The Fat Albert Halloween Special (1977) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1977, The Fat Albert Halloween Special is a comédie, famille, horreur and animation film directed by Hal Sutherland, running about 23 minutes.

What it’s about. It's Halloween for Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang, and everyone's all set for trick-or-treating. While searching for costumes a store clerk kicks them out, leaving the gang to comes up with their own home-made costumes. Then they are off to the movies to scare old Searchlight Johnson, then more hijinks with Mudfoot Brown, and old lady Bickwell. As you can probably guess, things don't go too well and they learn their lessons... Searchlight catches them up to no good in the theatre and throws them out. Mudfoot Brown eats most of their candy, and old lady Bickwell turns out to have the best Halloween treats in town.

Who’s in it. The Fat Albert Halloween Special stars Bill Cosby as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice), Jan Crawford as Russell / Bucky (voice), Gerald Edwards and Eric Suter, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, The Fat Albert Halloween Special has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Fat Albert Halloween Special page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Fat Albert Halloween Special tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.