Geppetto’s creation acts under the influence of a sinister Cricket.
Pinocchio wants to become a real boy like his brother James in Pinocchio: Unstrung. Altitude’s synopsis makes that desire the cause of a violent, piece-by-piece transformation. Altitude’s official synopsis and film credits.
The puppet is created by Geppetto and influenced by a sinister Cricket. That relationship puts an adviser alongside the character’s wish, making the direction of the transformation part of the threat. Altitude’s official synopsis and film credits.
The film uses the familiar names of the Pinocchio story within a horror premise. Its central goal remains becoming human, but the method described by the distributor is violent rather than a simple magical change. Altitude’s official synopsis and film credits.
Rhys Frake-Waterfield directs. Richard Brake, Robert Englund, Jude Evan Lloyd, Cameron Bell, and Jessica Balmer are listed in the cast. Altitude gives the feature a running time of 82 minutes. The official description establishes Pinocchio’s aim and the Cricket’s influence without resolving the outcome of his attempt. Altitude’s official synopsis and film credits. Premiere Entertainment’s official catalogue credits.