The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

"Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on the wings of his imagination."

1990 1h 30m DE

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Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.

“Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on the wings of his imagination.”

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Cast

Jonathan Brandis
Bastian Bux
Kenny Morrison
Atreyu
Clarissa Burt
Xayide
John Wesley Shipp
Barney
Martin Umbach
Nimbly
Alexandra Johnes
Childlike Empress
Thomas Hill
Coreander
Helena Michell
Bastian's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George T. Miller
Writers: Karin Howard
Languages: English
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George T. Miller, shot by David Connell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jonathan Brandis and Kenny Morrison and Clarissa Burt carry the top of the cast.

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The take

George T. Miller directs. David Connell behind the camera. Robert Folk scores. Chris Blunden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
336 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "The NeverEnding Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by George T. Miller, shot by David Connell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chris Blunden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jonathan Brandis and Kenny Morrison and Clarissa Burt carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on the wings of his imagination.".
10IMDB entry: tt0100240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "sequel", "dragon", "based on children's book".
12Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Connell
Original score: Robert Folk
Editing: Chris Blunden
Production design: Robert W. Laing
Costume design: Heidi Wujek
Makeup / hair: Alfred Rasche
Stunt coordinator: Martin Grace
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $32,000,000
Box office: $16,283,667
Return: 51% of budget
Original language: DE
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

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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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r96sk2024-08-03
★ 6/10
A forgettable follow-up. Given that <em>'The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'</em> released six years after the original, has no cast carryovers aside from Thomas Hill and is missing prior director Wolfgang Petersen, it isn't exactly a surprise to see it fall far adrift of the great 1984 movie. The effects for the likes of Falkor aren't that different to before, though with voice actor Alan Oppenheimer missing the character doesn't stand out at all really - I did mention in my review of the first film that I felt Oppenheimer was a major reason for its success, his absence here only proves that. Donald Arthur doesn't quite do as well. For those onscreen, Jonathan Brandis' performance is actually solid enough - but what lets things down is his dialogue, a lot of which feels unnatural. Kenny Morrison, as Atreyu, is probably the only performer that puts in a showing that is on similar level to their counterpart from the preceding feature. With all that the case, I can't quite class this as good. I will say that I wasn't begging for the credits to come at any point, I just wasn't all that invested either. A standard 6/10 flick, for me.

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