Magical storytelling targeted at children still fascinates.
The Neverending Story (1984)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 15
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes... In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes engrossed in a book entitled THE NEVERENDING STORY. It is the tale of a magical kingdom appropriately named Fantasia, since it is a world born of human fantasies. However, as humanity loses faith in the power of imagination, the once-thriving Fantasia is being destroyed by great storms of Nothingness. Dangerously ill herself, Fantasia's youthful empress (Tami Stronach) sends the young warrior Atreju (Noah Hathaway) on a quest to find a cure for the kingdom. After encountering flying dragons, swamp monsters and a vast assortment of other strange creatures, the young hero discovers that only a human boy can save Fantasia, at which point Bastian is drawn, literally, into the pages of the story. [More]
Starring: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn
Starring: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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Reviews for The Neverending Story
An above-average children's flick with interesting characters and an imaginative premise.
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