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Einstein Junior

Original title: Young Einstein
  • 1988
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
9.5K
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POPULARITY
4,934
7,321
Yahoo Serious in Einstein Junior (1988)
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Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.

  • Director
    • Yahoo Serious
  • Writers
    • Yahoo Serious
    • David Roach
  • Stars
    • Yahoo Serious
    • Odile Le Clezio
    • John Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    9.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,934
    7,321
    • Director
      • Yahoo Serious
    • Writers
      • Yahoo Serious
      • David Roach
    • Stars
      • Yahoo Serious
      • Odile Le Clezio
      • John Howard
    • 59User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Yahoo Serious
    Yahoo Serious
    • Albert Einstein
    Odile Le Clezio
    • Marie Curie
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • Preston Preston
    Peewee Wilson
    Peewee Wilson
    • Mr. Einstein
    Su Cruickshank
    • Mrs. Einstein
    Lulu Pinkus
    • The Blonde
    Kaarin Fairfax
    Kaarin Fairfax
    • The Brunette
    Michael Lake
    • Manager
    Jonathan Coleman
    Jonathan Coleman
    • Wolfgang Bavarian
    Johnny McCall
    • Rudy Bavarian…
    Michael Blaxland
    • Desk Clerk
    Ray Fogo
    • Bright Clerk
    Terry Pead
    • Inventor Couple
    Alice Pead
    • Inventor Couple
    Frank McDonald
    • Nihilist
    Tony Harvey
    • Bursar
    Tim Elliott
    • Lecturer
    Ray Winslade
    • Droving Student
    • Director
      • Yahoo Serious
    • Writers
      • Yahoo Serious
      • David Roach
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews59

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    simpson182

    Awesome

    I loved the movie. It may have been out of date, and the sound quality may not have been to good, but overall the movie is great, who would ever think of creating a movie like this? It is definitely one of a kind, and I am proud to own it!!
    7basrutten

    You got to love the idea

    "Young Einstein" is not a great movie. It's not really a good movie either. But it's an original, low-budget and very likeable movie.

    Of course, it's all complete nonsense. The plot involves Yahoo Serious splitting beer atoms, inventing the electric violin and the surfing board, running into the cute Marie Curie and having a very bad hair day, and is of course full of anachronisms and other factual errors.

    But does that really matter? No, of course not. This movie takes a very light and novel approach to making a movie about science. Not all the jokes are good. In fact, most are pretty bad. But at least most of them are original. And the parts were Young Einstein explains some concepts of relativity are great !

    The only explanation I can give for the low rating this movie currently has is that most people simply don't understand the jokes. If you don't know what splitting an atom is, and if you don't know that beer-atoms are none-existent, then you probably hate this movie. Otherwise, it's worth a look.

    **1/2 out of **** stars
    7sunflowerspoom

    Corny but funny

    I just saw the movie on Starz. Although it was corny and I can see why many didn't like it, I just couldn't stop laughing. Whether the jokes were good or bad, I laughed and that is good enough for me to say it was good. I was also surprised by how well done it was. I mean the quality was excellent. I guess if I was in a bad mood the movie wouldn't be half as good, but I thought it to be very enjoyable and would recommend for a movie for the parents and kids to enjoy. Of course everything in it is historically incorrect but that's the fun part. I give Yahoo Serious a lot of credit for making this a good flick. But I wouldn't go as far to say it was the best movie of all time and a beautiful piece of art but a movie doesn't have to be beautiful to be good. I at least got a rise out of it and would rather watch this 20 times than to see Justin and Kelly. I hope whoever is interested or already saw it will/did too.
    grinna

    Some creative genius here

    Hats off to Yahoo Serious and his gang. This zany movie is well scripted and well acted. Scenery and costumes and special effects also done to a very high standard.

    The humour seems to emanate naturally, and it has its own originality and spontaneity. Science history clashing with Australian heritage is preposterous but this adds to the excitement and energy oozing from the movie.

    Legendary movie.
    riddler_1138-3

    See this film on it's Soundtrack Merit only

    I saw this film when I was a teen living in Great Britain and for some really odd unexplainable reason, the soundtrack has still stuck with me. The song played during the credits, "Ice-House - Great Southern Land" is by far one of my all time favorite songs. I found the soundtrack on Amazon a few years back and i play it regulary. The film itself isn't the greatest but I do enjoy watching the "Journey to the Mainland", not just for the song but for the amazing camera work and scenery. Yahoo Serious' career never really took off and he's kinda like Carrot Top. You either love him or you hate him.

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    • Trivia
      Constant references apples and props were a joke on the fact Tasmania is Australia's largest producer/supplier of apples, so much so that the official state slogan printed on Tasmanian car license plates is "Tasmania: The Apple Isle".
    • Goofs
      When Marie talks to Albert in the Lunatic Asylum's shower room, "If you won't do anything, who will?" is dubbed over "If you won't do anything, I will."
    • Quotes

      Albert: I'm a Tasmanian

    • Crazy credits
      Young Einstein is dedicated to a genius, a rebel, a pacifist, an eccentric with a clowning sense of humour who once remarked about his own theories "...I never thought that others would take them so much more seriously than I did...". Albert Einstein 1879-1955
    • Connections
      Featured in Mental As Anything: Rock and Roll Music (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      GREAT SOUTHERN LAND
      Composed by Iva Davies

      Performed by Icehouse

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1990 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • YahooSerious.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Young Einstein
    • Filming locations
      • Uluru/Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,536,599
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,094,581
      • Aug 6, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,537,895
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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