Pinocchio (2002)
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Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio. In his usual fashion, Benigni directs and stars, this time as the little puppet boy made out of wood. The familiar story begins as a log of pinewood falls… More Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio. In his usual fashion, Benigni directs and stars, this time as the little puppet boy made out of wood. The familiar story begins as a log of pinewood falls out of a cart and lands in front of woodcarver, Geppetto (Carlo Giuffré), who carves the puppet out of longing for a son. When the puppet begins to come alive and cause trouble, Geppetto is arrested and Pinocchio is left to his own naïve worldview. After getting a stern warning from the Blue Fairy (Benigni's wife and producer Nicoletta Braschi), Pinocchio sets out to reunite with his father, become a real boy, and succumb to some desire for adventure. Along the way, he meets a number of characters played by mostly Italian stage actors, including Franco Javarone, Peppe Barra, and Kim Rossi Stuart. The popular Italian comedy team Fichi d'India plays the roles of the Cat and Fox. Released by Miramax in the U.S., the film received an English-dubbed soundtrack with the voice talents of Glenn Close, David Suchet, and Breckin Meyer as Pinocchio. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roberto Benigni
- Written By
- Roberto Benigni
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The recut American version is truly awful, but a good 75 percent of the awfulness is attributable to Miramax, the film's distributor.
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
What can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log?
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Mark Peranson, Village Voice
What remains is a variant of the nincompoop Benigni persona, here a more annoying, though less angry version of the irresponsible Sandlerian manchild, undercut by the voice of the star of Road Trip.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
I can't say this enough: This movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Instead of hiding Pinocchio from critics, Miramax should have hidden it from everyone.
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Cast
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Breckin Meyer
as Pinocchio [U.S. Version]
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Roberto Benigni
as Pinocchio
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Nicoletta Braschi
as The Blue Fairy
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Glenn Close
as The Blue Fairy [U.S. Version]
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Kim Rossi Stuart
as Lucignolo
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Topher Grace
as Lucignolo [U.S. Version]
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Carlo Giuffrè
as Geppetto
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David Suchet
as Geppetto [U.S. Version]
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Lando Buzzanca
as Mangiafuoco
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Eddie Griffin
as The Cat [U.S. Version]
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Kevin James
as The Fire Eater [U.S. Version]
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Queen Latifah
as The Dove [U.S. Version]
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Cheech Marin
as The Fox [U.S. Version]
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Mino Bellei
as Medoro
- Luis Molteni
- Alessandro Bergonzoni
- Bruno Arena
- Corrado Pani
- Eric Idle
- James Belushi
- John Cleese
- Max Cavallari
- Peppe Barra
- Regis Philbin
