CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
¶ TURN AROUND
¶ LOOK AT WHAT YOU SEE
¶ IN HER FACE
¶ THE MIRROR OF YOUR DREAMS
¶ MAKE BELIEVE I'M EVERYWHERE ¶
¶ HIDDEN IN THE LINES
¶ WRITTEN ON THE PAGES
¶ IS THE ANSWER TO A NEVERENDING STORY ¶
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ NEVERENDING STORY
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ REACH THE STARS
¶ FLY A FANTASY
¶ DREAM A DREAM
¶ AND WHAT YOU SEE WILL BE
¶ RHYMES THAT KEEP THEIR SECRETS ¶
¶ WILL UNFOLD BEHIND THE CLOUDS ¶
¶ THERE UPON THE RAINBOW
¶ IS THE ANSWER TO A NEVERENDING STORY ¶
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
OH!
MORNING, BASTIAN.
MORNING, DAD.
I HAD ANOTHER DREAM, DAD,
ABOUT MOM.
I UNDERSTAND, SON.
BUT WE HAVE TO GET ON WITH THINGS, RIGHT?
BASTIAN, WE EACH HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE CAN'T LET MOM'S DEATH BE AN EXCUSE
FOR NOT GETTING THE OLD JOB DONE, RIGHT?
YEAH.
SON, I THINK IT'S TIME
YOU AND I HAD A LITTLE TALK.
I GOT A CALL FROM YOUR MATH TEACHER.
SHE SAYS THAT YOU WERE DRAWING HORSES
IN YOUR MATH BOOK.
THEY WERE UNICORNS.
WHAT?
NOTHING.
SHE ALSO SAYS YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
TURNING IN YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DIDN'T TRY OUT
FOR THE SWIMMING TEAM.
AS TO THOSE RIDING LESSONS YOU WANTED,
YOU SAY YOU LOVE HORSES,
YET YOU'RE AFRAID TO GET ON ONE.
BASTIAN, YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO GET YOUR HEAD
OUT OF THE CLOUDS
AND KEEP BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND, RIGHT?
OK.
STOP DAYDREAMING.
START FACING YOUR PROBLEMS. OK?
OK.
YEAH.
I THINK WE'VE HAD A NICE TALK.
WE SHOULD HAVE MORE.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
DON'T BE LATE FOR SCHOOL AGAIN.
BUT YESTERDAY I WASN'T.
HEY, IT'S THE WEIRDO.
HEY, WEIRDO.
GOT ANY CASH FOR US TODAY?
LET'S GET HIM!
YEAH!
YOU'RE DEAD, WEIRDO!
YOU CAN'T GET AWAY, YOU JERK!
YOU'RE DEAD, CHICKEN!
WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU!
WHERE'S YOUR MONEY, MAN?
I DON'T HAVE ANY!
IF YOU AIN'T GOT NO MONEY,
YOU GO IN THE GARBAGE CAN.
NO!
YEAH!
MAYBE THE CHICKEN CAN LAY AN EGG IN THERE.
WHO SAID YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE GARBAGE?
GET BACK.
NO, NOT AGAIN.
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, WIMP?
HE WENT THAT WAY!
WHICH WAY?
THAT WAY.
Man: GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T LIKE KIDS.
ARE YOU STILL HERE?
DID YOU HEAR ME?
YOU'RE HIDING, AREN'T YOU?
THE VIDEO ARCADE IS DOWN THE STREET.
WE JUST SELL SMALL RECTANGULAR OBJECTS.
THEY'RE CALLED BOOKS
AND REQUIRE A LITTLE EFFORT
AND MAKE NO BEEP-BEEPS.
I HAVE 186 BOOKS AT HOME.
AH! COMIC BOOKS.
I'VE READ TREASURE ISLAND, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS,
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA--
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
COME.
WHO ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM?
JUST SOME KIDS FROM SCHOOL.
WHY?
THEY WANT TO THROW ME IN THE GARBAGE.
WHY DON'T YOU PUNCH THEM?
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT'S THAT BOOK ABOUT?
OH, THIS IS SOMETHING...SPECIAL.
WELL, WHAT IS IT?
LOOK,
YOUR BOOKS ARE SAFE.
BY READING THEM, YOU GET TO BECOME
TARZAN... OR ROBINSON CRUSOE.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THEM.
