Bill Murray is the only reason to see this film. His high energy and sensitive acting abilities take this cliche film out of the ordinary and give it the style that did not appear in the script or the direction.
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07/24/07
Meatballs (1979)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:20
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Bill Murray stars as Tripper, the nutty leader (and trainer) of a motley crew of camp counselors. But Tripper proves to be more than just a wild and wacky leader, as he takes a special interest in... [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch, Russ Banham
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Reviews for Meatballs
Has its moments. Murray is funny, as always.
10/21/04
...ultimately just not able to live up to its inexplicable reputation as a minor cult classic.
06/23/07
No review available.
06/15/05
Through it all, Murray smiles and forges ahead, but his big riffs have been edited down to frantic bursts of mugging.
10/05/08
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07/31/03
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12/31/04
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06/12/04
Turning in a fine, controlled performance, Murray firmly establishes his 'goofy man who cares' typecasting, subsequently developed in numerous 80s movies.
05/24/03
I wish my summer camp counselors had been as cool, fun, or exciting as Tripper Harrison.
03/19/03
Murray has been funnier and far more authoritative during his career, but he was never this joyfully floppy again. Meatballs is the crowning of his doofus glory and a great testament to his once improvisational appeal.
06/04/07
No review available.
10/09/05
A cheerful, if not particularly deft, summer-camp comedy.
07/28/02
Top CriticAs easy to handle as drinking lemonade under a shady tree.
07/29/07
Camp counsellor Tripper (Murray) is a John Belushi clone whose 'charisma' dominates the film's standard wackiness and sentimental story (of a kid who doesn't fit).
06/24/06
No review available.
08/22/02
Meatballs works because Bill Murray's talents as an actor and comedian.
01/27/04
No review available.
02/02/03
... because all the GOOD looking girls are on THEIR side of the camp!
04/06/03
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