Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount's big-screen spinoff of the Nickelodeon sketch series All That, riding the popularity of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell at the height of their teen appeal. Built around a scrappy fast food joint fending off a corporate rival, the film became a defining piece of Nick's cinematic ventures and a nostalgic touchstone for a generation raised on 90s Saturday morning television.
This cell centers on Ed, the cheerful and eccentric cashier played by Kel Mitchell, the character whose off-kilter charm and catchphrases carried much of the film's comedic identity. Collectors seek out Ed material because he is the emotional anchor of the story, the good-natured heart behind the counter. A cell naming him this way points to the persona itself, the exaggerated warmth and oddball energy that made the character instantly quotable and beloved by fans of the era.
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 holes appear cleanly cut with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along the bottom edge beside the picture area, appearing as a dual bilateral waveform pattern consistent with a stereo optical track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
The base carries a warm, slightly yellowish-cream tint typical of acetate safety stock; the dye image reads with normal colour saturation and no obvious red shift or fading.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the subject matter is consistent with a live-action theatrical release print matching the film on record.
Era check
The dual bilateral variable-area optical track, warm acetate base, and colour dye image are all 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 000062561
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
Tap to enlarge
