Meatballs Part II
Second in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.
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"Meatballs Part II (1984) is a major step down from the first film. Once again, whenever a film is a major (or a minor) success they always made a sequel during the eighties. This one is a mediocre effort, not only from the director but the entire cast. Not an unwatchable film but if you're expecting something like the first film you'll be mightily disappointed. If you like weak teenage "sex" comedies this might tide you over. The film concerns the camp site from the first film. Their very existent is being threatened by a local junior boot camp. The two camps have an annua..."
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Original "Meatballs" producer John Dunning, who owned the rights to the film, wasn't interested in making a sequel. But, he sold the title rights to "Meatballs II" to another production company, which then took it to TriStar Pictures, so then they had to hire someone to write the script, get the movie made and get it released. At the same time, the producers of the film director Ken Wiederhorn had just made - this film - were trying to get a distribution deal. They showed it to several studios. The people at TriStar saw it and said "Ha! Why don't we just buy this film and slap a new title on it: 'Meatballs Part II'?" And that's what they did. They bought it for a lot of money, re-titled it and showed it in sneak previews across the country. They advertised: Tonight! A sneak preview of "Meatballs Part II." Of course, people showed up for a sequel to such a successful comedy. TriStar saw that they could draw an audience with this, and they decided to go with it.
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Second in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.