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Heavyweights
Sign in to saveHeavyweights is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow. It stars Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson, David Bowe, Max Goldblatt, Robert Zalkind, Patrick LaBrecque, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, and Ben Stiller (in a dual role), and follows a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness entrepreneur as its campers work to overthrow him.
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6.2Camp 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.
Cast
- David Goldman as Nicholas
- Tom McGowan as Pat
- Joseph Wayne Miller as Sam
- Cody Burger as Cody
- Aaron Schwartz as Gerry
- Allen Covert as Kenny
Themes
- summer camp
- psychopath
- overweight
- obesity
- instructor
- weight loss
- fitness center
- camp classic
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Heavyweights
- Film.image
- Heavyweights-theatrical.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Steven Brill
- Film.producer
- Roger BirnbaumJoe RothMorgan Michael FottrellCharles J.D. SchlisselJack Giarraputo
- Film.writer
- Steven BrillJudd Apatow
- Film.music
- J. A. C. Redford
- Film.cinematography
- Victor Hammer
- Film.editing
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara
- Film.studio
- Walt Disney PicturesCaravan Pictures
- Film.distributor
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 97 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $10 million
- Film.gross
- $17.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 297388
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/heavy-weights
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- publication date
- 1995-02-17
- title
- Heavyweights
- review score
- 50%
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Heavyweights is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow. It stars Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson, David Bowe, Max Goldblatt, Robert Zalkind, Patrick LaBrecque, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, and Ben Stiller (in a dual role), and follows a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness entrepreneur as its campers work to overthrow him.
The film was released on February 17, 1995. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, only making $17.7 million on a $10 million budget. Though it was initially met with mixed reviews, it found a following on home video and cable TV airings and has since become a cult film.