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Young Einstein (1989)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:3

Rotten:14

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Australian comedian (and producer, filmmaker, editor, screenwriter, stunt person and songsmith) Yahoo Serious does everything and more in this spoof on the early life of 20th- century genius Albert... Australian comedian (and producer, filmmaker, editor, screenwriter, stunt person and songsmith) Yahoo Serious does everything and more in this spoof on the early life of 20th- century genius Albert Einstein. Transported from Europe to the Australian island of Tasmania, the young scientist-to-be is first encountered on his parents' apple farm where he discovers the Law of Relativity while attempting to brew up a batch of homemade beer. Einstein goes on to accidentally invent the atomic bomb and -- more importantly -- the electric guitar which leads, of course, to his discovery of rock 'n' roll. And, in the midst of it all, he still finds time to romance Marie Curie. [More]

Starring: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Pee Wee Wilson

Starring: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Pee Wee Wilson

Director: Yahoo Serious

Director: Yahoo Serious

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Feb 15, 2005

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  • Yahoo Serious stars in this comedy about Albert Einstein, a youthful genius who discovers not only the theory of relativity but the electric guitar, rock'n'roll, and how to put bubbles into beer.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    A five-minute idea stretched bloodily over 90 minutes of dead air.

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    08/26/09
    Brian Orndorf
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    03/26/09
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    06/24/06
    Geoff Andrew
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    No review available.

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    08/16/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    I couldn't even make it through this movie! Did anyone?

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    08/12/05
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures

    An animated, and clever cocktail of laughs and rock and roll

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    05/06/05
    Clint Morris
    Clint Morris
    Moviehole
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
    04/29/05
    Rumsey Taylor
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    Pee-Yew! It was in focus, though.

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    04/22/05
    Michael A. Smith
    Michael A. Smith
    Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    Lots of energy; very few laughs.

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    04/03/05
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    as much fun as you can have watching someone being repeatedly electrocuted and blown up -- over and over again

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    03/12/05
    Christopher Null
    Christopher Null
    Filmcritic.com

    ...with no depth to the main character and little that's really funny to commend its script, Young Einstein falls as flat as old dad's beer.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    03/04/05
    John J. Puccio
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    No review available.

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    02/21/05
    Daniel M. Kimmel
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    05/06/04
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    01/22/04
    Nell Minow
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    Caryn James
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    No review available.

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    04/30/03
    Matt Brunson
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    Funny, though not hilarious. Too bad it launched a lackluster career on the part of Mr. Serious.

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    03/14/03
    Luke Y. Thompson
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    01/07/03
    Philip Martin
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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Too strange to dislike

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    11/05/02
    Ken Hanke
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    No review available.

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