Good Burger

Good Burger
File:GoodBurgerPoster.jpg Promotional poster for Good Burger.
Directed by	Brian Robbins
Written by	Dan Schneider
Produced by	Mike Tollin Brian Robbins
Starring	Kenan Thompson Kel Mitchell Sinbad Abe Vigoda Shar Jackson Dan Schneider Ron Lester Jan Schweiterman Josh Server
Music by	Stewart Copeland
Production company	Nickelodeon Movies
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1997
Running time	95 minutes
Country	America
Language	English
Budget	$9,000,000
Box office	$87,445,899

Good Burger is a 1997 American comedy film by Nickelodeon Movies produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Brian Robbins, and starring Kenan and Kel, featuring Sinbad, Shar Jackson, Abraham Vigoda, and Jan Schweiterman. The film was based on a recurring sketch on Nickelodeon's sketch show All That. Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, and George Clinton also make cameo appearances.

Plot

Ed (Kel Mitchell) is a dumb but very funny fast food attendant working at the titular restaurant. Ed discovers that there is competition with Good Burger when another restaurant, Mondo Burger, is built across the street. However, the Good Burger manager, Mister Bailey, is slightly worried about the new restaurant and encourages the employees to not give up their hopes. Meanwhile, Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson) is a teenage slacker who believes he can spend the rest of the summer partying.

Cast

• Kel Mitchell as Ed
• Kenan Thompson as Dexter Reed
• Sinbad as Mister Wheat
• Abe Vigoda as Otis
• Shar Jackson as Monique
• Dan Schneider as Mister Bailey
• Ron Lester as Spatch
• Jan Schweiterman as Kurt Bozwell
• Josh Server as Fizz
• Linda Cardellini as Heather(mental patient )
• Shaquille O'Neal as Himself
• Robert Wuhl as Angry Customer
• Carmen Electra as Roxanne
• Marques Houston as Jack

Deleted scenes

A scene not included in the release, but made it into the trailers, includes a customer saying to Ed, "Give me a Good Shake", so Ed grabs him and shakes him. A deleted scene that Kel Mitchell wanted to put in the film but director Brian Robbins disagreed with was to have Dexter say to Ed "Excuse me a second", and have Ed wait literally one second before following Dexter. The head-butting scene was removed by the BBFC for the UK video release, despite the cinema release being uncut.

Critical reception

Good Burger received largely negative reviews from film critics, garnering a "Rotten" rating of 31% on Rotten Tomatoes. However it has become a sort of cult favorite for fans of the early to mid 1990s Nickelodeon.

Box office

The film was released on July 25, 1997 and had a budget (not including prints and advertising) of $9,000,000. It opened at the fifth position with $7,058,333 and in total, the film earned $23,712,993 in the US & Canada.

Soundtrack

Main article: Good Burger (soundtrack)

A soundtrack containing hip hop, R&B and rock music was released on July 15, 1997 by Capitol Records. It peaked at 101 on the Billboard 200 and 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

2007 and 2010 "Nick at Nite" premieres

In 2007, Nickelodeon revived Good Burger and showed it on Nick@Nite December 8, 2007. Before it was shown, Nickelodeon had two of the actors record over what they said in the previous film to censor it for kids. The first censor is when Otis says "I think I broke my ass". Nickelodeon censored it so he said "I think I broke my tail". The other is when the man in the mental institution (played by George Clinton) says "Ooh, this music sucks", which was censored to "Ooh, this music stinks". The actors' lips almost clearly show the original lines, and closed captioning will reveal the original lines. Subsequent showings, such as the January 17, 2010 showing, have also been censored in the same fashion.

External links

• Good Burger at IMDb
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• Good Burger at Rotten Tomatoes