The NeverEnding Story III

Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte III: Rettung aus Phantasien

1994
G
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

3.2/10

13K

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Jack Black, Julie Cox, Freddie Jones, Jason James Richter, and Gord Robertson in The NeverEnding Story III (1994)

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Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

3.2/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Nasty #2
(as P. Adrien Dorval)

Kaefan Shaw

Bark Troll

Gord Robertson

Falkor
(as Gorden Robertson)

Frederick Warder

Mr. Rock Chewer - Felsenbeißer…

William Todd-Jones

Mrs. Rockchewer
(as William Todd Jones)

Director
- Peter MacDonald
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Trivia
Jack Black signed on because he was a big fan of the original The NeverEnding Story (1984). He was so unhappy with how this film turned out that he refused to discuss it in interviews for several years afterward.

Goofs
Falcor arrives at a Chinese New Year festival, but the next day is Halloween. Chinese New Year is celebrated in January or February.

Quotes
Slip, Leader of The Nasties: Looks like things are getting a little nasty at the bux residence.
Bastian: You made it that way!
Slip, Leader of The Nasties: No. You did! And you too! Don't go blaming it on me. I didn't put those words into your parents mouths. They said it themselves.

Crazy credits
At the beginning of the end credits we see the "Easy Rider"-sequence again in the upper half of the screen.

Connections
Featured in What's Up Doc?: Episode #3.6 (1994)

Soundtracks
Games People Play
Written by Joe South
Performed by Inner Circle

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1/10

Wow, and I thought Home Alone 4 was bad!

This movie was awful, easily one of the worst movies I have ever seen, though not quite as abysmal as Home Alone 4, honestly that film is blasphemy. I love the first NeverEnding Story and consider one of the all time great fantasy films, and the second one while disappointing was pretty good, but this one was garbage. Sorry I hated it, it has none of the magic of the first film, none of the sense of wonder that enthralled me when I first saw NeverEnding Story as a child. The scenery was not at all good, dull and rather tacky, I just wonder whether the producers saw the first film for their inspiration, because actually in the first film, the sumptuous set design should've got an award, for it was fantastic. The script here was dreadful, and the plot was uninspired, and had many inconsistencies with the first film(ie. the omission of Atreyu and anything to do with Bastian's family). Not to mention the rushed ending and the rather cartoonish design of Falcor and his voice(ugh!). Even the acting was poor, Jason James Richter has little of the innocence and heroism and even the likability of Bastian, no matter how hard he tried. Jack Black, who I usually find entertaining was wasted and it doesn't help his character was such an unlikeable jerk, as was the usually brilliant Freddie Jones. All in all, awful, awful, awful! See the first film instead. 1/10 Bethany Cox