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Heavyweights

1995 · 97 min

A goofy, good-natured summer-camp comedy where silly pranks and over-the-top villains keep things light and fun.

Directed by
Steven Brill
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
David Goldman, Tom McGowan, Joseph Wayne Miller
Tagline
They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh.
Overview
Camp 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.

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Directed by
Steven Brill
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
David Goldman, Tom McGowan, Joseph Wayne Miller
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • rebellion
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Judd Apatow, Steven Brill
Starring
David Goldman, Tom McGowan, Joseph Wayne Miller, Cody Burger, Aaron Schwartz, Allen Covert, Kenan Thompson, Tim Blake Nelson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
English

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