Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning

95 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 6, 2001

The Childlike Empress lies in limbo between life and death and the only hope for her kingdom lies in the ability of a young boy to transcend the boundaries of fantasy in this tale of myth and magic that is certain to capture the imagination. As young Bastian opens the pages of "The Neverending Story," he learns that the Childlike Princess is near death and Fantasia is in danger of falling prey to the Dark Princess Xayide. Soon falling through the written page and into a world beyond his wildest imagination, Bastian's alter ego Atreyu must enlist the help of his trusty sidekick Fly Girl and mischievous hucksters Rip Rowdy and Wexlerian if there is any hope of unlocking the mystery of the Southern Oracle and awakening the Childlike Empress to bring order back to Fantasia.

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning

95 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 6, 2001

Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning
The Childlike Empress lies in limbo between life and death and the only hope for her kingdom lies in the ability of a young boy to transcend the boundaries of fantasy in this tale of myth and magic that is certain to capture the imagination. As young Bastian opens the pages of "The Neverending Story," he learns that the Childlike Princess is near death and Fantasia is in danger of falling prey to the Dark Princess Xayide. Soon falling through the written page and into a world beyond his wildest imagination, Bastian's alter ego Atreyu must enlist the help of his trusty sidekick Fly Girl and mischievous hucksters Rip Rowdy and Wexlerian if there is any hope of unlocking the mystery of the Southern Oracle and awakening the Childlike Empress to bring order back to Fantasia.
Producers Hallmark Entertainment, Muse Productions
Original title Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning
Directors Giles Walker, Adam Weissman
Writers Leila Basen, David Preston, Karin Howard, Michael Ende

Cast

Mark Rendall

as Bastian Balthazar Bux

Tyler Hynes

as Atreyu

Victoria Sanchez

as Xayide

Edward Yankie

as Mr. Blank

Noel Burton

as Michael Bux

John Dunn-Hill

as Carl Coreander

Johnny Griffin

as Connor

Brittany Drisdelle

as Fallon

Valérie Chiniara

as Marley

Stéfanie Buxton

as Fly Girl

Audrey Gardiner

as Childlike Empress

Stefano Faustini

as Lucas

Robert Crooks

as Tartus

Jane Wheeler

as Laura Bux

Greg Kramer

as Rip Rowdy

Emma Campbell

as April

Tyrone Benskin

as Cairon

Jasson Finney

as Hykrion

Dawn Ford

as Wise Woman

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

as Martha Finnegan