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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter ()

The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (original title)
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A young boy with a distant father enters a world of make-believe and magic through a portal within an antique book.

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Bastian
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Atreyu
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Xayide
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Barney
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Nimbly
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Childlike Empress
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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
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Police Officer
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Trainer
Rudi Bauer ...
Giant
Bent Beilharz ...
Giant
Holger Dudla ...
Giant
Adolf Kraus ...
Giant
Karl Krebs ...
Giant
Andreas Kobusch ...
Giant (as Andrea Kobusch)
Radu Mendrea ...
Giant
Jan Berghout ...
Giant (as Jan Meyer-Berghout)
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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Donald Arthur ...
Falkor (uncredited) (voice)
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City Dweller (uncredited)
Joe Milner ...
The Balladeer (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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George Miller ... (directed by)

Written by

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Karin Howard ... (screenplay by)
 
Michael Ende ... (based on the novel "The Neverending Story" by)

Produced by

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Dieter Geissler ... producer (produced by)
Tim Hampton ... executive producer
Klaus Kähler ... associate producer
Bodo Scriba ... co-producer
Harold Tichenor ... consulting producer: Vancouver

Music by

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Robert Folk ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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David Connell ... director of photography (as Dave Connell)

Editing by

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Chris Blunden ... (edited by)
Peter Hollywood ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Angelika Gruber ... assistant editor
Nigel Hollick ... assistant editor: Vancouver
Michaela Schödel ... second assistant editor
Sarah Thomas ... assistant editor
Nina Viereck ... second assistant editor

Casting By

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Hank McCann ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Robert W. Laing ... (production design) (as Bob Laing)
Götz Weidner ... (production design)

Art Direction by

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O. Jochen Schmidt ... supervising art director

Costume Design by

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Heidi Wujek

Makeup Department

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Hannelore Faber ... makeup artist
Laurie Finstad ... makeup artist: Vancouver
Dagmar Friedrich-Vacan ... chief makeup artist (as Dagmar Friedrich)
Sallie Hampton ... creature makeup artist
Sabine Hehnen-Wild ... makeup assistant: creature special effects unit (as Sabine Wild)
Gertrud Kercher ... makeup assistant: creature special effects unit (as Trude Kercher)
Rainer Kraubs ... creature makeup artist (as Rainer Kraub)
Gerhard Meir ... hair design: Mrs. Clarissa Burt, LE COUP
Friederike Mirus ... creature makeup artist (as Friederike Reimer)
Ursula Mock ... makeup assistant: creature special effects unit
Le Phuoc ... makeup assistant: creature special effects unit
Gabriela Pingel ... makeup artist
Alfred Rasche ... makeup artist
Hans Jürgen Schmelzle ... creature makeup artist (as Hans-Jürgen Schmelzle)
Annette Schneider ... makeup assistant: creature special effects unit
Pauline L. Tremblay ... hairdresser: Vancouver (as Pauline Tremblay)
Erna Valentini ... creature makeup artist
Gregor Eckstein ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Gisela Hahn ... executive in charge of production
Kurt Werner Krusche ... unit manager
Gordon Mark ... production manager: Vancouver
Harry Nap ... production supervisor
Norbert Preuss ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bert Batt ... first assistant director
Helmut Fodschuk ... second assistant director
Jackie Jordan ... third assistant director: Vancouver
Petra Lüdecke ... third assistant director (as Petra Lüdeke)
James Marshall ... second assistant director: Vancouver
T.W. Peacocke ... first assistant director: Vancouver (as T. W. Peacocke)

