Young Einstein

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.

For other people with the same name, see Ugly Duckling (hip hop group).
Not to be confused with Baby Einstein or Little Einsteins.

Young Einstein
VHS cover
Directed byYahoo Serious
Written by
  • David Roach
  • Yahoo Serious
Produced by
  • David Roach
  • Warwick Ross
  • Yahoo Serious
Starring
CinematographyJeff Darling
Edited by
  • David Roach
  • Amanda Robson
  • Neil Thumpston
  • Peter Whitmore
Music by
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 15 December 1988 (1988-12-15) (Australia)
  • 4 August 1989 (1989-08-04) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$24.9 million

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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