Wolfgang Petersen adapted Michael Ende's children's story for this charming fantasy film that spawned several sequels. Bastian (Barret Oliver) is dealing with his mother's recent death. His father (Gerald McRaney) is an imperious sort who continually lambastes Bastian for daydreaming and falling behind in school. On top of his father's badgering, he has to contend with a bunch of school bullies waiting for him in the schoolyard. One day he decides to play hooky and walks into a strange bookstore, where in the attic, he discovers a book called "The Neverending Story". As Bastian reads the book, he's enveloped in the unfolding tale. A sickly child-like empress (Tami Stronach) from a land called Fantasia is concerned about who will take over the land if she dies. She decides it is best for Fantasia if she remains alive, so she dispatches a young warrior named Atreju (Noah Hathaway) to find a cure for the empress's malady. It turns out the land is consumed with a plague called The Nothing, generated by blighted dreams and hopeless fantasies. As Atreju continues onward to search for a cure for The Nothing, he encounters an assortment of strange creatures. Bastian is so consumed with the tale that he finds himself catapulted into the land of Fantasia himself. Atreju realizes that the only way to save the land from its blight is with the help of this strange earth boy, Bastian. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Release Date The Neverending Story Jul 20, 1984 Wide
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Actors For The Neverending Story

Noah Hathaway,Barret Oliver,Tami Stronach,Moses Gunn,Patricia Hayes,Sydney Bromley,Gerald McRaney,Deep Roy,Thomas Hill,Tilo Prückner,Darryl Cooksey,Drum Garrett,Nicholas Gilbert,Alan Oppenheimer

Genres The Neverending Story : Science Fiction & Fantasy,Kids & Family

Visitor Ranting & Critics For The Neverending Story

User Ranting The Neverending Story : 3.5
User Percentage For The Neverending Story : 76 %
User Count Like for The Neverending Story : 371,435
All Critics Ranting For The Neverending Story : 6.8
All Critics Count For The Neverending Story : 31
All Critics Percentage For The Neverending Story : 81 %

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Movie Overview For The Neverending Story
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

TagLine The Neverending Story

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Review For The Neverending Story

A marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy.
Variety Staff-Variety

Despite the sophistication of the source material, the film isn't particularly successful.
Dave Kehr-Chicago Reader

A fairytale of the very best kind.
-Time Out

The world of this movie looks like a very particular place, and the art direction involved a lot of imagination.
Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times

The Neverending Story may have cost a mint to produce, but the result is bargain-basement.
Vincent Canby-New York Times

Here is a little adventure that fed on our uncultivated need to think, and wonder. It gave many of us our first taste of cinematic possibility.
David Keyes-Cinemaphile.org

The NeverEnding Story remains a testament to the power of imagination and the type of inventive cinema that was possible in a pre-digital era.
Thomas Caldwell-Cinema Autopsy

All in all, The Neverending Story is a silly fantasy movie that often shows its age, but as a kids' movie it still has enough exciting action and you-can-do-it attitude to earn itself a place in a family's DVD collection.
Alistair Dickinson-PopMatters

This was sweet and charming at the time but now it just lacks either the comedy or sophistication of kids' fantasy film that we've all become accustomed to.
Ian Nathan-Empire Magazine

Only a certified grump could dislike this engaging fantasy that wends its way into the imagination and is a delight on most levels.
-TV Guide's Movie Guide

As a testament to the power of books, the often gloomy The Neverending Story comes off as a Reading Rainbow episode covering existentialism.
Mark Pfeiffer-Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

It's very hard not to give in to The Neverending Story's heart-in-the-right-place charms amidst an increasingly anti-literate society. [Blu-ray]
Peter Canavese-Groucho Reviews

...has enough charm, delight, and wonder going for it to entertain most youngsters, and that's all that matters.
John J. Puccio-Movie Metropolis

Magical storytelling targeted at children still fascinates.
Steve Crum-Video-Reviewmaster.com

Even better if you never see the sequels.
Kevin A. Ranson-MovieCrypt.com

An enjoyable departure from both Das Boot and Kajagoogoo.
Gregory Weinkauf-New Times

An above-average children's flick with interesting characters and an imaginative premise.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice

The 'NeverEnding' part of the title is certainly accurate.
Widgett Walls-Needcoffee.com

Nowhere near as good as the book, but not bad for the kids.
Luke Y. Thompson-New Times

Classic fantasy, full of wonderful creatures and characters.
Fred Topel-About.com