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Plot Synopsis
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Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk>
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A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 July 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The NeverEnding Story See more »Filming Locations:
Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 6,459,147 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Composed & performed by Klaus Doldinger
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Trivia
In the Anthony Horowitz novel Oblivion, one of the characters reads his life story in a library, much like Bastian in the film. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Falcor delivers Atreyu to Engywook & Urgl, Atreyu is clearly much larger than the small, old couple. Later, when Engywook and Urgl are standing on/near Falcor they they are about the same size as Atreyu in relation to Falcor. See more »Quotes
Rock Biter: They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.See more »
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Die Kindliche Kaiserin (The Childlike Empress)(uncredited)
Composed & performed by Klaus Doldinger
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One of the best kids fantasy films of the 80's. This is a great films about troubled young boy Bastien who escapes some pursuing bullies in an old book shop finding a story. As he reads this story alone, in hiding, he becomes enraptured in it and soon begins to feel more than a reader but involved in the story and is sucked into the world of Fantasia.
Now, does the film have the important elements of a fantasy yarn? Yep it sure does. It looks great it has strange creatures and wonderful landscapes and it's fair share of adventure. The book bastien read centres around Artreyu a young warrior who is the only hope of saving Fantasia from the evil that is "the Nothing" which is what it's name suggest and will turn Fantasia into nothing.
I had never watched this until recently when purely by chance it was on TV and had a good write up (ah the power of movie critics!) so I thought that as a lover of fantasy, I would watch it. Glad I did people, glad I did. It takes you back to feelings of childhood and captures the imagination. Wolfgang Peterson, who didn't particularly impress me in recent flop Troy, directs preceedings with class and control. There are some good young actors too. ****