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Pinocchio

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  • 1h 28m
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Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)
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A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
151K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,901
206
  • Directors
    • Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
    • T. Hee(sequence director)
    • Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
  • Writers
    • Carlo Collodi(from the story by)
    • Ted Sears(story adaptation)
    • Otto Englander(story adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dickie Jones(voice)
    • Christian Rub(voice)
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
  • Directors
    • Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
    • T. Hee(sequence director)
    • Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
  • Writers
    • Carlo Collodi(from the story by)
    • Ted Sears(story adaptation)
    • Otto Englander(story adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dickie Jones(voice)
    • Christian Rub(voice)
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
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    • 252User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
    • 99Metascore
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 7 wins total

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    Top cast

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    Dickie Jones
    Dickie Jones
    • Pinocchio
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Christian Rub
    Christian Rub
    • Geppetto
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Gideon (hiccoughs)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Donkeys
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Carnival Barker
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Buchanan
    • Carnival Barker
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • J. Worthington Foulfellow
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Marion Darlington
    Marion Darlington
    • Birds
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro
    • Lampwick
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Davis
    Virginia Davis
    • Children
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Wooden Russian Soldiers Puppets
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Edwards
    Cliff Edwards
    • Jiminy Cricket
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Stromboli
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    George Magrill
    George Magrill
    • Donkeys
    • (uncredited)
    Dal McKennon
    Dal McKennon
    • Donkeys
    • (uncredited)
    John McLeish
    • Carnival Barker
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mercer
    Jack Mercer
    • Donkeys
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    • Figaro
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
      • T. Hee(sequence director)
      • Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
    • Writers
      • Carlo Collodi(from the story by)
      • Ted Sears(story adaptation)
      • Otto Englander(story adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Figaro was Walt Disney's favorite character in "Pinocchio" from 1940. Disney pushed for the kitten to appear in the film as much as possible. After the film, Disney swapped Minnie Mouse's pekingese Fifi with Figaro, starting with the cartoon "First Aiders (1944)." Figaro also got his own series of "Figaro" cartoons beginning with "Figaro and Cleo (1943)." He would have four cartoons of his own, two appearances in the "Pluto" cartoon series, and also appear in the promotional animated wartime short "All Together (1942)," for a total of seven cartoon appearances. This, plus the one feature film "Pinocchio," makes eight appearances of Figaro overall.
    • Goofs
      When Pinocchio plays with the candle he burns his left hand, but Geppetto puts Pinocchio's right hand into the water.
    • Quotes

      The Blue Fairy: A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.

    • Crazy credits
      None of the actors in this film are credited.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1954 re-release marked the last time the film was distributed by RKO. After that, it was replaced by the logo for Buena Vista Distribution Co. (Disney's in-house distribution arm). The 1993 VHS release and 1999 DVD features the Buena Vista logo. However, the overseas DVD release in 2003, the Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray releases in 2009 and the Walt Disney Signature Collection DVD and Blu-ray releases in 2017 restored the original RKO logo. But both versions include reissue credits, as reference to Technicolor should have read "in Technicolor" but not just "Technicolor".
    • Connections
      Edited into Bambi (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      When You Wish Upon A Star
      (1939) (uncredited)

      Music by Leigh Harline

      Lyrics by Ned Washington

      Performed by Cliff Edwards and Chorus during the opening and end credits

    User reviews252

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    9/10
    "I've Got No Strings"
    For it's second full length animated feature, Walt Disney Studios picked the Carlo Collodi children's classic Pinocchio. The wooden puppet boy who turns into flesh and blood because of a heroic deed has been done a few times on screen, but the Disney version remains the standard.

    In some of the animated features of recent years we've come full circle in the fact that a lot of well known Hollywood figures have sought to lend their voices to animated productions. Coming to mind immediately are Mel Gibson as Captain John Smith and Eddie Murphy as the donkey in the Shrek movies. It wasn't as chic a thing to do back in Disney's day, still Walt came up with several good ones like young Dickie Jones as Pinocchio, Walter Catlett as J. Worthington Foulfellow, Frankie Darro as Lampwick, and most important Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket.

    These folks lend their voices to one of Disney's best musical scores with Catlett making immortal the thespians ballad An Actor's Life For Me, Jones celebrating the fact he's been liberated from all manner of restraint with I've Got No Strings and Cliff Edwards talking about his new responsibilities as the puppet boy's conscience in Give A Little Whistle.

    Most important though is the Academy Award given to that most plaintive song of yearning When You Wish Upon A Star as introduced by Cliff Edwards. Edwards was a major performer in the Twenties and early Thirties with his ukulele Ike character and introduced many popular songs like It's Only A Paper Moon and Singing In The Rain. But he had come up on hard times with a lot of substance abuse problems when Walt Disney offered him the part of Jiminy Cricket's voice. The movie Pinocchio and the songs he sang there resurrected his career and even when down and out, Edwards could always get work at the Disney Studio because of Jiminy Cricket's enduring popularity.

    Animation never really dates and the best animation in the world was pioneered at Disney Studio. People can see Pinocchio on the same bill as Shrek even today and I daresay the audience would be equally responsive.

    And you can appreciate Pinocchio today as much as your grandparents and great grandparents did through the magic of YouTube or Amazon. If not wish upon a star and fate will step in and see you through.
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    FAQ3

    • Why does Pinocchio feature 6 Native American Statues wearing headdresses throwing out cigars to the boys during the Pleasure Island Tobacco Road scene?
    • Why was the coachmen turning young boys into donkeys?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pinocho
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Walt Disney Productions)
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $84,254,167
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,769,251
      • Dec 25, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $121,892,045
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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