Nickelodeon Movies · Tollin/Robbins Productions · 103 min
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FILM NOTES
Good Burger arrived in 1997 as Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies' bet that the sketch chemistry of All That could carry a feature. Built around Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, the film followed a scrappy fast food joint fending off a corporate rival, mixing slapstick with the duo's established rapport. It marked one of the first theatrical vehicles for Nickelodeon's live action talent and became a formative comedy for a generation raised on the network, later earning steady cult rewatches on home video and cable.
This cell isolates Dexter Reed and Ed as they take on an undercover assignment, a plot beat that pushes their mismatched energy into new territory, dropping the two friends into disguise and forcing Dexter's schemes against Ed's earnest confusion. For collectors, this pairing is the whole draw of Good Burger, and an undercover scene sharpens that dynamic into a defined narrative moment worth holding onto. As a 35mm frame from the actual release print, it represents a physical fragment of the film's theatrical run, not a promotional reproduction.
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
Variable-area optical track visible along one edge, displaying a dual-track waveform pattern consistent with Dolby SR analog encoding used on 1997 theatrical release prints.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers clearly.
Base & colour
The base shows a slight warm-neutral tint; the dye image appears fully saturated with strong purples, blues, and warm tones, showing no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible splices, cue marks, or heavy scratching are apparent; faint longitudinal lines are present suggesting the print has been projected.
Picture
Positive color image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the colorful costumed content is consistent with the comedic live-action feature Good Burger (1997).
Era check
The dual variable-area optical soundtrack, fully saturated dye image, and 35mm four-perforation format are all consistent with a mid-1990s theatrical release print, matching the 1997 release date of Good Burger.
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 000062564
Original Film CaptureAs received
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