The Neverending Story

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Producer:

Bernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler, Bernd Schaefers

Writer:

Herman Weigel, Michael Ende, Robert Easton

Release Date:

Jul 20, 1984

Runtime:

1hr 42m

Synopsis

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Cast

  • Barret Oliver
  • Gerald McRaney
  • Chris Eastman
  • Darryl Cooksey
  • Nicholas Gilbert
  • Thomas Hill
  • Deep Roy
  • Tilo Prückner
  • Noah Hathaway
  • Tami Stronach

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Reviews

  • TS
    Tiago Soares Bedin

    ok

    BJ
    Brad Johnson
    #epic

    Childhood memory I loved I got to see it again in the theater

    JR
    Jasmine Rose
  • RR
    Richard Anthony Ramirez
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    Andrew Pankey
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    Estela Márquez-Alarcón
  • TN
    Tony Nicastro
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    Lawrence Sanford
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Metacritic

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Based on 11 Critics
7.2

USER SCORE (107)

Generally favorable reviews based on 107 Reviews
75

The idea of the story within a story is one of the nice touches in The NeverEnding Story. Another one is the idea of a child's faith being able to change the course of fate. Maybe not since the kids in the audience were asked to save Tinker Bell in Peter Pan has the outcome of a story been left so clearly up to a child's willingness to believe.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
30

Despite the sophistication of the source material, this 1984 film isn't particularly successful: Petersen insists on forcing the superficial moral lessons, and the half hour removed from the film by its American distributors leaves it with a harsh, choppy rhythm.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Neverending Story (1984) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is The Neverending Story (1984)?
The movie is 1hr 42min long.
What's The Neverending Story (1984) about?
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Who's the cast of The Neverending Story (1984)?
  • Barret Oliver as Bastian
  • Gerald McRaney as Bastian's Father
  • Chris Eastman as 1st Bully
  • Darryl Cooksey as 2nd Bully
  • Nicholas Gilbert as 3rd Bully
  • Thomas Hill as Carl Conrad Coreander
  • Deep Roy as Teeny Weeny
  • Tilo Prückner as Night Hob
  • Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
  • Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress
Who's the director behind The Neverending Story (1984)?
Wolfgang Petersen directed The Neverending Story (1984).
Who produced The Neverending Story (1984)?
Bernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler and Bernd Schaefers produced The Neverending Story (1984).
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