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Fat Albert (2004) -- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.
Fat Albert (2004) -- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.
Fat Albert (2004) -- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.0/10   4,424 votes
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Director:
Joel Zwick
Writers (WGA):
Bill Cosby (written by) &
Charles Kipps (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Day
Plot:
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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User Comments:
A Tremendous Kids Movie...Fun For Their Parents as Well more (93 total)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for momentary language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #41330) | UK:U | South Korea:All | Norway:7 (TV rating) | Australia:G | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bill Cosby, who appears as himself, was the voice of Fat Albert as well as other characters, in the animated TV series "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Fat Albert and Reggie are about to fight at the party, Lauri is seen leaving the party twice. more
Quotes:
Bill: Look!
[Bill, Fat Albert, Dumb Donald, Bucky, Rudy, Mushmouth and Old Weird Harold run across a street and look at a poster in a video store window which reads: "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids! Own the complete collection on DVD!"]
Bill: See? THAT'S who we are.
Rudy: Yeah, and we're coming out on "divda."
Bucky: What's "divda?"
Dumb Donald: I don't know.
Bucky: I...
Bill: Don't start! We don't belong here.
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Movie Connections:
References Garfield (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Fat Albert Party Theme (Ali Dee Remix) more

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49 out of 71 people found the following comment useful.
A Tremendous Kids Movie...Fun For Their Parents as Well, 30 December 2004
10/10
Author: LennyB from Wayne, New Jersey

The reviews I've read for Fat Albert have been disheartening and for the most part, non-reflective of this movie.

Too many critics cannot put aside their pretentiousness and evaluate this and other movies of the genre for what they are...children's entertainment.

From this standpoint, Fat Albert stands above most of what I have seen with my kids in recent years. Beside a wonderful dose of nostalgia for boomers, this is a movie packed with humor, solid entertainment, decency, and important lessons about life. To me, that's what children's entertainment is about.

And there were bonuses for adults as well...

I thought the cast suceeded in capturing what we loved about the cartoon characters. Dumb Donald, Mush Mouth, Fat Albert were all on target and delivered more to love in their human form.

I also appreciated the movie's ability to laugh at itself. I cracked up when The Cosby Kids were waiting outside the girl's apartment the morning after they met. They didn't need to sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom...because hey hey hey, they're cartoon characters.

Lastly, the connection to the girl's grandfather Al was a lovely tie-in and the scene at the cemetery where the grown up Cosby gang paid tribute to their friend was sentimental without being sappy.

Can I pick apart small things about the movie? Absolutely! However, this movie provided my family and myself with such good feelings, smiles, and conversation afterwards that there is no need to bother.

Compare this with other kids movies that are chock full of scatological humor and impending sexuality and you will see that Fat Albert stands far and above.

This movie was funny, thoughtful, and brought back many a wonderful memory. Go see it.

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