Uninspired: Pinocchio Adaptations
Content creators really need to stop, take some time to think, and come up with new ideas. They keep recycling the same stuff.
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- DirectorGuillermo del ToroMark GustafsonStarsEwan McGregorDavid BradleyGregory MannA father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittTom HanksBenjamin Evan AinsworthA puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsFederico IelapiRoberto BenigniRocco PapaleoOld woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.
- DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiCarlo GiuffrèDespite guidance from the Blue Fairy and the love of his father, a wooden puppet's curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsAlex RomanMonica GayleDyanne ThorneDyanne Thorne stars as the fairy godmother in this innocently-sleazy take on the story of Pinocchio.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMartin LandauJonathan Taylor ThomasGeneviève BujoldOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMartin LandauUdo KierGabriel ThomsonPuppeteer Geppetto becomes a puppet himself after drinking an elixir that Pinocchio bought from a traveling carnival.
- StarsLarry D. MannCarl BanasPaul KligmanFollow Pinocchio and Cricket on their zany adventures.
- DirectorKevin TenneyStarsCandace McKenzieLewis Van BergenIvan GueronA suburban defense lawyer mistakenly gives her troubled daughter, Zoe, a wooden puppet belonging to a deceased serial killer. The toy fills the void of friendship in Zoe's life, but Zoe begins to act increasingly strange and violent.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'ConnorA highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsAlan KingGeorge S. IrvingBob McFaddenIt's Pinocchio's first Christmas, and he sells the book Geppetto gives him for present money, but Cat and Fox trick him out of it.
- DirectorRon MerkStarsNancy Belle FullerDan McIlraveyJeff BraunsteinIt's Pinnochio's sixth birthday, and Geppetto, the Good Fairy, and Pinnochio's friends throw him a magical surprise party. Includes two puppet stories - "Puss in Boots" and "The Drummer Boy", X
- DirectorRon MerkStarsJohn H. FieldsArmand MacKinnonOwen EdwardsA new set of adventures revolving around Pinocchio's efforts to put on a puppet show for Maestro Eisenbeiss who is sick with a cold.
- DirectorJoel ThompsonStarsMadison KopecTimothy Alan RichardsonEmma KopecThat scamp Pinocchio is caught red(wood)-handed when he crashes a spy drone on his neighbor's porch. The suspicious Dr. Morgan keeps interrogating the poor puppet-boy - pulling at each string of inquiry - until he can get to the bottom of things.
- DirectorRay GoossensStarsPeter LazerArnold StangJess CainPinocchio must prove himself as a real boy when he takes off to Mars with Nurtle in the capture of Astro, a flying killer space whale.
- StarsCourtney ShawBarrett LeddySerra HirschIt follows Pinocchio's adventures in the Enchanted Village with his friends. Their group includes an ogress' daughter, the offspring of an elf, Sleeping Beauty's daughter, Prince Charming's son, and the Big Bad Wolf's son.
- DirectorDmitriy BabichenkoIvan Ivanov-VanoMikhail BotovStarsNina GulyaevaEvgeniy VesnikGeorgiy VitsinA colorful fairy tale about a little wooden boy Buratino and his quest for the Golden Key that opens a secret door.
- DirectorLeonid NechaevStarsDmitriy IosifovTatyana ProtsenkoRoman StolkartsSeveral adventurers - cruel and cunning, virtuous and brave - sets off on a quest for the Golden Key - a metaphor of happiness.
- StarsDerek SmithRhoda LewisRoy MacreadyIn the BBC's 1978 Pinocchio TV series, a wooden puppet comes to life and embarks on a whimsical journey to become a real boy.
- StarsPeter CapellHelga AndersThomas ReinerPinocchio is an anime series from 1976, created in co-production with ZDF and ORF. The series is based on the children's book Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
- DirectorIppei KuriJim TerryStarsDanielle RomeoLacoya NewsomeCindy KozacikA puppet goes on a fantastical adventure in a quest to turn into a real boy.