BUT AFTERWARDS YOU'RE A LITTLE BOY AGAIN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
LISTEN.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CAPTAIN NEMO
TRAPPED INSIDE YOUR SUBMARINE
WHILE THE GIANT SQUID IS ATTACKING YOU?
YES.
WEREN'T YOU AFRAID YOU COULDN'T ESCAPE?
IT'S ONLY A STORY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE ONES YOU READ ARE SAFE.
AND THAT ONE ISN'T?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
BUT YOU SAID--
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
FORGET ABOUT IT.
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU.
[RING]
KOREANDER'S.
OH, YES.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
NO, I DON'T HAVE IT,
BUT I COULD FIND IT FOR YOU.
WELL, THEY RUN MAYBE 300, 375.
MIGHT TAKE ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
GOOD-BYE.
THE MATH TEST.
OH, NO!
IT WAS MIDNIGHT IN THE HOWLING FOREST.
THE WIND WHISTLED
THROUGH THE TOPS OF THE ANCIENT TREES.
SUDDENLY SOMETHING ENORMOUS
CRASHED AND RUMBLED THROUGH THE EERIE WOODS.
WHAT'S THAT?
EXCUSE ME.
W-WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT
IF I JOINED YOU THIS EVENING?
YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING ALL DAY.
AH-CHOO!
AHA!
HA HA HA HA! NOW I SEE
WHY YOU PICKED THIS CAMP.
NOW...
OH, NO!
A DELICIOUS-LOOKING LIMESTONE ROCK.
MMM! MMM!
NICE BOUQUET.
MUST BE A REAL VINTAGE YEAR.
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THOSE DELICIOUS ROCKS
ARE THE REASON WE CAMPED HERE.
IS HE A NUT CASE?
NO. HE'S A ROCK BITER.
A ROCK BITER!
HEY!
WHOOPS. SORRY.
POOR BABY.
[BELCH!]
PARDON ME.
THAT WAS LIMESTONE
WITH A DASH OF QUARTZ.
HA HA HA! VERY TASTY.
WHERE I COME FROM IN THE NORTH,
WE USED TO HAVE EXQUISITE GOURMET ROCKS.
ONLY NOW...
NOW...THEY'RE ALL GONE.
I KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.
I SWEAR IT WASN'T ME.
WELL, I KNOW.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
NEAR MY HOME,
THERE USED TO BE A BEAUTIFUL LAKE,
BUT THEN, THEN IT WAS GONE.
IT DRIED UP?
NO. IT JUST WASN'T THERE ANYMORE.
NOTHING WAS THERE ANYMORE,
NOT EVEN A DRIED-UP LAKE.
A HOLE?
A HOLE WOULD BE SOMETHING.
NO, IT WAS NOTHING,
AND IT GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER.
FIRST THERE WAS NO LAKE ANYMORE,
AND THEN FINALLY... NO ROCKS.
IF HE KEEPS STUFFING HIS FACE,
THERE WON'T BE ANY ROCKS HERE EITHER.
NIGHT HOB, THIS COULD BE SERIOUS.
ROCK BITER,
THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING IN THE WEST.
A STRANGE NOTHING IS DESTROYING EVERYTHING.
WE NIGHT HOBS LIVE IN THE SOUTH.
IT'S THERE, TOO.
SO, IT'S...
IT'S NOT JUST IN OUR PART OF FANTASIA.
MAYBE...IT'S ALREADY EVERYWHERE.
OH!
[SNIFF]
MAYBE OUR WHOLE LAND IS IN DANGER.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
MY PEOPLE ARE SENDING ME TO THE IVORY TOWER,
TO THE EMPRESS FOR HELP.
WE'RE ON THE SAME MISSION.
IF THE EMPRESS CAN'T HELP,
WHO COULD?
THEN WHY ARE WE ALL JUST SITTING AROUND HERE?
RIGHT! WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
YES! LET'S GO NOW.
HEY!
COME ON, OLD GIRL.
WE CAN'T JUST HANG AROUND HERE.
TAKE OFF.
OH! STUPID BAT.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR A SNAIL. CAN I CARRY YOU?
DON'T WORRY.
IT'S A RACING SNAIL.
WE CAN'T EVEN WAIT FOR A RACING SNAIL.
TALLYHO!
HEY!
IT'S REALLY A RACING SNAIL!
NOBODY CARES ABOUT ME AND MY BAT.
MAYBE I'LL TAKE A FEW OF THESE YUMMY GOURMET ROCKS
FOR THE ROAD.
