Fat Albert (2004)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.

Director:

Joel Zwick

Writers:

Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps

Stars:

Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Marques Houston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenan Thompson	...	Fat Albert
Kyla Pratt	...	Doris
Dania Ramirez	...	Lauri
Shedrack Anderson III	...	Rudy
Aaron Frazier	...	Old Weird Harold (as Aaron A. Frazier)
Marques Houston	...	Dumb Donald (as Marques B. Houston)
Alphonso McAuley	...	Bucky
Keith Robinson	...	Bill (as Keith D. Robinson)
Jermaine Williams	...	Mushmouth
Aaron Carter	...	Teen
Omarion Grandberry	...	Reggie (as Omari Grandberry)
J. Mack Slaughter	...	Arthur (as J. Mack Slaughter Jr.)
Nick Zano	...	Camera Salesman
Annie Abbott	...	Mrs. Forchick
Alice Greczyn	...	Becky

Storyline

An obese boy named Fat Albert and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell, and Weird Harold, pulls into trouble when they "fall" out of their TV world into the real world, where Fat Albert tries to help a young girl, Doris, make friends. However, the simple life of the group is interrupted when Fat Albert falls for Doris' older sister, Lauri, sparking his friends to worry that their leader may never want to return to his cartoon world again.

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Plot Keywords:

television | party | junkyard | love | animated sequence | 

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Taglines:

Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Day

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for momentary language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Albert, o Gordo

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,021,510 (USA) (24 December 2004)

Gross:

$48,114,556 (USA) (1 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Culver Studios, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

An open casting call was held in both New York and Los Angeles in hopes to cast an unknown kid actor for the role of Fat Albert. After the exhaustive search in both cities proved futile, the producers offered the part to Kenan Thompson.

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Goofs

When Albert challenges Reggie to a race during track practice, palm trees are clearly visible in the background foliage. Palm trees do not grow in Philadelphia.

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Quotes

Mushmouth: [in pain after being unsuccessfully pushed head-first back into the television screen] My hebba hurt!

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Crazy Credits

As the end credits begin, the animated Fat Albert starts to sing the title song again. Suddenly the live action Fat Albert bursts halfway through the picture, 'looking out' at the audience and picking out audience members, saying that he has to stop the movie so he can help them and telling one guy in the back getting out of his seat that he needs to stick around for the end credits. At this point the cartoon versions of the Cosby Kids finally manage to pull Albert back into their world, and the end credits continue.

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Connections

References Garfield (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Join the Gang"
Written by Leonard Huggins, Warren Jones, Isaac Lewis and Levi Stephens
Performed by La Kindra Pierce
Produced by Isaac Lewis, Levi Stephens and Warren Jones for Kollective Music / EHM Productions Inc.

User Reviews

A mildly amusing movie with great messages

Teenage Doris has a problem. No one wants to be her friend or invite her to their parties. As she is crying over the television's remote control, a tear drops into the device. As she happens to have a Fat Albert cartoon on the set, her sadness seeps onto the title character. Albert insists on jumping through the screen, along with his friends, to help her develop a more positive self image. While they are in the real world, the whole gang adapts to modern culture quickly. They never lose sight of their true goal, however. Will Fat Albert and his crew be able to better Doris' life? It is so satisfying to watch a film for teens and children that is determined to amuse and enlighten without objectionable material. Although the story is somewhat weak and a bit wandering, Albert and the actors playing the gang members are just wonderful, as is Doris and her lovely cousin, Laurie. Bill Cosby himself has a small part in the film, too. If you are a choosy parent, who screens every film before making a decision on a movie's worth, you will probably give thumbs up to this new entry into family features. It has an upbeat message that overcomes any weaknesses.