When You Wish Upon a Star: Disney's Pinocchio Turns 80!

Happy 80th Anniversary to Disney’s 2nd animated feature film, #Pinocchio, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures on this day, February 7, 1940! Based on the Italian children's novel by Carlo Collodi, the film was a groundbreaking achievement in the area of effects animation and marked the first time an animated film had used celebrities as voice actors. It received positive reviews from critics and the soundtrack won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Jiminy Cricket's song, "When You Wish Upon A Star", became a major hit and is still identified with the film, and later as the theme song of The Walt Disney Company itself. #Pinocchio80