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The NeverEnding Story

Alan Oppenheimer (Actor), Jeff Burr (Actor), Wolfgang Petersen (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Genre	Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family, Action & Adventure
Format	Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
Contributor	Dieter Geissler, Bernd Eichinger, Howard Albrecht, Tami Stronach, John Hyde, Moses Gunn, Mark Damon, Wolfgang Petersen, Jeff Burr, Patricia Hayes, Gerald McRaney, Herman Weigel, Alan Oppenheimer, Sydney Bromley See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 32 minutes

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An ’80s movie classic, The NeverEnding Story tells the tale of a young boy named Bastian Bux. Constantly tormented by bullies at school and forever lectured by his father for daydreaming, Bastian seeks refuge one day in an old bookstore. There, he is shown an ancient volume decorated with mysterious symbols. Despite a warning that the book could be dangerous, Bastian decides to 'borrow' it. As he begins to read through the book, the boy not only loses himself in the pages but comes to realize he’s actually part of the story.

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The film was made in Germany. At the time, it was the most expensive movie ever made there.

The original Auryn from the film now hangs in a glass case display in Steve Spielberg’s office.

The motorized 'puppet' Falkor (the luckdragon in Fantasia) was 43 feet long. It had six thousand plastic scales and its fur was made of pink feathers.

The scenes set in the real world (Bastian’s home and school) were filmed in Vancouver, Canada.

Tami Stronach (the Childlike Empress) lost both front teeth shortly before filming began so she had to wear artificial ones.

A Timeless Fantasy Adventure

Written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (The Perfect Storm)
Adapted from the novel "Die Unendliche Geschichte" by Michael Ende
Features enchanting special effects and a memorable soundtrack
A film treat for both children and adults
Available on DVD and Blu-ray


Bastian Bux (Barret Oliver) A young boy living a dreary, tormented life suddenly discovers a magical, crumbling world between the covers of a book. Can Bastian help save Fantasia from ruin?	Bastian’s Father (Gerald McRaney) An impatient man, Bastian’s father doesn’t understand his son and belittles his desires. He tells his son to quit daydreaming and keep his feet on the ground.	The Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) The empress of Fantasia is ill and a terrible force called the Nothing may be responsible. The petite ruler pleads with Bastian to help save her and her realm.	Atreyu (Noah Hathaway) Atreyu is a young hero summoned by the empress to find a cure for her and to save the kingdom from the Nothing.

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NeverEnding Story, The (DVD)

A lonely young boy with a love of books becomes drawn into a timeless world of fabulous creatures--a world that only he can save from certain destruction--as he discovers that he is the hero of The Neverending Story.

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The NeverEnding Story, Wolfgang Petersen's sophisticated fantasy film, is so wonderfully appropriate to children that it seems to have been made by kids. But there is enough artistic merit in the tale to enchant adults equally. --Boston Globe, Michael Blowen

Director Wolfgang Petersen combines the elements into a charming film that is excellent for children… --Boston Globe, Michael Blowen

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.26 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 112311
Director ‏ : ‎ Wolfgang Petersen
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Alan Oppenheimer, Jeff Burr, Howard Albrecht, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn
Producers ‏ : ‎ Bernd Eichinger, Mark Damon, Dieter Geissler, John Hyde
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 4.0), French (Dolby Digital 4.0), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002NZK5SW
Writers ‏ : ‎ Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Simple Man

My eyes see this movie better now than 30 years ago

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018

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Well it was time for my kids to see what their dad watched when he was a kid. This is a movie that surpasses the test of time. I really don't like to give full details of the movie/s, actors, and, plot etc. I will though let you know that the visuals on Blu ray looked so good I just don't know how they managed to clean up this 30 year old movie. If you have seen this movie when you were a child and want to spend some time with your kids being entertained or amazed by the characters in the movie I recommend you purchase this one.

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Julian Kennedy

The title is a lie

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2019

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The NeverEnding Story: 4 out of 10: The title is a lie. The movie ends after one hour and forty-five minutes. I was glad it was over.

You reach a certain age where you realize the song “Rainbow Connection” is about schizophrenia. If you have reached this point in your life, I would avoid The NeverEnding Story.

Now I am a sucker for stories about young boys with dead mothers (See that Bruce Willis vehicle The Kid), but this film never really got its claws into me.

The Good: During the early eighties there was a rash of strange puppet-oriented fantasy epics for children (Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal ext). The NeverEnding Story is cut from this cloth. There is a lot of good in this film from amazing characters to a real sense of adventure. I would have loved an experience in Fantasia without well everything else surrounding it. I found most the creatures and characters exciting and easy to develop an emotional attachment to, as supposed to some other people in this film.

