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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An insult to the series

The first movie was great. The second wasn't so great, though it's not quite as bad as you've heard. Especially with there now being an even WORSE entry to this series - this being it!

Someone questioned why Warner Bros. didn't have the distribution rights to this entry. Well, at first they did. I remember reading a (very negative) review of this movie in "Variety" magazine, and Warner Bros. was set to distribute. It's quite obvious now that Warner Bros. threw away its distribution option (probably after seeing how horrible this movie is), and Miramax picked it up for a tiny release that lasted 5 minutes. (In my city, it only played for a few weekend matinees).

Oh yeah, what did I think of this movie? Quite frankly, it sucked. What were they thinking when they decided to jazz up the movie with contemporary rock 'n roll???? And most of the movie actually takes place not in the fantasy world, but in this world. The characters are especially obnoxious (especially the rock baby), and suffer from stereotypes. Plus, the movie seems to have forgotten a lot of what happened previously - the hero's dad knew about Fantasia, so the hero didn't have to hide anything from him - but for some reason, the hero keeps the incidents he was involved in a secret. The low point comes where the climax is not solved with magic or intelligence - but with karate. Yes, karate.