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Neverending Story

In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes engrossed in a book entitled THE NEVERENDING STORY. It is the tale of a magical kingdom appropriately named Fantasia, since it is a world born of human fantasies. However, as humanity loses faith in the power of imagination, the once-thriving Fantasia is being destroyed by great storms of Nothingness. Dangerously ill herself, Fantasia's youthful empress (Tami Stronach) sends the young warrior Atreju (Noah Hathaway) on a quest to find a cure for the kingdom. After encountering flying dragons, swamp monsters and a vast assortment of other strange creatures, the young hero discovers that only a human boy can save Fantasia, at which point Bastian is drawn, literally, into the pages of the story.

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bynick7jq Mar 13, 2013
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Pros Beautiful cinematography and the story itself is involving, with great effects
Cons Bastian's story overlay kind of drags it down a tad
Recommended it? Yes

It's strange to retread this film beause it's been so long since I last watched it. The NeverEnding Story is basically a plotline overlaying a real story like another masterful film called Princess Bride. Both of these films were some of my favorites from my childhood, and unlike a few other films... Read full review »

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The Neverending Story

bykairosdreaming Oct 11, 2012
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Pros Almost everything.
Cons Kind of rushed.
Recommended it? Yes

I remember watching this as a child and it really was a never-ending story - an epic of great proportions.  In fact, I was probably a lot like Bastian, really getting into the story and living it, and it felt like it went on for ages as you traveled with the characters.  As an adult, my... Read full review »

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Strange but good

bybr00klynn Apr 11, 2010
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I loved this movie as a child, though it is definitely a little strange.  It is certainly creative! It can be a little intense, so be careful with younger viewers. Read full review »

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Wolfgang Petersen (In the Line of Fire) made his first English-language film with this 1984 fantasy about a boy (Barret Oliver) visualizing the stories of a book he's reading. The imagined tale involves another boy, a warrior (Noah Hathaway), and his efforts to save the empire of Fantasia from a nemesis called the Nothing. Whether or not the scenario sticks in the memory, what does linger are the unique effects, which are not quite like anything else. Plenty of good fairy-tale characters and memorable scenes, and the film even encourages kids to read. --Tom Keogh

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A dreamy young boy discovers an exraordinary storybook-and the fantastical world within its pages. A spectacular family favorite that Roger Ebert calls a real delight. From famed director Wolfgang Peterson ( Outbreak, In the Line of Fire ) comes this $30 million family fantasy/adventure epic based on the acclaimed best-seller about a boy who is drawn into a timeless and wondrous world of fantastic beings that only he can save from total destruction.

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A dreamy young boy discovers an exraordinary storybook-and the fantastical world within its pages. A spectacular family favorite that Roger Ebert calls a real delight. From famed director Wolfgang Peterson ( Outbreak, In the Line of Fire ) comes this $30 million family fantasy/adventure epic based on the acclaimed best-seller about a boy who is drawn into a timeless and wondrous world of fantastic beings that only he can save from total destruction.

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Product Details and Features

Key Information

Stars Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway
Actors Moses Gunn, Tami Stronach
Available Formats DVD, DVD: With Book, VHS, VHS: Clam Shell, VHS: Slip Sleeve, VHS: Spanish Dubbed, VHS: Spanish; Clamshell
Directors Wolfgang Petersen
UPC 085391139935, 085391163138, 085391327721, 085391327738, 085391719038, 085392208937, 085393157524, 883929090655, 883929118069
Genre Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Subgenre Family (General) • Fantasy • Theatrical Release
MPAA Rating PG (MPAA)
Release Date 1984
Running Time 1hr 34min

Languages

Original Language English

VHS Editions

VHS Editions VHS: Clam Shell1hr 34minWarner Home VideoMarch 02, 1999PG (MPAA)085391327738Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo, VHS: Slip Sleeve1hr 34minWarner Home VideoSeptember 04, 2001PG (MPAA)085391719038Sound Features: Stereo, VHS: Spanish Dubbed1hr 34minWarner Home VideoSeptember 04, 2001PG (MPAA)085391163138Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo, VHS: Spanish; ClamshellWarner Home VideoSeptember 04, 2001PG (MPAA)085392208937, VHS1hr 34minMovies UnlimitedPG (MPAA), VHS1hr 34minWarner Home VideoAugust 02, 1993PG (MPAA)085391139935Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo

Professional Reviews

Professional Reviews (07/04/1984, Lor.): "...A marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy...", (09/01/2008, p.159, Empire Staff): 4 stars out of 5 -- "Barret Oliver, the nine year-old lead, suits the bookwormish loner who opens the pages to Fantasia's world of rock-eating giants...[and] unforgiving swamps..."

Quotes from the Movie

Quotes from the Movie "The video arcade is down the street. Here we just sell small rectangular objects. They're called books. They require a little effort on your part, and make no beep-beep-beep-beeps. On your way please."--Mr. Koreander (Thomas Hill) to Bastian (Barrett Oliver)

"Never give up and good luck will find you."--Falcor to Bastian

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