Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount and Nickelodeon's bet that their sketch-comedy hit could carry a feature film, spinning Dexter Reed and Ed out of All That into their own big-screen fast-food farce. Directed by Brian Robbins, it became a cult favorite for a generation raised on Nickelodeon, cementing Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as a comedic duo before their later success on Kenan & Kel and beyond.
This cell centers on Dexter Reed, the sharp, exasperated straight man played by Kenan Thompson, whose partnership with Ed drives the film's entire premise. Pulling this frame ties directly to the pairing that made Good Burger memorable, the mismatched energy between a schemer and a good-natured innocent. Collectors seek out Dexter Reed cells for that duo dynamic and for the nostalgia tied to Thompson's early screen work, a tangible piece of a formative moment in nineties kid-comedy cinema.
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 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 dual bilateral variable-area pattern consistent with a stereo optical release print.
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-neutral tint; the dye image shows saturated colour with no obvious fading or red shift visible.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the content is consistent with a mid-1990s live-action theatrical release matching the film on record.
Era check
The dual bilateral variable-area optical soundtrack, saturated colour dye image, and four-perforation 35mm format are all consistent with a mid-to-late 1990s theatrical release print, matching the 1997 production 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 000062557
Original Film CaptureAs received
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