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Heavyweights: Directed by Steven Brill. With David Goldman, Joseph Wayne Miller, Cody Burger, Allen Covert. 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.
- Steven Brill
- 2 min
When school ends for the summer, Gerry Garner is told by his parents that they are sending him to Camp Hope, a weight loss camp for boys. Initially reluctant, Gerry meets enthusiastic camp counselor Pat, and befriends the other campers, who have smuggled in enough junk food for the entire summer.
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. 11-year-old Gerry Garner lives in Long Island, New York, and is overweight.
Heavyweights: The movie about fat kids, respecting oneself, and a psychotic camp counselor I really cannot think of a single negative of this movie. We have the over-the-top (and rather dark and mentally twisted) Ben Stiller as Tony Perkins.
Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that the facility is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor. "Heavyweights" currently holds a 29% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven professional reviews, but is fresh within the community with 78%.
Feb 17, 1995 · Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far.
May 17, 2016 · The camp is run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor, played by Ben Stiller and hilarity and mayhem ensue. One of our favorite characters from the '90s hit was Gerry Garner, played by Aaron...
