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Meatballs

Name: Meatballs
Director: Ivan Reitman
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham, Kristine DeBell, Matt Craven

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.

1979 · Directed by Ivan Reitman · 92 min · Comedy · 11 frames

Tagline

Are you ready for a good time?

Crew

Written by: Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Harold Ramis, Janis Allen
Cinematography: Donald Wilder
Edited by: Debra Karen
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Produced by: Daniel Goldberg

Cast

Bill Murray as Tripper Harrison
Harvey Atkin as Morty
Russ Banham as Crockett
Kristine DeBell as A.L.
Matt Craven as Hardware
Kate Lynch as Roxanne
Sarah Torgov as Candace
Keith Knight as Fink
Chris Makepeace as Rudy
Jack Blum as Spaz

Production

Country: Canada
Language: English
Studios: Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players, Haliburton Films
Budget: $1,207,520
Themes: summer camp, underwear on flagpole, famous speech, burp, french fries, toothpick, girl in swimwear, ketchup, panty raid

More by Ivan Reitman

Stripes — 1981
Ghostbusters II — 1989
No Strings Attached — 2011
Ghostbusters — 1984
Twins — 1988
Kindergarten Cop — 1990
Legal Eagles — 1986

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