The neverending story is a classic novel first published in 1979. It was abundantly clear in the movie the horse died when it sank in the swamp. All betting money on the horse, who was the 45 favorite, was refunded. Artax, a champion sprinter who was attacked by a drunken racegoer in a stakes on the 1999 preakness stakes gr. We need to talk about artax in the neverending story. The neverending story book prop allegedly still exists. As artax came by, he attempted to hit him and the horse moved over several paths, making contact with other horses and wrenching his ankle.
Why i havent gotten around to reading jungs red book if jung was still alive, hed say its okay to delay reading his book. In the book artax might actually be a welldeveloped character, but in the movie he is unfortunately just another horse, albeit atreyu s most trusted friend. What is the horses name in the neverending story the neverending story. First of all, we had two identical white horses that played artax. The cast of the neverending story, 30 years later aol. Due to the cost the horse was left behind in germany. Theres been rumors for years that the elevator they had underneath the horse got jammed after filming and the horse actually died in real life. Artax dying is one of those scenes that has stuck with me since childhood as being one of the most most emotional things i can recall in a childrens movie. Why i havent gotten around to reading jungs red book. I am sure that is was mostly computer generated and that the horse was not harmed during the filming. After decades the neverending story continues to resonate with audiences and its practical special effects have aged the movie wonderfully. The most glaring difference was the death of artax, which, as mentioned, is a deeply traumatizing scene in the film.
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