Art Department

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Peter Ackermann ... art director assistant
Ludwig Angerer ... conceptual artist
Sandy Arthur ... set decorator: Vancouver
Cynthia Barnard ... lead hand painter: Vancouver
Brian Bishop ... scenic artist
Doug Bishop ... scenic artist (as Douglas Bishop)
Marion Canel ... draftswoman (as Marion Dietze)
Roger Dole ... assistant set decorator: Vancouver
Peter Dürst ... property master
Stuart Ennis ... construction coordinator: Vancouver
Josef Farnbauer ... sculptor supervisor
Robert Foley ... head painter: Vancouver
Mark Francis ... prop master: Vancouver
Florin Gabrea ... art director assistant
Helmut Glassmann ... prop buyer
Babette Kühner ... dressing propwoman
Max Matsuoka ... assistant props: Vancouver
Ted Michell ... scenic artist
Gerhard Portz ... stand-by propman
John Rose ... storyboard artist
Steven Sallybanks ... scenic artist (as Steve Sallybanks)
Sascha Sokal ... props buyer assistant
Georg Svatek ... sculptor
David Tait ... lead hand: Vancouver (as David Tart)
Ian D. Thomas ... art director: Vancouver (as Ian Thomas)
Reinhard Weiss ... draftsman
Patrick Woodroffe ... conceptual creature designer
Renato Casaro ... poster designer (uncredited)
Raphael Senft ... art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Peter R. Adam ... foley editor (as Peter Adam)
Hubert Bartholomae ... sound editor
Pat Brennan ... assistant sound editor (as Patrick Brennan)
Michael Carter ... dubbing mixer (as Michael A. Carter)
B.J. Clayden ... boom operator: Vancouver (as B. J. Clayden)
Graham V. Hartstone ... chief dubbing mixer (as Graham Hartstone)
John Hayward ... sound effects pre-mixer
Richard Hiscott ... sound editor (as Rick Hiscott)
Peter Horrocks ... supervising sound editor
Nicolas Le Messurier ... dubbing mixer
Matthias Lempert ... foley editor
Christine Newell ... assistant sound editor
Jörn Poetzl ... foley artist (as Joern Poetzl)
Annette Prey ... assistant sound editor
Chris Price ... sound recordist
Bob Risk ... dialogue editor
Andreas Schneider ... foley artist (as Andy Schneider)
Roman Schwartz ... sound maintenance
Marek Vizner ... boom operator
Jesta Wehmeier ... assistant sound editor
Rob Young ... sound mixer: Vancouver
Dennis Berry ... sound supervisor (uncredited)
Mel Kutbay ... foley artist (uncredited)
Abi Schneider ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Colin Arthur ... creature special effects makeup
Steven Begg ... special effects technician: visual effects unit
Karl-Heinz Bochnig ... special effects technician (as Karl Heinz Bochnig)
Sebastian Bulst ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit
Alfonso Santillana Carrasco ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit
Steve Crawley ... wire effects technician
Steve Cullane ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Dorothy Dealtry ... moulder: creature special effects unit (as Dorothy Arthur-Dealtry) / sculptor: creature special effects unit (as Dorothy Arthur-Dealtry)
Carlos Rojo Del Rey ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Thomas Drotleff ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Tony Dunsterville ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Robert Erben ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Ulrich Fickel ... animatronics: creature special effects unit (as Uli Fickel) / mechanics: creature special effects unit (as Uli Fickel)
Vito Fontana ... creature assistant: creature special effects unit
Otto Franke ... special effects technician
Kurt Fritsche ... tool storekeeper: creature special effects unit
Frank Gorgas ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Joachim Grüninger ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Ernst Gschwind ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Gwendolin Hallhuber ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit
Jez Harris ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Sergio Hernandez ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit (as Sergio Hernandez Garcia)
Robert Hofmann ... creature assistant: creature special effects unit
Karl Hänni ... creature assistant: creature special effects unit
Waggi Klee ... special effects supervisor
Paul Knowles ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Hans Peter Kordick ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Christian Krompass ... animatronics: creature special effects unit / mechanics: creature special effects unit
Heinz Ludwig ... special effects technician
Helmut Neudorfer ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit
Hans Neurohr ... special effects technician
John Pakenham ... special effects technician: visual effects unit
Gary Paller ... special effects coordinator: Vancouver
María Luisa Pino ... creature assembler: creature special effects unit (as Maria Luisa Pino)
Josef Schmid ... animatronics: creature special effects unit (as Josef Schmidt) / mechanics: creature special effects unit (as Josef Schmidt)
Rolf Schneider ... unit manager: creature special effects unit
Cosima Schnell ... creature assistant: creature special effects unit
Ulrich Schünke ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Jonathan Searles ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Fritz Segl ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Roy Spencer ... senior special effects: visual effects unit
Giuseppe Tortora ... creature special effects animatronic
Karl-Heinz Unseld ... tool storekeeper: creature special effects unit
Jan Valach ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Vladimir Valach ... moulder: creature special effects unit / sculptor: creature special effects unit
Richard Watkinson ... creature painter: creature special effects unit

