The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

Michael Ende (novel)
Karin Howard (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A young boy with a distant father enters a world of make-believe and magic through a portal within an antique book.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Magic | Young Boy | Sorceress | Egg

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Brandis	...	Bastian Bux
Kenny Morrison	...	Atreyu
Clarissa Burt	...	Xayide
John Wesley Shipp	...	Bastian's Father - Barney
Martin Umbach	...	Nimbly
Alexandra Johnes	...	Childlike Empress
Thomas Hill	...	Koreander
Helena Michell	...	Bastian's Mother
Christopher Burton	...	Tri Face (as Chris Burton)
Patricia Fugger	...	Instrument Spinster
Birge Schade	...	Windbride
Claudio Maniscalco	...	Lavaman
Andreas Borcherding	...	Mudwart
Ralf Weikinger	...	Mudwart
Colin Gilder	...	Rockbiter Junior

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:86 min | UK:89 min | USA:89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Germany:6 (w) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH

Trivia:

Several of the shots of Atreyu on horseback chasing Smurg are recycled from the prequel, though Noah Hathaway, who preceded Kenny Morrison in the role, was uncredited.

Goofs:

Continuity: Mr. Koreander's name begins with a K in the credits as well as on the window of his bookstore, but as Bastian's father reads in the car, we see that it begins with a C within the text of The Neverending Story.

Quotes:

Atreyu: A few more wishes, and the Emptiness will possess *you*!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#27.6)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Heaven's Just A Heartbeat

This movie completely destroys the magic of the 1st one!!!!

The 1st "Neverending Story" was one of my favorite movies as a child so naturally, I couldn't wait for the sequel. I was completely horrified at the transformation of my favorite characters!! Although this one was made in English and the first one German, at the very least they could have done was get actors that resembled the original ones. I thought Bastien in both movies was very annoying, but I was heartbroken that characters were changed significantly. The magic and the fantasy of the first film was ruined because the 2nd looked like a "Power Rangers" episode. It was completely awful and I was disappointed in so many ways. LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL!! Do not waste your time with the sequels, they don't have the emotion, fantasy or anything compared to the original.