''Pinocchio in Outer Space'' is a 1965 animated science-fantasy film which sets
Carlo Collodi
Carlo Lorenzini (; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi ( ; ), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio''.
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's
Pinocchio
Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...
character on a rocketship adventure. Peter Lazer performs the voice of Pinocchio. It was produced by
Ray Goossens
Ray Goossens (26 October 1924 – 10 December 1998) was a Belgian artist, animator, writer, and director best known for creating the cartoon character Musti.
Biography
Ray Goossens was born in Merksem, Belgium in 1924. Interested in animation ...
at
Belvision Studios
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, with American involvement from
Norm Prescott
Norman Zachary Prescott (born Pransky; January 31, 1927 – July 2, 2005) was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, an animation studio he created with veteran animator Lou Scheimer.
Life and career
Born to a Polish Jew ...
(
Filmation
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) and
Fred Ladd
Fred Laderman (February 19, 1927 – August 3, 2021),''T ...
. The film was released in the US by
Universal Pictures
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.
The French version was titled ''Pinocchio dans l'espace'' and the Dutch version was known as ''Pinocchio in de ruimte''.
The
Talking Cricket
The Talking Cricket () is a fictional character that appears in the 1883 Italian book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio'') by Carlo Collodi.
Role
The Talking Cricket, who has lived in Geppetto's house for over a centur ...
character was not present in this production. Instead, Pinocchio's sidekick was Nurtle, an alien Twertle (voiced by
Arnold Stang
Arnold Sidney Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) ''
Mars
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. Together they do battle against Astro, a marauding intergalactic whale who was seeking revenge after being abducted by a mysterious race of
Martian
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s.
Cast
* Peter Lazer –
Pinocchio
Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...
*
Arnold Stang
Arnold Sidney Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) ''
Mister Geppetto
Geppetto ( ; ) is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio. He wears a yellow wig resembling ...
* Conrad Jameson – G. Godline/
Sharp
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Acronyms
* SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme), a British motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme
* Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 199 ...
* Mavis Mims –
The Blue Fairy
The Fairy with Turquoise Hair (), often simply referred to as the Blue Fairy (), is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi, repeatedly appearing at critical moments in Pinocchio's wanderings ...
* Jess Cain –
Groovy
''Groovy'' (or, less commonly, ''groovie'' or ''groovey'') is a slang colloquialism popular during the 1960s and 1970s. It is roughly synonymous with words such as "excellent", "fashionable", or "amazing", depending on context.
History
The word ...
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Minerva Pious
Minerva Pious (March 5, 1903 – March 16, 1979) was an American radio, television and film actress. She was best known as the malaprop-prone Pansy Nussbaum in Fred Allen's famous " Allen's Alley" current-events skits. In his book, ''Treadmill ...
– The Blue Fairy's Mother
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Norman Rose
Norman Rose (June 23, 1917 – November 12, 2004) was an American actor, film narrator and radio announcer whose velvety baritone was often called "the Voice of God" by colleagues. He was best known as the narrator's voice in the fictitious coffee ...
In 1965, the film was adapted into a comic strip by Willy Lateste, which was published in ''
Tintin
Tintin usually refers to:
* ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series
Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to:
Material related to ''The A ...
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See also
*
List of American films of 1965
A list of American films released in 1965.
''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Box office
January-March
A–D
E–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1965 in the United States
Notes
References
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List of animated feature-length films
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