Geppetto (2000)
1h 29m
Running Time
May 7, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Toymaker Geppetto is desperate for a son, so he is overjoyed when a wooden puppet boy, Pinocchio, is magically brought to life. However, the relationship between father and son soon sours, and Pinocchio runs away to join a travelling puppet show. This forces Geppetto to realise how much he loves Pinocchio, and he sets out on an eventful journey to find him.
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Cast & Crew.
Drew Carey
Geppetto
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Blue Fairy
Brent Spiner
Stromboli
Seth Adkins
Pinocchio
René Auberjonois
Prof. Buonragazzo
Tom Moore
Director
Usher
Ring Leader
Ana Gasteyer
Sra Giovanni
Carlo Collodi
Writer
Wayne Brady
The Magician
David I. Stern
Writer
Christopher Marquette
Featured (as Christopher Marquette)
Ted Zachary
Producer
Martin Erskine
Composer
Myles Jeffrey
Featured
Stephen M. Katz
Cinematographer
Taylor Emerson
Featured
Kyle Sullivan
Featured
Dennis Bendersky
Featured
Anton Yelchin
Featured / Fighting Kid at School
Virginia Katz
Editor
Stephen Schwartz
Music
Mike Karz
Executive Producer
James Pentecost
Executive Producer
Peter M. Green
Supervising Producer
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Robert Billig
Conductor
Charles J.H. Wood
Production Design
Ronald E. Frazier
Supervising Producer
Media.
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Wiki.
Geppetto is a 2000 made-for-television musical film based on the popular 1883 Italian children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. While not a direct adaptation of the 1940 animated film, it features a few elements such as the character of Figaro, the "I've Got No Strings" song as well as Pleasure Island. It features original songs written by Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but Andrews was undergoing throat surgery so the idea was dropped.