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 ...
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1 win & 3 nominations.
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Yahoo Serious | ... | Albert Einstein |
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Odile Le Clezio | ... | Marie Curie |
| John Howard | ... | Preston Preston | |
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Peewee Wilson | ... | Mr. Einstein |
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Su Cruickshank | ... | Mrs. Einstein |
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Lulu Pinkus | ... | The Blonde |
| Kaarin Fairfax | ... | The Brunette | |
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Michael Lake | ... | Manager |
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Jonathan Coleman | ... | Wolfgang Bavarian |
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Johnny McCall | ... | Rudy Bavarian / Tasmanian Devil |
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Michael Blaxland | ... | Desk Clerk |
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Ray Fogo | ... | Bright Clerk |
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Terry Pead | ... | Inventor Couple |
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Alice Pead | ... | Inventor Couple |
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Frank McDonald | ... | Nihilist |
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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. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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close up of ear | close up of eye | close up of lips | close up of mouth | australian science fiction |Taglines:
In 1905 he discovered relativity... In 1906 he invented rock and roll. See more »Parents Guide:
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AustraliaLanguage:
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4 August 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
AUD 725,529 (Australia), 17 December 1988Gross USA:
$11,536,599Company Credits
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Marie Curie: The hands of the clock would appear to have stopped!
Albert Einstein: Time would stand still! This moment *would* last forever.
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Composed by Harry Vanda and George Young
Performed by The Saints
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Marie's farewell letter is based on a quote by Isaac Newton: "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." See more »Goofs
Albert's "guitar" only has four strings. That's because it's made from a violin. He is inventing the guitar by modifying a violin. See more »Quotes
Albert Einstein: That's it! That's the theory of relativity! Light travels to us from the hands of the clock, to tell us the time. But, if we were to travel away from the clock at the speed of light...Marie Curie: The hands of the clock would appear to have stopped!
Albert Einstein: Time would stand still! This moment *would* last forever.
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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 See more »Soundtracks
THE MUSIC GOES ROUND MY HEADComposed by Harry Vanda and George Young
Performed by The Saints
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'Young Einstein', as well as 'Reckless Kelly' certainly don't belong on any 'worst films' list. These movies are better, by any artistic criteria, than half of the films on the IMDB 'best 250' list. Yahoo Serious is a refreshingly original and creative artist with a highly developed sense of political and social consciousness. Enjoy his work with both eyes and mind wide open.