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.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total
Chris Eastman
- 1st Bully
- (as Drum Garrett)
Beth Anderson
- The 2nd Balladeer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Donald Arthur
- School's Caretaker
- (uncredited)
Willie Coppen
- Fantasia Inhabitant
- (uncredited)
Bernd Eichinger
- Man next to Man Who Drops Milk
- (uncredited)
Dee Harris
- The Balladeers' Lead Guitarist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWith a budget of 50 million Deutsche Mark (about $27,000,000), this was the most expensive film ever produced in Germany at the time.
- GoofsWhen 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 versionsThe Warner Bros. Pictures logo and it's closing Saul Bass variant are both plastered with the 1992 variant in the DVD version, and 2003 variant in the Blu-ray version.
- SoundtracksThe 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.
Featured review
Finally, the truth about stories. The fact is, nothing ever really ends, and thusly, someone had to say so. That's what this movie does, and it does it ever so elegantly. A young boy, who knows so much about the "Lord Of The Rings", and "Beowulf" is about to find out something more real as he borrows a mystical book he finds enchanting. the even more powerful fact, is that once the book is opened, it will never close. Just as life never really ends on this earth, neither to stories. The book, titled "The Never Ending Story", is about Fantasia, a world that is dying, and an unbelievably horrifying substance known as "The Nothing", is enclosing it. A young warrior must face the danger of finding a cure. On earth, or in the book, life is intertwined to reach the ultimate answer to a young boys fears, and a young warriors quest. Film is full of some really lovable characters such as Falkor, the luck dragon, and the Rock Biter. Then, there is the Gmorg, whom I believe, is the most wretched creature in cinema. That thing is scary! In any case, film starts out as colorful and mystical, and grows dark and nightmarish with every scene, leading to a wonderful message about the substance that keeps Fantasia , and every other world out there, alive. Beautiful, just beautiful. A classic.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La historia sin fin
- Filming locations
- Blood Alley, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(alley that Bastian is chased into)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,192,381
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,325,823
- Jul 22, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $20,288,595
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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