Young Einstein (1989)
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35% of critics liked it
(31 reviews) -
44% of users liked it
(11,984 ratings)
The life of legendary scientist Albert Einstein is re-imagined as a slapstick farce in this comic fantasy. Changing Einstein's country of origin from Germany to Tasmania, the film shows the scientist's eventful youth as he creates rock & roll and discovers the secret of splitting the beer… More The life of legendary scientist Albert Einstein is re-imagined as a slapstick farce in this comic fantasy. Changing Einstein's country of origin from Germany to Tasmania, the film shows the scientist's eventful youth as he creates rock & roll and discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom. Director and star Yahoo Serious loads the film with slapstick comedy, absurd sight gags, and even sneaks in a romantic subplot in which Einstein courts Marie Curie. The film was a huge hit in its native Australia but a major box-office disappointment in the United States, where audiences largely ignored the display of nonstop silliness. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Yahoo Serious
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
The movie runs out of -- excuse me again -- energy in the late going, and the invention of the humor is uneven. But Serious plays the title role with charm and lightness. His wild red hair makes Don King's look like a crewcut.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Considering the pre-opening buildup this film has had, it could turn out to be a bigger bomb than the one Einstein's theory anticipated.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
The next Serious movie could well be something special.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
It has the charm and advantage of a genuine visual style of its own, both laconic and witty, as well as a likably dopey plot and cast of characters.
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Chris Willman, Los Angeles Times
Einstein has a handsome period look, even when director of photography Jeff Darling is shooting the musical montages that periodically break up the action.
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Cast
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Yahoo Serious
as Albert Einstein
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Odile Le Clezio
as Marie Curie
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John Howard (II)
as Preston Preston
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Pee Wee Wilson
as Mr. Einstein
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Su Cruickshank
as Mrs. Einstein
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Basil Clarke
as Charles Darwin
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Ebsen Storm
as Wilbur Wright
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Lulu Pinkus
as Blonde
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Kaarin Fairfax (II)
as Brunette
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Jonathan Coleman
as Wolfgang Bavarian
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Roger Ward
as Cat Pie Cook
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Max Meldrum
as Mr. Curie
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Rose Jackson
as Mrs. Curie
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Adam Bowen
as Guglielmo Marconi
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Tim McKew
as Sigmund Freud
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Philippa Baker
as Freud's Mother
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Geoff Aldridge
as Lumiere Brother
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Hugh Wayland
as Lumiere Brother
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Ian James Tait
as Thomas Edison
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Michael Blaxland
as Desk Clerk
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Tim Elliot
as Lecturer
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Ray Fogo
as Bright Clerk
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Ollie Hall
as Darwin's Bodyguard
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Tony Harvey
as Bursar
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Michael Lake
as Lonely Street Hotel Manager
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Christian Manon
as Darwin's Bodyguard
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Johnny McCall
as Rudy Bavarian
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Alice Pead
as Inventor Couple
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Terry Pead
as Inventor Couple
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Colin Gibson
as Country Yokel
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Aku Kadogo
as African Lady
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David Roach
as Country Yokel
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Steve Abbott
as Brian Asprin
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Mark Bell
as Kid
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Inge Burke
as Country Girl Fan
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Glenn Butcher
as Ernest Rutherford
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Russell Cheek
as Nurse
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Warren Coleman
as Lunatic Professor
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Nick Conroy
as Clark Gable
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Shannen de Villermont
as Kid
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Wendy de Waal
as Prudish Student
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Film Crew
as Dangerous Lunatics
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Albert Heygate
as Dog
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Conky Heygate
as Kid
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Keith Heygate
as Scientist's Guard
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John Even Hughes
as Drunk
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Warwick Irwin
as Gate Guard
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Zanzi Mann
as Kid
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Michael Matou
as Asylum Guard
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Georgie Parker
as Country Girl Fan
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Martin Raphael
as Crazed Lunatic
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Ted Reid
as Asylum Guard
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Rhonvic Brolga Dancers
as Polka Dancer
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Ian "Danno" Rogerson
as Randy Student
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Madeleine Ross
as Baby Scientist
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Margot Ross
as Emotional Mother
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Megan Shapcott
as Country Girl Fan
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Michael Shirley
as Admiral Shackleton
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Pepper Soudakoff
as Darwin's Beagle
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Sylvester's Sextet
as Bavarian Band
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P.J. Voeten
as Chinese Student
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Wick Wilson
as News Cameraman
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Ray Winslade
as Droving Student
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Wombat
as Dog
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Sally Zakrzewski
as Kid
- Michael Lynch
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David Ngoombujarra
as Aborignial Dancer
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Frank McDonald
as Nihilist
- John Howard
