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Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- Minor references, like silhouettes of female dancers danced along with Pinocchio in a musical number and Pinocchio develops a crush on a non-living female puppet.
Violence & Gore
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- Mild slapstick involving the comic relief characters.
Profanity
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- In a surreal party scene, many kids get intoxicated from an alcoholic-type beverage.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- This film is appropriate for all ages, however; some children may find numerous sequences quite frightening.
- This is a children's movie, however; the filmmakers apply a surreal, even nightmarish tone and style to several scenes. The "Neon Cabaret" (this film's version of Pleasure Island), is intentionally bizarre and unsettling, with strange synthesizer music and surreal imagery.
- The comedic monkey, Igor, is depicted using dated cultural stereotypes and vocals. It is never made clear what ethnicity exactly he is supposed to be, and a mishmash of cultural stereotypes are employed in his depiction. While the character is meant to be humorous, audiences may find his depiction insensitive and/or offensive.
- "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night" has attained a notable cult appeal for its bizarre, surreal and occasionally scary tone and scenes. The 80's production design, synth music score and songs, and occasionally stilted Filmation animation all help contribute to a strange and sometimes eerie atmosphere and overall experience.
- Boy is transformed back into a puppet while being forced to dance and pleading for the adult controlling him to stop. Scary puppet faces appear in background.
- The main antagonist may appear disturbing to some young viewers. He has glowing red eyes and four arms and has a very sinister atmosphere about him.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- The villain Puppetino is transformed by the Emperor of the Night into a lifeless, man-sized puppet. He crumples to the ground, and we see his wooden form being consumed by fire as the scene ends.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The film frequently uses puppets, dolls, and other inanimate figures to uncanny and scary effect. Characters are transformed into lifeless puppets, dolls and puppets are depicted in a creepy or menacing style, and in one scene, an entire audience of children is revealed to be grinning, lifeless dolls.
- The Emperor of the Night is depicted as a towering, Satanic-type figure with immense evil powers. He takes sadistic pleasure in psychologically tormenting Pinocchio, and is able to conjure frightening images and alter reality to appear surreal and terrifying (his appearance is also withheld until the finale, heightening the sense of anticipation and potential fear when he does finally appear) He is voiced by the legendary James Earl Jones with a low, menacing bass.