OH, NO!
THE NOTHING!
LOOK.
THERE IT IS.
THE HEART OF FANTASIA.
I NEVER KNEW IT WAS THAT BEAUTIFUL.
OH!
[SNORING]
STAY AWAKE!
I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAKE.
THE HOME OF THE EMPRESS.
SHE'S OUR ONLY HOPE.
FRIENDS, I KNOW WHY YOU ARE ALL HERE.
THE NOTHING...
IS DESTROYING OUR WORLD.
I ALSO KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE COME
TO BESEECH THE EMPRESS FOR HELP.
BUT I...
I HAVE TERRIBLE NEWS.
THE EMPRESS HERSELF HAS BECOME DEATHLY ILL.
OH!
THERE SEEMS TO BE
A MYSTERIOUS LINK
BETWEEN HER ILLNESS AND THE NOTHING.
SHE'S DYING.
SO SHE CANNOT SAVE... US.
[COMMOTION]
BUT THERE JUST MIGHT BE
ONE CHANCE.
THE PLAINS PEOPLE WHO HUNT THE PURPLE BUFFALO
HAVE A GREAT WARRIOR.
HE ALONE HAS A CHANCE TO FIGHT THE NOTHING
AND SAVE US.
HE IS OUR ONLY HOPE.
HIS NAME...
IS ATREYU.
ATREYU.
THE EMPRESS HAD ALREADY SENT FOR THE GREAT WARRIOR.
WHEN HE FINALLY APPEARED
ON THE TERRACE OF THE IVORY TOWER,
HE CARRIED WITH HIM THE HOPES OF ALL FANTASIA.
WHO?
A LITTLE BOY.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME NOR PLACE FOR CHILDREN.
I ASK YOU TO LEAVE.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SENT FOR ME.
IS HE A NUT CASE?
WE WANTED FOR ATREYU.
I AM ATREYU.
NOT ATREYU THE CHILD, ATREYU THE WARRIOR.
I'M THE ONLY ATREYU OF THE PLAINS PEOPLE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO LEAVE.
WAIT!
COME BACK, PLEASE.
IF YOU REALLY ARE ATREYU,
WOULD YOU GO ON A QUEST?
YES, OF COURSE.
WHAT KIND OF QUEST?
TO FIND A CURE FOR THE EMPRESS.
AND TO SAVE OUR WORLD.
NO ONE CAN GIVE YOU ANY ADVICE EXCEPT THIS:
YOU MUST GO ALONE.
YOU MUST LEAVE ALL YOUR WEAPONS BEHIND.
IT WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS?
I DO NOT KNOW,
BUT IF YOU FAIL,
THE EMPRESS WILL SURELY DIE
AND OUR WHOLE WORLD
WILL BE UTTERLY DESTROYED.
WHEN DO I BEGIN?
NOW,
AND YOU MUST HURRY, ATREYU.
THE NOTHING GROWS STRONGER EVERY DAY.
TAKE THIS.
THE AURYN.
HE WHO WEARS THE AURYN
SPEAKS FOR THE EMPRESS.
IT WILL GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.
WAKE UP!
FAREWELL, ATREYU.
TAKE CARE!
AT THE SAME TIME, ELSEWHERE IN FANTASIA,
A CREATURE OF DARKNESS ALSO BEGAN HIS QUEST.
GRRR!
THEY HAD BEEN TRAVELING AIMLESSLY
FOR ALMOST A WEEK,
BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A CURE FOR THE EMPRESS.
NEITHER ATREYU NOR HIS HORSE, ARTAX,
HAD THE VAGUEST SUSPICION
THAT THE CREATURE OF DARKNESS, THE GMORK,
WAS ALREADY TRACKING THEM DOWN.
WHAT IS IT, ARTAX?
IS IT TIME TO GO ALREADY?
OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
IT'S TIME TO EAT, HMM?
[WHINNY]
GOOD IDEA.
NO, IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
NO, NOT TOO MUCH.
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
GRRR!
ATREYU AND ARTAX HAD SEARCHED THE SILVER MOUNTAINS,
THE DESERT OF SHATTERED HOPES,
AND THE CRYSTAL TOWERS
WITHOUT SUCCESS.
AND SO, THERE WAS ONLY ONE CHANCE LEFT,
TO FIND MORLA, THE ANCIENT ONE,
THE WISEST BEING IN FANTASIA,
WHOSE HOME WAS THE SHELL MOUNTAIN,
SOMEWHERE IN THE DEADLY SWAMPS OF SADNESS.