Visual Effects by

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Dennis Bartlett ... blue screen consultant: visual effects unit (as Denis Bartlett)
Angus Bickerton ... motion control camerman: optical effects unit
Janice Body ... rotoscope artist: optical effects unit
Chritiane Brehme ... model maker (as Christiane Brehme)
Zoe Cain ... optical assembler: optical effects unit
Peter Chiang ... visual effects art director
Alan Church ... optical cameraman: optical effects unit
Brenda Coxon ... production accountant: visual effects unit
Jim Danforth ... additional matte paintings: from The NeverEnding Story
Syd Dutton ... matte painter: Illusion Arts
Christopher Evans ... additional matte paintings: from The NeverEnding Story (as Chris Evans)
Elisabeth Falk ... model maker
Evelyn Frank ... model maker
Matthias Fuchs ... clapper loader: visual effects unit
José Granell ... model workshop supervisor
Thomas Hanker ... photographer: visual effects unit
Wolfgang Hart ... model maker
Antony Hunt ... optical cameraman: optical effects unit
Christine Jahn ... visual effects editor (as Chris Jahn)
Martin Laing ... draftsman: visual effects unit
Stefan Lange ... optical cameraman: optical effects unit
Roger Lofting ... financial controller: visual effects unit
Derek Meddings ... special visual effects
Don Mitchell ... model maker
John Morgan ... camera operator: visual effects unit
Milos Penz ... model maker
Gerd Pirkl ... model maker
Ziad Ragheb ... model maker
Andreas Rosenberger ... model maker
Stanley W. Sayer ... blue screen consultant: visual effects unit (as Stan Sayer)
Robbie Scott ... model designer (as Robert Scott)
Cornelius Siegel ... model maker
Wolfgang Siegel ... model maker
Nigel Stone ... rostrum cameraman: optical effects unit
Peter Talbot ... additional matte paintings
Bill Taylor ... matte painter: Illusion Arts
Jonathan Taylor ... focus puller: visual effects unit
Leigh Took ... additional matte paintings
Albrecht von Bethmann ... assistant director: visual effects unit (as Albrecht V. Bethmann)
Simon Weisse ... model maker
Albert Whitlock ... matte painting consultant
Suzie F. Wiesmann ... production manager: visual effects unit (as Susan Ford)
Paul Wilson ... director of photography: visual effects unit
Angela Winklhofer ... model maker
Rolf Giesen ... visual effects consultant (uncredited)
Andy Stevens ... optical camera assistant: Magic Camera Co (uncredited)

Stunts

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Sebastian Fischer ... stunt double
Martin Grace ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ray Andrew ... aerial cameraman
Robert Assinger ... electrician
Josef Barth ... grip
Waldemar Borek ... video operator
Markus Dürr ... focus puller: second camera
Hans Elze ... gaffer
William L. Flanagan ... best boy: Vancouver (as William Flanagan)
Garrett Fulton ... grip
Andy Gerbl ... clapper loader
Hannes Hubach ... clapper loader: second camera
Josef Huiber ... electrician
Franz Hujber ... gaffer (as Franz Huiber)
Dave Humphreys ... key grip: Vancouver
Gaetan Jalbert ... best boy: Vancouver
Tom Jeffers ... video coordinator
Franz Walter Kantor ... grip
Rudi Kosch ... grip
Oliver Köpf ... video operator
Karl Walter Lindenlaub ... camera: second unit
Michael Neuenhagen ... grip
Gerhard Neumeier ... grip
Alexander Nolte ... best boy
Ziad Ragheb ... grip
Barry Reid ... gaffer: Vancouver
Stefan Richter ... grip
Greg Ryan ... focus puller (as Gregory Ryan)
Holger Seidel ... electrician: second unit
James Tichenor ... lamp operator
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann ... still photographer (as Karl Heinz Vogelmann)
Al White ... dolly grip: Vancouver (as Allen G. White)
David Worley ... camera operator

Animation Department

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Count Ul De Rico ... character designer

