Fat Albert (2004)

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Movie
German title Fat Albert
Original title Fat Albert
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2004
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
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Director Joel Zwick
script Bill Cosby ,
Charles Kipps
production John Davis
music Richard Gibbs
camera Paul Elliott
cut Tony Lombardo
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Fat Albert is an American mixed film comedy from 2004 based on the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids , which was produced by Filmation from 1972 based on an idea by Bill Cosby . Kenan Thompson played the lead role. In Fat Albert , the cartoon characters become three-dimensional people who have to deal with the differences between their world and the real world.

The film is a continuation of the series; Fat Albert and the gang leave their 1970s cartoon world and step into the real world of the 2000s to help teenage girl Doris Robertson. It premiered on December 25, 2004 and grossed $ 48 million at a production cost of $ 45 million. Fat Albert is one of Bill Cosby's last works before several women accused him of sexual assault in 2014 .

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Doris Robertson is a depressed teenager who mourns the death of her grandfather and who opposes the efforts of her foster sister Lauri to get involved in society. When she learns that her parents are on a business trip to the Pocono Mountains for two days , she cries on her remote control while the TV shows Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids . This opens a portal through which Fat Albert comes into the real world.

Rudy, Dumb Donald, Mushmouth, Bucky, and Old Weird Harold come along; Bill asks Russell to hold the position for her. Doris says she is fine, but the gang realize this is not true. Since the episode of the series is over, they have to wait until the episode the next day and accompany Doris to school, where they are enthusiastic about the new technologies.

Albert falls in love with Lauri. Reggie, an annoying classmate who is also in love with Lauri, challenges Albert to a race that Albert wins. To help Doris, they persuade the cheerleaders to invite her to a party. Despite her reluctance, Doris agrees. Lauri dances with Albert at the party. To make her jealous, Reggie dances with Doris and even tries to kiss her. Doris resists it and Albert demands that Reggie stay away from Doris.

The following day Doris goes to school, but sends the gang to the park. The normally clumsy Harold is a successful basketball player, Mushmouth learns to speak properly from a little girl, and Donald is reading a book in the library.

After the gang returns with Doris, three of them - Bucky, Harold, and Donald - jump back into the TV. Breaking news interrupt the broadcast before the remaining four can return. Albert and Bill had previously argued about returning. The gang eventually goes to a fair with Doris and Lauri, whereupon Doris says that she would date Rudy if he were a real person.

Fat Albert eventually seeks help from his creator, Bill Cosby, and explains the situation to him. Cosby is initially anxious and skeptical, but explains that the character Fat Albert is based on Dori's grandfather Albert Robertson, which explains why he seems so familiar to her. Cosby tells Fat Albert that they have to return to the cartoon world or they will break down into celluloid dust.

Albert explains to Lauri that he has to leave her. The following day, Mushmouth, Rudy and Bill return to the TV. Albert visits Doris and Lauri who are competing and cheers Doris on. Reggie, who knows that the gang comes from television, threatens Albert, who pushes him aside. Albert drives to the girls' house on a borrowed skateboard and says goodbye to the girls. He makes it back on TV in time and can regain focus of the episode from a gang of bullies.

Shortly thereafter, Cosby and his friends, who served as a model for him on the series, visit the grave of their friend Albert Robertson. The camera shows the respective counterparts from the other world. Doris watches the old men run away and realizes that they are still the same children who inspired Bill Cosby. Before the credits roll, Fat Albert calls on viewers to watch the credits in full and help each other.

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production

At an early stage in the film's planning, Omar Benson Miller would be the lead actor and Forest Whitaker would direct. Due to creative differences between Whitaker and Bill Cosby , they were replaced by Kenan Thompson and Joel Zwick . David Gordon Green was also interested in directing and said he wrote a letter to Cosby about it.

Home video

Fat Albert was released on VHS and DVD on March 22, 2005.

reception

At Rotten Tomatoes , the film received 23% positive ratings with a total of 89 ratings and an average rating of 4.4 out of 10. The review of the website says: “A boring but good-natured adaptation of the cartoon.” At Metacritic , the film based on 26 reviews achieved an average of 39 out of 100 points, which is a rather below average value. Viewers interviewed by CinemaScore rated the film as A− on a scale from A + to F.

Roger Ebert rated the film two out of four stars and wrote: "The film is cute and easy, but not very convincing."

The film grossed $ 48.1 million in the United States and $ 48.6 million worldwide, with a production cost of $ 45 million.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Fat Albert . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2005 (PDF; test number: 102 302 K).
  2. ^ Gary Susman: Greek Wedding director takes on Fat Albert . Entertainment Weekly . June 30, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Rodrigo Perez: DREW BARRYMORE, MOS DEF JOIN DAVID GORDON GREEN'S 'DUNCES' . MTV News. July 11, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Mike Long: Fat Albert . In: DVD Talk . April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Fat Albert at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
  6. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fat-albert
  7. ↑ Find CinemaScore (type “Fat Albert” in the search box) CinemaScore . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fat-albert-2004
  9. ↑ Fat Albert at Box Office Mojo

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