Young Einstein

Name: Young Einstein
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1988-12-15
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, Ian "Peewee" Wilson, Su Cruickshank, John Howard

The Incredible Untold Story of the Greatest Mind of All Time.

Young Einstein (1988)

1:31 (91 min)

Comedy, Science Fiction

Australia

5.3/10
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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date

15 December 1988

Budget

$24 900 000

Revenue

$11 536 599

Director

Scenario

Producer

Actors

Albert Einstein

Marie Curie

Ian "Peewee" Wilson

Mr. Einstein

Su Cruickshank

Mrs. Einstein

John Howard

Preston Preston

Christian Manon

Darwin's Bodyguard

Basil Clarke

Charles Darwin

Adam Bowen

Marconi

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Short description

This Australian science fiction comedy reimagines the early life of Albert Einstein as the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer. After discovering a way to split the beer atom to restore carbonation to the drink, Albert travels to Sydney to patent his find. During his journey, he develops a romantic relationship with French scientist Marie Curie while facing opportunistic individuals who attempt to exploit his naivety and his discovery.

Directed, produced, and co-written by Yahoo Serious, the film also features Serious in the lead role as Einstein, alongside Odile Le Clezio as Marie Curie. The production was supported by Warner Bros. Pictures and employed a credited cast of 56 people and a crew of 48.

Financially, the movie underperformed, earning 5 million USD against a budget of 25 million USD. Audience reception has been mixed, with a rating of 5.3/10 on IMDb based on 9,600 votes and an identical score of 5.3/10 on TMDB from 179 votes.