Fat Albert (film)
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| Directed by | Joel Zwick |
| Produced by | John Davis |
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids by Bill Cosby |
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| Music by | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Edited by | Tony Lombardo |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $48.6 million |
Fat Albert is a 2004 American live-action/animated fantasy romantic comedy film based on the Filmation animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. The film was produced by Davis Entertainment for 20th Century Fox, and stars Kenan Thompson as the title character.
The film acts as a continuation of the animated series as the plot surrounds Fat Albert and the gang leaving their 1970s cartoon world and entering the 21st century real world in order to help a teenage girl, Doris Robertson (Kyla Pratt), deal with the challenges of being unpopular, and not having any friends aside from her foster sister, Lauri. Doris withdrew and fell into depression after the death of her grandfather, Albert Robertson, who was a friend of comedian Bill Cosby and the real-life inspiration for the Fat Albert character. Fat Albert and the gang must show her that she is special and that she can make friends. But if Fat Albert and his friends stay in the real world, they will turn to celluloid dust, and it is up to Cosby himself to help them get them back into the cartoon world.
Unlike films that meld the cartoon world with the real world while at the same time keeping the cartoon characters two-dimensional (e.g., Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action), Fat Albert takes a twist and transforms the cartoon characters into three-dimensional humans, who have to come to grips with the differences that exist between their world and the real world.
The film opens with a traditional animated sequence featuring Fat Albert performing the original series' theme song "Gonna Have a Good Time".
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