The special creature effects were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. It was an international co-production between the United States and Germany. This film primarily used the characters from Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story (1979), with the exception of Atreyu, who is absent from the film, and introduced a new storyline.
It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Balthazar Bux, and Jack Black in an early role as school bully Slip. It is the third and final film in the franchise. The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (also known as: The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia) is a 1994 fantasy- adventure film.
