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197992 minComedy

Meatballs

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Is Meatballs worth watching? With a rating of 5.828/10, this Comedy film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Meatballs Synopsis

Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.

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Top Cast

Bill Murray
Bill MurrayTripper Harrison
Harvey Atkin
Harvey AtkinMorty
Russ Banham
Russ BanhamCrockett
Kristine DeBell
Kristine DeBellA.L.
Matt Craven
Matt CravenHardware
Kate Lynch
Kate LynchRoxanne
Sarah Torgov
Sarah TorgovCandace
Keith Knight
Keith KnightFink
Chris Makepeace
Chris MakepeaceRudy
Jack Blum
Jack BlumSpaz

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Is Meatballs worth watching?

Meatballs has received mixed reviews with a 5.828/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Comedy movies.

Is Meatballs hit or flop?

Meatballs has received average ratings (5.828/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Meatballs?

Meatballs is a Comedy movie that Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the ca...

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Critic Reviews

WuchakOct 7, 2018
★ 7

Amusing and harmless misadventures at summer camp with Bill Murray Bill Murray (who was 28 during shooting) stars as an eccentrically droll camp counselor at Camp North Star who “trains” CITs, counselors-in-training, as they oversee the hordes of kids and face challenges with teams from preppy Camp Mohawk. “Meatballs” (1979) is a fun and innocuous summer camp flick. It’s not great but it’s entertaining enough, although if I’m going to view a summer camp film I prefer the Friday the 13th movies (practically any of them), mainly because they feature superior women. Here, Cindy Girling as curvy blonde Wendy is by far the most alluring, although Sarah Torgov as Candace is decent. In light of the license plates, the camp is presumably located in upstate New York, but was shot in Camp White Pine, Haliburton, Ontario, which is only about 125 miles from the New York border. The movie runs 1 hour, 34 minutes. GRADE: B/B-