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.
What critics thought
DivisiveA childhood touchstone for many, The NeverEnding Story divided critics sharply on arrival: the special effects that dazzled some looked cheap and toy-like to others, and what reads today as a beloved fantasy adventure was received by serious critics in 1984 as a clumsy, humorless misfire. Popular affection has far outrun the contemporary critical consensus.
“an entirely new world has been created”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“graceless, humorless fantasy for children”
Vincent Canby·The New York Times
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
Cast & Crew
Wolfgang PetersenDirector
Noah HathawayAtreyu
Barret OliverBastian
Tami StronachThe Childlike Empress
Alan OppenheimerRockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Patricia HayesUrgl
Moses GunnCairon - Empress' Servant
Frank LenartTeeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)
Gerald McRaneyBastian's Father
Tilo PrücknerNight Hob
Deep RoyTeeny Weeny
Klaus DoldingerComposer
Giorgio MoroderComposer
Michael EndeWriter
Jost VacanoCinematographyThe 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.
What critics thought
DivisiveA childhood touchstone for many, The NeverEnding Story divided critics sharply on arrival: the special effects that dazzled some looked cheap and toy-like to others, and what reads today as a beloved fantasy adventure was received by serious critics in 1984 as a clumsy, humorless misfire. Popular affection has far outrun the contemporary critical consensus.
“an entirely new world has been created”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“graceless, humorless fantasy for children”
Vincent Canby·The New York Times
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
Cast & Crew
Wolfgang PetersenDirectorNoah HathawayAtreyuBarret OliverBastianTami StronachThe Childlike EmpressAlan OppenheimerRockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)Patricia HayesUrglMoses GunnCairon - Empress' ServantFrank LenartTeeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)Gerald McRaneyBastian's FatherTilo PrücknerNight HobDeep RoyTeeny WeenyKlaus DoldingerComposerGiorgio MoroderComposerMichael EndeWriterJost VacanoCinematography