The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

Director:

Steve Barron

Writers:

Carlo Collodi (novel)
Sherry Mills (writer) ...

Release Date:

26 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Family | Adventure | Musical

Tagline:

A new angle on the classic tale... and that's no lie!

Plot:

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major...

Plot Keywords:

Pinocchio | Children | Based On Novel | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Geppetto
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Pinocchio (voice)
Geneviève Bujold	...	Leona
Udo Kier	...	Lorenzini
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Felinet
Rob Schneider	...	Volpe
Corey Carrier	...	Lampwick
Marcello Magni	...	Pastry shop baker
Dawn French	...	Baker's wife
Richard Claxton	...	Saleo
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Tino
John Sessions	...	Professor
Jean-Claude Drouot	...	Magistrate
Jean-Claude Dreyfus	...	Foreman
Teco Celio	...	Henchman

Also Known As:

Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio
Die Legende von Pinocchio (Germany)
Pinocchio (France)

Runtime:

Argentina:92 min | Germany:94 min | USA:96 min | France:92 min | Spain:90 min (DVD edition)

Country:

UK | USA | France | Germany | Czech Republic

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:G (certificate #34432) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The villain, Lorenzini, played by Udo Kier, gets his name from the novel's author, Carlo Collodi, whose real surname was Lorenzini.

Quotes:

[the ride on The Big One leads through a fountain of water, which the boys drink, including Pinocchio, but it leaks out of holes in his body]
Saleo: [to Pinocchio] Hey, Woody! You're leaking!
Lampwick: I guess some guys just can't hold their water.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Faerie Tale Theatre: Pinocchio (#3.3)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Il Colosso

Had it been made in Hollywood, it would have circled the world

Had this version of Pinnochio been made by a major Hollywood studio we would have had adverts on TV, all the major cinemas would have run it for weeks and we would never have heard the end of it. I saw this premiered at the Edinburgh Festival where the running time was listed as 180 minutes (so far as I can recall) and I thought we were half way through when in fact there were just 15 minutes to go. After the premier, it vanished from sight and I never heard nor saw any sign of it again. What a terrible waste. The film deserves better. My only disappointment was when the puppet turned into a chubby little boy but, after the excellent blending of animation with live action, this was a minor niggle. I found the film entertaining on several levels and strongly recommend it to film clubs and people with large screens - I suspect this is a film that does not work nearly so well on an average television set - a full-sized cinema or large Home Cinema system with surround sound is what it needs to do it justice.