Definition of ANIMATRONIC. : of, relating to, or being a puppet or similar figure that is animated by means of electromechanical devices. â anÂ·iÂ·maÂ·tronÂ·iÂ·calÂ·ly \-ni-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb.
Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, the story that inspired the Movie Badlands: Directed by Terrence Malick. Badlands was loosely based on a series of murders by two young Americans. Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate killed Caril's family and a number of other people who had the misfortune to get in their way. While the movie is in no way a documentary, many of the details are taken directly from the true story.
Jiminy is based off the Talking Cricket from the original Pinocchio book that Walt Disney's film is based on. In the book, the cricket tries to lecture Pinocchio about his bad behavior, only to be flattened with a hammer for his efforts, and then come back as an equally preachy ghost.