In the 2000 tv film geppetto, he is portrayed by drew carey. As the title suggests, it retells the story of pinocchio from its makers perspective. Geppetto drew carey is a bachelor woodcarver who loves children, but has none of his own. Geppetto by original soundtrack cd, apr2000, walt disney. Drew carey the drew carey show stars as the man whose dearest. The wonderful world of disney geppetto tv episode 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Geppetto s dream comes true to raise a child when the blue fairy makes one of his dummies become alive. Enter the blue fairy julia louisdreyfus, who turns geppettos puppet seth adkins into a living, breathing albeit wooden boy, but the thrill soon wears off when geppetto learns that being a parent is harder than he thought. Geppetto is a walt disney animation about a lonesome guy named geppetto who carves wood for a living. The album includes performances by drew carey as geppetto, seth adkins pinocchio, julia louisdreyfus the blue fairy, brent spiner stromboli, and usher ringleader. Geppetto soon realizes he got more than what he bargained for. Geppettos dream comes true to raise a child when the blue fairy makes one of his dummies become alive. Saturday night jive podcast discusses geppetto the abc television movie from 2000 starring snl alums ana gasteyer and julia louisdreyfus.
As he works on a wooden puppet he calls pinocchio, geppetto sadly wishes he could have a son. Original music combines with timeless classic songs as. He is the youngest of lewis and beulah careys three sons neil, born 1946 and roger, born 1952 and was raised in the old brooklyn neighborhood of cleveland, ohio. At first, geppetto struggles with the difficult challenges of fatherhood, but when the wretched puppeteer stromboli brent spiner lures pinocchio into danger, geppetto stops. Starring drew carey and julia louisdreyfus, the film debuted on the wonderful world of disney.
It featured original songs written by stephen schwartz. Outstanding costumes for a miniseries, movie or a special. Sep 12, 2014 drew allison carey born may 23, 1958 is an american actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. Drew has a nice voice and the other cast members were good. May 05, 2000 drew carey thinks geppetto is right on the nose. Outstanding art direction for a miniseries, movie or a special. Drew carey stars as geppetto, a poor wood carver whose deepest wish comes true when the blue fairy julia louisdreyfus turns the wooden puppet pinocchio into a real boy. When drew was eight years old, his father died from a heart attack. Drew carey, julia louisdreyfus, brent spiner, rene auberjonois, seth adkins, usher raymond, ana gasteyer, wayne brady, jessica sara, tom moore, teleplay and television. Original music combines with timeless classic songs as geppetto encounters the everyday challenges of raising a child. I love drew carey and i had seen the movie and it was delightful.
Geppetto is a 2000 madefortelevision musical remake of the popular italian childrens book the adventures of pinocchio and the original 1940 disney film, starring drew carey and julia louisdreyfus debuting on the wonderful world of disney. Geppetto is a 2000 madefortelevision musical remake of the popular childrens book the adventures of pinocchio and the original 1940 disney film. Overview of geppetto, 2000, directed by tom moore, with drew carey, julia louisdreyfus, brent spiner, at turner classic movies. Im as amused as anyone when carey breaks into songanddance. The score featured original songs written by broadway composer stephen schwartz.
When pinocchio is lured away to join the sneaky stromboli and the. Geppetto is a 2000 madefortelevision remake of the popular childrens book the adventures of pinocchio. May 07, 2000 geppetto drew carey stars as geppetto, a lonely village toymaker who wishes his lifesize puppet was a real boy, in disneys first original musical for television. Drew carey stars as the man whose dearest wish to be a father is granted by the sparkling blue fairy. Set in the 1850s in the storybook italian town of villagio, the adventurous teleplay retells the tale of. Listing is for a lot of two walt disney home video clamshell releases in very good condition, as seen in our photos. The blue fairy julia louisdreyfus finally grants his wish one. Geppetto drew carey delights all the kids in town with his creations, but he longs for a son of his own.
Publication date 20171012 topics snl, saturday night live, saturday night jive, podcast, 2000, bad movie, geppetto, disney, drew carey, abc. This is a mustsee disney television movie with an amazing soundtrack. Wayne brady, another whose line cast member, seems to have escaped the same fate. Drew carey and seth adkins have real chemistry as geppetto and pinocchio and give very charming performances. Marine corps and making a name for himself in standup comedy, carey eventually gained popularity starring in his own sitcom, the drew carey show, and serving as. Geppetto drew carey stars as geppetto, a lonely village toymaker who wishes his lifesize puppet was a real boy, in disneys first original musical for television. Find movie and film cast and crew information for geppetto 2000 tom moore on allmovie. Marine corps and making a name for himself in standup comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, the drew carey show, and as host of the u.
