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The NeverEnding Story

Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte
  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
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7.3/10
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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
7.3/10
148K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,293
282
    • Wolfgang Petersen
  • Writers
    • Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
    • Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
    • Michael Ende(novel)
  • Stars
    • Noah Hathaway
    • Barret Oliver
    • Tami Stronach
    • 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
    • 396User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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    Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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    Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Sydney Bromley, Barret Oliver, Alan Oppenheimer, Tilo Prückner, and Deep Roy in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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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)
    • …
      • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writers
      • Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
      • Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
      • Michael Ende(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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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 1984 Warner Bros. Pictures variant in the opening and the Saul Bass variant as the closing logo. In the other releases, both logos were plastered with the 1992 variants in the DVD, and 2003 variants in the Blu-ray releases and digital platforms.
    • 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 reviews396

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    still great viewing,after many years
    i still remember seeing this movie when it first came out on the big screen,i was 17,it may have been 84/85,it was still a time of the big old picture theaters,it was a full house,the audience was fairly young,but i noticed there seemed to be a lot of mature people as well-for the duration of the movie, myself and the people around me were engaged and totally engrossed in the viewing.i also remember something i hadn,t seen before,when the movie finished,the whole audience stood up and started clapping,this at a time in new zealand when not every one owned a video machine-after all this time,even with so many distractions,home computers,playstations and everyday general living this movie still is a classic and even someone my age(34)it helps to take me back to my child hood times-a place filled constantly with dreams,a place where there was no dilemmas,no stress and being a kid was all about playing and having fun-i introduced this movie to my niece and nephew,a few years back and they absolutely loved it-a gentle reminder to the magic of being a kid-enjoy
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    • bladeventrue
    • Oct 1, 2001

    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?

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1984 (United States)
      • West Germany
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Blood Alley, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Constantin Film
      • Bavaria Studios
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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