▁written ▁by ▁ ▁Dan ▁Schne ider , ▁Kevin ▁Kop el ow ▁and ▁He ath ▁Se if ert . ▁St arring ▁Ken an ▁Thompson ▁and ▁Kel ▁Mitchell , ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁comedy ▁sketch ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁Nick el ode on ▁series ▁All ▁That . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Nick el ode on ▁Mov ies ▁and ▁Tol lin / R obb ins ▁Produ ctions , ▁Good ▁Bur ger ▁was ▁released ▁world wide ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Pictures . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁but ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 3 . 7 ▁million ▁against ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 8 . 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Plot ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁summer , ▁s lack er ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁D ex ter ▁Re ed ▁takes ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁car ▁on ▁a ▁joy ride ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁away ▁on ▁a ▁business ▁trip ▁but ▁accident ally ▁crashes ▁into ▁and ▁dam ages ▁both ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁car ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁of ▁his ▁teacher , ▁Mr . ▁Whe at . ▁D ex ter ▁is ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁j ail , ▁as ▁he ▁neither ▁has ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁nor ▁car ▁ins urance . ▁Fort un ately , ▁Whe at ▁agre es ▁to ▁let ▁D ex ter ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁dam ages ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁not ▁calling ▁the ▁police ▁on ▁D ex ter . ▁With ▁the ▁dam ages ▁estimated ▁at ▁$ 1 , 9 0 0 , ▁D ex ter ▁is