Geppetto

Geppetto

89 mins | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music, Family, TV Movie | May 7, 2000

Geppetto is a 2000 made-for-television musical remake of the popular children’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio and the original 1940 Disney film. Starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the film debuted on The Wonderful World of Disney. The score featured original songs written by Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for Mary Poppins stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but Andrews was undergoing throat surgery so the idea was dropped.

Geppetto

89 mins | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music, Family, TV Movie | May 7, 2000

Geppetto
Geppetto is a 2000 made-for-television musical remake of the popular children’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio and the original 1940 Disney film. Starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the film debuted on The Wonderful World of Disney. The score featured original songs written by Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for Mary Poppins stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but Andrews was undergoing throat surgery so the idea was dropped.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Walt Disney Pictures, Karz Entertainment, James Pentecost Productions
Original title Geppetto
Directors Tom Moore
Writers David I. Stern, Carlo Collodi

Cast

Drew Carey

as Geppetto

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

as Blue Fairy

Brent Spiner

as Stromboli

René Auberjonois

as Prof Buonragazzo

Seth Adkins

as Pinocchio

Usher

as Ring Leader

Ana Gasteyer

as Sra Giovanni

Wayne Brady

as The Magician

Chris Marquette

as Featured (as Christopher Marquette)

Anton Yelchin

as Featured

Myles Jeffrey

as Featured

Taylor Emerson

as Featured

Kyle Sullivan

as Featured

Dennis Bendersky

as Featured