Pinocchio Movie Review 1940

Second Disney animated film featuring Pinocchio, a little wooden puppet, made with love by the old woodcarver Geppetto, and brought to life by a good fairy. Except Pinocchio isn't content to be just a puppet--he wants to become a real boy. Lured off by a sly fox, Pinocchio undergoes a number of adventures as he tries to return safely home. Has some scary scenes, including Geppetto, Pinocchio, and their friend Jiminy Cricket getting swallowed by a whale, and Pleasure Island, where naughty boys are turned into donkeys. An example of animation at its best and a Disney classic that has held up over time.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Musicals, Puppets, Disney Animated Movies, Top Grossing Films of 1940, Whales, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Aurelius Battaglia, William Cottrell, Otto Englander, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo, Ted Sears, Webb Smith

Director

Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen

Other

Dick(ie) Jones, Cliff Edwards, Evelyn Venable, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Judells) Judels Charles (Judel, Don Brodie, Christian Rub

Producer

Walt Disney Studios

Awards

Oscars 1940: Song ("When You Wish Upon a Star"), Orig. Score, Natl. Film Reg. 1994.