The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film)

The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Barron
Screenplay by	Sherry Mills; Steve Barron; Tom Benedek; Barry Berman;
Based on	The Adventures of Pinocchio; by Carlo Collodi
Produced by	Heinz Bibo; Raju Patel; Jeffrey M. Sneller;
Starring	Martin Landau; Jonathan Taylor Thomas; Rob Schneider; Udo Kier; Bebe Neuwirth; David Doyle; Geneviève Bujold;
Narrated by	David Doyle
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Sean Barton
Music by	Rachel Portman;
Production; companies	The Kushner-Locke Company; Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion; Pangaea Holdings; Twin Continental Films;
Distributed by	CineVox (through Warner Bros.; Germany); Metropolitan Filmexport (France); PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom); New Line Cinema; Savoy Pictures (United States and Canada);
Release dates	July 26, 1996 (United States); October 3, 1996 (Germany);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Germany; France; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$15 million

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Steve Barron and based on the original 1883 novel of the same name by Carlo Collodi. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Benedek and Barry Berman on the screenplay. It was a German, French, British and American venture produced by The Kushner-Locke Company, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. It stars Martin Landau and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. The film was a critical and commercial failure. A sequel, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, was released straight to video in 1999.