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Release Date: 1995-02-17
TMDB Rating: 6.2/10 from 429 votes on TMDB
That is a solidly middle-of-the-pack score among 1995 Family films on TMDB.
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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.
Tagline:They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh.
Genres: Family|
Comedy|
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Release Date: 1995-02-17
Movie Revenue: $17700000
Movie Runtime: 97
Language: English
Heavyweights Box Office Collection: $10000000
Heavyweights was released on 17 February 1995. It is a Family, Comedy film with a running time of 97 minutes. Produced in United States of America. As part of Filmoria's UK movie guide, this page for Heavyweights is kept up to date with cast, trailer and streaming information.
Filmoria's Take: Audience reaction has been solid without being universal. It has had time to find its audience by now. Fits naturally alongside the other Family titles on Filmoria.
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A one-joke film. I expected a fair deal from 'Heavyweights', especially after seeing Ben Stiller was involved. Unfortunately, it never takes off after the initial joke becomes tiresome; the characters are fat, that's basically it. It needed more meat on the bones (pardon the pun), too mediocre. Stiller isn't great either, in a part which is basically a watered down version of the role he'd play nine years year, White Goodman, in 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story' - he, surely, used this character, Tony, as inspiration for White? Elsewhere, you have two of the funnier kids from 'The Mighty Ducks' series, as well as a few fairly known faces like Jeffrey Tambor (Maury) and Tim Blake Nelson (Roger). I get the intentions, but the heartfelt message that (I think) the film aims for doesn't really come out clearly. The ending feels like an unconnected add-on that was put in to add to the run time. In truth, it isn't anything terrible - I just wanted and expected more.
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