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[[File:Good-burger-movie-poster-1997-1020213162.jpg|thumb|250px|Original theatrical poster]]
  
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'''''Good Burger''''' is a 1997 American comedy film by [[Tollin/Robbins Productions]] and [[Nickelodeon Movies]], released by [[Paramount Pictures]], directed by [[Brian Robbins]], and starring [[Kenan Thompson]] and [[Kel Mitchell]]. It was based on the comedy sketch "[[List of All That sketches|Good Burger]]" (starring Mitchell) featured on the [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[All That]]''.
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'''''Good Burger''''' is a 1997 American comedy film by [[Tollin/Robbins Productions]] and [[Nickelodeon Movies]], released by [[Paramount Pictures]], directed by [[Brian Robbins]], and starring [[Kenan Thompson]] and [[Kel Mitchell]]. It was based on the [[Good Burger (sketch)|comedy sketch of the same name]] featured on ''[[All That]]'', and was the only theatrical movie based on a live-action [[Nickelodeon]] show until the announcement of the ''[[Henry Danger (theatrical film)|Henry Danger]]'' movie.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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On the first day of summer, dim-witted but charming Ed ([[Kel Mitchell]]) experiences a nightmare featuring talking burgers. Troubled by it, he shows up late to work at Good Burger. On the same morning, Dexter ([[Kenan Thompson]]), a high school student, steals his mother's car after she leaves for a business trip. He accidentally crashes into that of his teacher, Mr. Wheat ([[Sinbad (entertainer)|Sinbad]]). With no driver's license or insurance, he is in danger of going to jail. Mr. Wheat agrees to allow him to pay for a total of $1,900 in car damage, which later becomes $2,500, instead of calling the police. He must find a summer job to pay for the expenses. He first finds employment at Mondo Burger, but after a clash with the strict manager, Kurt Bozwell ([[Jan Schweiterman]]), he is fired and has to find employment at another place, and manages to do so at Good Burger. There, he meets and reluctantly befriends Ed (who helps him find a job position) and a slew of colorful employees. Little does he know Ed inadvertently caused the car accident; he was rushing to make a delivery on rollerblades, and skated in front of Dexter, causing him to swerve and hit Mr. Wheat's car.
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On the first day of summer, dim-witted [[Ed (Good Burger)|Ed]] ([[Kel Mitchell]]) experiences a nightmare featuring talking burgers. Troubled by it, he shows up late to work at Good Burger. On the same morning, [[Dexter Reed|Dexter]] ([[Kenan Thompson]]), a high school student, steals his mother's car after she leaves for a business trip. He accidentally crashes into that of his teacher, Mr. Wheat ([[Sinbad]]). With no driver's license or insurance, he’s in danger of going to jail. Mr. Wheat agrees to allow him to pay for a total of $1,900 in car damage, which later becomes $2,500, instead of calling the police. He must find a summer job to pay for the expenses. He first finds employment at Mondo Burger, but after a clash with the strict manager, Kurt Bozwell ([[Jan Schweiterman]]), he is fired and has to find employment at another place, and manages to do so at Good Burger. There, he meets and reluctantly befriends Ed (who helps him find a job position) and a slew of colorful employees. Little does he know Ed inadvertently caused the car accident; he was rushing to make a delivery on rollerblades, and skated in front of Dexter, causing him to swerve and hit Mr. Wheat's car.
   
 
Dexter finds much success at Good Burger, but his success takes a turn for the worse. Across the street, the Mondo Burger where he previously worked opens to the public. It produces oversized burgers, much bigger than the Good Burgers, and threatens to put them out of business. Fortunately, with the invention of Ed's "secret sauce," they are saved. After Dexter realizes that Ed caused his car accident, he takes part of Ed's bonus paychecks earned from the sauce to pay off his debt to Mr. Wheat.
  
Dexter finds much success at Good Burger, but his success takes a turn for the worse. Across the street, the Mondo Burger where he previously worked opens to the public. It produces oversized burgers, much bigger than the Good Burgers, and threatens to put them out of business. Fortunately, with the invention of Ed's "secret sauce," they are saved. After Dexter realizes that Ed caused his car accident, he takes part of Ed's bonus paychecks earned from the sauce to pay off his debt to Mr. Wheat.
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Good Burger continues to be popular because of Ed's sauce, causing Kurt to attempt to steal it. First, he entices Ed with a higher hourly wage at Mondo Burger. Dedicated to Good Burger, he denies it. He buys Dexter a similar yo-yo that his dad bought him as a kid. It was at this moment that he not only begins to truly care about Ed, but he is also overcome with guilt for taking most of Ed's bonus money. Kurt then sends in an attractive employee named Roxanne ([[Carmen Electra]]) who fails to seduce Ed into divulging his "secret sauce" recipe, ending up badly injured.
  
