The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 film directed by Steve Barron and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Landau, Geneviève Bujold, Griff Rhys Jones, John Sessions, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, Dawn French, Rob Schneider, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Corey Carrier. It is a fairy tale/fantasy story (aimed at a family audience) about a wooden puppet who comes to life after being carved by a puppetmaker named Gepetto (Martin Landau). It is based on Ca...
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The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 film directed by Steve Barron and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Landau, Geneviève Bujold, Griff Rhys Jones, John Sessions, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, Dawn French, Rob Schneider, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Corey Carrier. It is a fairy tale/fantasy story (aimed at a family audience) about a wooden puppet who comes to life after being carved by a puppetmaker named Gepetto (Martin Landau). It is based on Carlo Collodi's original novel of the same name. It was shot in Croatia, Prague,Český Krumlov, and High Force. For the character of Pinocchio, a complex animatronic puppet created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop was used. Pepe, the talking cricket, is computer-animated. Rachel Portman's score features saxophone solos by David Roach.
In the United States, the film was rated G. This was New Line's first G-rated movie. Upon its release, the film garnered generally negative reviews from critics, although some deemed it a worthy adaptation.
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