Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as a Paramount release built from the All That and Kenan & Kel universe on Nickelodeon, riding the wave of network sketch shows spun into feature films. It found its audience among younger viewers and became a mainstay of late-90s comedy, remembered for its easy pace and oddball fast-food setting. The film's modest theatrical run gave way to a much longer life on home video and cable reruns, cementing it as a touchstone for a generation raised on Nickelodeon programming.
This cell holds Kurt Bozwell, the antagonist whose presence anchors the film's conflict at Mondo Burger. Collectors seek him out because he represents the tension driving the plot, the corporate rival scheming against the easygoing Good Burger crew. A cell centered on a single antagonist like this often comes from a pivotal scene, a moment where his role in the story is made clear. For fans of the film, having Bozwell preserved on 35mm is a way to hold onto the villain who makes the comedy work.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Good Burger (1997).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds six frames arranged in two rows of three.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched holes appear cleanly formed 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 standard mono or stereo optical release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at the resolution and angle shown.
Base & colour
The base shows a slight cool-lavender tint typical of a colour print stock; the dye image appears warm and intact with no obvious fading.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across several frames, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; the six frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the subject matter is consistent with a live-action theatrical feature matching the film on record.
Era check
The variable-area optical soundtrack, colour print stock with lavender base tint, and perforation layout are all consistent with a mid-to-late 1990s 35mm 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 000062552
Original Film CaptureAs received
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