Pinocchio: A True Story (Пиноккио. Правдивая история, Pinokkio. Pravdivaya istoriya) is a 2022 Russian animated film directed by Vasiliy Rovenskiy, adapted from the book by Carlo Collodi. The film was released in Russia on February 17, 2022. According to some posters, the film was originally meant to be released in 2020 but was delayed likely due to COVID-19.
An English dub was produced in the film's home country of Russia. An alternate version of the dub featuring Pauly Shore, Tom Kenny, and Jon Heder was released on DVD in the US by Lionsgate on March 22, 2022.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Actor | International | Lionsgate |
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Pinocchio | Philip Lebedev | Jordan Worsley | Pauly Shore |
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Jepetto | Anton Eldarov | Jonathan Salway | Tom Kenny |
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Tybalt | Diomid Vinogradov | Daniel Medvedev | Jon Heder |
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Bella | Eliza Martirosova | Liza Klimova | |
| Elmira Divaeva (singing) | ||||
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Modjafucco | Dmitriy Iosifov | Bernard Jacobsen | |
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Lucilda | Irina Kireeva | Kate Lann | |
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Cat | Diomid Vinogradov | Andrei Kurganov | |
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Fox | Alexander Gavrilin | Stephen Thomas Ochsner | |
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Fantozzi | Alexey Voytyuk | Andrew Winn | |
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Brioni | Diomid Vinogradov | David Andrew Grout | |
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Parrot Caro | Stephen Thomas Ochsner | ||
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Police Twins | Vitaly Loiko | ¿? | |
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Bolognese Brothers | Diomid Vinogradov | ¿? | |
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Carbonara | ¿? | ||
Notes[]
- Tom Kenny also voiced in a later Pinocchio film called The Adventures of Pinocchio (or Pinocchio and the Water of Life), voicing as the title character for that film. That film also happens to have been co-produced in Russia.
- Kenny also voiced in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio in a few minor roles.
- The Lionsgate English dub became an internet meme.
- A trailer for the film uploaded in December 2021 showed that the voices for Pinocchio, Jepetto and Tybalt were redubbed similar to Lionsgate's prior releases such as the 2012 Pinocchio film.[1]
- Jon Heder previously voiced in Lionsgate's redub of the 2012 Pinocchio film as Leo the Cat.
- The original Russian version of the film features Dmitriy Iosifov, who was previously featured as the title character in another adaptation of Pinocchio in 1976: The Adventures of Buratino.
- The Lionsgate redub adds in some extra grunts for Fantozzi near the end of the film.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Lionsgate Home Entertainment | 2022 | 
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United States | 
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References[]
External Links[]
- Pinocchio: A True Story at the Internet Movie Database