Young Einstein (1988)

Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his ... See full summary »

Director:

Yahoo Serious

Writers:

David Roach, Yahoo Serious

Stars:

Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yahoo Serious	...	Albert Einstein
Odile Le Clezio	...	Marie Curie
John Howard	...	Preston Preston
Peewee Wilson	...	Mr. Einstein
Su Cruickshank	...	Mrs. Einstein
Lulu Pinkus	...	The Blonde
Kaarin Fairfax	...	The Brunette
Michael Lake	...	Manager
Jonathan Coleman	...	Wolfgang Bavarian
Johnny McCall	...	Rudy Bavarian / Tasmanian Devil
Michael Blaxland	...	Desk Clerk
Ray Fogo	...	Bright Clerk
Terry Pead	...	Inventor Couple
Alice Pead	...	Inventor Couple
Frank McDonald	...	Nihilist

Storyline

Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beautiful French scientist Marie Curie, as well as several unscrupulous types who try to take advantage of the naive genius and his invention.

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Plot Keywords:

close up of ear | close up of eye | close up of lips | close up of mouth | australian science fiction | 

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Taglines:

In 1905 he discovered relativity... In 1906 he invented rock and roll.

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Genres:

Comedy | History

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

YahooSerious.com

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Einstein Junior

Filming Locations:

Argyle Cut and The Argyle Precinct, Sydney, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

AUD 725,529 (Australia), 17 December 1988

Gross USA:

$11,536,599

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Glenn Robbins, Peter Moon, Bryan Brown and Ross Higgins were considered for the role of Preston Preston

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Goofs

When Albert and Marie arrive at the Science Academy Awards - Einstein say that he's taking the hot air balloon down - and then proceeds to pull the cord to turn on the burners - which should take the balloon up - instead it goes down.

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Quotes

Albert Einstein: If you can't trust the Governments of the world, who can you trust?

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Crazy Credits

Young Einstein is dedicated to a genius, a rebel, a pacifist, an eccentric with a clowning sense of humour who once remarked about his own theories "...I never thought that others would take them so much more seriously than I did...". Albert Einstein 1879-1955

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Connections

Featured in 20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (2006)

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Soundtracks

Land of Hope and Glory
(uncredited)
Music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A.C. Benson

User Reviews

90 minutes of Silliness

Others have condemned this film as codswallop. If you're one for historical fact, you shouldn't watch it. That doesn't make it a bad film, however. It's one of those films that just to be silly. Albert Einstein is a Tasmanian apple farmer who surfs, E=mc2 is pronounced "Emck" and is used to put the bubbles in beer, and the chef at the mental assylum puts live kittens in a pie (Don't worry, Albert saves them). It's a good movie for watching during a pajama party. The director may be Yahoo Serious, but this movie is anything but.