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 sketch that made Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell household names to a generation raised on All That. Built around the fictional fast food joint of the title, the film became a defining piece of 90s teen comedy, prized today for its place at the crossroads of sketch television and studio filmmaking, and for launching two performers whose partnership would extend well beyond the small screen.
This cell centers on Dexter Reed, the fast talking, scheming half of the film's central duo, played by Kenan Thompson. Dexter's restless energy and get-rich ideas drive much of the plot, making him a natural draw for collectors tracing the character's arc through the picture. A 35mm cell bearing his name preserves a piece of that performance directly from the release print, a tangible link to the reel as it played in theaters.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Good Burger (1997).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear 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 standard mono or stereo optical release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer text, key numbers, or safety film designation.
Base & colour
The base shows a slight blue-violet tint; the dye image reads as warm with no obvious fading or heavy colour shift.
Projection history
Light vertical lines are present across the frame area, consistent with projection wear; no splices or cue marks are visible.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the subject matter is consistent with a mid-1990s live-action comedy release print matching the film on record.
Era check
The variable-area optical soundtrack, blue-tinted polyester base, and colour dye characteristics are all consistent with a mid-to-late 1990s theatrical release print, matching the 1997 production 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 000062525
Original Film CaptureAs received
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