Synopses for The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
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The New Adventures of Pinocchio is the charming sequel to the 1996 live-action movie. Though the cast is largely new, Martin Landau returns as Geppetto; his role is pared down, however, by a neat twist in the tale. Udo Kier also returns, this time in the new bad guy/girl role of Madame Flambeau, whose carnival sets itself up in Pinocchio's town and offers everyone a miracle elixir to change their lives. Pinocchio (now played as a real boy by Gabriel Thomson) hopes the elixir will make his papa recover from a nasty cold, but it turns out that Flambeau has tricked him with puppet-making juice. So now it's Geppetto who's the wooden star of the show! Lots of surprises keep the story happily moving along, with secret identities waiting to spring from the likes of Warwick Davis as the ringleader Dwarf. The Jim Henson Studio puppets are first-class as always, with some flawless computer graphics coming to the rescue every so often. There's a beautiful backdrop of the Luxembourg countryside for this pantomime, and everyone looks as if they're having great fun putting the film together. --Paul Tonks
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The magic is back in an all-enchanting tale of the puppet who became a boy!
The wooden puppet who became a real boy is back for his most fantastical adventures yet in this dazzling blend of live action and Jim Henson's amazing puppetry. Pinocchio visits a bizarre traveling carnival and obtains a magic elixir reputed to cure all ills. But when he gives it to his sickly father, Gepetto (Oscar-winner Martin Landau) is transformed into a puppet and caught in the clutches of the evil Madame Flambeau (Udo Kier). Is Pinocchio boy enough to find a way to turn his father back into a man?
With the inventive directing of Michael Anderson (Around the World In Eighty Days, Logan's Run) and the outlandishness of writer Tom Sheppard (Pinky and the Brain), this enchanting tale continues the magic of the original Adventures of Pinocchio and is great fun for the whole family.
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