Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived from Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount in 1997, extending the sketch-driven appeal of All That into a feature-length comedy built around Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. The film capitalized on Nickelodeon's rising cultural presence in the mid-90s, offering broad, quotable humor aimed squarely at a young audience while quietly becoming a touchstone for a generation raised on the network. Its modest scale and fast-food setting belied its staying power, as lines and characters from the film remained in circulation well beyond its theatrical run.
This cell centers on Mr. Wheat, played by Sinbad, a supporting figure whose presence in the Good Burger world adds to the film's roster of oddball characters collectors seek out. Paired here with Dancing Target, portrayed by George Clinton, the scene suggests a moment of performance and spectacle, tying music and comedy together in a way that reflects the film's willingness to blend genres. For fans of 90s Nickelodeon cinema, a frame joining Sinbad and Clinton represents a rare intersection of comedic and musical star power within a single studio release.
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, consistent with a mono or stereo optical print; a dense patterned band adjacent to it suggests a Dolby Digital data block strip between the perforations.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight warm-amber tint typical of processed color print stock; the dye image reads as fully saturated with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light vertical lines consistent with projection wear are visible across the frame area; no splices or cue marks are seen.
Picture
Positive color image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the content is consistent with a theatrical release print of the film on record.
Era check
The combination of a variable-area optical track, apparent Dolby Digital data blocks, and fully saturated color print stock is consistent with a mid-to-late 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 000062550
Original Film CaptureAs received
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