Meatballs revolves around a camp counselor named Tripper Harrison, the prank pulling, girl seducing, fun lover with a wacky sense of humor, who always tries to help the campers have a good time.
20 September 1955, New York City, New York, USA
21 September 1950, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
22 February 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 February 1925, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
10 December 1954, Chatham, New York, USA
13 August 1928, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 July 1959, London, Ontario, Canada
22 April 1964, Montréal, Québec, Canada
13 January 1953, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 January 1956, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
10 November 1956, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
June 11, 2012
A bit slow and meandering, and unfunny when Bill Murray is not on screen, but Meatballs is worth it for the camp atmosphere and Murray's comic genius.
June 24, 2006
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).
July 28, 2002
A cheerful, if not particularly deft, summer-camp comedy.
October 05, 2008
Through it all, Murray smiles and forges ahead, but his big riffs have been edited down to frantic bursts of mugging.
July 20, 2012
It's Murray's spontaneity that gives the movie its lifeblood. But Murray also shows an early, rare example of onscreen tenderness.
July 24, 2007
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.
June 23, 2007
...ultimately just not able to live up to its inexplicable reputation as a minor cult classic.
July 29, 2007
As easy to handle as drinking lemonade under a shady tree.
April 19, 2008
It doesn't get any funnier than Meatballs!
July 24, 2007
It's difficult to come up with a more cliche situation for a summer pic than a summer camp, where all the characters and plot turns are readily imaginable. That makes director Ivan Reitman's accomplishment all the more noteworthy.
July 13, 2012
The scenes between Murray and Makepeace are nicely handled, and the lack of mean-spiritedness is refreshing.