Good Burger continues to be popular because of Ed's sauce, causing Kurt to attempt to steal it. First, he entices Ed with a higher hourly wage at Mondo Burger. Dedicated to Good Burger, he denies it. He buys Dexter a similar yo-yo that his dad bought him as a kid. It was at this moment that he not only begins to truly care about Ed, but he is also overcome with guilt for taking most of Ed's bonus money. Kurt then sends in an attractive employee named Roxanne ([[Carmen Electra]]) who fails to seduce Ed into divulging his "secret sauce" recipe, ending up badly injured.
   
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Meanwhile, Dexter takes a shine to coworker Monique ([[Shar Jackson]]), and she eventually agrees to a double date with him along with Roxanne and Ed. The next morning, however, she tells him off and breaks up with him after she discovers his attempts to cheat Ed out of most of his money.
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Meanwhile, Dexter has a crush on his coworker Monique ([[Shar Jackson]]), and she eventually agrees to a double date with him along with Roxanne and Ed. The next morning, however, she tells him off and breaks up with him after she discovers his attempts to cheat Ed out of most of his money.
   
 
Later on, Ed and Dexter encounter a dog on the street and attempt to feed him a Good Burger and a Mondo Burger. It eats the former, but refuses to even look at the latter, apparently sensing something wrong with the meat. Suspicious, Ed and Dexter disguise themselves as old women and enter Mondo Burger to find out what is wrong with their meat. They discover that they chemically induced their burgers with an illegal food additive called "Triampathol," which makes them oversized. Kurt is not fooled by Ed and Dexter's disguises and kidnaps them by sending them to Demented Hills Mental Hospital (run by his friend) to prevent the public from learning Mondo Burger's secret.
  
Later on, Ed and Dexter encounter a dog on the street and attempt to feed him a Good Burger and a Mondo Burger. It eats the former, but refuses to even look at the latter, apparently sensing something wrong with the meat. Suspicious, Ed and Dexter disguise themselves as old women and enter Mondo Burger to find out what is wrong with their meat. They discover that they chemically induced their burgers with an illegal food additive called "Triampathol," which makes them oversized. Kurt is not fooled by Ed and Dexter's disguises and kidnaps them by sending them to Demented Hills Mental Hospital (run by his friend) to prevent the public from learning Mondo Burger's secret.
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==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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* [[Kel Mitchell]] as Ed, the cashier of Good Burger.
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* [[Kel Mitchell]] as [[Ed (Good Burger)|Ed]], the cashier of Good Burger.
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* [[Kenan Thompson]] as Dexter Reed, a high school student who desires to slack during his summer vacation.
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* [[Kenan Thompson]] as Dexter Reed, a high school student who desires to relax during his summer vacation.
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* [[Jan Schweiterman]] as Kurt Bozwell is the C.E.O. and restaurant owner of Mondo Burger who will stop at nothing to make his food chain number one.
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* {{W|Jan Schweiterman}} as Kurt Bozwell is the C.E.O. and restaurant owner of Mondo Burger who will stop at nothing to make his food chain number one.
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* [[Sinbad (entertainer)|Sinbad]] as Mr. Wheat, a teacher who demands money from Dexter for car damages.
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* {{W|Sinbad}} as Mr. Wheat, a teacher who demands money from Dexter for car damages.
 
* [[Abe Vigoda]] as Otis, an elderly Good Burger employee who cooks the French fries.
  
* [[Abe Vigoda]] as Otis, an elderly Good Burger employee who cooks the French fries.
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* [[Shar Jackson]] as Monique, a female Good Burger employee who scolds Dexter for using Ed's gullibility to steal most of his money, but eventually becomes his girlfriend.
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* {{W|Shar Jackson}} as Monique, a female Good Burger employee who scolds Dexter for using Ed's gullibility to steal most of his money, but eventually becomes his girlfriend.
 
