Underplayed Gems

Geppetto (2000)

Geppetto poster
Directed by
Tom Moore
Genre
fantasy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A retelling of the Pinocchio story from the perspective of Geppetto, the woodcarver who creates a puppet that comes to life. The film follows Geppetto as he learns about fatherhood and wishes for his wooden son to become a real boy.

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What happens

Geppetto is a 2000 American 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. The film, which retells the story from the perspective of the titular character Geppetto, features some elements of the 1940 animated film such as the character of Figaro, the song "I've Got No Strings", 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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