Here is another children's film from the early eighties with complete out of left field animated nudity. I am not against this per se, but I have always found it both strange and amusing that the early to mid-eighties kids films always seemed chock full of nudity and darkness where one would not expect such things. (The less said about David Bowie’s pants in Labyrinth the better)

The Bad: The main character is Bastian and is played by Barret Oliver. I don’t like the character of Bastian. First of all, he whines incessantly. Besides the whining, Bastian also screams and whoops like a developmentally disabled eight-year-old. Oh, and he has a big scene where he is supposed to shout a name out the window. Bastian does it so unintelligibly there were unable to put in what he said in the closed captioning. His scenes overall are insufferable and only get worse as the film goes on.

Not to be left out our main character in the Fantasy world Atreyu played by Noah Hathaway also gets his whine on a little too much for comfort. He is practically stoic compared to his real-world counterpart, however.

The Ugly: The ending. I am trying to put into words how much goodwill drained out of this film in the last ten minutes. I am pretty sure all of it.

Have you been fast asleep
And have you heard voices,
I've heard them calling my name,
Is this the sweet sound that calls
The young sailors,
The voice might be one and the same.

Yeah, the protagonist goes full Birdman at the end. I suppose we are to cheer his clear break from reality?

In Conclusion: Some nice concepts and characters are lost in a movie whose main character is like nails on a chalkboard and whose ending counteracts everything that came before it.

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Gem

It awakened the child in me

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020

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I am hesitant to watch old movies mostly because of the crude special effects, but I have to admit that this was fantastic. I got the book a few years ago and read only the first chapter (I always vowed to pick it back up and never did). After watching the movie and getting sucked into the adventure, I am more excited than ever to continue the adventure between the pages of the book. Of course, in most cases, books are always better than their movie counterparts, but if The Neverending Story was great, I expect the book to be even greater.

There's nothing cliché about The Neverending Story. It is as fresh today as it was all those decades ago. In fact, in a way it is more relevant now. The Nothing is all around us, and it is called nihilism. People do seem to be losing their hopes and dreams and forgetting magic. We gaze into the abyss and the abyss gazes back at us, but great literature and films can help to remind us what gives life its meaning.

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Michael Cavacini

A Classic That Still Holds Up

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013

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Last night I decided to revisit one of my favorite films as a child: The Neverending Story. I was a little nervous that the movie wouldn't be as good as I remembered, but thankfully it was. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, this 1984 film was met with mostly positive reviews upon its release. While the film grossed less in the U.S. than it cost to make, worldwide it pulled in more than $100 million and went on to become one of the best-selling home video releases ever.

The Neverending Story is based on the first half of the fantasy novel of the same name by Michael Ende. While I plan on reading the novel, I have yet to do so; therefore I can't compare the two. However, nearly 30 years later, the movie is still as visually stunning as I remember. Watching Atreyu traverse Fantasia in search of a way to save the Empress, was as spellbinding as I remembered. And the wonderfully majestic score, composed by Klaus Doldinger, brought back great memories, as well as the title song, which was composed by legendary disco producer Giorgio Moroder.

If you've never seen this movie, I highly recommend it. While some of the special effects look dated, the majority of them are still wonderful. More importantly, the acting is excellent and the story is charming. It's a wonderful film for those young and old, and it still ranks high on my list of all-time favorite films.

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keith gregory

A classic in 4k

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2021

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Even though the package and disc menus are in German it still plays in English….and it looks glorious in 4K. The picture is excellent, the colours pop. A worthwhile buy.

James Connolly

The Never Aging Story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2014

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I decided to upgrade my dvd copy of TNS as it's one of my childhood faves. For me the picture quality is a big improvement from the dvd and it has been a pleasure to re-watch this classic in HD. I like the fact that this simple but somehow complex and alternative fantasy tale is nicely compressed into one film, rather than dragged across 3 'epics' as it would be today. Strong characters help this one stand alongside the likes of Time Bandits, Labyrinth and Willow. Sadly, the extras are pretty much non-existent.

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Ende auf Bluray

Reviewed in Germany on March 21, 2018

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Ich war noch sehr klein, als ich mit dem Buch von Michael Ende in Berührung kam. Es war schön. Dann kam der Film in die Kinos und ich saß als kleiner Junge wie gefesselt. Natürlich gab's dann die Version auf VHS für Zuhause.
Nach heutigen Maßstäben eine unterirdische Bild- und Tonqualität :)))

Nunmehr auf Bluray...Natürlich musste ich die auch haben!!
Das Bild kommt überraschend scharf rüber...schwarz ist schwarz und ein "kriseln" ist nicht zu sehen. Der Ton ist ausgewogen, auch über eine 7.1 Anlage.