* [[Dan Schneider]] as Mr. Bailey, the owner and manager of Good Burger.
  
* [[Dan Schneider]] as Mr. Bailey, the owner and manager of Good Burger.
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* [[Ron Lester]] as Spatch, the head fry cook of Good Burger.
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* {{W|Ron Lester}} as Spatch, the head fry cook of Good Burger.
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* [[Lori Beth Denberg]] as Connie Muldoon, a customer whose extremely complex orders are too difficult for Ed to memorize.
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* [[Lori Beth Denberg]] as [[Connie Muldoon]], a customer whose extremely complex orders are too difficult for Ed to memorize.
 
* [[Josh Server]] as Fizz, the drive-thru employee of Good Burger.
  
* [[Josh Server]] as Fizz, the drive-thru employee of Good Burger.
 
* Ginny Schreiber as Deedee, one of the 2 female employees at Good Burger and a vegetarian.
  
* Ginny Schreiber as Deedee, one of the 2 female employees at Good Burger and a vegetarian.
 
* [[Linda Cardellini]] as Heather, an insane girl in Demented Hills for whom Ed grows feelings.
  
* [[Linda Cardellini]] as Heather, an insane girl in Demented Hills for whom Ed grows feelings.
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* [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as Himself.
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* [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as himself.
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* [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]] as a Demented Hills Patient.
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* [[wikipedia:George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]] as a Demented Hills Patient.
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* [[Robert Wuhl]] as an Angry Customer.
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* {{W|Robert Wuhl}} as an Angry Customer.
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* [[Carmen Electra]] as Roxanne, a henchwoman of Kurt who was assigned to seduce Ed into telling his secret sauce recipe.
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* {{W|Carmen Electra}} as Roxanne, a henchwoman of Kurt who was assigned to seduce Ed into telling his secret sauce recipe.
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* [[Marques Houston]] as Jake.
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* {{W|Marques Houston}} as Jake.
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* [[J. August Richards]] as Griffen, one of Kurt's right hand men.
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* {{W|J. August Richards}} as Griffen, one of Kurt's right hand men.
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* Hamilton Von Watts as Troy, Kurt's other right hand man
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* Hamilton Von Watts as Troy, Kurt's other right-hand man
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* [[Wendy Worthington]] as the Demented Hills Nurse.
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* {{W|Wendy Worthington}} as the Demented Hills Nurse.
 
* Colt Buehner as Dr. Doom.
  
* Colt Buehner as Dr. Doom.
   
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==Critical reception==
  
==Critical reception==
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Despite the popularity of ''All That'' and the ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' series, ''Good Burger'' received negative reviews from film critics, garnering a "Rotten" rating of 31% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Good Burger (1997) | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_burger/ | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=1 April 2011}}</ref> .
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Despite the popularity of ''All That'' and the ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' series, ''Good Burger'' received negative reviews from film critics, garnering a "Rotten" rating of 31% on {{W|Rotten Tomatoes}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=Good Burger (1997) | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_burger/ | publisher={{W|Rotten Tomatoes}} | accessdate=1 April 2011}}</ref>
   
 
==Home media==
  
==Home media==
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|release=September 9, 1997
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|release=February 24, 1998
 
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==Trivia==
  
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*This is the first [[Nickelodeon Movies|Nickelodeon film]] to be based on a TV series, ''Good Burger'' sketch from ''[[All That]]''.
  
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**Kenan (as Dexter)'s line: "She is All That!" is a nod to the series and theme song of ''[[All That]]''
  
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*In its theatrical release, the ''[[Action League Now!]]'' episode, "Rock-a-Big-Baby", was shown prior to the screenings of the film. It was rated PG "for bizarre humor" by the MPAA.
  
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*This movie was poorly received by critics but has been acclaimed by the public.
  
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*This is Nickelodeon Movies's first film to contain cartoon sound effects.
  
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**Most of the sound effects in this movie are from various [[Nicktoons]].
  
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*In the HBO and non-HBO television airings, the Nickelodeon Movies logo has more lighting and is animated in stop-motion.
  
