Fat Albert (2004)

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Studio: 20th Century Fox Studio: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Release Date: Dec 25, 2004
Running Time: 93 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
director: Joel Zwick
synopsis
Live-action version of the Saturday morning television cartoon (1972-85) following the misadventures of a group of adolescent boys growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood, focusing on an obese boy named Albert and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell, and Weird Harold. Fat Albert pulls his pals 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.
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Despite good intentions, Fat Albert is a little too preachy to appeal to anyone but the youngest members of the audience, while the 1970s references to the cartoon--weak as they are--probably won't land on those same little ears.

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"Hey, Hey, Hey--it's Fat Albert!" From the very first introductory line--voiced by Albert (Kenan Thompson) himself--you cringe just a little. It's like watching a good friend attempt a tough impersonation you hope he can pull off. The story hews close to what the… Continued

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Fat Albert
Doris
Danielle
Mushmouth
Old Weird Harold
Russell
Dumb Donald
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