The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy adventure film based on Carlo Collodi's original novel of the same name co-written and directed by Steve Barron. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Bender and Barry Berman on the screenplay. The film was an American, British, French, Czech and German venture produced by New Line Cinema, The Kushner-Locke Company, Savoy Pictures, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. The film stars Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Rob Schneider, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, David Doyle and Geneviève Bujold. In a forest, Italian woodcarver Geppetto carves a heart
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) talking cricket. However Shawn's voice as Pepe can still be heard in the trailer for the film and he is even credited in the trailer. Rachel Portman's score features saxophone solos by David Roach. "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was made on a budget of $25 million. The film had a poor performance in the United States, opening at #8 on its first week, then grossing $15,094,530 at the box office. Critically, the film received a "rotten" 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. On the television review series "Siskel & Ebert", Roger Ebert expressed disappointment with the film, while Gene Siskel praised