The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Alan Oppenheimer: Rockbiter, Falkor, G'mork, Narrator
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Quotes
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Rock Biter : They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.
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Engywook : Next is the Magic Mirror Gate. Atreyu has to face his true self.
Falcor : So what? That won't be too hard for him.
Engywook : Oh, that's what everyone thinks! But kind people find out that they are cruel. Brave men discover that they are really cowards! Confronted by their true selves, most men run away screaming!
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Falcor : Never give up and good luck will find you.
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Falcor : Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest.
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G'mork : If you come any closer, I will rip you to shreds.
Atreyu : Who are you?
G'mork : I am G'mork. And you, whoever you are, can have the honor of being my last victim.
Atreyu : I will not die easily. I am a warrior!
G'mork : Ha! Brave warrior, then fight the Nothing.
Atreyu : But I can't! I can't get beyond the boundaries of Fantasia!
[G'mork laughs and Atreyu gets a little angry]
Atreyu : What's so funny about that?
G'mork : Fantasia has no boundaries.
[laughs]
Atreyu : That's not true! You're lying.
G'mork : Foolish boy. Don't you know anything about Fantasia? It's the world of human fantasy. Every part, every creature of it, is a piece of the dreams and hopes of mankind. Therefore, it has no boundaries.
Atreyu : But why is Fantasia dying, then?
G'mork : Because people have begun to lose their hopes and forget their dreams. So the Nothing grows stronger.
Atreyu : What is the Nothing?
G'mork : It's the emptiness that's left. It's like a despair, destroying this world. And I have been trying to help it.
Atreyu : But why?
G'mork : Because people who have no hopes are easy to control; and whoever has the control... has the power!
Atreyu : Who are you, really?
G'mork : I am the servant of the power behind the Nothing. I was sent to kill the only one who could have stopped the Nothing. I lost him in the Swamps of Sadness. His name... was Atreyu.
Atreyu : [the ground shakes again and Atreyu is knocked down. He grabs a knife shaped piece of broken stone and stands up, ready to fight] If we're about to die anyway, I'd rather die fighting! Come for me, G'mork! *I* am Atreyu!
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[last lines]
Narrator : Bastian made many other wishes, and had many other amazing adventures - before he finally returned to the ordinary world. But that's... another story.
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Rock Biter : A hole would be something. No, it was nothing.
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Rock Biter : We can't wait for a snail. Can I carry you?
Teeny Weeny : Don't worry, it's a racing snail!
Rock Biter : Oh but, but, we can't even wait for a racing snail.
Teeny Weeny : Tally ho!
Rock Biter : Hey, it really is a racing snail!
Night Hob : Nobody gives a hoot about me and my stupid bat.
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Rock Biter : A delicious-looking limestone rock. Mmm! Mmm! Nice bouquet. Must be a real vintage year.
Night Hob : [laughs nervously] Yes, you're right. Those delicious rocks are the reason we camped here, all right.
Night Hob : [to Teeny Weeny] Is he a nutcase?
Teeny Weeny : No, he's a Rock Biter.
Night Hob : A Rock Biter... A Rock Biter!
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Rock Biter : Where-where-where I come from in the North, we used to have exquisite gourmet rocks. Only now... now, they're all gone.
Night Hob : I know how it happened.
Rock Biter : Oh, I - I *swear* it wasn't me!
Night Hob : Oh, heck, no!
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[extended German cut]
Atreyu : [suspiciously] Who are you really?
G'mork : I am the servant of the power behind the Nothing. I was sent to kill the only one who could've stopped the Nothing. I lost him in the Swamps of Sadness. His name... was Atreyu.
[a huge rumble occurs knocking Atreyu over, Atreyu gets up in shock]
G'mork : I have stalked him for so long. I am almost too weak to kill you... but I will find the strength.
[another rumble occurs and Atreyu falls back picking up a knife-shaped stone]
Atreyu : [furiously] Let me give you new strength, G'mork! If we're about to die anyway, I'd rather die fighting! Come for me, G'mork! I AM ATREYU!
[G'mork growls then attacks Atreyu]
