Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies' bet that All That's most popular sketch could carry a feature. Directed by Brian Robbins, it paired Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell in their first starring vehicle, translating a recurring bit about a dim, cheerful fast food employee into a modest theatrical hit. For a generation raised on Nickelodeon, it marked a rare crossover from television sketch comedy to the big screen, cementing Ed as one of the network's most recognizable characters.
This cell centers Ed, played by Kel Mitchell, in his element behind the counter of the title restaurant, the setting that defines his character. Ed's counter persona, friendly, scattered, endlessly earnest, is the engine of the film's comedy, making this placement a natural focal point for collectors seeking the character's most essential context. A counter shot situates Ed exactly where the plot and the jokes live, making it a straightforward, high recognition piece for anyone assembling frames tied to the character rather than to any single gag or scene.
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; 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, appearing as a single-track analog stripe.
Edge print
Edge print reads mirrored as 'KODAK 386 18', indicating Kodak stock with key number sequence 386 18.
Base & colour
Base shows a warm amber-brown tint typical of a color print stock; dye image appears intact with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
Horizontal scratches and abrasion lines are visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive color image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with the 1997 feature Good Burger.
Era check
The Kodak print stock designation, single variable-area optical soundtrack, and warm color dye base are all consistent with a mid-1990s theatrical release print.
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 000062534
Original Film CaptureAs received
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