Joey D'Auria Movies
The naughty little monkey from Margret Rey and H.A. Rey's beloved children's stories makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adaptation. Ted (voice of Will Ferrell) is an explorer with a large yellow hat who is good friends with Bloomsberry (voice of Dick Van Dyke), who runs a natural history museum. Bloomsberry's greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior (voice of David Cross), wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking ramp in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business, but while he's there he befriends a playful monkey he calls George (voice of Frank Welker). While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in hot water; Ted thinks he's seen the last of his simian friend when his ship heads back to America, until he discovers that George managed to hide aboard the boat before it set sail. Ted's search for a eye-catching exhibit proved to be a failure, and Ted and his good friend Maggie (voice of Drew Barrymore), a schoolteacher who's sweet on him, struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry's museum. But time becomes precious for Ted when George has an entire new city to explore. Curious George features a handful of original songs composed for the film by surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Jack Johnson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, (more)
- 1984
All through his childhood, Mel (Vic Tayback) was led to believe that his pet dog was a war hero. The "leader" of this presumption was Mel's own mom Carrie (Martha Raye). Now, in middle age, Mel discovers to his horror that Carrie has been lying to him for the past 40 years. It takes the combined efforts of Mel's waitresses to close the canyon-wide rift that has opened between mother and son. Joey D'Auria, future star of the internationally popular cable-TV series Bozo's Circus, appears as a delivery man. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
Accepting a dinner date with her former high-school heartthrob Rob (Dennis Holahan), Alice (Linda Lavin) is taken aback to discover that the man is now blind. This doesn't bother Rob, whose other senses (including the sense of touch!) are in excellent working order, but Alice turns into a textbook example of silly self-consciousness. Appearing as a waiter is standup comedian Joey D'Auria, soon to gain worldwide cable-TV fame as the titular star of "Superstation" WGN's daily kid's show Bozo's Circus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
