Bill Murray first blessed cinema screens in a lead role in Ivan Reitman's summer camp comedy. He plays Tripper, the...
Bill Murray first blessed cinema screens in a lead role in Ivan Reitman's summer camp comedy. He plays Tripper, the immature head counselor at budget Camp Northstar. On camp, he befriends isolated loner Rudy (Chris Makepeace). As the camp rallies to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
Meatballs would be followed by three rubbish sequels - none involving Reitman or Murray.
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73 %37 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
57 %28,787 reviewsAudience score rating
"It's difficult to come up with a more cliche situation for a summer pic than a summer camp, where all the characters and plot turns are readily imaginable. That makes director Ivan Reitman's accomplishment all the more noteworthy."
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Variety
Variety"Murray is a John Belushi clone whose 'charisma' dominates the film's standard wackiness and sentimental story (of a kid who doesn't fit)."
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Time Out
Time OutMeatballs | Details
- Rating
- PG, Coarse language
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- Canada
