The NeverEnding Story (1984)

  • PG
  • 07/20/1984 (US)
  • Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
  • 1h 42m

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

Overview

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.

Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay, Director

Michael Ende

Novel

Herman Weigel

Screenplay

Cast

Noah Hathaway's headshot

Noah Hathaway

Atreyu
Barret Oliver's headshot

Barret Oliver

Bastian
Tami Stronach's headshot

Tami Stronach

The Childlike Empress
Alan Oppenheimer's headshot

Alan Oppenheimer

Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Sydney Bromley's headshot

Sydney Bromley

Engywook
Patricia Hayes's headshot

Patricia Hayes

Urgl
Moses Gunn's headshot

Moses Gunn

Cairon - Empress' Servant
Frank Lenart's headshot

Frank Lenart

Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

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