Good Burger
1997 film directed by Brian Robbins
Good Burger is a 1997 American teen comedy film starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. It was directed by Brian Robbins, and written by Dan Schneider with Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert. The film is a spin-off of the "Good Burger" comedy sketch from the Nickelodeon variety series All That, with Mitchell reprising his role as Ed. The story follows Dexter Reed, a high school student who, to pay off the damages he made to his teacher's car, takes a summer job at the titular fast-food restaurant, where he and Ed, his dimwitted co-worker, stumble upon an evil plot by a rival fast-food restaurant.
The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Tollin/Robbins Productions. It premiered on July 19, 1997, and was released worldwide on July 25 of the same year by Paramount Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $23.7 million. In the years after its release, the film received a cult following.
A sequel titled Good Burger 2 was released on November 22, 2023, on Paramount+.
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On the first day of summer, slacker high school student Dexter Reed takes his mother's car on a joyride while she is away on a business trip but is indirectly involved in a car crash with his school teacher, Mr.
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