Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount's big-screen extension of the Nickelodeon sketch that made Kenan and Kel household names, riding the momentum of All That into a modest theatrical run. It captured a specific mid-90s Nickelodeon sensibility, broad, cheerful, unpretentious comedy built around fast-food absurdity, and stands now as a marker of that network's brief but influential crossover into film. For collectors of 90s kids' media, it represents a snapshot of the era when Nickelodeon's stars were bankable beyond the small screen.
This cell centers on Mr. Wheat, played by Sinbad, alongside Crazy, played by George Clinton, two supporting figures whose presence signals the film's willingness to stack comedic and musical talent into small roles. Sinbad's involvement draws stand-up comedy collectors, while George Clinton's casting appeals to those tracking funk and music crossover appearances in 90s cinema. A frame naming both suggests a shared scene between these two, a pairing collectors seek out precisely because it links two very different corners of pop culture within a single low-key comedy.
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 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-track analog waveform.
Edge print
Edge print reads, mirrored as captured: '386 18 KODAK VII 1997' with a small purple Kodak color-patch square visible.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight cool-blue tint consistent with a color print stock; dye image appears warm and saturated with no visible fading.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive color image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames of a single continuous shot, consistent with a theatrical release print of Good Burger (1997).
Era check
The Kodak VII stock designation, 1997 edge date code, analog variable-area optical track, and color dye saturation 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 000062549
Original Film CaptureAs received
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