In 1984, acclaimed German director Wolfgang Petersen enthralled moviegoers by bringing the magical world of Michael Ende’s novel The NeverEnding Story to cinematic life.

The fictional world of Fantasia introduced viewers to magical creatures like Falkor the blue firebreathing dragon, Morla the Ancient One, and Rockbiter. Special effects and film technology have come a long way since the '80s, but the film boasted some pretty impressive effects for the time.

The original movie is now considered a classic and one of the most popular fantasy movies of the '80s. To find out more about this popular '80s movie, here is the untold truth of The NeverEnding Story.

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The neverending auditions | 0:00
Surviving the Swamps of Sadness | 1:27
Backbreaking work | 2:11
The voice of Fantasia | 2:59
The real Falkor | 4:05
One movie with two soundtracks | 5:11
Petersen the perfectionist | 6:09
Something for nothing | 6:45
The Spielberg connection | 7:25
The author hated it | 8:17
Don't wait for a remake | 9:20

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