Casting Department

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Sid Kozak ... casting: Vancouver
Irene Lamb ... casting: UK
Kasandra Marthells ... casting associate: Vancouver
Marie-Paule Ragheb ... casting: re-voicing
Sabine Schroth ... casting: Germany

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Crystine Booth ... wardrobe supervisor: Vancouver
Rolf Dauner ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Marianne Drescher ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Carsten Kelm ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Christian Krusche ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Regina Leutenstorfer ... wardrobe assistant (as Regina Leutensdorfer)
Elke-Meta Müller ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Katalin Nagy ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Katja Pothmann ... wardrobe assistant
Ngozi Stekovics ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit
Gisela Struwe ... wardrobe assistant: creature special effects unit

Location Management

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George Horie ... location manager: Vancouver
Raoul Leindecker ... location manager
Carmen M. Miller ... location manager (as Carmen Eckes-Bär)
Rick Scott ... assistant location manager: Vancouver (as Rock Scott)

Music Department

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Bayerisches Staatsorchester ... music performed by (as Bavarian State Orchestra)
Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin ... music performed by (as Grosses Rundfunkorchester Berlin)
Robert Folk ... orchestration
Douglas M. Lackey ... music editor (as Doug Lackey)
Anthony Marinelli ... arranger / keyboards
Brian Masterson ... music mixer
Randy Miller ... additional orchestrations
Alan Snelling ... music mixer
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper ... music performed by (as Choir of the Bavarian State Opera)
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper ... music performed by
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks ... music performed by (as Members of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation)
Peter Fuchs ... score recordist (uncredited)
Joe Milner ... singer (uncredited) / singer: performer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Connie Collins ... script supervisor
Linda Seger ... script consultant

Transportation Department

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Sylvia Nablo ... transportation coordinator: Vancouver (as Silvia Nablo)

Additional Crew

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Petra Amarell ... puppeteer
Jutta Barth ... puppeteer
Brian Bowes ... assistant: horse master
Helen Bricker ... studio teacher
Robert Easton ... dialogue coach
Jutta Estermaier ... puppeteer
Ortwin Freyermuth ... production executive
Karl Fritsch ... puppeteer
Birgit Gehring ... production secretary
Peter Geierhans ... puppeteer (as Peter Geierhaas)
Gerhard Glade ... groom
Birgit Gottschalk ... puppeteer
Maja Grassinger ... puppeteer coordinator (as Maia Grassinger)
Ute Grigo-Hofmann ... secretary to producer
Sabine Grimminger ... puppeteer
Gabriele Gugetzer ... unit publicist
Rainer Hipp ... puppeteer
Daniela Hirschauer ... puppeteer
Tina Hubbard-Gockel ... choreographer
Georgina Kay ... craft service: Vancouver
Ursula Leinfelder ... puppeteer
Graham Ludlow ... assistant to producer
Les Maryon ... assistant: horse master
Torsten Matthes ... puppeteer
Gerlinde Neumann ... production secretary
Connie Oettl ... puppeteer (as Cornelia Oettl)
Bettina Pfändner ... crowd marshall
Freida Rabinovitch ... accounting: Vancouver
Christine Scheibner ... production secretary
Ralf Schirrmann ... puppeteer
Katharina Schmidt ... puppeteer
Tony Smart ... horse master
Sigi Steiner ... supervising accountant
Jurgen Weisser ... puppeteer
Judy Wix ... studio teacher (as Judith Johnson Wix)
Simon Barron ... chaperone: children (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Graeme Roy

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Taglines Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on the wings of his imagination. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Die unendliche Geschichte 2 (Germany)
  • The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (United States)
  • The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (Australia)
  • The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (Philippines, English title)
  • The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (South Africa, English title)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Budget $36,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia 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. See more »
Goofs When Bastian stands in front of the monster spraying it in the face with a spray can, you see Bastian stretching as far as he can, but he still can't reach any further up than the monster's chest. In the next shot, Bastian's hand is in the monster's face. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #5.3 (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Dreams We Dream See more »
Crazy Credits Bavarian State Opera is misspelled as 'Barvarian State Opera' for the Orchestra's credit. See more »
Quotes Bastian's Father: [reading that Bastian has mounted and attempted to direct Artax] My son on a horse? He can't ride a horse!
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