Good Burger
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| Good Burger | |
|---|---|
| Image:Good burger.jpg Promotional Poster For Good Burger | |
| Directed by | Brian Robbins |
| Produced by | Mike Tollin |
| Starring | Kel Mitchell Kenan Thompson Sinbad Abe Vigoda Shar Jackson Dan Schneider Ron Lester Jan Schweiterman Josh Server |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 25,1997 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
Good Burger is a 1997 comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad, Shar Jackson, Abe Vigoda, George Clinton, and Jan Schweiterman. Carmen Electra and NBA player Shaquille O'Neal also make brief cameo appearances in the movie. It was the second film to be marketed under the Nickelodeon name.
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[edit] Plot
The plot concerns the exploits of teenagers working in a fast food restaurant and trying to save it from "Mondo Burger," a larger hamburger restaurant that just opened across the street. Several cast members came from the television show All That on the Nickelodeon network. The movie was based on the popular Good Burger skit, in which Kel plays the infamous Ed, a not-so bright cashier at a fast food restaurant. After trying to compete with the large store across the street by creating a secret sauce, Kenan and Kel's characters find out that Mondo Burger's beef is somehow unnatural. They go undercover, and reveal an even more illegal scheme within the Mondo Burger. The main characters in the movie use a vehicle known as the "Burgermobile" (the Burgermobile is based on an AMC Pacer; the vehicle has also been part of the art car community). The same AMC Pacer was used in Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2 as the Mirthmobile.
The Good Burger catch phrase is:
- "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order? (and in Ed's case)...haa..."
The film was released by Paramount Pictures and was rated PG in both the US and UK. This movie was set in the quiet fictional Florida city of Brierdale.
[edit] Retro references
Several homages to 1970s media have been made in Good Burger. Notable occurrences include:
- An AMC Pacer is used as the Burgermobile.
- Shaft is spoofed with the Shaft Theme at the beginning of the movie.
- George Clinton makes a cameo appearance and his song "(Not Just) Knee Deep" plays in the movie.
- A 1970s Cadillac gets smashed up while the ice cream truck is evading the insane asylum truck.
- A sampled version of "Do Fries Go With That Shake" is played at the beginning of the movie.
- A cover version of "Roxanne" by The Police was played in the movie.
[edit] Songs in movie:
- "Do Fries Go With That Shake?" by George Clinton
- "Man" by The Presidents of the United States of America
- "All I Want" by 702
- "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by George Clinton
- "We're All Dudes" by Less Than Jake featuring Kel Mitchell
- "Roxanne" by The Police
- "That's The Way (It's Goin' Down)" by Mint Condition
- "I'll Be There For You" by Tracie Spencer
- "(Not The) Greatest Rapper" by 1000 Clowns
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kel Mitchell | Ed |
| Kenan Thompson | Dexter Reed |
| Sinbad | Mr. Wheat |
| Abe Vigoda | Otis |
| Shar Jackson | Monique |
| Dan Schneider | Mr. Baily |
| Ron Lester | Spatch |
| Jan Schweiterman | Kurt Bozwell |
| Josh Server | Fizz |
| Linda Cardellini | Heather |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Himself |
| Robert Wuhl | Angry Customer |
| Carmen Electra | Roxanne (uncredited) |
[edit] Trivia
- The location of Good Burger and Mondo Burger were filmed at West Covina, California.
[edit] Box Office
The film was released on July 25, 1997 and had a budget of $9,000,000. It opened in 5th place with $7,058,333 and in total, the film earned $23,712,993 in the US & Canada alone, making a tidy profit. Despite heavy popularity, Viacom is reluctant to produce a sequel.
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