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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
EAN: 0043396143623
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: D14362D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: June 05, 2007
Running Time: 94 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 1979
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Decades before he was winning accolades for his work in Lost in Translation and Rushmore, Bill Murray was making moviegoers snicker with his breakthrough comedy Meatballs. This film--which was released theatrically in 1979--stars a 29-year-old Murray as a horny camp counselor named Tripper Harrison, who is just barely more mature than the kids he's looking after. Tripper seems like a screw up because he is, but the audience sees soon enough that he has that proverbial heart of gold, which is offset by an acerbic tongue. Looking over one of the unhappy children in his charge, Tripper says, "You must be the short, depressed kid we ordered." Camp North Star isn't the type of destination kids dream about during the school year. As envisioned by director Ivan Reitman (who would again collaborate with Murray in Ghostbusters), it's a place where kids do their time until their parents let them return home. But in his own way, Tripper makes it a fun place for the kids to learn about the opposite sex and get a feeing for competition. Unlike Little Darlings, the coming-of-age camping film starring Kristy McNichol and Tatum O'Neal that was released a year later, there really isn't a strong moral to this film. But there is a sense that thanks to Tripper's unorthodox madness, he makes Camp North Star a place that kids want to return to the following year. While not as self-assured as he would be in a smaller role in 1980's Caddyshack, Murray is highly likeable here as an overgrown doof.
On the DVD
In the special edition version of this DVD, the extra features include some insight into Murray, who is somewhat elusive about committing to film projects. Reitman reveals that he actually wasn't sure Murray (who wasn't a big name back then) was on board for Meatballs until he showed up for filming the first week. Interestingly enough, this comedy originally was supposed to focus its attention on several camp counselors, but Murray was so good in his role that the plot was adjusted to focus primarily on Tripper. Also included is a three-part "making of" featurette that includes insight into casting, the use of real campers because they didn't have enough money to pay for extras, and interviews with some of the cast members. --Jae-Ha Kim
Stills from Meatballs (click for larger image) Beyond Meatballs at Amazon.com 
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i've seen this movie when it first came out. i enjoyed it and thought it was funny with bill murray. its a real good summer time movie. it'll make you laugh
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i was 10 in 1979 when meatballs was released. i was a young snl fan of the 75 to 80 gang a poster of them to this day hangs on my wall in a far corner to remind me how much the late 70's mid 80's meant to me
i first saw this movie like 1941 animal house blues brothers caddyshack the jerk foul play vacation stripes of the era and reminds me of how i lived the era these people and my time as a kid
i saw meatballs in the theater and really a few times on tv and on the ol vhs copy the 80's ... Read More
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I was surprised at how young bill Murray looked. It was also strange to see all those old cars and hair cuts that I once remembered as new. As a historical remembrance Meatsballs was much more interesting that otherwise viewed outside that context.
Overall meatballs was still kind of funny with a couple of real gems in there. The "It just doesn't matter" chant was fantastic, as well as Bill Murray protending to be the other camps director.
I also noticed the film seemed to ... Read More
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This should be or perhaps it is a cult classic. This is one of my favorite older movies. Bill Murray while he's no super funny in Meatballs, his humor shines along with the cast of mostly non-stars. Harvey Atkins is the Camp Director Morty (Not Mickey!) Melnick who tries to keep order at Camp North Star while at the same time his counselors and counselors-in-training (CIT's for short) keep their hormones and hijinks in check. Naturally the leader of his counselors on the male side is Tripper Harris (Bill ... Read More
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The story of a summer camp and it's head counselor played by Bill Murray. Some really funny scenes regarding the camp director, they all call him Mickey, his name is Morty.
But the best part of all is that "It just doesn't matter " speech that Bill Murray improvises before the big contest between Murray's camp and the rich kids camp down the road. It's a moment on film when you could see the mind that developed his great characters on SNL.
I was in college and the University of ... Read More
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