Albert (2016 film)

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Albert
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Screenplay byWill Eisenberg
Aaron Eisenberg
Joe Stillman
Directed by Max Lang
Starring Bobby Moynihan
Sasheer Zamata
Judah Friedlander
Music byBrad Breeck (score)
Michelle R. Lewis & Dan Petty (songs)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMacGregor Middleton
Will McRobb
Chris Viscardi
Running time43 minutes
Production company Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)

Albert is a 2016 American CGI Christmas musical comedy television film produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on December 9, 2016, [1] and is Nickelodeon's first animated television film to not be based on a previous show.

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Premise

Albert, a small Douglas fir tree, sets out on an adventure to become the most famous Christmas tree in his hometown. [2]


Plot

Albert, a small Douglas fir tree, and his best friend, Maisie, escape Earth Mama’s, and get to Cactus Pete’s restaurant. They see Cactus Pete stuck in the snow, and they help him get his head out. Cactus Pete suddenly decides to murder the two for no reason, so gets his cactus gang to shoot needles at them, and the whole fight ends up with Pete getting shredded and Albert and Maisie escaping on a blimp to Empire City. They see the tree, but Pete returned and survived! Pete fights them again, but is thrown in the garbage and quits. Meanwhile, Albert gets up to the top of the tree. Albert sees Pete, and despite him being a backstabbing friend who tried to kill Albert for seemingly no reason, Albert lets Pete be the top of the Empire City tree. Albert and Maisie leave, and go back to Earth Mama’s.

Cast

Premiere

Albert premiered on Nickelodeon on December 9, 2016. [1] It also premiered on Nicktoons the following day.

Home media

The television film was released on DVD in Region 1 on November 14, 2017 by Paramount Home Entertainment. [5] It was then released on DVD in Region 2 on October 29, 2018 by Paramount Home Entertainment. [6]

Book

Aaron and Will Eisenberg, the film's screenwriters, have written a book based on it, Albert: The Little Tree with Big Dreams, to anticipate the premiere of the film. [7] [8]

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  2. ↑ "Nick Debuts Animated TV Movie 'Albert' for the Holidays". November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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  4. ↑ "SNL vets to star in Nickelodeon animated holiday movie". Entertainment Weekly. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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