Young Einstein

Young Einstein (1989)

  • 18% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (11,796 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 atom.… More

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PG, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By
Yahoo Serious
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Feb 15, 2005
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    A five-minute idea stretched bloodily over 90 minutes of dead air.

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    I couldn't even make it through this movie! Did anyone?

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

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

  • Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    Pee-Yew! It was in focus, though.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Lots of energy; very few laughs.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Good photography and a few interesting moments doesn't make Young Einstein a nice picture to watch.

  • Lafe F


    This movie was hyped in 1988 more than "Jason Goes to Manhattan" ever was! Yahoo Serious was a quirky Australian comic akin to Pee-Wee Hermann and Napoleon Dynamite. I wonder if he inspired Yahoo.com?? Regardless, he appears in a quiet little comedy about his exploits… More

  • Dean M


    Different to believe, Einstein invented not only relativity, but also the electric guitar and surfing, splitting the atom in his spare time.

  • rocko p


    The most fun movie I've watched in years. Kinda like Bill & Ted meet Bill Nighe. I really just wanted to say that cause it sounded cool.

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