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** Lampshaded when the janitor asks the Nasties how many times they're going to repeat the twelfth grade.
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* DawsonCasting: The "high school students" in ''III'' are in their mid-20s - or ''older''. Similarly, Julie Cox is cast as the "Childlike" Empress despite being 21 by the time the film came out, which is noticeable in that she was actually ''taller'' than Jason James Richter, who plays Bastian the film.

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* DawsonCasting: The "high school students" in ''III'' are in their mid-20s - or ''older''. Similarly, Julie Cox is cast as the "Childlike" Empress (who in the book is TheAgeless but looks around 10) despite being 21 by the time the film came out, which is noticeable in that she was actually ''taller'' than Jason James Richter, who plays Bastian the film.
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* TheOtherDarrin: After how the only character in [[Film/TheNeverendingStoryIITheNextChapter the second movie]] played by the same actor as in the first movie is Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill), the third movie recasts ''everybody'' again, even him.

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* TheOtherDarrin: After how the only character in [[Film/TheNeverendingStoryIITheNextChapter the second movie]] played by the same actor as in the first movie is was Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill), the third movie recasts ''everybody'' again, even him.

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* FranchiseKiller: This film did it to ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' franchise which, unlike the first two films, used almost no elements from the novel. Its failure both critically and commercially were the final nails in this film series' bookcover.

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* FranchiseKiller: This film did it to ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' franchise film, which, unlike the first two films, used almost no elements from the novel. novel, did it to the ''[[Literature/TheNeverendingStory NeverEnding Story]]'' movie franchise. Its failure failures both critically and commercially were the final nails in this film series' bookcover.the book cover.
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* DawsonCasting: The "high school students" in ''III'' are in their mid-20s - or ''older''. Similarly, Julie Cox is cast as the "Childlike" Empress despite being 21 by the time the film came out, which is noticeable in that she was actually ''taller'' than Jason James Richter, who played Bastian in that film.

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* DawsonCasting: The "high school students" in ''III'' are in their mid-20s - or ''older''. Similarly, Julie Cox is cast as the "Childlike" Empress despite being 21 by the time the film came out, which is noticeable in that she was actually ''taller'' than Jason James Richter, who played plays Bastian in that the film.



* TheOtherDarrin: After how the only character in [[Film/TheNeverendingStoryIITheNextChapter the second movie]] played by the same actor as in the first movie is Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill), the third movie recast ''everybody'' again, even him.

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* TheOtherDarrin: After how the only character in [[Film/TheNeverendingStoryIITheNextChapter the second movie]] played by the same actor as in the first movie is Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill), the third movie recast recasts ''everybody'' again, even him.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Atreyu was actually supposed to appear as a main character in, ending up in Las Vegas as a result of Bastian's wish overload. This was most likely cut considering how the incredibly stereotypical Native American accent the writers gave him probably would not have sat well with a lot of people.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Atreyu was actually supposed to appear as a main character in, major character, ending up in Las Vegas as a result of Bastian's wish overload. This was most likely cut considering how the incredibly stereotypical Native American accent the writers gave him probably would not have sat well with a lot of people.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $17 million. Box office, $5 million in Germany, but allegedly not even 5 figures in the States, where it screened in limited release, was ripped to shreds, and eventually came DirectToVideo without Warner's involvement (Creator/{{Disney}}[=/=]Miramax distributed it instead).
* DawsonCasting: The "high school students" in ''III'' are in their mid-20s - or ''older''. Similarly, Julie Cox is cast as the "Childlike" Empress despite being 21 by the time the film came out, which is noticeable in that she was actually ''taller'' than Jason James Richter, who played Bastian in that film.
* FranchiseKiller: This film did it to ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' franchise which, unlike the first two films, used almost no elements from the novel. Its failure both critically and commercially were the final nails in this film series' bookcover.
* TheOtherDarrin: After how the only character in [[Film/TheNeverendingStoryIITheNextChapter the second movie]] played by the same actor as in the first movie is Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill), the third movie recast ''everybody'' again, even him.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JackBlack, who is typically known for playing somewhat bumbling yet lovable misfits, is the BigBad in this film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Atreyu was actually supposed to appear as a main character in, ending up in Las Vegas as a result of Bastian's wish overload. This was most likely cut considering how the incredibly stereotypical Native American accent the writers gave him probably would not have sat well with a lot of people.
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