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Summary
Two L.A. teens with summer jobs at Good Burger try to save their small restaurant when a corporate giant burger franchise moves in across the street.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+28)
Critics 37Audiences 65GoodWatch 51
Metascore41
Tomatometer33%
User score7.5
Letterboxd · 111 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score64%
IMDb5.8
Box office
2.8×its budget
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $24 M
Worldwide it earned $15 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for family movies
typical 9595Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 64 more
+9Released
1997
July 25, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
FamilyComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 50
Kel MitchellEd
Kenan ThompsonDexter Reed
SinbadMr. Wheat
Abe VigodaOtis
Shar JacksonMonique
Dan SchneiderMr. Bailey
Jan SchwietermanKurt Bozwell
Ron LesterSpatch
Josh ServerFizz- GSGinny SchreiberDeedee
Linda CardelliniHeather
Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal
George ClintonDancing Crazy- RHRichard HajeHuge Scary Man
Robert WuhlAngry Customer- CHCorrie HarrisCorey
Lori Beth DenbergConnie Muldoon
Marques HoustonJake- MGMatt GallantNews Reporter
Teresa GanzelWoman Customer
Brian PeckUpset Customer
Hamilton von WattsTroy
J. August RichardsGriffen
Kevin KopelowSad Clown
Directing · 4
- Brian Robbins Director, Producer
- Renate Schneuer Script Supervisor
- Evan Gilner Second Second Assistant Director
- Matthew J. Clark First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Dan Schneider Writer
- Kevin Kopelow Writer, Producer
- Heath Seifert Writer, Producer
Production · 6
- Julia Pistor Executive Producer
- Michael Tollin Producer
- Jaki Brown Casting
- Robyn M. Mitchell Casting
- Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
- Diane Batson-Smith Unit Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Mac Ahlberg Director of Photography
- Jerry Bertolami Dolly Grip
- Mark Fellman Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Anita Brandt-Burgoyne Editor
- Dennis McNeill Color Timer
- Theresa Repola Mohammed Negative Cutter
Sound · 23
- Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer
- John Benson Supervising Sound Editor
- Karyn Rachtman Music Supervisor
- Frank A. Montaño Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Joe Dorn Supervising ADR Editor
- Bob Baron ADR Mixer
Art · 12
- Steven J. Jordan Production Design
- Todd Ellis Property Master
- Cloudia Rebar Set Decoration
- Monti Santilli Rainbolt Assistant Property Master
- Angelo Bua Set Dresser
- Gary A. Brewer Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Natasha Landau Costume Design
- Bernadette O'Brien Costume Supervisor
- Sheila Evers Makeup Artist
- Alvechia Ewing Makeup Supervisor
- Emily Katz Key Makeup Artist
- Pauletta O. Lewis Hair Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Mark Cueto Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Michael Palmer Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 14
- Al Jones Stunt Coordinator
- Julie Michaels Stunts
- Keith Woulard Stunts
- Denney Pierce Stunts
- Alisa Christensen Stunts
- Jophery C. Brown Stunts
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GoodWatch score 55Film 2
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