Young Einstein

Name: Young Einstein
Director: Yahoo Serious
Released: 1988-01-01

1988 film directed by Yahoo Serious

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Released: 1988
, June 14, 1990
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Director: Yahoo Serious
Screenwriter: David Roach
Cast: John Howard
, Su Cruickshank
, Elliott Reid
, Yahoo Serious
Runtime: 91 min
Genre: comedy film
Country of origin: Australia
Original language: English

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Young Einstein is a 1988 Australian comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Yahoo Serious. It is a fantasized account of the life of Albert Einstein which alters all people, places and circumstances of his life, including relocating the theoretical physicist to Australia, having him splitting the atom with a chisel, and inventing rock and roll and surfing. Although highly successful in Australia, and winning an award from the Australian Film Institute Awards, it was poorly received by critics in the United States. At the APRA Music Awards of 1990, the soundtrack won Most Performed Australasian Work for Film.

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Narrative location: Sydney
Australia
Tasmania
Title: Young Einstein
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 36%(January 9, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 33 critic review
4.2/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Young Einstein”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Nominations: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography(1986)
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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score(1986) nominee: William Motzing, Martin Armiger
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AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay(1986) nominee: Yahoo Serious
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AACTA Award for Best Sound(1986) nominee: Roger Savage
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Filmiroda rating: Category I rating certificate id: F/1174/J
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1.Stated in terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx
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Australian Classification: PG(since 1988) rating certificate id: 0000207A8E95 · distribution format: 35 mm film
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/74163Retrieved 2024-05-22
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