Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount and Nickelodeon's big-screen expansion of the All That sketch, riding the momentum of late-90s teen and kid-comedy crossovers. It gave Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell a full feature built around their fast-food misadventures, and it has since become a touchstone of Nickelodeon's film history, remembered fondly by a generation raised on the network. Its modest budget and cult afterlife have made it a recurring subject for collectors tracking 90s youth media.
This cell centers on Ed, Kel Mitchell's endearingly odd fry cook, placed at the counter alongside Otis, played by Abe Vigoda. The counter is the film's home base, the spot where Ed's logic and Otis's weary patience define the shop's rhythm. For collectors, Ed material holds particular appeal since his character anchors the film's comedic identity. A counter-set frame like this reads as a scene or productionanchor piece, capturing the interplay between the two rather than a posed publicity shot.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm 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, evenly spaced; 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, appearing as a single variable-area track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers clearly.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the setting matches a fast-food restaurant environment consistent with Good Burger (1997).
Era check
A single variable-area optical track on a 35mm colour positive base is consistent with a mid-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 000062530
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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