On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a
bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The
Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The
novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a
darkness that destroys everything
it touches. The
kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a
description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is
real and needs him to survive.
