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.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 7 wins total
Dickie Jones
- Pinocchio
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Christian Rub
- Geppetto
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
- Gideon (hiccoughs)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Don Brodie
- Carnival Barker
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan
- Carnival Barker
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Walter Catlett
- J. Worthington Foulfellow
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
- Birds
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
- Lampwick
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Virginia Davis
- Children
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
- Jiminy Cricket
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Charles Judels
- Stromboli
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
George Magrill
- Donkeys
- (uncredited)
Dal McKennon
- Donkeys
- (uncredited)
John McLeish
- Carnival Barker
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
- Figaro
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Patricia Page
- Marionettes
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
- Whistling Saw
- (uncredited)
Evelyn Venable
- The Blue Fairy
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFigaro 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.
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsNone of the actors in this film are credited.
- Alternate versionsThe 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 original 1985/1986 home video release hides the original RKO logo. The 1993 VHS release and 1999 DVD features the Buena Vista logo. Its original RKO logo's fanfare was restored in the 1993/1999/2000 home video releases. However, the 2003 UK DVD release, the 2009 Platinum Edition and current releases restored the original RKO logo, but they include reissue credits, as reference to Technicolor should have read "in Technicolor" but not just "Technicolor", and the current 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo only appears at the end of the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bambi (1942)
- SoundtracksWhen 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
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Wonderful
Last night I watched Pinocchio, Disney's second feature-length film and in my opinion one of the studio's best features. Based on the 19th century book by Carlo Collodi, but not half as unpleasant, Pinocchio combines winning animation with great humor and excitement. There are songs, but they're never like the huge production numbers that last four minutes and feature the voice of some up-and-coming princess of pop (who'll be gone in a year) that the studio later adopted with the applicable exception of When you Wish Upon a Star. My favorite song is "Little Wooden Head" which is featured in the beginning and is a truly wonderful scene as Gepetto and Figaro play happily with the new puppet.
The movie takes a sadistic, cruel, heartless little wooden boy (Collodi's character) and turns him into an interesting, 3-dimensional kid with a good heart but who is weak-willed and doesn't always listen to reason. The animation makes brilliant use of the multiplane camera, featuring a sprawling opening sequence in which the viewer practically sees the entire village at night. The characters are colorful and fun (I especially love Honest John Foulfellow and his sidekick Gideon) and the story has never a dull moment. This film is a reminder of the sort of efforts Disney put int o their films; the man himself had a great storytelling passion that was lost in later works (Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians). Pinocchio was never as famous as some of the others, and this is unfortunate because it is his masterpiece.
The movie takes a sadistic, cruel, heartless little wooden boy (Collodi's character) and turns him into an interesting, 3-dimensional kid with a good heart but who is weak-willed and doesn't always listen to reason. The animation makes brilliant use of the multiplane camera, featuring a sprawling opening sequence in which the viewer practically sees the entire village at night. The characters are colorful and fun (I especially love Honest John Foulfellow and his sidekick Gideon) and the story has never a dull moment. This film is a reminder of the sort of efforts Disney put int o their films; the man himself had a great storytelling passion that was lost in later works (Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians). Pinocchio was never as famous as some of the others, and this is unfortunate because it is his masterpiece.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Pinocho
- Filming locations
- Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Walt Disney Productions)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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