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The NeverEnding Story

Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte
  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
143K
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Noah Hathaway, Sydney Bromley, Tilo Prückner, and Deep Roy in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
143K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
897
243
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    • Director
      • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writers
      • Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
      • Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
      • Michael Ende(novel)
    • Stars
      • Noah Hathaway
      • Barret Oliver
      • Tami Stronach
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writers
      • Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
      • Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
      • Michael Ende(novel)
    • Stars
      • Noah Hathaway
      • Barret Oliver
      • Tami Stronach
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 392User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos4

    The Neverending Story
    Trailer 1:22
    The Neverending Story
    The Neverending Story
    Trailer 1:23
    The Neverending Story
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    Take Five With "GLOW" Star Sydelle Noel
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    Take Five With "GLOW" Star Sydelle Noel

    Photos178

    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Alan Oppenheimer in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Sydney Bromley, Barret Oliver, Alan Oppenheimer, Tilo Prückner, and Deep Roy in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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    A0 movie poster - 84 x 118 cm or 33 x 46 inches
    A0 movie poster - 84 x 118 cm or 33 x 46 inches
    A0 movie poster - 84 x 118 cm or 33 x 46 inches

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    Noah Hathaway
    Noah Hathaway
    • Atreyu
    Barret Oliver
    Barret Oliver
    • Bastian
    Tami Stronach
    Tami Stronach
    • The Childlike Empress
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Bastian's Father
    Chris Eastman
    Chris Eastman
    • 1st Bully
    • (as Drum Garrett)
    Darryl Cooksey
    • 2nd Bully
    Nicholas Gilbert
    • 3rd Bully
    Thomas Hill
    Thomas Hill
    • Carl Conrad Coreander
    Deep Roy
    Deep Roy
    • Teeny Weeny
    Tilo Prückner
    Tilo Prückner
    • Night Hob
    Moses Gunn
    Moses Gunn
    • Cairon
    Sydney Bromley
    Sydney Bromley
    • Engywook
    Patricia Hayes
    • Urgl
    Beth Anderson
    • The 2nd Balladeer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Arthur
    • School's Caretaker
    • (uncredited)
    Bernd Eichinger
    Bernd Eichinger
    • Man next to Man Who Drops Milk
    • (uncredited)
    Dee Harris
    • The Balladeers' Lead Guitarist
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Lenart
    Frank Lenart
    • Teeny Weeny
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writers
      • Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
      • Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
      • Michael Ende(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Noah Hathaway was hurt twice during the making of the movie. While learning to ride a horse, his horse threw him off, then stepped on him. While shooting the drowning sequence in the "swamp of sadness," his leg got caught on the elevator and he was pulled under water. He was unconscious by the time he was brought to the surface.
    • Goofs
      When Atreyu is in the Swamps of Sadness with his horse, the horse sinks because it gives into the sadness, but Atreyu doesn't sink, even though he is crying and sad that his friend has died. Though not properly shown in the movie, the book explains how AURYN is protecting him. (His eventual near-sinking at the end of the scene, which never occurred in the book, is due to the plot changes that were made for the movie.)
    • Quotes

      Rock Biter: They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.

    • Alternate versions
      The theatrical and VHS releases have the WB logo with the Warner Communications byline, the opening title being horizontal, and the closing Big \\' logo. In the DVD and Blu Ray releases, all of it was replaced by the WB logo with the TimeWarner byline, the opening title being vertical, and the closing shield logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Neverending Story/The Last Starfighter/Electric Dreams/That Sinking Feeling (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      The Neverending Story
      Music by Giorgio Moroder

      Lyrics by Keith Forsey

      Performed by Limahl Feat. Beth Anderson (uncredited)

      Guitar solo Dee Harris (uncredited)

      Courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd.

    User reviews392

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Great fantasy film!
    One of the best kids fantasy films of the 80's. This is a great films about troubled young boy Bastien who escapes some pursuing bullies in an old book shop finding a story. As he reads this story alone, in hiding, he becomes enraptured in it and soon begins to feel more than a reader but involved in the story and is sucked into the world of Fantasia.

    Now, does the film have the important elements of a fantasy yarn? Yep it sure does. It looks great it has strange creatures and wonderful landscapes and it's fair share of adventure. The book bastien read centres around Artreyu a young warrior who is the only hope of saving Fantasia from the evil that is "the Nothing" which is what it's name suggest and will turn Fantasia into nothing.

    I had never watched this until recently when purely by chance it was on TV and had a good write up (ah the power of movie critics!) so I thought that as a lover of fantasy, I would watch it. Glad I did people, glad I did. It takes you back to feelings of childhood and captures the imagination. Wolfgang Peterson, who didn't particularly impress me in recent flop Troy, directs preceedings with class and control. There are some good young actors too. ****
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    • Jul 8, 2004

    FAQ6

    • Why does Atreyu have to go alone and leave behind his weapons when he goes out on his journey to save the world?
    • What name does Bastian scream out the window towards the end of the movie?
    • What are the differences between the US theatrical cut and the German theatrical cut?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die unendliche Geschichte
    • Filming locations
      • Blood Alley, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Constantin Film
      • Bavaria Studios
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $27,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,192,381
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,325,823
      • Jul 22, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,284,984
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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