The NeverEnding Story III

The NeverEnding Story III
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter MacDonald
Screenplay byJeff Lieberman
Story byKarin Howard
Based onThe Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobin Vidgeon
Edited by
  • Michael Bradsell
  • Jim Roddan
Music byPeter Wolf
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 27, 1994 (1994-10-27) (Germany)
  • February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02) (United States; limited)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
LanguagesEnglish
German
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$5 million (Germany)[3]

The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (also known as: The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia) is a 1994 fantasy-adventure film. It is the third and final film in the franchise.[4] It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Balthazar Bux, and Jack Black in an early role as school bully Slip. This film primarily used the characters from Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story (1979), with the exception of Atreyu, who is absent from the film, and introduced a new storyline. It was an international co-production between the United States and Germany. It was a critical and commercial failure.

The special creature effects were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

  1. ^ a b "The Neverending Story III (EN) [Original title]". Lumiere. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "AFM '93". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Elley was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Neverending Story III: Escape From Fantasia". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.