COME ON, BOY.
COME ON.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S A BOY.
IT'S OK.
EVERYONE KNEW THAT WHOEVER LET THE SADNESS OVERTAKE HIM
WOULD SINK INTO THE SWAMP.
YOU'RE DOING FINE, ARTAX.
THAT'S RIGHT.
COME ON, ARTAX.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT'S WRONG?
COME ON, BOY.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU.
ARTAX!
YOU'RE SINKING!
TURN AROUND!
NOW!
COME ON!
ARTAX!
FIGHT AGAINST THE SADNESS, ARTAX.
ARTAX, PLEASE.
YOU'RE LETTING THE SADNESS
OF THE SWAMPS GET TO YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CARE.
FOR ME.
YOU'RE MY FRIEND.
I LOVE YOU.
ARTAX!
STUPID HORSE!
YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE OR YOU'LL DIE!
MOVE, PLEASE!
I WON'T GIVE UP!
ARTAX!
PLEASE!
THE SHELL MOUNTAIN.
MORLA.
THE ANCIENT ONE.
MORLA.
MORLA!
AAAHH!
HUH?
BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
HE COULDN'T HAVE HEARD ME.
ARE YOU MORLA, THE ANCIENT ONE?
NOT THAT IT MATTERS,
BUT YES.
PLEASE HELP ME, MORLA.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS?
WELL,
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE AURYN
IN A LONG TIME.
WE?
IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE HERE, TOO?
WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO ANYONE ELSE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
SO WE STARTED TALKING TO OURSELVES.
AH-CHOO!
MORLA, I BRING TERRIBLE NEWS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE EMPRESS IS VERY ILL?
NOT THAT IT MATTERS,
BUT YES.
ACTUALLY, WE DON'T CARE.
THERE'S A TERRIBLE NOTHING SWEEPING OVER THE LAND.
DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT THAT?
WE DON'T EVEN CARE...
WHETHER OR NOT WE CARE.
DO YOU HAVE A COLD?
NO.
WE'RE ALLERGIC...
TO YOUTH.
AH-CHOO!
YOU CAN HELP THE EMPRESS, CAN'T YOU?
NOT THAT IT MATTERS, BUT YES.
IF THE NOTHING KEEPS COMING,
YOU'LL DIE, TOO.
DIE?
THAT AT LEAST WOULD BE SOMETHING.
AH...
YOU SAID YOU KNEW THE ANSWER.
AH-CHOO!
WE'RE TIRED OF SNEEZING.
GO AWAY.
NOTHING MATTERS.
IF IT DIDN'T MATTER, YOU COULD TELL ME.
AH! HA! HA!
CLEVER BOY.
TELL ME, PLEASE!
WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT YOU CAN ASK THE SOUTHERN ORACLE.
HOW CAN I GET THERE?
YOU CAN'T.
IT'S 10,000 MILES AWAY.
BUT THAT'S SO FAR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
FORGET IT.
GIVE UP.
[BELL RINGING]
[THUNDER]
NO.
ATREYU WOULDN'T QUIT NOW.
[THUNDER]
AAAHH!
OH, BOY.
AFTER DAYS AND NIGHTS OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
ATREYU SLOWLY OPENED HIS EYES
AND FOUND HIMSELF IN STRANGE SURROUNDINGS.
HE WAS CLEAN AND HIS WOUNDS WERE DRESSED.
WHEW!
LEAVING SO SOON?
HMM?
UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO--
I WAS TRYING TO--
SNEAK AWAY?
YEAH-- I MEAN NO, NO.
I LIKE CHILDREN.
FOR BREAKFAST?
HA! HA! HA!
NEVER.
I'M A LUCKDRAGON.
MY NAME IS FALKOR.
MY NAME IS--
ATREYU.
YOU'RE ON A QUEST.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
YOU WERE UNCONSCIOUS...
AND YOU TALKED IN YOUR SLEEP.
COULD YOU GET 'ROUND
AND SCRATCH
BEHIND MY RIGHT EAR?
I CAN NEVER QUITE REACH IT.
HERE?
AH, YEAH.
YEAH.
OHHH.
HA! HA! HA!
THAT'S SO GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SO, LITTLE FELLOW, YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY
TO THE SOUTHERN ORACLE?
YES, BUT IT'S HOPELESS.
