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Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
Meatballs (1979) is a comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman, released on June 28, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham and Kristine DeBell. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 369 ratings.
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Bill Murray
as Tripper Harrison
Harvey Atkin
as Morty
Russ Banham
as Crockett
Kristine DeBell
as A.L.
Matt Craven
as Hardware
Kate Lynch
as Roxanne
Sarah Torgov
as Candace
Keith Knight
as Fink
Chris Makepeace
as Rudy
Jack Blum
as Spaz
Cindy Girling
as Wendy
Margot Pinvidic
as Jackie
Directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum and Harold Ramis, produced by Daniel Goldberg.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 369 ratings.
Amusing and harmless misadventures at summer camp with Bill Murray Bill Murray (who was 28 during shooting) stars as an eccentrically droll camp counselor at Camp North Star who “trains” CITs, counselors-in-training, as they oversee the hordes of kids and face challenges with teams from preppy Camp Mohawk. “Meatballs” (1979) is a fun and innocuous summer camp flick. It’s not great but it’s entertaining enough,…
Reviewed on October 7, 2018
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The main cast of Meatballs (1979) includes Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham, Kristine DeBell and Matt Craven. The film was directed by Ivan Reitman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Meatballs was released on June 28, 1979 and runs for 1h 32m.
Meatballs (1979) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 369 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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