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Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for Bill Murray's first film appearance in a starring role and for launching the directing career of Reitman, whose later comedies include Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both starring Murray.
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Released in 1979, Meatballs sits right on that line between the seventies and the comedy explosion of the eighties, and it absolutely helped shape the style that followed. Directed by Ivan Reitman, before he would go on to bigger films like Ghostbusters, this movie captures the chaotic energy of summer camp life in a way that feels messy, honest, and genuinely funny. Bill Murray stars as Tripper Harrison, the head c…More
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I don't know what to tell you. I missed out watching this movie as a kid because I was considered one of those r rated type movies. Never had interest in it since then. But it was on so I watched it. Takes place in a camp and stars bill Murray... but without a plot line there's not a lot to comment on. I didn't laugh and there were moments I just wanted to stop watching cause I was bored. I watched MASH, same idea o…More
-via IMDb.com I've never really had any nostalgia for this film. In fact, I don't think it was the first Meatballs movie that I saw. That would have been the third one, followed by part 2 and finally this one. This was Bill Murray's first starring role, and he is quite good, but over all, it is not nearly as good as I vaguely remember. A lot of the dialogue and performances feel stilted and unnatural. I don't know i…More