The NeverEnding Story (German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a 1984 fantasy film, co-written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (in his first English-language film), based on the 1979 novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. It was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Giessler, and stars Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney and Moses Gunn, with Alan Oppenheimer providing the voices of Falkor, Gmork, and others.
On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive.
Victims[]
- Bastian's Mother - Died of an unknown illness before the events of the film off-screen, mentioned.
- Unknown Person - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, skeleton seen.
- Artax (Horse) - Drowned in the Swamps of Sadness. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Gmork - Stabbed in the chest by Atreyu with a broken piece of a rock.
- Atreyu - Killed in the collapse of the Ivory Tower. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Falkor - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Urgl - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Engywook - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Mr. Bux - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Cairon - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Glukuk - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Teeny Weeny - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Grograman - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Morla - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- The Old Man of Wandering Mountain - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Rock Biter - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Vooshvazool - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Blubb - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Ygramul the Many - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Bark Troll - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Dame Eyola - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Hero Hynreck - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Princess Olgamar - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Hykrion - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Hysbald - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Hydorn - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Ilwan - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Querquobad - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Large Head - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- Vermin - Consumed by the Nothing. Revived by Bastian when Fantasia was restored
- The Nothing - Erased from existence when Bastian gave the Empress a new name.
Deaths[]
- Total - 31
Kill Counts[]
- The Nothing - 25 (Deceased)
- Atreyu - 1 (Alive)