Meatballs Part II (1984)

Second in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Writers:

Martin Kitrosser (story), Carol Watson (story),

Stars:

Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Mulligan	...	Coach Giddy
Hamilton Camp	...	Col. Bat Jack Hershey
John Mengatti	...	Armand 'Flash' Carducci
Kim Richards	...	Cheryl
Archie Hahn	...	Jamie / Voice of Meathead
Misty Rowe	...	Fanny
Ralph Seymour	...	Eddie
Tammy Taylor	...	Nancy
John Larroquette	...	Lt. Felix Foxglove
Paul Reubens	...	Albert / Hara Krishna
Jason Hervey	...	Steve
David Hollander	...	Tommy 'Wheelchair' McVee
Scott Nemes	...	Butterball
Chad Sheets	...	Ted
Paul Stout	...	Larry

Storyline

The second in-name-only sequel to the first Meatballs summer camp movie sets us at Camp Sasquash where the owner Giddy tries to keep his camp open after it's threatened with foreclosure after Hershey, the militant owner of Camp Patton located just across the lake, wants to buy the entire lake area to expand Camp Patton. Giddy suggests settling the issue with the traditional end-of-the-summer boxing match over rights to the lake. Meanwhile, a tough, inner city punk, nicknamed Flash, is at Camp Sasquash for community service as a counselor-in-training where he sets his sights on the naive and intellectual Cheryl, while Flash's young charges befriend an alien, whom they name Meathead, also staying at the camp for the summer.

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Plot Keywords:

Patton | Summer Camp | Alien | Sequel | Boxing Match | 

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Taglines:

The insanity continues...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Call Me Meathead

Filming Locations:

Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch, Saugus, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Space Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The horror film that the kids watch is Shock Waves, also directed by Ken Wiederhorn.

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Quotes

Jamie: Nobody knows we're here. This is a great place.
Fanny: Not like that spot last summer?
Jamie: Uh, no. No, no, no.
Fanny: All those kids! All those flashbulbs!
Jamie: Uh, no. No, no, no.
Fanny: Or that time down at the lake?
Jamie: Fanny, look, snakes only come out like that once a year.

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Connections

References Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Cheryl (Kim Richards) is asked if she comes from another planet (due to her lack of experience with boys). Cheryl replies that she sort of is. Richards played a young alien girl, marooned on earth, in Escape to Witch Mountain.

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Soundtracks

"We've Been Waiting for the Summer"
Music by Ken Harrison
Lyrics by Hermine Hilton

User Reviews

Revenge of the 80's: The sequel!

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 annual boxing match to settle their differences and in the spirit of competition. But this time the stakes are high, the commander of the camp has made a deal with the rightful owners of the land. This time the boxing match means much more than simple bragging rights. The usual suspects can be found in this film. Such eighties stars such as Kim Richards, Richard Mulligan, Paul Reubens, Jason Hervey and John Larroqutte. Be on the look out for a Jewish space alien!

I wouldn't recommend this movie unless you're a huge fan of the Meatball film series.