IT'S TOO FAR AWAY.
I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SAY THAT.
YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?
WHY, SURE.
IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
HOW DID ALL THIS HAPPEN?
WITH LUCK.
YOU'VE ALREADY BROUGHT ME
THE ENTIRE 10,000 MILES?
NO. ONLY 9,891
AS THE DRAGON FLIES.
YOU'RE AMAZING!
HAVING A LUCKDRAGON
IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.
THINGS WILL WORK OUT FINE, ATREYU.
NEVER GIVE UP
AND GOOD LUCK WILL FIND YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A FRIEND AGAIN.
YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE.
LOOK.
HEH, HEH, HEH.
[WOMAN SINGS]
[HUMMING]
GET OUT OF MY LIGHT, WENCH!
YOU'RE DISTURBING MY WORK!
YOU AND YOUR SCIENTIFIC WORK.
WHAT THE BOY NEEDS NOW
IS ONE OF MY POTIONS.
HE WILL NEED
MY SCIENTIFIC ADVICE MUCH MORE.
YES, BUT NOT UNTIL HE'S WELL.
GET BACK TO YOUR CORNER.
YOU'RE ALWAYS IN MY PLACE.
AHEM.
OH, HE'S WELL!
NOW IT'S MY TURN WITH HIM.
OH, NO, YOU DON'T.
IT'S YOUR TURN WHEN I SAY IT'S YOUR TURN.
WELL, LITTLE MAN, STILL IN PAIN?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE PATIENT TELLING THE DOCTOR
IT'S ALL RIGHT?
IT HAS TO HURT IF IT'S TO HEAL.
HERE.
DRINK THAT.
GOOD, HMM?
THAT'S MY BAT-WING BROTH.
IT HAS EYE OF NEWT,
TREE MOLD, LIZARD BRAINS,
SCALES FROM A RANCID SEA SERPENT.
WHERE DID YOU AND YOUR DRAGON
COME FROM?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO SCIENTISTS?
I'M ATREYU.
I CAME TO FIND THE ORACLE.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
I'M AN EXPERT
ON THE SOUTHERN ORACLE.
IT'S MY SCIENTIFIC SPECIALITY.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN
AND BE QUIET FOR ONCE?
YOU KEEP QUIET, WENCH.
IT'S NOW MY TURN.
MY NAME IS ENGYWOOK.
SHE'S URGL. HEARD OF ME?
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU DON'T MOVE IN SCIENTIFIC CIRCLES?
I AM THE EXPERT ON THE SOUTHERN ORACLE.
YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
THERE'S NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL.
WAIT! STAY HERE.
THE OBSERVATORY.
TO THE WINCH, WENCH.
COME ON, LAZY BONES.
CAN'T YOU GO ANY FASTER?
I'VE BEEN STUDYING THE SOUTHERN ORACLE
FOR YEARS.
SOMEDAY I'LL PUBLISH MY BOOK,
"A CENTURY OF STUDYING THE SOUTHERN ORACLE,"
BY PROFESSOR ENGYWOOK.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I WORK SCIENTIFICALLY.
LOOK.
IS THAT THE SOUTHERN ORACLE?
OH, NO.
IT'S THE FIRST GATE YOU MUST PASS
BEFORE YOU REACH THE ORACLE,
AND GET ME THE FINAL INFORMATION
FOR MY BOOK.
OF COURSE,
MOST PEOPLE NEVER GET THAT FAR.
WHY?
THE SPHINXES' EYES STAY CLOSED
UNTIL SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T FEEL
HIS OWN WORTH TRIES TO PASS.
AH!
HERE COMES ONE THAT LOOKS FANCY.
LET'S SEE WHAT HE REALLY THINKS OF HIMSELF.
LOOK, LOOK!
GO ON, SCAREDY CAT!
GO ON!
OH, IT'S MY TURN.
LET ME SEE. I'M THE SCIENTIST.
HE'S GOING ON.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT.
THE SPHINXES' EYES...
ARE THEY OPEN OR SHUT?
THEY'RE SHUT.
NO, WAIT.
THE EYES ARE OPENING!
OH, NO!
DID HE MAKE IT? DID HE?
NO.
FANCY ARMOR DOESN'T HELP.
THE SPHINXES CAN SEE
STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HEART.
LISTEN, BOY, NEXT TIME LET ME SEE.
IT'S MY TELESCOPE.
