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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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Heavyweights is a 1995 American comedy drama film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill and Judd Apatow. Produced by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth, the feature was created by Caravan Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures. The cast includes Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller, Tom McGowan, and Tim Blake Nelson. The story takes place in New York City and centers on a summer camp program.
Filming occurred in North Carolina, with Carroll Timothy O'Meara serving as editor and J. A. C. Redford as composer. The movie has a runtime of 97 minutes and was released on February 17, 1995. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ via video on demand. The production had a budget of 10,000,000 and generated 17,700,000 in revenue.
Critical reception includes a review score of 4.8 out of 10 and a 50% assessment on the Bechdel test. Audience ratings list a 6.18 average on TMDb and a 6.6 rating on IMDb. The film is categorized as a children's film and comedy film, with keywords including summer camp, psychopath, overweight, obesity, and instructor.
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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
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- Theatrical release poster
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- 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
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- Walt Disney PicturesCaravan Pictures
- Film.distributor
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 97 minutes
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- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $10 million
- Film.gross
- $17.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- summer camp program
- Director
- Steven Brill
- Screenwriter
- Judd Apatow
- Cast member
- Shaun Weiss
- Composer
- J. A. C. Redford
- Producer
- Joe Roth
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- North Carolina
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 297388
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/heavy-weights
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- publication date
- 1995-02-17
- film editor
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara
- title
- Heavyweights
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 50%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- form of creative work
- feature film
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- Soundtrack
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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.
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