The Adventures of Pinocchio

Name: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Released: 1996-7-26
Cast: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, Geneviève Bujold, Rob Schneider

G
1h 36m
1996

35%

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One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.

Director:

Steve Barron

Producer:

Dieter Geissler, Tim Hampton, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke

Writer:

Sherry Mills, Steve Barron, Tom Benedek, Barry Berman

Cast:

Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, Geneviève Bujold, Rob Schneider

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

35%

Critics Consensus: The Adventures of Pinocchio is an admirably faithful adaptation of the source material, but it may be too frightening for younger viewers -- and too dull for older ones.

Reviews

Common Sense Media

JK Sooja

Scary live-action version has violence, guns, and monsters.

Despite state-of-the-art digital technology and creatures from the Jim Henson workshop, this is a disappointing rendition of Carlo Collodi's enchanting morality tale.

The filmmakers have created a pretty boring movie.

It's a very pleasant version, less cruel and nightmarish than Disney's cartoon predecessor, lacking a fairy godmother, and probably closer to Carlo Collodi's original story in other respects as well.

A lively and pleasant piece of work, one that likely will be a staple of video libraries in many households for years to come.

July 9, 2020

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