when i was growing up i used to watch a lot of the dumbest children's shows ever. the disney channel was responsible for a lot of the then goofy humor that everyone now doesn't appreciate that much. in the mid 90's i remember watching the mighty ducks, honey i shrunk the kids, honey i blew up the kid, blank check etc.., then along came a movie called heavyweights. when i first saw this movie i couldn't stop laughing at the stupid humor these kids could come up with, but what i thought made the movie was ben stiller as "uncle" tony perkis. his whole attitude and mannerisms in this movie are his best work i think he has ever and will ever do. some of the funniest moments in this movie seem like they could happen at any camp. the quotes from this movie will stay burned in my brain forever. when tony perkis finds the campers candy and meat stash, he finds a huge salami in one of the bunk bed's boards. without missing a beat he says "ooh look, a deli meat!!!" as he bends it in half and sends it flying behind his head as it rolls off a table. for some reason this type of filming with a lot of just down right dumb one liners will never get too old for me. i guess it is what you grow up on that makes you prejudice towards any new shows or movies that come out in the future. but for me this will always be one of my favorite comedies of all time.

WhenI recieved my Movie it was in very good condition and i loved watching it.

This movie is funny no matter how old you are. It is silly enough for children, yet mature enough for adults. This is Ben Stiller at his best, before his "neurotic weirdo" persona became his calling card. There are so many good moments in this movie, and it gets funnier the more I watch it. If you're looking for a brilliant script, you won't find it here. But if you're looking for laughs and a lot of fun, look nowhere else.

I remember enjoying HEAVYWEIGHTS growing up, and I quoted it a lot, which is strange, because I never really watched it past the adolescent point. Just today I viewed it again as a sophomore in college, and I've come to a strange conclusion: this movie is simultaneously a dumb kids movie and a... well, dumb, but very funny, comedy. This is largely due to Ben Stiller's over-the-top performance as Tony Perkis, aka the prequel to his White Goodman character in DODGEBALL, as well as Tom Hodges as Lars (which I'm pretty sure is the role he's known for, considering... well, who the hell is Tom Hodges? No offense, Tom), one of Tony's muscle-bound idiots who is from... far away. The kids have their funny parts, but they mostly account for the farting, eating, and farting while eating jokes.
Anyway, the story concerns overweight 11-year-old Gerry Garner, whose parents send him to Camp Hope, a summer camp for overweight kids. He starts to feel comfortable there because everyone else likes to stuff their faces with sugar just as much as him. Then the sh- sorry, Disney movie- poopie hits the fan, as the sweet old couple (Stiller's parents, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller) who owns the camp are replaced by Perkis, a self-help exercise guru determined to turn these fatties into brawny Schwarzeneggers by the end of summer, all of which will be filmed for an infomercial to aid Perkis' career. The first half of the movie is the kids facing Perkis' strictness, while the second half is them rebelling. Along the way, there's a tepid romance between Pat (Tom McGowan), the former-camper-turned-sweet-counselor, and Julie (Leah Lail), the sweet camp nurse, and some added wackiness from Paul 'creator of FREAKS & GEEKS' Feig as Tim, the skinny counselor who used to be a fat camper.
There is a lot of talent involved here: Stiller, Feig, and most notably Judd Apatow, who co-wrote and executive produced, and who of course would also do the same for FREAKS, thus establishing his burgeoning career as of late (and Seth Rogen and James Franco's, I'm sure). Then there's director Steven Brill, who also did THE MIGHTY DUCKS, a few Adam Sandler films (LITTLE NICKY, MR. DEEDS, as well as apperances in others like BIG DADDY), and Apatow and Rogen's DRILLBIT TAYLOR. So it's obvious where the laughs came from. The rest is a typical, clichéd kids movie, but once you see Stiller walk defiantly on broken glass to prove his inner and outer strength, none of that will matter, dear campers.

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