Geppetto (2000)

Director:

Tom Moore

Writers:

Carlo Collodi (story), David I. Stern (teleplay)

Stars:

Drew Carey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brent Spiner

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Carey	...	Geppetto
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Blue Fairy
Brent Spiner	...	Stromboli
Rene Auberjonois	...	Prof. Buonragazzo
Seth Adkins	...	Pinocchio
Usher Raymond	...	Ring Leader
Ana Gasteyer	...	Sra. Giovanni
Wayne Brady	...	The Magician
Melissa Jo Bailey	...	Featured (as Melissa Bailey)
George Ball	...	Featured
Dennis Bendersky	...	Featured
Randy Brenner	...	Featured
Patti Cohenour	...	Featured
Kay Cole	...	Featured
Anthony Crivello	...	Bernardo

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

puppet | pinocchio | surrogate father | fairy | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

When a man wishes for a son, he learns what it means to be a father.

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Genres:

Family | Musical | Fantasy | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gepeto

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

James Pentecost Productions, Karz Entertainment, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julia Louis-Dreyfus had dreamed of playing the Blue Fairy when she was 6 years old.

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Soundtracks

"And Son"
Performed by Drew Carey and Seth Adkins
Words and Music by Stephen Schwartz

User Reviews

Thoroughly enjoyable.

I have to say that I really enjoyed this movie, and thought it was much better than the Jonathan Taylor Thomas version. While the JTT one had better special FX, this one had much better direction and script-writing. Also the fact that it was a musical made it all that much more enjoyable. Brent Spiner (Star Trek TNG's Data) was wonderful as Stromboli. And Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek DS9's Odo) was magnificent as Buonragazzo. I highly recommend this film, and will probably buy it on video.