The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on the wings of his imagination.
1990 | 89m | German
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George T. Miller |
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| Writer: | Michael Ende, Karin Howard |
| Staring: |
| Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1990 |
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| Director: | George T. Miller |
| Writer: | Michael Ende, Karin Howard |
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | sequel, dragon, based on children's book, reading, fantasy world, giant, sorceress, fear of heights |
| Production Companies | The NeverEnding Story Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,283,667
Budget: $32,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 20, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Jonathan Brandis | Bastian Bux |
| Kenny Morrison | Atreyu |
| Clarissa Burt | Xayide |
| John Wesley Shipp | Barney |
| Martin Umbach | Nimbly |
| Alexandra Johnes | Childlike Empress |
| Thomas Hill | Coreander |
| Helena Michell | Bastian's Mother |
| Christopher Burton | Tri Face |
| Patricia Fugger | Instrument Spinster |
| Birge Schade | Windbride |
| Claudio Maniscalco | Lavaman |
| Andreas Borcherding | Mudwart |
| Ralf Weikinger | Mudwart |
| Colin Gilder | Rockbiter Junior |
| Rob Morton | Police Officer |
| Frank Lenart | Trainer |
| Holger Dudla | Giant |
| Adolf Kraus | Giant |
| Karl Krebs | Giant |
| Andrea Kobusch | Giant |
| Radu Mendrea | Giant |
| Jan Berghout | Giant |
| Axel Münderlein | Giant |
| Robert Naegele | Giant |
| Christian Reuter | Giant |
| Jochen Reuter | Giant |
| Oliver Ritzinger | Giant |
| Peter Rossmeisel | Giant |
| Markus Rupprecht | Giant |
| Peter Sassmann | Giant |
| Stefan Schwankner | Giant |
| Heinz Siegel | Giant |
| Donald Arthur | Falkor (voice) (uncredited) |
| Andreas Beckett | City Dweller (uncredited) |
| Joe Milner | The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| T.W. Peacocke | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Ende | Novel |
| Robert Folk | Original Music Composer |
| Gisela Hahn | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| James Marshall | Second Assistant Director |
| Graham Ludlow | Producer's Assistant |
| George T. Miller | Director |
| Robert W. Laing | Production Design |
| Heidi Wujek | Costume Design |
| Bert Batt | First Assistant Director |
| Norbert Preuss | Production Manager |
| Karin Howard | Screenplay |
| David Connell | Director of Photography |
| Peter Hollywood | Editor |
| Chris Blunden | Editor |
| Harry Nap | Production Supervisor |
| Helmut Fodschuk | Second Assistant Director |
| Helen Bricker | Studio Teacher |
| Alfred Rasche | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Risk | Dialogue Editor |
| Jörn Poetzl | Foley Artist |
| Hank McCann | Casting |
| O. Jochen Schmidt | Art Direction |
| Götz Weidner | Production Design |
| Kurt Werner Krusche | Unit Manager |
| Gordon Mark | Production Manager |
| Jackie Jordan | Third Assistant Director |
| Connie Collins | Script Supervisor |
| Ortwin Freyermuth | Production Executive |
| Marek Vizner | Boom Operator |
| Martin Grace | Stunt Coordinator |
| Matthias Lempert | Foley Editor |
| Andreas Schneider | Foley Artist |
| Harold Lee Tichenor | Consulting Producer |
| Petra Lüdecke | Third Assistant Director |
| Linda Seger | Script Consultant |
| Peter Horrocks | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Hannelore Faber | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Dürst | Property Master |
| Hubert Bartholomae | Sound Editor |
| Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tim Hampton | Executive Producer |
| Klaus Kähler | Associate Producer |
| Dieter Geissler | Producer |
| Bodo Scriba | Co-Producer |
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A forgettable follow-up. Given that <em>'The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'</em> released six years after the original, has no cast carryovers aside from Thomas Hill and is missing prior director Wolfgang Petersen, it isn't exactly a surprise to see it fall far adrift of the great 1984 m ... ovie. The effects for the likes of Falkor aren't that different to before, though with voice actor Alan Oppenheimer missing the character doesn't stand out at all really - I did mention in my review of the first film that I felt Oppenheimer was a major reason for its success, his absence here only proves that. Donald Arthur doesn't quite do as well. For those onscreen, Jonathan Brandis' performance is actually solid enough - but what lets things down is his dialogue, a lot of which feels unnatural. Kenny Morrison, as Atreyu, is probably the only performer that puts in a showing that is on similar level to their counterpart from the preceding feature. With all that the case, I can't quite class this as good. I will say that I wasn't begging for the credits to come at any point, I just wasn't all that invested either. A standard 6/10 flick, for me.