The NeverEnding Story III

"It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends."

1994 1h 35m DE

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 441

FamilyFantasyAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

“It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends.”

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Cast

Jason James Richter
Bastian Bux
Melody Kay
Nicole
Jack Black
Slip
Ryan Bollman
Dog
Freddie Jones
Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
Julie Cox
The Childlike Empress
William Hootkins
Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
Tony Robinson
Engywook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter MacDonald
Writers: Jeff Lieberman, Karin Howard
Languages: English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The NeverEnding Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter MacDonald, shot by Robin Vidgeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Péter Wolf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Bradsell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jason James Richter and Melody Kay and Jack Black carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter MacDonald directs. Robin Vidgeon behind the camera. Péter Wolf scores. Michael Bradsell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The NeverEnding Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Peter MacDonald, shot by Robin Vidgeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Péter Wolf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michael Bradsell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jason James Richter and Melody Kay and Jack Black carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends.".
8IMDB entry: tt0110647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robin Vidgeon
Original score: Péter Wolf
Editing: Michael Bradsell
Costume design: Monique Prudhomme
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Budget: $17,000,000
Original language: DE
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The NeverEnding Story III (1994)

Part of

The NeverEnding Story Collection

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

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Peter MacDonald

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What people are saying

r96sk2024-08-03
★ 5/10
This probably merits a lower rating. To be honest, though, it didn't bore me as much as it should have. <em>'The NeverEnding Story III'</em> is a mess, in short. It barely resembles the ace original and doesn't even feel that similar to the average 1990 sequel. The story is all over the place and doesn't hold any sorta magical feel, with it more being a 'fish out of water' sorta movie. Still, it went by quickly enough for me to avoid leaving a negative taste. It's a bad movie, no doubt, but is more watchable than it ought to be. The cast do alright. I was not expecting to see Jack Black appear, even with the name in the opening credits I kinda still thought it'd be a namesake - but no, Mr. Black is indeed in this (his fourth movie!) and is OK. Elsewhere, Jason James Richter is decent, I don't have any issues with the actor directly - just the writing etc. for his character. Away from him, the voices are a further downgrade when compared to the preceding entries; though Kaefan Shaw is almost good. Tony Robinson, who I know more of as a television presenter here in the UK, is possibly the standout of the cast as Engywook. This film also ruins the Rockbiter character(s), however that scene of them travelling to "Born to Be Wild" is actually minorly amusing - the only scene of the movie that comes close to being entertaining. Overall, this trilogy shouldn't exist given that first film is an obvious one and done thing. Oh well!

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