Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount and Nickelodeon's first theatrical venture built from a Kenan & Kel sketch, expanding All That's Good Burger bit into a full comedy feature. It marked a moment when Nickelodeon began proving its television humor could carry a box office run, giving young audiences a big screen extension of familiar sketch comedy faces. The film's low budget charm and quotable lines have kept it a steady favorite among collectors of 1990s youth culture memorabilia, especially material tied directly to the network's own branding rather than the studio's.
This cell preserves the Nickelodeon opening credit, the network's own identifying mark placed at the very start of the print, a segment collectors prize for tying the film directly to its television origin rather than treating it as a standard studio release. As an opening credit reel, it represents the ceremonial first frames audiences encountered before any character or plot appeared, a piece of film history documenting how Nickelodeon presented itself to theatrical audiences during its early forays into feature production.
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 soundtrack track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with a mono or stereo optical print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-violet tint; the dye image reads as warm red-brown tones against a deep blue field, with no obvious fading.
Projection history
Fine horizontal lines are visible in the soundtrack area, consistent with evidence of a projected print; no splices or cue marks seen.
Picture
Positive image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the Nickelodeon branding visible is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The variable-area optical soundtrack, warm dye image, and blue-tinted base are all consistent with a mid-to-late 1990s 35mm theatrical release print, matching the 1997 production date.
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 000062535
Original Film CaptureAs received
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