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The NeverEnding Story

PG
Movie
1984
1h 42m
English
Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
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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Tami Stronach
The Childlike Empress
Moses Gunn
Cairon - Empress' Servant
Gerald McRaney
Bastian's Father
Chris Eastman
1st Bully
Thomas Hill
Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librari...
Deep Roy
Teeny Weeny
Beth Anderson
The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredit...
Donald Arthur
School's Caretaker (uncredited)
Bernd Eichinger
Man next to Man who drops Milk (unc...
Dee Harris
The Balladeers' Lead Guitarist (unc...
Frank Lenart
Teeny Weeny (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narra...
Wolfgang Petersen
Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke
Fuchur (voice) (uncredited)
Silvia Seidel
Fairy (uncredited)
Brian Wheeler
Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited...
Directed By: Wolfgang Petersen
Written By: Wolfgang Petersen (Screenplay), Michael Ende (Novel), + 1 more

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hirkiti says...
5 months ago
Definitely one of the best 80s fantasy adventure films for kids. Maybe even second best right behind Goonies.
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Mr. Sackamano says...
6 years ago
I said to my ol'lady, what movie you playin? She said, Never ending story... Out of the 10k movies we have access to..thats what you pick?? ... She replied fuck yeah! 'Merica!! ...so I fired up some of pac nw's finest and wtf??? ...this movie is good as hell still ... where's the pb cups?!
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White_Lady says...
10 years ago
The effects and creatures do seem a bit, hum... kitsch? But the story is so good. I really need to read the book.
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drqshadow says...
4 years ago
Quintessentially 80s fantasy in every sense, from the bold use of blue screens, child actors and puppetry to the histrionic, synth-soaked pop soundtrack that's bound to be ricocheting around the back of my skull for the rest of the month. It tries really hard, despite the somewhat rudimentary special effects available at the time, and nostalgia still carries it an awfully long way. There's an air of wholesome, youthful naivete at the core of many films from this genre/era, a fleeting moment in which the power of imagination could still gloss over a theme park-grade animatronic dragon or two. Honestly, with most of the live cast saddled by bad overdubs of their own, those out-of-sync moments could be dismissed as an awkward eccentricity. On a conceptual level, The Neverending Story is quite strong, drawn from literary roots (though it was disowned by the author for taking liberties) and stuffing the world with all manner of unique landscapes, creatures, gods and wonders. We even get a surprisingly successful meta-reveal during the climax, which is no small accomplishment. Hammy acting, awkward edits and dated monster effects aside, this one's still got some legs.
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CinemaSerf
5 months ago
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 b More
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