   
 
==Videos==
  
==Videos==
 
===Trailers===
  
===Trailers===
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<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
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File:Good Burger (1998) Trailer|Original theatrical trailer
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Good Burger - Trailer|Theatrical trailer
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File:Good Burger Commercial (Trailer)|Home video trailer
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Good Burger Commercial (Trailer)|Home video trailer
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File:Good Burger - Trailer|YouTube trailer
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
 
===TV spots===
  
===TV spots===
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File:Good Burger Trailer|TV spot #1
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Good Burger Trailer|TV spot #1
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Audience (1997)|TV spot #2
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Good Burger TV Spot- Audience (1997)|TV spot #2
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Dexter & Ed (1997)|TV spot #3 (Kenan and Kel)
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Good Burger TV Spot- Dexter & Ed (1997)|TV spot #3 (Kenan and Kel)
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- You Know Them (1997)|TV spot #4
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Good Burger TV Spot- You Know Them (1997)|TV spot #4
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File:Retro Nickelodeon Good Burger TV Spot (1997)|TV spot #5
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Retro Nickelodeon Good Burger TV Spot (1997)|TV spot #5
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Research (1997)|TV spot #6
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Good Burger TV Spot- Research (1997)|TV spot #6
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Critics (1997)|TV spot #7
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Good Burger TV Spot- Critics (1997)|TV spot #7
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Kenan & Kel (1997)|TV spot #8
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Good Burger TV Spot- Kenan & Kel (1997)|TV spot #8
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- 7 Days Left (1997)|TV spot #9
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Good Burger TV Spot- 7 Days Left (1997)|TV spot #9
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File:Good Burger TV Spot- Showbiz Names (1997)|TV spot #10
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Good Burger TV Spot- Showbiz Names (1997)|TV spot #10
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File:Good Burger Sweepstakes Ad (1997)|Good Burger Sweepstakes ad
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Good Burger Sweepstakes Ad (1997)|Good Burger Sweepstakes ad
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</gallery>
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===Movie clips===
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<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
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Good Burger (1 9) Movie CLIP - Burger Dream (1997) HD|Clip #1
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Good Burger (2 9) Movie CLIP - Nothing is Something (1997) HD|Clip #2
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Good Burger (3 9) Movie CLIP - Mondo Idiots (1997) HD|Clip #3
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Good Burger (4 9) Movie CLIP - Secret to the Sauce (1997) HD|Clip #4
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Good Burger (5 9) Movie CLIP - Dexter's a Chicken (1997) HD|Clip #5
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Good Burger (6 9) Movie CLIP - Big Order (1997) HD|Clip #6
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Good Burger (7 9) Movie CLIP - Ed Talks to Dogs (1997) HD|Clip #7
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Good Burger (8 9) Movie CLIP - Mondo Demise (1997) HD|Clip #8
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Good Burger (9 9) Movie CLIP - Hard to Say Goodbye (1997) HD|Clip #9
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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Good-Burger-10-31-10-2.jpg|Welcome to Good Burger, Home of the Good Burger! Can I take your order?
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Good-Burger-10-31-10-2.jpg|"Welcome to Good Burger, Home of the Good Burger! Can I take your order?"
 
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Nickelodeon Magazine June July 1997 ooze news Good Burger movie Summer Sanders.jpg|The cast interviewed in [[Nickelodeon Magazine]], June/July 1997.
  
Nickelodeon Magazine June July 1997 ooze news Good Burger movie Summer Sanders.jpg|The cast interviewed in [[Nickelodeon Magazine]], June/July 1997.
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Good Burger film print ad Nick Mag Aug 1997.jpg|1997 print ad
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Kenan Kel Good Burger interview Ooze News Nick Mag Aug 1997.jpg|Kenan and Kel interviewed in [[Nickelodeon Magazine]], August 1997
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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==Trivia==
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*In its theatrical release, the ''[[Action League Now!]]'' episode, "Rock-a-Big-Baby" (which later appeared in the ''[[KaBlam!]]'' episode "[[Won't Stick to Most Dental Work]]"), was shown prior to the screenings of the film. It was rated PG "for bizarre humor" by the MPAA.
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*This was Nickelodeon Movies' first film to contain cartoon sound effects.
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**Most of the sound effects in this movie are from various [[Nicktoons]].
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*In television airings, the Nickelodeon Movies logo has more lighting and is animated in stop-motion.
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*The novel ''[[Good Burger 2 Go]]'' serves as a sequel to the movie.
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*As of [[2019]], this is the only theatrical movie based on a 1990s Nickelodeon show that has never aired on [[NickRewind]].
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
  
