A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
- Director
- Writers
- Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
- Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
- Michael Ende(novel)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
- Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
- Michael Ende(novel)
- Stars
- Awards
- 5 wins & 7 nominations
Videos4
Chris Eastman
- 1st Bullyas 1st Bully
- (as Drum Garrett)
Beth Anderson
- The 2nd Balladeeras The 2nd Balladeer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Frank Lenart
- Teeny Weenyas Teeny Weeny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Wolfgang Petersen(screenplay by)
- Herman Weigel(screenplay by)
- Michael Ende(novel)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
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. —Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk>
- Taglines
- A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaNoah Hathaway was hurt twice during the making of the movie. While learning to ride a horse, his horse threw him off, then stepped on him. While shooting the drowning sequence in the "swamp of sadness," his leg got caught on the elevator and he was pulled under water. He was unconscious by the time he was brought to the surface.
- GoofsWhen Atreyu is in the Swamps of Sadness with his horse, the horse sinks because it gives into the sadness, but Atreyu doesn't sink, even though he is crying and sad that his friend has died. Though not properly shown in the movie, the book explains how AURYN is protecting him. (His eventual near-sinking at the end of the scene, which never occurred in the book, is due to the plot changes that were made for the movie.)
- Quotes
Rock Biter: They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.
- Alternate versionsThe theatrical and VHS releases have the WB logo with the Warner Communications byline, the opening title being horizontal, and the closing Big \\' logo. In the DVD and Blu Ray releases, all of it was replaced by the WB logo with the TimeWarner byline, the opening title being vertical, and the closing shield logo.
- SoundtracksThe Neverending Story
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Keith Forsey
Performed by Limahl Feat. Beth Anderson (uncredited)
Guitar solo Dee Harris (uncredited)
Courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd.
Top review
still great viewing,after many years
i still remember seeing this movie when it first came out on the big screen,i was 17,it may have been 84/85,it was still a time of the big old picture theaters,it was a full house,the audience was fairly young,but i noticed there seemed to be a lot of mature people as well-for the duration of the movie, myself and the people around me were engaged and totally engrossed in the viewing.i also remember something i hadn,t seen before,when the movie finished,the whole audience stood up and started clapping,this at a time in new zealand when not every one owned a video machine-after all this time,even with so many distractions,home computers,playstations and everyday general living this movie still is a classic and even someone my age(34)it helps to take me back to my child hood times-a place filled constantly with dreams,a place where there was no dilemmas,no stress and being a kid was all about playing and having fun-i introduced this movie to my niece and nephew,a few years back and they absolutely loved it-a gentle reminder to the magic of being a kid-enjoy
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- bladeventrue
- Oct 1, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die unendliche Geschichte
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,192,381
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,325,823
- Jul 22, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $20,284,984
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) officially released in India in English?
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