/t6Zw34ikaxaZTga5aJkcv8kT8FK.jpg
Comedy

Meatballs

- Are you ready for a good time?

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.

Release Date : 1979-06-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Canadian Film Development CorporationFamous PlayersHaliburton Films

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bill Murray

Character Name : Tripper Harrison

Original Name : Bill Murray

Gender : Male

Harvey Atkin

Character Name : Morty

Original Name : Harvey Atkin

Gender : Male

Russ Banham

Character Name : Crockett

Original Name : Russ Banham

Gender : Male

Kristine DeBell

Character Name : A.L.

Original Name : Kristine DeBell

Gender : Female

Todd Hoffman

Character Name : Wheels

Original Name : Todd Hoffman

Gender : Male

Matt Craven

Character Name : Hardware

Original Name : Matt Craven

Gender : Male

Kate Lynch

Character Name : Roxanne

Original Name : Kate Lynch

Gender : Female

Sarah Torgov

Character Name : Candace

Original Name : Sarah Torgov

Gender : Female

Keith Knight

Character Name : Fink

Original Name : Keith Knight

Gender : Male

Chris Makepeace

Character Name : Rudy

Original Name : Chris Makepeace

Gender : Male

Jack Blum

Character Name : Spaz

Original Name : Jack Blum

Gender : Male

Cindy Girling

Character Name : Wendy

Original Name : Cindy Girling

Gender : Female

Margot Pinvidic

Character Name : Jackie

Original Name : Margot Pinvidic

Gender : Female

Norma Dell'Agnese

Character Name : Brenda

Original Name : Norma Dell'Agnese

Gender : Female

David Shore

Character Name : Kid Eating Crackers

Original Name : David Shore

Gender : Male

Elmars Sebrins

Character Name : Spaz's Father

Original Name : Elmars Sebrins

Gender : Male

Keith O'Derek

Character Name : Camper

Original Name : Keith O'Derek

Gender : Male

Keith Nicol

Character Name : Camper

Original Name : Keith Nicol

Gender : Male

Michael Code

Character Name : Camper

Original Name : Michael Code

Gender : Male

Brett Baxter Clark

Character Name : Camp Mohawk Basketball Player

Original Name : Brett Baxter Clark

Gender : Male

Doreen MacCormack

Character Name : Woman wearing sunglasses

Original Name : Doreen MacCormack

Gender : Female

Larry Solway

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Larry Solway

Gender : Male

Bill Kishonti

Character Name : Jeffrey

Original Name : Bill Kishonti

Gender : Male

Hadley Kay

Character Name : Bradley

Original Name : Hadley Kay

Gender : Male

Patrick Hynes

Character Name : Andrew

Original Name : Patrick Hynes

Gender : Male

Allan Levson

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Allan Levson

Gender : Male

Valerie Fersht

Character Name : Liza

Original Name : Valerie Fersht

Gender : Female

Alison Diver

Character Name : Carla

Original Name : Alison Diver

Gender : Female

Ruth Rennie

Character Name : Jody

Original Name : Ruth Rennie

Gender : Female

Heather Preece

Character Name : Patti

Original Name : Heather Preece

Gender : Female

Jim McLarty

Character Name : Horse

Original Name : Jim McLarty

Gender : Male

Vince Guerriero

Character Name : Rhino

Original Name : Vince Guerriero

Gender : Male

Ron Barry

Character Name : Lance

Original Name : Ron Barry

Gender : Male

Greg Swanson

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Greg Swanson

Gender : Male

Michael Kirby

Character Name : Eddy

Original Name : Michael Kirby

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

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-