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The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter

The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 29mPG🏆 #6365 Top Rated
AdventureDramaFamilyFantasy
5.1
IMDB Rating
28,828 votes

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

Director
George Miller
Writers
Karin Howard, Michael Ende
Stars
Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt
Release Date
February 8, 1991
Language
English
Country
Germany, United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 100
Reviews
📋 23.9K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan Brandis
as Bastian
Kenny Morrison
Kenny Morrison
as Atreyu
Clarissa Burt
Clarissa Burt
as Xayide
John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp
as Barney
Martin Umbach
Martin Umbach
as Nimbly
👤
Alexandra Johnes
as Childlike Empress
Thomas Hill
Thomas Hill
as Koreander
👤
Helena Michell
as Bastian's Mother
👤
Christopher Burton
as Tri Face
👤
Patricia Fugger
as Instrument Spinster

💰 Box Office

$17,373,527
Worldwide Gross
$17,373,527
Domestic Gross
$4,912,124
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production
Warner Bros., Bavaria Film, Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH

🏷️ Keywords

villainesstravelswimming poolfear of heightsdeception

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgeQuestAdventureDramaFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Essentially worthless.
by Bastian Balthazar Bux2002-01-22

"There are so many things wrong with this movie its hard to pinpoint. I myself am one of the biggest Neverending Story fans around, both of the book and the 1984 film. But while that film didn't stray from the book much, this movie simply takes characters and puts them in entirely new situations. The aesthetic complaints I have about this movie are further. Bastian and Atreyu look completely different (I know the original actors had aged), Pyorncrachzark (Rock Biter) had a child, and shots from the original film were used for horse-riding sequences. The childlike empress is older as w..."

💡 Did You Know?

It is not known who played the Rock Biter in the movie and the actor is not credited in the end credits and to this day the actor's identity remains a mystery.

📖 Synopsis

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