The NeverEnding Story (film series)

The NeverEnding Story (German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a West German-produced English language epic fantasy film series based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Michael Ende.

The NeverEnding Story
Directed by
Based onThe Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
Produced by
Production
company
Distributed by
(1–2)
Miramax Films (3)
Release date
1984–1994
Running time
279 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

The original 1984 film, The NeverEnding Story, was directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen and was later followed by two sequels.[1]

The first film adapted the first half of the original novel, while the second half of the novel was used as the rough basis for the second film, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.[2]

The third film in the series, The NeverEnding Story III, has an original plot.[3]

Films
Film German release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s)
The NeverEnding Story April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen and Herman Weigel Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Geissler
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25) George T. Miller Karin Howard Dieter Geissler
The NeverEnding Story III October 27, 1994 (1994-10-27) Peter MacDonald Jeff Lieberman Karin Howard Heinz Bibo, Dieter Geissler, Tim Hampton, Klaus Kaehler, Harry Nap and Harold Lee Tichenor

Cast and crew

Principal cast
Main article: List of The Neverending Story characters
Character The NeverEnding Story
(1984)		 The NeverEnding Story II:
The Next Chapter
(1990)		 The NeverEnding Story III
(1994)
Bastian Balthazar Bux Barret Oliver Jonathan Brandis
J. Michael Haney (young)		 Jason James Richter
Atreyu Noah Hathaway Kenny Morrison
Carl Conrad Coreander Thomas Hill Freddie Jones
The Childlike Empress Tami Stronach Alexandra Johnes Julie Cox
Engywook Sydney Bromley Tony Robinson
Urgl Patricia Hayes Moya Brady
Falkor the Luckdragon Alan OppenheimerV Donald ArthurV William HootkinsV
Rockbiter Alan OppenheimerV Dan FincherV Frederick WarderV
Gmork Alan OppenheimerV
Bastian's Dad Gerald McRaney John Wesley Shipp Kevin McNulty
Rockbiter Junior Colin GilderV David FormanV
  • A V indicates a voice-only role.

Additional crew and production details
Film/Television Crew/detail
Composer(s) Cinematographer(s) Editor(s) Production companies Distributing company Running time
The NeverEnding Story Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Moroder Jost Vacano Jane Seitz Neue Constantin Film, Bavaria Film, and Producers Sales Organization Warner Bros. Pictures 94 minutes
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter Robert Folk David Connell Chris Blunden and Peter Hollywood CineVox Filmproduktion 90 minutes
The NeverEnding Story III Peter Wolf Robin Vidgeon Michael Bradsell and Jim Roddan Miramax Films 95 minutes

Reception

Critical and public response
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
The NeverEnding Story 81% (42 reviews)[4] 46 (10 reviews)[5]
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 14% (7 reviews)[6] 30 (13 reviews)[7]
The NeverEnding Story III N/A (3 reviews)[8] N/A

References
  1. Variety staff (1984-01-01). "The Neverending Story Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  2. Maslin, Janet (February 9, 1991). "Review/Film; In Fantasia, the End May Be in Sight". The New York Times.
  3. Derek Elley (December 26, 1994). "Review: "The Neverending Story III"". Variety.
  4. "The NeverEnding Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. "The NeverEnding Story Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. "The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. "The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. "The NeverEnding Story III". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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