Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Heavy Weights

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About the Film

Summary of Plot

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.- iMDB

Year Of Release

1995

Running Time

1 Hour 40 Minutes

Director

Steven Brill

Tagline

They never met a hot dog they didn’t like… until now.

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$6,062,857

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Trailer

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Starring

Tom McGowen – Pat Finlet
Aaron Schwartz – Gerald Garner
Ben Stiller – Tony Perkis
David Goldman – Nicholas
Paul Feig – Tim
Kenan Thompson- Roy

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Song From the OST

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Trivia

• While Ben Stiller played the parts of both Tony Perkins and his father, the Bushkins were played by his actual parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
• As part of his first date with his eventual wife, Judd Apatow tried to impress Leslie Mann by showing her this film.
• This movie was parodied in the South Park episode, “Fat Camp” (S.4, E.15).
• Heavyweights was filmed over the course of two months in North Carolina at Camp Pinnacle
• In the cafeteria the Monday menu is Kelp Quiche, Power Pudding, Apples, and Field Greens.

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