Heavyweights
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.
Director(s)
Paul Feig
Judd Apatow
Steven Brill
Richard Oswald
Merrilee Dale
Rebecca Poulos
Steve Boyum
Alan Hopkins
David B. Householter
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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 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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The directors of Heavyweights are Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, Steven Brill, Richard Oswald, Merrilee Dale, Rebecca Poulos, Steve Boyum, Alan Hopkins, and David B. Householter.
The cast of Heavyweights includes Jeffrey Tambor as Maury Garner, Jerry Stiller as Harvey Bushkin, Kenan Thompson as Roy, Ben Stiller as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr., Tim Blake Nelson as Camp Hope Salesman, David Bowe as Chris Donelly, Tom Hodges as Lars, Aubrey Dollar as Camp Magnolia Girl, Tom McGowan as Pat, Patrick LaBrecque as Dawson, Shaun Weiss as Josh, Leah Lail as Julie, and more.
The duration of Heavyweights is 1h 37 mins.
Yes. Heavyweights has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Heavyweights (1995) Trailer And TV Spots. Watch them on this page.
Heavyweights was released on 17 Feb 1995.
Heavyweights is listed under Family and Comedy on Fanbiz.
Heavyweights has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 jo..."
