
Rudy goes to summer camp full of rowdy teenagers. The head counselor is Tripper Harrison, the prank pulling, girl seducing, fun lover, teasing both his boss and the counselors at the nearby rich kids camp. He and everyone else are sick and tired of always losing the Camp Olympics every year, and Tripper must encourage all campers to try their hardest, and even convince young Rudy that this may be his chance to feel better about himself.... (Full plot summary below)
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Rudy goes to summer camp full of rowdy teenagers. The head counselor is Tripper Harrison, the prank pulling, girl seducing, fun lover, teasing both his boss and the counselors at the nearby rich kids camp. He and everyone else are sick and tired of always losing the Camp Olympics every year, and Tripper must encourage all campers to try their hardest, and even convince young Rudy that this may be his chance to feel better about himself.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAs easy to handle as drinking lemonade under a shady tree. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldMore Murray-centric scenes were shot after a test screening showed that little without him worked. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe movie has a lumpy shape, and its jokes are often obvious and crude, but it’s a lot sweeter than the other raunchy comedies of the era. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrA cheerful, if not particularly deft, summer-camp comedy. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayI wish my summer camp counselors had been as cool, fun, or exciting as Tripper Harrison. |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithEarly Murray/Reitman collaboration. "Rudy the Rabbit." |
| Filmcritic.comPete Croattoyou don't mind the lack of structure, especially since it's delivered by a good-natured and good-humored young cast |
| DVDTalk.comBrian OrndorfMurray 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. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson... because all the GOOD looking girls are on THEIR side of the camp! |
| Washington PostK.C. SummersThe film is generous and often gentle. With Bill Murray, very likable as a head counselor who gruffly plays Wallace Beery to an updated, angst-ridden Jackie Cooper (Chris Makepeace). |