Heavyweights

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Heavyweights

PG

Released Feb 17, 1995

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Gerry (Aaron Schwartz) is not looking forward to his summer vacation, since he'll be spending it at a camp for overweight boys in order to shed pounds. Fortunately, a kindly couple, the Bushkins (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara), run the camp and make the process fun and relaxed. However, they're soon forced to declare bankruptcy and sell the camp to Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller), a fitness fanatic who turns the camp into a living nightmare of over-the-top training. But the kids plan to fight back.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

The third act is a hard drop from the hilarious and unhinged first two acts of the film. Ben Stiller is completely insane.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 21, 2024

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This is still hilarious and heartfelt. But it does falter when Ben Stiller isn't onscreen.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decent-enough endeavor that’d hardly be worth mentioning were it not for Stiller’s superb, scene-stealing efforts...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 1, 2023

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

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.

Rated: B

Dec 12, 2012

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

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

Rated: 6/10

Dec 11, 2012

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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Universalboy2014 I

Product placement I spotted.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 37 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $17,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, mas o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e mais relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Josh G

Hands down one of the best movies of my childhood my brother loved this movie. Plus we all know its the start of the Dwight Goodman trilogy. Starting as a fat camp owner.. stumbling to angry nursing home guy. Rising to Dwight Goodman.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Ed R

Not Ben Stiller’s Best…

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Lawrence W

It just squeaks over the line of being a good movie. Mostly due to Ben Stiller's full commitment to the character.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Synopsis

Gerry (Aaron Schwartz) is not looking forward to his summer vacation, since he'll be spending it at a camp for overweight boys in order to shed pounds. Fortunately, a kindly couple, the Bushkins (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara), run the camp and make the process fun and relaxed. However, they're soon forced to declare bankruptcy and sell the camp to Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller), a fitness fanatic who turns the camp into a living nightmare of over-the-top training. But the kids plan to fight back.

Director: Steven Brill
Producer: Joe Roth, Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Steven Brill, Judd Apatow
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Rude Language|Pranks)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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