Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as a spinoff of the All That sketch that had already made stars of Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson, brought to the screen by Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies. Riding the wave of kid-friendly sketch comedy transitioning to feature film, it captured a specific late nineties moment when Nickelodeon's television humor proved it could sustain ninety minutes on the big screen. The film became a touchstone for a generation raised on the network, remembered fondly for its absurdist charm and quotable lines.
This cell preserves the opening card that announces the film itself, the frame where the audience first meets the name Good Burger before any story begins. Such cards function as the handshake between studio and viewer, setting tone before dialogue or character work arrives. Collectors prize these pieces because they mark origin rather than incident, the singular frame every subsequent scene depends on, tying the physical reel to the very first moment audiences encountered this particular slice of nineties comedy.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby composite 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 each edge, evenly spaced; punching appears clean with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with an analog stereo print; Dolby Digital pixel blocks appear present in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, suggesting a Dolby SR·D composite track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base appears clear with a warm pinkish-brown dye image; no obvious red shift or significant fading detected.
Projection history
Light longitudinal scratches are visible running the length of the strip, consistent with a projected print.
Picture
Positive color image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the subject matter is consistent with a live-action comedy feature matching the film on record.
Era check
The composite analog optical plus Dolby Digital soundtrack format and clear safety base are consistent with a mid-1990s theatrical release print, matching the 1997 release date 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 000062541
Original Film CaptureAs received
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