{{reflist}}
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{{Theatrical movies}}
 
[[Category:Movies]]
  
[[Category:Movies]]
 
[[Category:All That]]
  
[[Category:All That]]
 
[[Category:Theatrical movies]]
  
[[Category:Theatrical movies]]
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[[Category:Live-action movies]]
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[[Category:PG-rated movies]]
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[[Category:African American Films]]

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Good-burger (1)

Good Burger is a 1997 American comedy film by Tollin/Robbins Productions and Nickelodeon Movies, released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Brian Robbins, and starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. It was based on the comedy sketch of the same name featured on All That, and was the only theatrical movie based on a live-action Nickelodeon show until the announcement of the Henry Danger movie.

Plot

On the first day of summer, dim-witted Ed (Kel Mitchell) experiences a nightmare featuring talking burgers. Troubled by it, he shows up late to work at Good Burger. On the same morning, Dexter (Kenan Thompson), a high school student, steals his mother's car after she leaves for a business trip. He accidentally crashes into that of his teacher, Mr. Wheat (Sinbad). With no driver's license or insurance, he’s in danger of going to jail. Mr. Wheat agrees to allow him to pay for a total of $1,900 in car damage, which later becomes $2,500, instead of calling the police. He must find a summer job to pay for the expenses. He first finds employment at Mondo Burger, but after a clash with the strict manager, Kurt Bozwell (Jan Schweiterman), he is fired and has to find employment at another place, and manages to do so at Good Burger. There, he meets and reluctantly befriends Ed (who helps him find a job position) and a slew of colorful employees. Little does he know Ed inadvertently caused the car accident; he was rushing to make a delivery on rollerblades, and skated in front of Dexter, causing him to swerve and hit Mr. Wheat's car.

Dexter finds much success at Good Burger, but his success takes a turn for the worse. Across the street, the Mondo Burger where he previously worked opens to the public. It produces oversized burgers, much bigger than the Good Burgers, and threatens to put them out of business. Fortunately, with the invention of Ed's "secret sauce," they are saved. After Dexter realizes that Ed caused his car accident, he takes part of Ed's bonus paychecks earned from the sauce to pay off his debt to Mr. Wheat.

Good Burger continues to be popular because of Ed's sauce, causing Kurt to attempt to steal it. First, he entices Ed with a higher hourly wage at Mondo Burger. Dedicated to Good Burger, he denies it. He buys Dexter a similar yo-yo that his dad bought him as a kid. It was at this moment that he not only begins to truly care about Ed, but he is also overcome with guilt for taking most of Ed's bonus money. Kurt then sends in an attractive employee named Roxanne (Carmen Electra) who fails to seduce Ed into divulging his "secret sauce" recipe, ending up badly injured.

Meanwhile, Dexter has a crush on his coworker Monique (Shar Jackson), and she eventually agrees to a double date with him along with Roxanne and Ed. The next morning, however, she tells him off and breaks up with him after she discovers his attempts to cheat Ed out of most of his money.

Later on, Ed and Dexter encounter a dog on the street and attempt to feed him a Good Burger and a Mondo Burger. It eats the former, but refuses to even look at the latter, apparently sensing something wrong with the meat. Suspicious, Ed and Dexter disguise themselves as old women and enter Mondo Burger to find out what is wrong with their meat. They discover that they chemically induced their burgers with an illegal food additive called "Triampathol," which makes them oversized. Kurt is not fooled by Ed and Dexter's disguises and kidnaps them by sending them to Demented Hills Mental Hospital (run by his friend) to prevent the public from learning Mondo Burger's secret.

