Heavyweights

PG

Released Feb 17, 1995

1 hr. 37 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

List

38%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

25,000+ Ratings

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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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Augustine J

Everyone has those movies that they remember as a kid and think that is the greatest movie of all time. Heavyweights was that film for me. It stood above most of the other kids movies I had seen, and looking back on it that was probably because of Judd Apatow's great script.. I love Ben Stiller's character Tony Perkins. It's my favorite role he's ever played and I mean that honestly. I enjoy seeing a young Kenan Thompson be hilarious and Lars is comic gold. Seeing children imprison Ben Stiller in what is definitely a war crime of a prison is great. It feels like everyone involved had a great time working on it and that shows through. I love every part of this movie and I know that is one-hundred percent nostalgia talking but I can't help it. It's a hidden gem from the 90s that puts me in a good mood every time I see it. This movie will always be one of my favorites and it holds a special place in my heart. Please watch this classic

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Crazy P

Funny but has crude comedy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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5 H

This movie is a classic! Great plot and story, A little dated with the jokes. Other then that, A Fantastic movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Stephen C

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Micah S

This movie embodies comedy at its finest. 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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steve d

unpleasant and completely unfunny.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Steven Brill

Director

Tom McGowan

Pat Finley

Aaron Schwartz

Gerald "Gerry" Garner

Ben Stiller

Tony Perkis Jr.

Shaun Weiss

Josh Birnbaum

Tom Hodges

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

Rated: 2.5/4

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Brian Orndorf

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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

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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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Martin Scribbs

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

Jul 18, 2004

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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
Executive Producer: Judd Apatow, Sarah Bowman
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: 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
Sound Mix: Surround

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