Pinocchio and the Emperor of The Night is a animated movie that was released on December 25, 1987, by New World Pictures and is an unofficial sequel to the 1940 film Pinocchio. Created by the now defunct Filmation Studios, the movie underperformed at the box office, costing $10 million but making $3.2 million in its entire run. It has retained a small cult following as a result of its distinctive and somewhat controversial strangeness, dark tones, and surrealistic qualities. As of 2011, the film has not been released on DVD in the United States. Lieutenant Grumblebee finds a large ship on a... riverbank. He observes Puppetino—the chief henchman of the Emperor of the Night—remarking that the area is the perfect place to set up.Stakes and ropes fly from the ship, and a circus tent forms. Grumblebee leaves the area. A year after being made human by the Good Fairy, Pinocchio celebrates his first birthday with Mister Geppetto. The Good Fairy appears and teaches Pinocchio that love is his most powerful gift. She brings to life one of Pinocchio's own carvings, a wooden glow worm, to act as Pinocchio's conscience. Pinocchio, surprised, accidentally names it Gee Willikers.
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| Release date: | December 25, 1987 |
| Directed by: | Hal Sutherland |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Animation, Adventure |