Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

Pinocchio and his friends, a glow worm and a marionette, search for a magic music box. However, so is the evil Scalawag and the Emperor of the Night.

Director:

Hal Sutherland

Writers:

Robby London (screenplay), Barry O'Brien (screenplay)

Stars:

Edward Asner, Tom Bosley, Lana Beeson

Cast

Cast overview:
Edward Asner	...	Scalawag (voice)
Tom Bosley	...	Geppetto (voice)
Lana Beeson	...	Twinkle (voice)
Linda Gary	...	Bee Atrice (voice)
Jonathan Harris	...	Grumblebee (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Emperor of the Night (voice)
Rickie Lee Jones	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Don Knotts	...	Gee Willikers (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Igor (voice)
William Windom	...	Puppetino (voice)
Scott Grimes	...	Pinocchio (voice)

Storyline

Pinocchio has been a real boy for a year. So his creator, Geppetto makes him a cake to celebrate. After a visit from the Pinocchio's Fairy Godmother (who had turned Pinocchio into a real boy), Geppetto realizes that he must deliver a precious Jewel box to the Mayor. Pinocchio persuades Geppetto to allow to take the box and makes his way to the Mayor's house. Pinocchio also takes with him his hand-make glow worm, which magically becomes real when Pincoccho gets distracted by a Carnival that has come to town. Pinocchio names his glow worm Willikers and decides to take a peek at the Carnival, despite Geppetto telling him not to go anywhere near it. Nearby, Scalawag and his colleague Igor advertise a three-shell game which cheats people out of their money, leading to Scalawag's and Igor's escape by using a cannon to get away from the angry mob. Scalawag meets Pinocchio and trades the Jewel box a ruby, which turns out to be a fake when Pinocchio gets home, which angers Geppetto. Pinocchio ...

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Plot Keywords:

cult film | pinocchio | foreign language adaptation | based on novel | independent film | 

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Taglines:

The biggest movie of the Holidays is here...And that's no lie!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shirley Jones, the actress well known for playing the mother on The Partridge Family (1970) (among many others projects) originally played the Fairy Godmother. Partway through recording she pulled out of the project. Due to her departure mid-production, there was a rush to find a new voice for the character. After several actresses/singers turned down the role, pop singer Ricky Lee Jones took the role.

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Goofs

At the carnival, Pinocchio's left hand turns to wood when he says that he's a pretty fair dancer. The colour of his wooden hand matches his skin. Two shots later, his hand is a different shade of brown.

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Connections

Version of The Adventures of Pinocchio (1947)

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Soundtracks

Neon Cabaret
Written by Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks
Performed by Carmen Twillie
Produced by Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks

User Reviews

Filmation went out with a BANG on this one!

This film will go down as one of my all-time favorites. Filmation wasn't known for phenomenal animation, but after watching the Masters of the Universe series again, I wasn't expecting too much from them on THIS one- I was COMPLETELY blown away! The animation is PHENOMENAL, coming from Filmation. The Emperor looks awesome, and the music scores are EXCELLENT. In my opinion, this film never received the marketing blitz it truly deserved. Personally, I like THIS film better than DISNEY'S Pinocchio, and this film is actually not a continuation of the DISNEY film, but of the Adventures of Pinocchio animated series. Every time I see this film, I love it even more. A real winner in my book! :)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$3,261,638

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,261,638

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color