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Heavyweights

"They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh."

1995-02-17 Family 1hr 40m

Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.

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Storyline

Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.

  • Released
    1995-02-17
  • Revenue
    $17,700,000
  • Budget
    $10,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Family, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.6
  • Production
    Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures

Crew

Steven Brill
Director
Judd Apatow
Writer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer

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Cast

David Bowe

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Chris Donelly
Jeffrey Tambor

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Maury Garner
Jerry Stiller

Jerry Stiller

Harvey Bushkin
Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Alice Bushkin
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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

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Nancy Ringham

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Seth St. Laurent

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Bobby Fain

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Dustin Greer

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Matthew R. Zboyovski

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J.T. Alessi

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Chris Snyder

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Aubrey Dollar

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Jamie Olson

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Lauren Hill

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Reviews for Heavyweights
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A Review by r96sk 6

Written by r96sk on 2020-10-02

A one-joke film. I expected a fair deal from <em>'Heavyweights'</em>, especially after seeing Ben Stiller was involved. Unfortunately, it... read more

A one-joke film. I expected a fair deal from <em>'Heavyweights'</em>, especially after seeing Ben Stiller was involved. Unfortunately, it never takes off after the initial joke becomes tiresome; the characters are fat, that's basically it. It needed more meat on the bones (pardon the pun), too mediocre. Stiller isn't great either, in a part which is basically a watered down version of the role he'd play nine years year, White Goodman, in <em>'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'</em> - he, surely, used this character, Tony, as inspiration for White? Elsewhere, you have two of the funnier kids from <em>'The Mighty Ducks'</em> series, as well as a few fairly known faces like Jeffrey Tambor (Maury) and Tim Blake Nelson (Roger). I get the intentions, but the heartfelt message that (I think) the film aims for doesn't really come out clearly. The ending feels like an unconnected add-on that was put in to add to the run time. In truth, it isn't anything terrible - I just wanted and expected more.

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A Review by r96sk

A one-joke film. I expected a fair deal from <em>'Heavyweights'</em>, especially after seeing Ben Stiller was involved. Unfortunately, it never takes off after the initial joke becomes tiresome; the characters are fat, that's basically i...

reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 6

Written by r96sk on 2020-10-02

A one-joke film. I expected a fair deal from <em>'Heavyweights'</em>, especially after seeing Ben Stiller was involved. Unfortunately, it never takes off after the initial joke becomes tiresome; th...

read more