男孩查理（鲍勃·艾德纳 Bobby Edner 饰）在幼年时便失去了母亲，和父亲博登（兰迪·特拉维斯 Randy Travis 饰）过着相依为命的生活。查理的舅舅查尔斯（朗·普尔曼 Ron Perlman 饰）一直把失去妹妹的悲痛化作愤怒转嫁到博登的身上，使得两人之间的关系常常十分的紧张。
查理养了一条小狗名叫德拉姆，一天，查尔斯的农场里有一只羊被咬死了，查尔斯怀疑是德拉姆干的。当死亡事件接二连三的发生后，博登一怒之下将德拉姆告上了法庭，请求法官判处它死刑。为了拯救这只无辜的小狗，博登找来了律师韦斯特（斯科特·巴库拉 Scott Bakula 饰）替德拉姆辩护。

This is the story of a little robot known as Pinocchio 3000 whose greatest wish is to become a real boy. The year is 3000. Geppetto, with the help of his faithful assistant, Spencer the cyber penguin, and by the holographic fairy Cyberina, creates Pinocchio, a prototype superrobot equipped for emotions. But before he can be given a heart and become a real boy, Cyberina insists that Pinocchio learn the difference between right and wrong.