''Pinocchio in Outer Space'' is a 1965 Belgian-American 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''.
Early life
Co ...
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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 woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...
character on a rocketship adventure. Peter Lazer performs the voice of Pinocchio. It was produced by
Ray Goossens
Ray Goossens (14 August 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 fr ...
at
Belvision Studios
Raymond Leblanc (born 22 May 1915 – 21 March 2008) was a Belgian comic book publisher, film director and film producer, best known for publishing works such as ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé and ''Blake and Mortimer'' by Edgar P. Jaco ...
, with American involvement from
Norm Prescott
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Life and career
Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Bosto ...
(
Filmation
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) and
Fred Ladd
Fred Laderman (February 19, 1927 – August 3, 2021),''Tol ...
. 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 ( it, Il Grillo Parlante) 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 ...
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) ''
), sent by his government to investigate an unusual increase of radiation on
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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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 woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...
*
Arnold Stang
Arnold Sidney Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) ''
Sharp
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Groovy
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Norman Rose
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In 1965 the film was adapted into a comic strip by Willy Lateste, which was published in ''
Tintin
Tintin or Tin Tin may refer to:
''The Adventures of Tintin''
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** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series
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List of animated feature-length films
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