Heavyweights

Name: Heavyweights
Released: 1995-2-17
Cast: Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail

Heavyweights

PG
1h 37m
1995

29%

age 9+

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HEAVYWEIGHTS is a comedy of enormous proportions! It's the hilarious story of a group of underdog kids who discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic who's determined to make their lives miserable! The new owner plans to keep the boys huffing and puffing, but these hungry kids have a plan of their own. They unite to turn the tables, take back their woodsy hideaway, and challenge the rival camp to the most outrageous summer games of all!

Director:

Steven Brill

Producer:

Joe Roth, Roger Birnbaum

Writer:

Judd Apatow, Steven Brill

Cast:

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, Ben Stiller

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

29%

Reviews

Blu-ray.com

Brian Orndorf

Time has been kind to the discarded fat camp movie, finding Heavyweights more digestible these days, after years spent processing the askew sense of humor shared by Apatow and Company.

A throwback to the early Disney live-action films that coasted on their premises and were content to provide lightweight entertainment and nothing more.

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

EmanuelLevy.Com

Emanuel Levy

June 21, 2017

Low IQ Canadian

Martin Scribbs

The first American movie to explore the link between processed cheese and the need for love. A Hamburglar Joint.

June 20, 2017

Las Vegas Mercury

Bob Grimm

June 17, 2017

Common Sense Media

age 9+

Common Sense Says

Early Judd Apatow film makes fat camp mischievous and fun.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this comedy sends confusing signals about being overweight. It's not clear if the movie is about self-acceptance or self-loathing. There's some mild potty language and some pranks that get a little out of hand, as well.