- DirectorGianetto GuardoneStarsAlessandro TommeiMariella LottiVittorio GassmanThe most faithful adaptation of Carlo Collodi's renowned fairy tale. After the spirit of Pinocchio miraculously comes to life under Geppetto's hand plane, the puppet frees himself from the hands of his author and father, starting the pilgrimage through the streets of the world.
- DirectorMark SchimmelStarsEric RobertsTom BosleyAndy HallettThe film, "Geppetto's Secret" is a prequel to the fairy tale classic, "Pinocchio." "Geppetto's Secret" tells the heartwarming story of a group of time-traveling "magic tools" and their historic adventures. In this film, the tools are given the assignment to find and rescue the piece of magic wood that will later be carved into Pinocchio.
- DirectorHans StjernswärdStarsRoy AllenAnthony James WolfLainee RhodesTo no avail, a man seeks refuge from the incessant and bottomless guilt, haunted by memories of a long-lost son. Nothing can ease his pain; however, can the dead return from their eternal slumber?
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsAleksandr ShchaginSergey MartinsonOlga Shaganova-ObraztsovaThe adventures of a wooden boy.
- DirectorJohn WeldonStarsHenry RamerPeter MacNeillNeil SheeA lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio (sound familiar yet?). But the cricket appears on the windowsill and is eaten by the cat, and Spinnolio comes alive only in the mind of the crazy old man. Spinnolio is dragged to class by the kids, where he does great for deportment, but rotten on academics; he gets a job in the complaint/return department of a large store, where he gets promoted to management, in part because of his great listening skills.
- DirectorYoriyasu KogawaTakashi NakamuraStarsAkiko HiramatsuMegumi ToyoguchiDaisuke SakaguchiPalme is a puppet created by a man for his sickly wife. After her death, Palme becomes paralyzed with sorrow until he happens to cross paths with a woman being pursued who asks him to deliver something precious to a sacred place called Tama.
- DirectorDaniel RobichaudStarsMalcolm McDowellSonja BallHoward RyshpanThe year is 3000. Geppetto, with the help of his faithful assistant, Spencer the cyber penguin, and by the holographic fairy Cyberina, creates Pinocchio, a prototype super-robot equipped for emotions.
- DirectorAlejandro MalowickiStarsSoledad SilveyraGianni LunadeiMaría VanerA musical comedy based on the story of Pinocho .
- DirectorGiuliano CenciStarsLauro GazzoloVictor JoryRoberta PaladiniA fairly faithful adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic novel about an animated puppet that desires to become a real boy.
- StarsThor BishopricRita CléosCecília LemesThe story of an extremely gullible, naive and morally confused wooden puppet brought to life by a fairy to give him a lonely poor carpenter a son he's always wanted.
- DirectorHal SutherlandStarsEdward AsnerTom BosleyLana BeesonPinocchio and his friends, a glow worm and a marionette, search for a magic music box. However, so is the evil Scalawag and the Emperor of the Night.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsMickey RooneyWalter SlezakFran Allison
- StarsAndrea BalestriNino ManfrediGina LollobrigidaBased on Carlo Collodi's classic novel, this mini-series is about an animated puppet named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
- DirectorWalter BeckRon MerkStarsMartin FlörchingerAlfred MüllerMartin HellbergA lovely, humorous live-action rendition of the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi about the adventures of a wooden boy carved from a magical piece of wood by a puppetmaker.
- DirectorSid SmithStarsBurl IvesPeter NooneAnita GilletteA musical fairy tale. The wondrous story of the wood-worker whose affection for the puppet he has so skilfully carved changes the toy into a real boy. But that is only the beginning.
- DirectorRon FieldSid SmithStarsSandy DuncanDanny KayeClive RevillThis is the classic story of a lonely woodcarver who carves a puppet as a son out of a block of wood that not only springs to life, but miraculously fulfills its dream to become a real boy.
- DirectorEnzo D'AlòStarsGabriele CaprioMino CaprioMaricla AffatatoIn this dazzling, delightful re-imagining of the classic family legend, a playful puppet comes to life and experiences incredible adventures in his struggle to become human.