Heavyweights
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. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Critics Sentiment
Boys trick Tony into falling into pit and imprison him
Campers endure painful softball game against athletic Camp MVP
The film's biggest shift occurs when the boys discover Tony's deceptions and fight back, jumping from the painful humiliation of their sports defeat to the triumphant revenge of trapping Tony.
Heavyweights follows a classic underdog arc, starting with modest charm before plunging into genuine discomfort as Tony Perkis transforms the camp into a nightmare. The film rebounds strongly in its second half as the kids fight back, reaching peak satisfaction when they trap their tormentor and reclaim their summer.
Full cast
Showing 20 of 39David Goldman
Nicholas
Tom McGowan
Pat
Joseph Wayne Miller
Sam
Cody Burger
Cody
Aaron Schwartz
Gerry
Allen Covert
Kenny
Kenan Thompson
Roy
Tim Blake Nelson
Camp Hope Salesman
Leah Lail
Julie
Ben Stiller
Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
Shaun Weiss
Josh
Tom Hodges
Lars
Paul Feig
Tim
David Bowe
Chris Donelly
Max Goldblatt
Phillip
Patrick LaBrecque
Dawson
Jerry Stiller
Harvey Bushkin
Anne Meara
Alice Bushkin
Robert Zalkind
Simms
Jeffrey Tambor
Maury Garner
Crew
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