Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount's big-screen expansion of the Nickelodeon hit All That, riding the popularity of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell's fast food sketch into a full feature. Directed by Brian Robbins, it became a defining piece of nineties teen comedy, blending absurdist humor with a workplace setting that resonated with young audiences and helped cement the Good Burger franchise as a lasting piece of Nickelodeon history.
This cell centers on Feeding Mr. Bailey, an act tied directly to Dan Schneider's character, whose presence in the restaurant's orbit made him a recurring source of tension and comic relief. Alongside him are Otis, played by the veteran Abe Vigoda, and the Good Burger crew Dee Dee, Monique, and Deedee, staples of the film's ensemble. For collectors, this grouping reflects a key interaction moment, the kind of exchange trailers and credits sequences often highlight to establish character dynamics before the story unfolds.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby Digital theatrical release print of Good Burger (1997).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges look clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with a mono or stereo optical print; Dolby Digital pixel blocks appear present in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, indicating a Dolby Digital optical composite track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
The base shows a warm, slightly amber-shifted tint typical of processed color print stock; the dye image appears intact with no obvious fading.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has been run through a projector.
Picture
Positive color image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the content is consistent with a live-action theatrical feature matching the film on record.
Era check
The composite Dolby Digital plus variable-area optical soundtrack format and color print stock are consistent with a mid-to-late 1990s theatrical release print, matching the 1997 release date of the film on record.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062520
Original Film CaptureAs received
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