Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965)

Director:

Ray Goossens

Writers:

Norm Prescott (concept)
Fred Ladd ...
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Release Date:

22 December 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

ALL-NEW Astounding Adventure!

Plot:

Pinocchio must prove himself as a real boy when he takes off to Mars with Nurtle in the capture of Astro, a flying killer space whale.

Plot Keywords:

Pinocchio | Whale | Space | Foreign Language Adaptation | Independent Film

Cast

Peter Lazer	...	Pinocchio (voice)
Arnold Stang	...	Nurtle the Turtle (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jess Cain	...	(voice)
Conrad Jameson	...	(voice)
Mavis Mims	...	(voice)
Ray Owens	...	(voice) (as Cliff Owens)
Minerva Pious	...	(voice)
Norman Rose	...	(voice)

Directed by
Ray Goossens

Writing credits
Norm Prescott		(concept)
Fred Ladd		(as Fred Laderman)
Carlo Collodi		story "Pinocchio" (as Collodi)

Produced by
Leonard J. Aronson	....	assistant producer
José Dutillieu	....	assistant producer
Fred Ladd	....	producer
Raymond Leblanc	....	producer
Norm Prescott	....	producer

Film Editing by
Pablo Zavala

Art Department
John Bean	....	storyboard artist
Burt Freund	....	storyboard artist (as Bert Freund)
Ray Goossens	....	storyboard artist
Willy Lateste	....	storyboard artist

Special Effects by
Jos Marissen	....	special effects
Danny Provo	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Dobbelaere	....	camera operator
François Léonard	....	camera operator
Étienne Schürmann	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Jose Antonis	....	assistant animator
John Bean	....	character designer
John Bean	....	layout artist
Louiza Behiels	....	assistant animator
Nic Broca	....	animator
Simonne Debussher	....	assistant animator
Rik Deshayes	....	assistant animator
Burt Freund	....	character designer (as Bert Freund)
Burt Freund	....	layout artist (as Bert Freund)
Ray Goossens	....	character designer
Ray Goossens	....	layout artist
Germaine Hurlet	....	assistant animator
Norbert Ketels	....	assistant animator
Claude Lambert	....	background artist
Eddie Lateste	....	animator
Willy Lateste	....	animation director
Willy Lateste	....	character designer
Willy Lateste	....	layout artist
Luc Maezelle	....	animator
Marianne Marin	....	assistant animator
Vivian Miessen	....	animation director
Nicole Nypels	....	assistant animator
Jacques Oosters	....	assistant animator (as Jack Oosters)
Eddy Ploegaerts	....	background artist
Christiane Segers	....	assistant animator
Carl Seldeslachts	....	background artist
Nadine Van Noppen	....	assistant animator
Colette Verjus	....	assistant animator
Luc Zicot	....	animator

Other crew
Martin Caidin	....	technical supervisor

Production Companies

• Belvision
• Swallow

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cube International (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA | Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L

Company:

Belvision

I Like "Pinocchio in Outer Space"...

...despite the fact that they made him a blonde... It's true that while this film is a visual departure from the Disney version (as it should be, IMO), it does have some elements that make it enjoyable nonetheless. The songs ("In the Little Toy Shop", "Goody Good Morning" and "Doin' the Impossible") are very decent and fun to listen to. Then there's the combination of a classic fairy tale and the space age (Pinocchio saves the Earth from Astro the flying whale). Throw in Arnold Stang (Nertle the Turtle), some scary intergalactic mutants, an atomic blast, and you've got...well, a decent 60's animated movie about a puppet saving the world.