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***Pinocchio*** is a 2007 American computer-animated musical adventure film based on the German story *The Adventures of Pinocchio* by Carlo Collodi, and serves as a remake to the 1940 animated film *Pinocchio* directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske. Produced and directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is produced by Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey based on a screenplay by Zemeckis, Starkey and Steven Spielberg. It features Colin Ford as the titular character, with Billy West, Alec Baldwin, Grey Griffin, Carlos Alazraqui, Joe Alaskey, Sylvester Stallone, Allison Janney and Jackson Brundage, with narration by Mandy Patinkin.

The plot involves an old Italian woodcarver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet named Pinocchio and wishes that he might be a real boy. The puppet is brought to life by a blue fairy, who informs him that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish". The key character of Jiminy Cricket, who takes the role of Pinocchio's conscience, attempts to guide Pinocchio in matters of right and wrong. Pinocchio's efforts to become a real boy involve encounters with a host of unsavory characters, representing the temptations and consequences of wrongdoing.

*Pinocchio* was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers, Playtone and Amblin Entertainment. In a similar fashion to *The Polar Express* and *Monster House*, the characters' facial expressions were done with motion capture, with the animation being done by Industrial Light & Magic. It held its premiere on August 4, 2007 at the El Capitan Theatre before it was theatrically released on August 10, 2007 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received universal acclaim, with praise for the animation, faithfulness to the source material, voice performances, musical score by Alan Silvestri, plot, screenplay, motion capture, and its consistency. It was a box office success, grossing $498 million against its budget of $150 million. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 80th Academy Awards, along with several other accolades.

## Voice cast

* Colin Ford as Pinocchio, an exuberant and endearing wooden puppet carved by Geppetto, and brought to life by the Blue Fairy.
* Billy West as Jiminy Cricket, a cheerful, intelligent, wisecracking, optimistic and wise cricket, who acts as Pinocchio's "conscience", and the partial narrator of the story.
* Alec Baldwin as Geppetto, a kind and elderly wood-carver, who creates Pinocchio, and wishes for him to become a real boy. He speaks with an Austrian accent.
* Grey Griffin as Figaro, Geppetto's spoiled pet cat who is prone to sulk.
* Carlos Alazraqui as "Honest" John Worthington Foulfellow, an anthropomorphic red fox con artist who swindles Pinocchio twice.
* Joe Alaskey as Gideon the Cat, Honest John's mute, dimwitted and bumbling anthropomorphic feline partner and sidekick who serves as the film's comic relief. Gideon's hiccups were provided by the late Mel Blanc through archival recordings.
* Sylvester Stallone as Stromboli, a greedy and abusive puppeteer, who intends to force Pinocchio to perform onstage in order to make money and to use him as "firewood" once he gets "too old" to perform, revealing also his sadistic attitude. He speaks English with an Italian accent, and curses in an Italian gibberish when he gets angry, though he is called "Gypsy" by Honest John, probably due to his theatre and caravan always traveling, along with other names like "rascal" and "faker".
* Allison Janney as the Blue Fairy, who brings Pinocchio to life, and promises to turn him into a real boy if he proves himself brave, truthful, and selfless.
* Jackson Brundage as Lampwick, a naughty and spoiled boy who Pinocchio befriends on his way to Pleasure Island. He is turned into a donkey on Pleasure Island for his mischief.
* Mandy Patinkin as the Narrator.

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## Music

The music for *Pinocchio* was composed by Alan Silvestri. A soundtrack album for the film was released on August 15, 2007 by Walt Disney Records.