical, heartfelt fantasy if you love classic imagination-driven adventures; Not for you if you dislike stories that bounce between the reader and the book, or if you prefer more straightforward modern effects than Labyrinth or The Dark Crystal.
Pros: imaginative fantasy world; memorable theme song; charming practical creatures | Cons: story can feel repetitive; frequent book-to-reader jumps; mixed opinions on ending
Themes
- based on novel or book
- wolf
- magic
- fairy tale
- horse
- mythology
- child hero
- anthropomorphism
- bully
- school
- creature
- reading
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Noah Hathaway
as Atreyu
Barret Oliver
as Bastian
Tami Stronach
as The Childlike Empress
Alan Oppenheimer
as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
- SB
Sydney Bromley
as Engywook
Patricia Hayes
as Urgl
Moses Gunn
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
Frank Lenart
as Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)
- RJ
Robert Jadah
as Morla the Ancient One (voice)
Gerald McRaney
as Bastian's Father
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen