The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 film directed by Steve Barron and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Landau and Geneviève Bujold. It is a fairy tale/fantasy story (aimed at a family audience) about a wooden puppet who comes to life after being carved by a puppetmaker named Geppetto (Martin Landau). It is based on Carlo Collodi's original novel of the same name. It was shot in Croatia, Prague, Český Krumlov, and High Force. For the character of Pinocchio, a complex animatronic puppet created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop was used. Pepe, the talking cricket, is computer-animated. Rachel Portman's score features saxophone solos by David Roach.