Good Burger (1997)

Two dim-witted teenage boys, are forced to save the fast-food restaurant they work at from going out of business, despite a new-and-improved burger joint opening across the street that want to be the "Top Dog" in the fast food industry.

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers:

Dan Schneider (characters), Kevin Kopelow (characters),

Stars:

Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kel Mitchell	...	Ed
Kenan Thompson	...	Dexter Reed
Sinbad	...	Mr. Wheat
Abe Vigoda	...	Otis
Shar Jackson	...	Monique
Dan Schneider	...	Mr. Baily
Jan Schweiterman	...	Kurt Bozwell (as Jan Schwieterman)
Ron Lester	...	Spatch
Josh Server	...	Fizz
Ginny Schreiber	...	Deedee
Linda Cardellini	...	Heather
Shaquille O'Neal	...	Himself
George Clinton	...	Dancing Crazy
Richard Haje	...	Huge Scary Man
Robert Wuhl	...	Angry Customer

Storyline

Dexter Reed, a high-schooler is forced to get a summer job at a fast food restaurant called Good Burger after causing a car wreck by his school teacher Mr. Wheat. So Dexter must pay off his teacher's car by working very hard at Good Burger. Meanwhile things turned worse when Mondo Burger, a mammoth fast-food chain opens across the street, it looks like Good Burger is soon going to be history for good! Now it is up to Dexter and his new friend Ed the not-so bright cashier to save the day, as they develop a delicious special secret sauce that Ed created brings hundreds of new customers to their door and makes their new competition desperate to steal the recipe and all of their customers.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | competition | fast food restaurant | teenage boy | car accident | 

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Taglines:

A comedy with everything on it.

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Genres:

Family | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, some comic violence and mild sex-related humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burger kunkut

Filming Locations:

West Covina, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£92,847 (UK) (13 February 1998)

Gross:

£614,523 (UK) (13 March 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Tollin/Robbins Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 95 min (HBO Print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Linda Cardellini's feature film debut.

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Goofs

When the boys land in the laundry basket, Ed's wig is hanging on the edge of the basket. In the next shot, he is coming up from under the clothes, and his wig is back on.

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Quotes

Ed: What am I supposed to do?
Roxanne: [insulted] Hello?
Ed: Hello! What am I supposed to do?

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Crazy Credits

the opening shot of the movie shows a cheeseburger with many toppings being constructed via stop-motion filming.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: North (2009)

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Soundtracks

"We Be Havin' Fun (Friends)"
Written, Performed and Produced by Warren G. (as Warren G)
Warren G performs courtesy of Def Jam/G Funk Music

User Reviews

Welcome to the Good Burger!

The cast of "All That" returns for good humor in the "Good Burger" a place similar to an old fashioned fast food restaurant. The comedy is terrific, the fun is non-stop, and though cliché, is a passer for kid and family comedy.

A movie for all ages, this movie is meant to enjoy, laugh, and pretty much a lazy movie for a rainy day, as that's what I'd save this movie for, a rainy day. USA aired it today, and since I know that the cast of "All That" is in it, I thought that it might be a bit of a chuckle burner, but in good fun, as Keenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell (probably one of the best young duos of that time) were terrific together, the pieces came together, and everything worked out, and it made it into good family fun together with some lazy day work to get off the bad day.

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