The wonderful world of disney geppetto tv episode 2000. Geppetto is a 2000 madefortelevision remake of the popular childrens book the adventures of. Geppetto is a wonderful world of disney tv musical released in 2000, starring drew carey, brent spiner and julia louisdreyfus. Drew carey, julia louisdreyfus, brent spiner, rene. Ive got no strings, the beloved song from the 1940 disney animated classic, is performed briefly in the movie by pinocchio. The movie was a notorious bomb that dogged drew carey for a few years. The wonderful world of disney geppetto tv episode 2000 imdb. Geppetto is described by jiminy cricket as a woodcarver who lives in a small home with his kitten figaro and goldfish cleo. Geppetto is a 2000 madefortelevision musical remake of the popular italian childrens book the adventures of pinocchio and the original 1940 disney film, starring drew carey and julia. May 01, 2000 the lonely geppetto carey will do anything for the children of villagio, but he constantly yearns for a lad or lass of his own. In may 2000, carey starred in his first television movie as the title character in. Drew carey the drew carey show stars as the man whose dearest wish to be a father is granted by the sparkling blue fairy seinfelds julia louisdreyfus. Set in the 1850s in the storybook italian town of villagio, the adventurous teleplay retells the tale of pinocchio. Geppetto is a major character in disneys 1940 animated feature film, pinocchio.
Drew carey was born on may 23, 1958 in cleveland, ohio, usa as drew allison carey. The lonely geppetto carey will do anything for the children of villagio, but he constantly yearns for a lad or lass of his own. In july 2007, carey was named the host of the price is right, succeeding longtime host bob barker. With dreamworks one step behind disney needs more movie like this to keep up. Since i gave my heart away, performed by drew carey and julia lewisdreyfus. Aug 26, 2008 since i gave my heart away, performed by drew carey and julia lewisdreyfus. Find movie and film cast and crew information for geppetto 2000 tom moore on allmovie allmovie. Drew allison carey born may 23, 1958 is an american actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. Im trying to make hay while the sun shines, says drew carey, the starexecutive producer of two weekly network television series, a halfdozen national television commercials and geppetto, a.
Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for mary poppins stars. Combined shipping is available for domestic buyers at 1. Rent geppetto 2000 starring drew carey and julia louisdreyfus on dvd and bluray. Drew allison carey born may 23, 1958 is an american actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. Brent spiner and rene auberjonois are standouts in a solid cast. He is the main character in that film, as rather than centering around pinocchio learning to be a real boy, the focus is more on geppetto searching for him and along the way learning what it truly means to be a father.
Geppetto first airs on abcs the wonderful world of disney, sunday, 5700 7. Released 2000, geppetto stars drew carey, julia louisdreyfus, brent spiner, rene auberjonois the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Drew carey shines as geppetto learns that being a parent is not as easy as he expected. I had nothing to do with this movie let alone try to claim anything as my. He is a kindly, old woodcarver and the creator of pinocchio, a wooden puppet that is brought to life by the blue fairy per geppettos wish to have a son. And drew carey, who plays the title role, is yukking it up with costars and set visitors. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for mary poppins stars dick van dyke and julie andrews, but andrews was undergoing throat surgery so the idea was dropped. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for mary poppins stars julie. But half of that amusement is the sight of an amateur imitating a professional. He is a kindly, old woodcarver and the creator of pinocchio, a wooden puppet that is brought to life by the blue fairy per geppetto s wish to have a son. Drew played the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of james ford rhodes high school, from which he. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for mary poppins stars julie andrews and dick van. May 05, 2000 they gave carey a cd and left him to think about it. Geppetto 2000 cast and crew geppetto drew carey gets his wish for a puppet to come to life but finds parenthood much harder than he expected.
I played it in my trailer right after they left my agents, and after the first couple songs, i said, im doing this movie. As the title suggests, it retells the story of pinocchio from its makers perspective after watching parents interacting with their children, geppetto the toymaker drew carey muses how many of the mothers and fathers. With drew carey, julia louisdreyfus, brent spiner, rene auberjonois. Stromboli spiner is a hilarious villian with a fantastic singing voice. Wisecracking, beerdrinking comedy star drew carey makes a change of pace as he tops the bill of this madefortv adaptation of carlo collodis classic childrens fantasy. The lonely woodcarver geppetto gets his wish for a child of his own granted when the blue fairy brings one of his marionettes to life. The lonely woodcarver geppetto gets his wish for a child of his own granted when the.
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