Ich bin nur Leihe was die technische Umsetzung angeht, aber von VHS über DVD auf nunmehr diese Bluray ist die Qualität Welten besser.

Der Film ist der gleiche und das ist gut so!

Eine klare Kaufempfehlung für alle, die diesen Film nochmal und nochmal sehen wollen und für alle Kinder die eine unendliche Geschichte zum ersten Mal sehen möchten.

Denn manchmal geht's nicht um perfekte CGI-Effekte und hervorragende Green-Screen Hintergründe. Ja, manchmal geht's einfach nur um die Geschichte mit liebevoll erstellten Puppen und bunten Kostümen. Wenngleich das Buch viel mehr enthält, so regt der Film doch jede Phantasie an und schwupps steht man bei der Mayerschen und sucht verdammt nochmal dieses Buch, um sich damit bei Unwetter auf dem Dachboden mit einem Nutellabrot zu verstecken. Großartig!

Hand auf's Herz! Wer von Euch Mitvierziger wollte damals nicht mit Fuchur rumliegen??? 😄😄

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Doktor von Pain

Kann nicht mit der Romanvorlage mithalten

Reviewed in Germany on August 10, 2018

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Die unendliche Geschichte von Michael Ende (ich weiß bis heute nicht, ob er sich mit dem Titel bewusst selbst auf die Schippe genommen hat) habe ich als Kind begeistert gelesen. Die 1984 erschienene Verfilmung von Wolfgang Petersen hingegen habe ich erst etliche Jahre später gesehen, obwohl der Film da schon sehr lange draußen war. Ich konnte mich daran nicht mehr so wirklich erinnern - kein wirklich gutes Zeichen -, also habe ich mir kürzlich noch mal 'ne gebrauchte DVD zugelegt, um meine Erinnerungen aufzufrischen (für die olle Kamelle muss es keine Blu-ray sein, dachte mich mir).
Die Handlung dürfte allgemein bekannt sein: Der Schüler Bastian Bux (Barret Oliver) kommt in einem mysteriösen Laden an ein Buch mit dem Titel Die unendliche Geschichte. Auf dem Dachboden seiner Schule vertieft sich Bastian immer mehr in das Buch, das von dem Königreich Phantásien handelt. Phantásien ist vom sogenannten Nichts bedroht, das das Land Stück für Stück verschluckt. Der junge Atréju (Noah Hathaway) wird von der kindlichen Kaiserin (Tami Stronach) entsandt, um das Königreich zu retten. Beim Lesen merkt Bastian mit fortschreitender Zeit immer mehr, dass er regelrecht in die Geschichte hineingezogen wird. Das nur als kurze Zusammenfassung.

An sich ist Petersens Verfilmung gar nicht schlecht - so lange man das Buch nicht gelesen hat. Die Optik ist toll, auch wenn die Puppen und Kulissen aus heutiger Sicht recht angestaubt wirken und sehr nach Filmstudio aussehen. Aber das war eben vor der Zeit der CGI-Effekte, das muss man immer bedenken. Und richtige Handarbeit beim Film ist eh meist charmanter als irgendwelche Computereffekte. Das größte Problem des Films ist allerdings sein Umfang: Mit nur etwas mehr als anderthalb Stunden ist er viel zu kurz, und das, obwohl er nur den ersten Teil der Buchvorlage behandelt. Trotzdem wurde die Handlung hier arg zusammengekürzt, es wirkt fast so, als würde man das Buch nur überfliegen und dabei auch noch einige Kapitel überspringen. Petersen hetzt regelrecht durch die Story, wodurch diese gar keine Chance hat, sich richtig zu entfalten.
Für Kenner des Romans könnte die Verfilmung von Die unendliche Geschichte also eine kleine bis größere Enttäuschung sein, alle anderen bekommen einen immer noch ordentlichen Fantasy-Film vorgesetzt. Übrigens gibt es zwei Film-Nachfolger, allerdings nicht von Wolfgang Petersen - und die wurden von Teil zu Teil schlechter. Die kann man sich also komplett sparen - idealerweise liest man ja eh das Buch.

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David Hughes

Just a small lie there

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2014

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I got this film for one reason it is my lady friends favourite film,well it worked for both of us

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