I'M GOING TO TRY IT.
DON'T GO.
I'VE NOT TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE NEXT GATE.
IT'S WORSE THAN THIS ONE!
ATREYU!
OH! [WHIMPERING]
OH, OH, OH.
HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT!
OH, NO.
DON'T START TO DOUBT YOURSELF!
BE CONFIDENT!
RUN!
RUN, ATREYU!
RUN! NOW!
HE MADE IT!
HA HA HA!
HE MADE IT!
OUCH!
YOU COULD USE A DOSE OF VITAMINS, TOO.
HE MADE IT!
ATREYU MADE IT THROUGH THE GATE!
I ALWAYS SAID HE COULD!
GOOD! BUT THAT'S NO REASON
FOR YOU TO FALL OUT OF THE BASKET AGAIN.
I KNEW HE'D BE SAFE.
NONSENSE!
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!
THE WORST ONE IS COMING UP.
NEXT IS THE MAGIC MIRROR GATE!
ATREYU HAS TO FACE HIS TRUE SELF.
SO WHAT?
THAT WON'T BE TOO HARD.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE THINKS.
BUT KIND PEOPLE FIND THAT THEY ARE CRUEL.
BRAVE MEN DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE REALLY COWARDS.
CONFRONTED WITH THEIR TRUE SELVES,
MOST MEN RUN AWAY SCREAMING!
THIS IS GOING TOO FAR.
WHAT IF THEY REALLY DO KNOW ABOUT ME IN FANTASIA?
THE SOUTHERN ORACLE?
DO NOT BE AFRAID.
WE WILL NOT HARM YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU A LONG TIME, ATREYU.
ARE YOU THE SOUTHERN ORACLE?
YES, WE ARE.
THEN YOU MUST KNOW WHAT CAN SAVE FANTASIA.
YES, WE DO.
WELL, WHAT IS IT? I MUST KNOW.
THE EMPRESS...
NEEDS...
A NEW NAME.
A NEW NAME?
THAT'S ALL?
THAT'S EASY.
I CAN GIVE HER ANY NAME SHE WANTS.
NO ONE FROM FANTASIA...
CAN...
DO IT.
ONLY A HUMAN CHILD CAN GIVE HER
THIS NEW NAME.
A HUMAN CHILD?
WHERE CAN I FIND ONE?
YOU CAN ONLY FIND ONE...
BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF FANTASIA.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE OUR WORLD,
YOU MUST HURRY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
WE CAN WITHSTAND THE NOTHING.
FALKOR!
HURRY, FALKOR! THE NOTHING'S EVERYWHERE.
DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL REACH THE BOUNDARIES OF FANTASIA.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
HOW DO WE FIND A HUMAN?
WITH LUCK.
HA! HA! HA!
FASTER, FALKOR, FASTER.
WE HAVE TO HURRY.
ALL RIGHT. HANG ON TIGHT.
WAAAHHH!
WOW!
WOWEE! WOW!
WHAT A SHAME THEY DON'T ASK ME.
MY MOTHER...
SHE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL NAME.
THEY FLEW UNTIL THEY REACHED THE SEA OF POSSIBILITIES,
WHERE THEY COULD GO NO FURTHER.
LOOK, ATREYU.
THE NOTHING!
AHH!
FALKOR!
ATREYU!
AHH!
[SIGHS]
ATREYU.
FALKOR!
WHERE ARE YOU?
FALKOR.
[RUMBLING]
ATREYU!
WHERE ARE YOU?
ATREYU!
FALKOR!
[TEARFULLY] FALKOR.
ATREYUUU!
MMM.
HMM.
THEY LOOK LIKE BIG,
GOOD,
STRONG HANDS,
DON'T THEY?
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE.
OH, MY LITTLE FRIENDS.
THE LITTLE MAN WITH HIS RACING SNAIL,
THE NIGHT HOB,
EVEN THE STUPID BAT.
I COULDN'T HOLD ONTO THEM.
THE NOTHING PULLED THEM
RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS.
I FAILED.
NO, YOU DIDN'T FAIL.
I'M THE ONE WHO FAILED.
I WAS CHOSEN TO STOP THE NOTHING,
BUT I LOST THE AURYN.
I CAN'T FIND MY LUCKDRAGON.
SO WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET BEYOND FANTASIA'S BOUNDARIES.
[RUMBLING]
LISTEN.
THE NOTHING WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
I WILL JUST SIT HERE
AND LET IT TAKE ME AWAY, TOO.
