The Neverending Story (1984)
Based on the German novel of the same name, The NeverEnding Story centers on Bastian Bux, a young boy who finds a book about a fantasy world called Fantasia, and becomes inexplicably connected to the book's plot as he begins to read it. Barret Oliver stars as Bastian, with Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, and Alan Oppenheimer as part of the main cast.
The Neverending Story
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Release Date
- July 20, 1984
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Patricia Hayes , Noah Hathaway , Barret Oliver , Sydney Bromley , Gerald McRaney , Tami Stronach
- Writers
- Herman Weigel , Wolfgang Petersen
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Budget
- $27 million
Summary
Director Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of Michael Ende's novel, The Neverending Story, follows the perspective of two main characters, a young boy named Bastian (Barret Oliver) and another named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway.) When young Bastian, the shy child of a single parent, is bullied one day, he escapes into a bookstore where he discovers a story he becomes infatuated with. However, when the shopkeeper warns him that the book is dangerous, he steals the book and hides away to read the story, only to become immersed in a world of fantasy and strife. The story then switches to young warrior Atreyu, who is on a quest to save the world of Fantasia from "The Nothing," an all-engulfing evil that may result from the Empress falling ill. Bastian eventually finds himself inexplicably entwined with the story as Atreyu allies himself with all manners of magical creatures to save his world. The Neverending Story was the first of three films in a series and was released on July 20 1984.
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