Meatballs: Part II
Seen it?1984 | 87 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of close encounters and fans of a well-timed joke. The aliens are the hook, but the human reactions are the story.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 27 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Camp Sasquatch will be bought out and closed unless owner Coach Giddy wins the boxing competition scheduled for the end of the summer. Tough city punk Flash, who's performing his community service time at the camp, is the coach's best hope. Flash reluctantly offers to help and so must use his raw sparring talents to get a motley group of adolescent misfits into fighting shape, while also trying to win the heart of pretty Cheryl.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
- Richard MulliganGiddy
- Hamilton CampHershey
- John MengattiFlash
- Kim RichardsCheryl
- Archie HahnJamie / Meathead (voice)
- Misty RoweFanny
- Ralph SeymourEddie
- Tammy TaylorNancy
- John LarroquetteFoxglove
- Paul ReubensAlbert