THEY LOOK
LIKE GOOD,
STRONG HANDS,
DON'T THEY?
[CRYING]
MORLA?
ARTAX.
GRRR!
IF YOU COME ANY CLOSER,
I WILL RIP YOU TO SHREDS.
WHO ARE YOU?
I AM GMORK.
AND YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
CAN HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING
MY LAST VICTIM.
I WILL NOT DIE EASILY.
I AM A WARRIOR.
HA!
BRAVE WARRIOR.
THEN FIGHT THE NOTHING.
I CAN'T GET BEYOND FANTASIA'S BOUNDARIES.
HA! HA! HA!
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
FANTASIA HAS NO BOUNDARIES.
HA! HA! HA!
[THUNDER]
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
YOU'RE LYING!
FOOLISH BOY.
DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FANTASIA?
IT'S THE WORLD
OF HUMAN FANTASY.
EVERY PART,
EVERY CREATURE OF IT,
IS A PIECE OF THE DREAMS
AND HOPES OF MANKIND.
THEREFORE,
IT HAS...
NO BOUNDARIES.
BUT WHY IS FANTASIA DYING, THEN?
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN
TO LOSE THEIR HOPES
AND FORGET
THEIR DREAMS.
SO THE NOTHING GROWS STRONGER.
WHAT IS THE NOTHING?
IT'S THE EMPTINESS THAT'S LEFT.
IT IS LIKE A DESPAIR
DESTROYING THIS WORLD.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP IT.
BUT WHY?
BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO HOPES
ARE EASY TO CONTROL,
AND WHOEVER
HAS THE CONTROL
HAS THE POWER.
WHO ARE YOU, REALLY?
I AM THE SERVANT
OF THE POWER BEHIND THE NOTHING.
I WAS SENT TO KILL THE ONLY ONE
WHO COULD HAVE STOPPED
THE NOTHING. I LOST HIM
IN THE SWAMPS OF SADNESS.
HIS NAME... WAS ATREYU.
IF WE'RE ABOUT TO DIE ANYWAY,
I'D RATHER DIE FIGHTING!
COME FOR ME, GMORK. I AM ATREYU!
FALKOR!
ATREYU!
GOT YOU!
THAT WAS THE END OF FANTASIA.
ONLY A FEW FRAGMENTS
OF THIS ONCE RICH AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
HAD BEEN LEFT BY THE NOTHING.
GOOD OLD FALKOR.
CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING?
ANYTHING AT ALL?
NO.
ALL THE LAND IS GONE.
I KNOW.
ALL BECAUSE I FAILED.
YOU TRIED.
DO YOU SUPPOSE THE IVORY TOWER
IS STILL STANDING?
LET'S HOPE SO, ATREYU.
LET'S HOPE SO.
LET THE AURYN GUIDE YOU.
IF THE IVORY TOWER STILL STANDS,
TAKE US THERE.
FALKOR!
THE IVORY TOWER!
THE EMPRESS.
GO ON.
ATREYU.
WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SAD?
I HAVE FAILED YOU, EMPRESS.
NO.
YOU HAVEN'T.
YOU BROUGHT HIM WITH YOU.
WHO?
THE EARTHLING CHILD.
THE ONE... WHO CAN SAVE US ALL.
YOU KNEW ABOUT HIM?
OF COURSE.
I KNEW EVERYTHING.
MY HORSE DIED.
I BARELY GOT AWAY FROM THE NOTHING.
FOR WHAT?
TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNEW?
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO CONTACT AN EARTHLING.
I DIDN'T CONTACT AND EARTHLING!
YES, YOU DID.
HE HAS SUFFERED WITH YOU.
HE WENT THROUGH
EVERYTHING YOU WENT THROUGH.
NOW HE HAS COME HERE WITH YOU.
HE IS VERY CLOSE...
LISTENING...
TO EVERY WORD WE SAY.
WHAT?
WHERE IS HE?
WHY DOESN'T HE ARRIVE?
HE DOESN'T REALIZE
HE'S ALREADY A PART
OF THE NEVERENDING STORY.
THE NEVERENDING STORY?
WHAT'S THAT?
JUST AS HE SHARES YOUR ADVENTURES,
OTHERS ARE SHARING HIS.
THEY WERE WITH HIM
WHEN HE HID FROM THE BOYS
IN THE BOOKSTORE.
BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
THEY WERE WITH HIM
WHEN HE TOOK THE BOOK
WITH THE AURYN SYMBOL ON THE COVER
IN WHICH HE'S READING HIS OWN STORY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THEY CAN'T BE TALKING ABOUT ME.
WHAT IF HE DOESN'T APPEAR?
THEN OUR WORLD WILL DISAPPEAR,
AND SO WILL I.
HOW COULD HE LET THAT HAPPEN?
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
HE HAS THE POWER TO STOP IT.
HE CAN'T IMAGINE ONE BOY
COULD BE THAT IMPORTANT.
IS IT REALLY ME?
DOES HE KNOW WHAT TO DO?
WHAT DO I DO?
HE HAS TO GIVE ME A NEW NAME.
HE'S ALREADY CHOSEN IT.
HE JUST HAS TO CALL IT OUT.
IT'S ONLY A STORY.
IT'S NOT REAL.
NO!
ATREYU!
BASTIAN.
WHY DON'T YOU DO WHAT YOU DREAM, BASTIAN?
I HAVE TO KEEP MY FEET ON THE GROUND!
CALL MY NAME!
BASTIAN! PLEASE!
SAVE US!
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL DO WHAT I DREAM!
[YELLING]
WHY IS IT SO DARK?
IN THE BEGINNING, IT IS ALWAYS DARK.
WHAT IS THAT?
ONE GRAIN OF SAND.
IT IS ALL THAT REMAINS
OF MY VAST EMPIRE.
FANTASIA HAS TOTALLY DISAPPEARED?
YES.
THEN EVERYTHING'S BEEN IN VAIN.
NO, IT HASN'T.
FANTASIA CAN ARISE ANEW
FROM YOUR DREAMS AND WISHES, BASTIAN.
HOW?
OPEN YOUR HAND.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WISH FOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEN THERE WILL BE NO FANTASIA...
ANYMORE.
HOW MANY WISHES DO I GET?
AS MANY AS YOU WANT.
THE MORE WISHES YOU MAKE,
THE MORE MAGNIFICENT FANTASIA WILL BECOME.
REALLY?
TRY IT.
THEN MY FIRST WISH IS...
YEAHHH!
FALKOR, IT'S EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I THOUGHT!
LIKE IT?
FALKOR, IT'S WONDERFUL!
FALKOR, IT'S LIKE THE NOTHING NEVER WAS!
LOOK!
ATREYU! ARTAX!
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO WISH FOR NEXT?
HA! HA! HA!
DID YOU SEE IT ON TV?
YAHHHHHH!
YEAH! YEAH!
LOOK. THERE THEY ARE.
IT'S A MONSTER!
[PEOPLE SCREAM]
LET'S SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT, CHICKENS!
DOWN HERE!
AAAARRRHHH!
WE'LL GET YOU GUYS!
HA! HA! HA!
BASTIAN MADE MANY OTHER WISHES
AND HAD MANY OTHER AMAZING ADVENTURES
BEFORE HE FINALLY RETURNED TO THE ORDINARY WORLD.
BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
¶ TURN AROUND
¶ LOOK AT WHAT YOU SEE
¶ IN HER FACE
¶ THE MIRROR OF YOUR DREAMS
¶ MAKE BELIEVE I'M EVERYWHERE ¶
¶ HIDDEN IN THE LINES
¶ WRITTEN ON THE PAGES
¶ IS THE ANSWER TO A NEVERENDING STORY ¶
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ NEVERENDING STORY
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ REACH THE STARS
¶ FLY A FANTASY
¶ DREAM A DREAM
¶ AND WHAT YOU SEE WILL BE
¶ RHYMES THAT KEEP THEIR SECRETS ¶
¶ WILL UNFOLD BEHIND THE CLOUDS ¶
¶ AND THERE UPON THE RAINBOW
¶ IS THE ANSWER TO A NEVERENDING STORY ¶
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ NEVERENDING STORY
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ STORY
¶ OH OH OH OH OH OH ¶
¶ SHOW NO FEAR
¶ OR SHE MAY FADE AWAY
¶ IN YOUR HANDS
¶ THE BIRTH OF A NEW DAY
¶ RHYMES THAT KEEP THEIR SECRETS ¶
¶ WILL UNFOLD BEHIND THE CLOUDS ¶
¶ AND THERE UPON THE RAINBOW
¶ IS THE ANSWER TO A NEVERENDING STORY ¶
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