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Good Burger

Promotional Poster For Good Burger
Directed by Brian Robbins
Produced by Julia Pistor
Starring Kenan Thompson
Kel Mitchell
Sinbad
Abe Vigoda
Shar Jackson
Dan Schneider
Ron Lester
Jan Schweiterman
Josh Server
Music by Stewart Copeland
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 25, 1997
Running time 103 min. Brian Robbins (born November 22, 1963) is an American Actor and producer, director and Screenwriter. Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Actor and Comedian, best known Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigodah (born February 24 1921 is an American movie and television Actor. Sharisse "Shar" Jackson (born September 4 1976) is an American Television and Film Actress and Rapper Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an actor writer and producer of movies and television Ron Lester (born August 4, 1970) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Varsity Blues and the TV show Jan Schweiterman (born on September 30, 1972, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American Actor who has appeared in several Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979 in Highland Park Illinois) is an American Actor, best known for being the only Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band The Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Language English
Followed by Good Burger 2 Go
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IMDb profile

Good Burger is a 1997 comedy film from Paramount Pictures directed by Brian Robbins and starring Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Sinbad, Shar Jackson, Abe Vigoda, and Jan Schweiterman. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Good Burger 2 Go is a novel for young readers written by American author Steven Holland, based on a story by producer Dan Schneider. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Brian Robbins (born November 22, 1963) is an American Actor and producer, director and Screenwriter. Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Actor and Comedian, best known Sharisse "Shar" Jackson (born September 4 1976) is an American Television and Film Actress and Rapper Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigodah (born February 24 1921 is an American movie and television Actor. Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, and George Clinton also make brief cameo appearances in the movie. Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as It was the second film to be marketed under the Nickelodeon name. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel It was based on the All That sketch of the same name. All That is an American Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long All That is an American The film inspired a book sequel titled Good Burger 2 Go. Good Burger 2 Go is a novel for young readers written by American author Steven Holland, based on a story by producer Dan Schneider.

Contents

Production

The film Good Burger was based on an extremely popular All That mini-series of the same name. All That is an American Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long All That is an American The location of Good Burger and Mondo Burger were filmed at West Covina, California. West Covina is a city located in eastern Los Angeles County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The AMC Pacer used for the film was the same from Wayne's World, which was also shot in Covina, California. Wayne's World was one of the most popular recurring sketches to come from the NBC Television series Saturday Night Live. Infiniti also funded vehicles for use in the film. Infiniti is the luxury car division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co

Plot

The plot concerns the exploits of Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson), a high-schooler who just started working at Good Burger to pay off the debt of a car accident that involved one of his teachers, Mr. Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Wheat (Sinbad). However, when a new, larger, more popular burger restaurant, Mondo Burger, opens across the street, the Good Burger employees must try to save their restaurant from being run out of business. The movie was based on the well known Good Burger sketch, in which Kel Mitchell plays the infamous Ed, a not-so bright cashier at a fast food restaurant. A cashier is a person who rings up the goods or services that the Consumer wishes to purchase Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly After trying to compete with the large restaurant across the street by creating a secret sauce, Mitchell and Thompson's characters find out that Mondo Burger's beef is somehow unnatural. They go undercover, and reveal an even more illegal scheme within Mondo Burgers. Once the secret is discovered they go to great lengths to reveal it. The main characters in the movie use a vehicle known as the "Burgermobile" (an AMC Pacer). The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact Automobile produced in the United States by the American Motors Corporation between 1975 and 1980 The same AMC Pacer was used in the Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2 as the "Mirthmobile". Wayne's World is a 1992 Comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar hosts of the Aurora Wayne's World 2 is a 1993 Comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show

The Good Burger catch phrase is:

"Welcome to the Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Can I take your order?"

Cast

Actor Role

Kenan Thompson

 Dexter Reed
Kel Mitchell Ed
Sinbad Mr. Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Actor and Comedian, best known Wheat
Abe Vigoda Otis
Shar Jackson Monique
Dan Schneider Mr. Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigodah (born February 24 1921 is an American movie and television Actor. Sharisse "Shar" Jackson (born September 4 1976) is an American Television and Film Actress and Rapper Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an actor writer and producer of movies and television Bailey
Ron Lester Spatch
Jan Schweiterman Kurt Bozwell
Josh Server Fizz
Linda Cardellini Heather
Shaquille O'Neal Himself
Robert Wuhl Angry Customer
Carmen Electra Roxanne
Marques Houston Jake

Retro references

Several homages to 1970s media have been made in Good Burger. Ron Lester (born August 4, 1970) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Varsity Blues and the TV show Jan Schweiterman (born on September 30, 1972, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American Actor who has appeared in several Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979 in Highland Park Illinois) is an American Actor, best known for being the only Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American Television and Film actress. Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American comedian turned actor/writer Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4 1981 is an American R&B Singer and Actor. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Notable occurrences include:

Songs featured in film

References in popular culture

Legacy

In 2005, a New York City-based burger chain opened called Goodburger. While not directly based on the film or All That sketch, the franchise's name, as well as slogan, "Home of the Goodburger," are obviously inspired by both. All That is an American

Response

Box Office

The film was released on July 25, 1997 and had a budget of $9,000,000. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar It opened at #5 with $7,058,333 and in total, the film earned $23,712,993 in the US & Canada.

Critical reception

Reviews for the film were mostly negative, garnering a 31% "rotten" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies.

External links

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