The Neverending Story III (1994)

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writers:

Jeff Lieberman (screenplay), Karin Howard (story),

Stars:

Jason James Richter, Melody Kay, Jack Black

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason James Richter	...	Bastian
Melody Kay	...	Nicole
Jack Black	...	Slip
Carole Finn	...	Mookie
Ryan Bollman	...	Dog
Freddie Jones	...	Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
Julie Cox	...	The Empress
Moya Brady	...	Urgl
Tony Robinson	...	Engywook
Thomas Petruo	...	Large Head
Tracey Ellis	...	Jane Bux
Kevin McNulty	...	Barney
Nicole Parker	...	Nasty #1
Adrien Dorval	...	Nasty #2 (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Kaefan Shaw	...	Bark Troll

Storyline

While the first two movies were based on the novel by Michael Ende, this one is only based "on the characters." It transfers Fantasia into the "real" world. Bastian's dream to get a sibling becomes true when his father re-marries, but soon he has trouble with his new step sister Nicole and with a gang of school bullies, the Nasties. Hiding in the school library, Bastian finds his favorite book of THE NEVERENDING STORY, where it is later found by Slip, the gang leader. The latter recognizes the power of the book and begins to form Fantasia after his bad intentions. When the chaos becomes worse the Child-like Empress requests Bastian to move back to the real world, get the book back and save Fantasia. Accidentally some Fantasia characters travel with him to reality, but get lost in different places. Meanwhile Slip and the other Nasties spread anarchy. Finally, Bastian gets support from Nicole, who begins to believe in the power of Fantasia. Together they are able to solve the situation ...

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Plot Keywords:

book | bully | school library | telescope | stepbrother stepsister relationship | 

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Taglines:

It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1994 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Studio Babelsberg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Only film in the trilogy not to feature Atreyu.

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Goofs

Falcor arrives at a Chinese New Year festival, but the next day is Halloween. Chinese New Year is celebrated in January or February.

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Quotes

Dog - The Nasties: Hey Slip, what about the luck dragon?
Falkor - Fuchur: Oh no, this isn't my favorite part of the story.
Slip, Leader of The Nasties: Looks like he's all out of luck.

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the end credits we see the "Easy Rider"-sequence again in the upper half of the screen.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: The NeverEnding Story III (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Girly Girl"
Written by Luci Van Org
Performed by Lucilectric

User Reviews

Why?

I don't understand why they bothered to make this one. The first Neverending Story really put you in the feeling of a fantasy world. The second was not quite as good. This one? Good Lord! Super trendy, with people in Fantasia watching MTV type television. Falcor wasn't the same voice or personality. It always ruins a good children's movie that is attempting to take you to "another world" when they try to make it hip. The beauty of these films was that they weren't "hip"; they were a true departure from the everyday. Isn't that what going into the book in the first place was supposed to represent? When will film makers learn to leave well enough alone?