Meatballs

Name: Meatballs
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-06-28
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham, Kristine DeBell, Matt Craven

1979·Movie·PG·92 min·★ 5.8(359)

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“Are you ready for a good time?”

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.

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France	—	Amazon Video, Sooner
Spain	Filmin	Amazon Video

About Meatballs

Meatballs is a 1979 English-language comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. The cast is led by Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham. It has a runtime of 1h 32m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Meatballs was produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players, and Haliburton Films and made in Canada. It was released on June 28, 1979, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Janis Allen
Release date: June 28, 1979
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Canada
Budget: $1 million
Production: Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players, Haliburton Films

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Meatballs cast & crew

Meatballs was directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, and Janis Allen.

The cast features Bill Murray as Tripper Harrison, Harvey Atkin as Morty, Russ Banham as Crockett, Kristine DeBell as A.L., Matt Craven as Hardware, and Kate Lynch as Roxanne.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, cinematography is by Donald Wilder, and it was produced by John Dunning and André Link.

Is Meatballs worth watching?

Meatballs holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 359 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 32m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Meatballs is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Meatballs

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