After sending Ed and Dexter to Demented Hills, Kurt and his employees break into Good Burger after closing hours and spike Ed's "secret sauce" with shark poison. When Ed and Dexter's coworker, Otis (Abe Vigoda), attempts to call the police on them, Kurt takes him captive and sends him to Demented Hills as well. There, he tells Ed and Dexter about Kurt's scheme to poison the "secret sauce." They devise a plan to escape. Ed begins to dance and sing, encouraging the other patients to join in. After the entire mental hospital breaks out in dance, the trio escapes. They steal an ice cream truck to leave, but are pursued by a Demented Hills van; cleverly, Ed and Dexter throw ice cream treats at it, causing it to crash. Upon arriving at Good Burger, Ed stops a lady from eating a Good Burger with the poison-laced sauce just in time. Dexter then informs the staff that the sauce has been poisoned by Kurt and convinces them not to let anyone consume it. Ed and Dexter then break into Mondo Burger so they could expose the chemically-induced burgers to the police. While Dexter provides a distraction, Ed tries to take a can of Triampathol, but accidentally knocks one into the meat grinder. Ed then decides to pours the rest of it into there. On the roof, Kurt catches Ed and Dexter and confiscates the empty can that Ed is holding. Just then, the building begins to blow up, caused by the Triampathol-overdosed burgers exploding. After it destructs and the patrons flee, the police arrest Kurt for illegal substance use. Ed then explains to Dexter that he did that on purpose to prevent Kurt from manipulating the legal system and escaping conviction, ironically responding to Dexter's questions by saying, "I'm not stupid." With the destruction of Mondo Burger, Mr. Wheat's car is destroyed once again (much to Dexter's amusement as he hands him the first half of the money owed for the damage).

Dexter apologizes to Ed for taking advantage of the latter's salary from the sauce and both end up on friendly terms. They then walk back to Good Burger, where the employees praise them, especially Ed, as Good Burger heroes. The film ends as Ed proudly says "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Can I take your order?"

Cast

  • Kel Mitchell as Ed, the cashier of Good Burger.
  • Kenan Thompson as Dexter Reed, a high school student who desires to relax during his summer vacation.
  • Jan Schweiterman as Kurt Bozwell is the C.E.O. and restaurant owner of Mondo Burger who will stop at nothing to make his food chain number one.
  • Sinbad as Mr. Wheat, a teacher who demands money from Dexter for car damages.
  • Abe Vigoda as Otis, an elderly Good Burger employee who cooks the French fries.
  • Shar Jackson as Monique, a female Good Burger employee who scolds Dexter for using Ed's gullibility to steal most of his money, but eventually becomes his girlfriend.
  • Dan Schneider as Mr. Bailey, the owner and manager of Good Burger.
  • Ron Lester as Spatch, the head fry cook of Good Burger.
  • Lori Beth Denberg as Connie Muldoon, a customer whose extremely complex orders are too difficult for Ed to memorize.
  • Josh Server as Fizz, the drive-thru employee of Good Burger.
  • Ginny Schreiber as Deedee, one of the 2 female employees at Good Burger and a vegetarian.
  • Linda Cardellini as Heather, an insane girl in Demented Hills for whom Ed grows feelings.
  • Shaquille O'Neal as himself.
  • George Clinton as a Demented Hills Patient.
  • Robert Wuhl as an Angry Customer.
  • Carmen Electra as Roxanne, a henchwoman of Kurt who was assigned to seduce Ed into telling his secret sauce recipe.
  • Marques Houston as Jake.
  • J. August Richards as Griffen, one of Kurt's right hand men.
  • Hamilton Von Watts as Troy, Kurt's other right-hand man
  • Wendy Worthington as the Demented Hills Nurse.
  • Colt Buehner as Dr. Doom.

Box office

On a budget of $9 million, the film was a box office success, grossing over $23 million.

Critical reception

Despite the popularity of All That and the Kenan & Kel series, Good Burger received negative reviews from film critics, garnering a "Rotten" rating of 31% on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

Home media

Cover Format Released
Good Burger VHS VHS February 24, 1998
Good Burger DVD DVD May 27, 2003
The movie is presented in widescreen.

Videos

Trailers

TV spots

Movie clips

Gallery

Trivia

  • In its theatrical release, the Action League Now! episode, "Rock-a-Big-Baby" (which later appeared in the KaBlam! episode "Won't Stick to Most Dental Work"), was shown prior to the screenings of the film. It was rated PG "for bizarre humor" by the MPAA.
  • This was Nickelodeon Movies' first film to contain cartoon sound effects.
    • Most of the sound effects in this movie are from various Nicktoons.
  • In television airings, the Nickelodeon Movies logo has more lighting and is animated in stop-motion.
  • The novel Good Burger 2 Go serves as a sequel to the movie.
  • As of 2019, this is the only theatrical movie based on a 1990s Nickelodeon show that has never aired on NickRewind.

References

  1. ↑ "Good Burger (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 1 April 2011.
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