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Päättymätön tarina III

Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte III: Rettung aus Phantasien
  • 19941994
  • K-7K-7
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
13K
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Päättymätön tarina III (1994)
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Family

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
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13K
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  • Director
    • Peter MacDonald
  • Writers
    • Jeff Lieberman(screenplay)
    • Karin Howard(story)
    • Michael Ende(characters)
  • Stars
    • Jason James Richter
    • Melody Kay
    • Jack Black
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter MacDonald
  • Writers
    • Jeff Lieberman(screenplay)
    • Karin Howard(story)
    • Michael Ende(characters)
  • Stars
    • Jason James Richter
    • Melody Kay
    • Jack Black
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia
    Trailer 1:26
    The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia

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    Top cast

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    Jason James Richter
    Jason James Richter
    • Bastianas Bastian
    Melody Kay
    Melody Kay
    • Nicoleas Nicole
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Slipas Slip
    Carole Finn
    • Mookieas Mookie
    Ryan Bollman
    Ryan Bollman
    • Dogas Dog
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Mr. Coreanderas Mr. Coreander…
    Julie Cox
    Julie Cox
    • The Empressas The Empress
    Moya Brady
    • Urglas Urgl
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Engywookas Engywook
    Thomas Petruo
    • Large Headas Large Head
    Tracey Ellis
    Tracey Ellis
    • Jane Buxas Jane Bux
    Kevin McNulty
    Kevin McNulty
    • Barneyas Barney
    Nicole Parker
    Nicole Parker
    • Nasty #1as Nasty #1
    Adrien Dorval
    Adrien Dorval
    • Nasty #2as Nasty #2
    • (as P. Adrien Dorval)
    Kaefan Shaw
    • Bark Trollas Bark Troll
    Gord Robertson
    Gord Robertson
    • Falkoras Falkor
    • (as Gorden Robertson)
    Frederick Warder
    Frederick Warder
    • Mr. Rock Chewer - Felsenbeißeras Mr. Rock Chewer - Felsenbeißer…
    William Todd-Jones
    • Mrs. Rockcheweras Mrs. Rockchewer
    • (as William Todd Jones)
    • Director
      • Peter MacDonald
    • Writers
      • Jeff Lieberman(screenplay)
      • Karin Howard(story)
      • Michael Ende(characters)
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    Storyline

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    Bastian's wish for a sibling comes true when his father remarries, but he's soon having trouble with new stepsister Nicole and with a gang of school bullies, The Nasties. Hiding in the school library, Bastian finds his favorite book, THE NEVERENDING STORY. Later it's found by the gang's leader Slip, who recognizes the book's power and starts to form Fantasia after his bad intentions. When the chaos worsens, the Child-like Empress requests Bastian to move back to the real world, get the book back, and save Fantasia. Some Fantasia characters accidentally travel with him into reality and 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. —Tom Pfeifer <pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de>
    • sequel by name only
    • cult film
    • playing guitar
    • new kid in school
    • destruction
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • K-7
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jack Black signed on because he was a big fan of the original Päättymätön tarina (1984). He was so unhappy with how this film turned out that he refused to discuss it in interviews for several years afterward.
    • Goofs
      The size of the gnomes in comparison to Bastian.
    • Quotes

      Slip, Leader of The Nasties: Looks like things are getting a little nasty at the bux residence.

      Bastian: You made it that way!

      Slip, Leader of The Nasties: No. You did! And you too! Don't go blaming it on me. I didn't put those words into your parents mouths. They said it themselves.

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the end credits we see the "Easy Rider"-sequence again in the upper half of the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in What's Up Doc?: Episode #3.6 (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Games People Play
      Written by Joe South

      Performed by Inner Circle

    User reviews106

    Review
    Top review
    Poor, Poor Neverending story
    We have seen all the NES movies. The 1st was the absolute best!!!!! The second was sub-par. The third was the worst of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good News: Jack Black Played his character very well. Bad News: Where do we begin? First of all No atreau- Why, we don't know. second, the empress had BLOND hair. Defenatly not the beautiful girl in the first NES.She also looked very stoned. Bastion was an innocent kid with a big imagination. This one looked clueless. Changing his dead mother to his dead father is the worse, most noticeably fault with the story. YOU DO NOT CHANGE THE THE ORIGINAL POINTS OF THE FRANCHISE!!!! Now the fantasia characters. Falcor looked like an anorexic, crack head who must of lost all his knowledge with the pipe. We loved the rock-biter in the first film. But in this he shrunk and had a family (yes we know his son was in the second). If everyone grew up, why didn't didn't the baby? The elves looked horrible. It was good they brought them back, but they ruined the concept of them both. The oracle looked nothing like the first film and neither did the ivory tower.(stone?) They shouldn't started from scratch. The idea of using the real world as a premise was good, but the storyline sucked bad. Only Falcor new what the real world looked like. To try to make us believe that the other fantasia characters knew was laughable to say the least.

    Over all they should burn all copies of this movie and use a memory wipe to make us forget this movie ever existed. If we rated this on a scale of 1-10 we would give this a -1000.
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    • ladybug37211
    • Aug 23, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1994 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The NeverEnding Story III
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH
      • Bibo TV Studiobetriebs
      • Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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