The Neverending Story Iii ✪

: Bastian and Nicole eventually team up, recover the AURYN from the bullies at a local mall, and use its power to restore Fantasia and fix their family dynamic.

In the third and final installment of the film series, , the story shifts from the high-fantasy epic of the previous films to a more grounded (and often criticized) family comedy. Plot Summary The NeverEnding Story III

: The Childlike Empress tasks Bastian with returning to the human world to retrieve the book and stop the bullies. During the transition, several Fantasian creatures—including Falkor the Luck Dragon , a Bark Troll , and a Baby Rockbiter —accidentally travel with him and get lost in the real world. : Bastian and Nicole eventually team up, recover

The story follows a 13-year-old , who is struggling to adjust to a new life after his father remarries. Bastian now has a hostile stepsister named Nicole and is being targeted at his new high school by a gang of bullies known as "The Nasties," led by Slip (played by a young Jack Black ). : While hiding from the bullies in the

: While hiding from the bullies in the school library, Bastian finds Mr. Coreander and the magical Neverending Story book. He uses it to wish himself into Fantasia to escape.

Watch the original trailer for a glimpse of Bastian's journey between Earth and Fantasia:

: The Nasties find the book and realize they can rewrite the story in real-time. They begin wishing for chaos, which causes fireballs and storms to devastate Fantasia.