Meatballs (film)

Meatballs (alternative title Summer Camp[1] ) is a 1979 Canadian comedy film, directed by Ivan Reitman. It is the first film in which comedian Bill Murray played the lead role, as well as the film debut of child actor Chris Makepeace. The film also meant Reitmans breakthrough as a Director.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Central to the film is Tripper Harrison, head supervisor in the summer camp Camp North Star that his task to oversee the other coaches, however, anything but seriously. He gets along with them like practical jokes with camp Director Morty Melnick. So do they get out of bed in the middle of the night often Melnick and explain to him, while he just doorslaapt, in unusual places such as in a tree or along the side of a road.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 3.1 Production
 * Sue 3.2
 * 4 soundtrack
 * 4.1 Singles
 * 4.2 Album
 * 5 awards and nominations
 * 6 external link

He takes care during this year's camp about Rudy Gerner, a lonely boy who no joins his peers. Tripper helps Rudy to get more self confidence while Rudy urges Roxanne, a female supervisor on Tripper who Tripper has an eye for quite some time, finally to explain love.

Apart from the friendship between Tripper and Rudy, is also the rivalry between Camp North Star and the nearby Camp Mohawk Central. Is a sports game held annually between the two camps, in which Mohawk dominates, however, invariably all parts, often by cheating. This year, however, unexpectedly know North Star hit back. On the third day of matches, the score between the two camps right, after which Rudy his camp victory to win the cross-country running . ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == ===Production<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film is largely recorded on summer camp Camp White Pine, and other locations around Haliburton, Ontario. This camp was during the production of the movie wont open, leaving many children and staff members also played a role in the film as Extras .
 * Bill Murray -Tripper Harrison
 * Chris Makepeace -Rudy Gerner
 * Kate Lynch -Roxanne
 * Harvey Atkin -Morty Melnick
 * Russ Banham -Bobby Crockett
 * Sarah Torgov -Candace
 * Jack Blum -"Spaz"
 * Keith Knight -Larry "Fink" Finkelstein
 * Matt Craven -"Hardware" Renzetti
 * Margot Pinvidic-Jackie
 * Todd Hoffman-"Wheels"
 * Kristine DeBell -A.L.
 * Cindy Girling-Wendy
 * Elmārs Spaz's Sebrins-father

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bill Murray could because of his work for Saturday Night Live only at the last minute to accept the role of Tripper. Trippers fashion in the film, a Hawaii shirt and Red shorts, Murray's own clothes were in which he appeared on the first day of filming on the set. ===Sue<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="943" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meatballs got a total of three sequels: Meatballs Part II (1984), Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) and Meatballs 4 (1992).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray were not involved in the production of these films. Of the three films, has only Meatballs III connections with the first movie via the character Rudy Gerner. The other two films are standalone stories. The prosecution also contain another type of humor, more in the style of the then popular teen comedies as Porky's (1982) and Revenge of the Nerds (1984). None of the sequels could match the success of the first film. ==Soundtrack<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Album<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meatballs RSO 1-3056
 * Makin' It (by David Naughton)/Still Makin' It (Instrumental)--RSO 916 — 1979
 * Good Friend (by Mary MacGregor)/Rudy and Tripper--RSO 938 — 1979

==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meatballs in 1980 won two Genie Awards, and was nominated for six other categories.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]
 * Side 1
 * 1) "Are You Ready for the Summer" – North Star Camp children's choir
 * 2) "Rudy and Tripper" (Instrumental)
 * 3) "Makin' It"– David Naughton
 * 4) "Moondust" – Terry Black
 * 5) "C.i.t. Song" – Original Cast
 * Side two
 * 1) "Good Friend" – Mary MacGregor
 * 2) "Olympiad" (Instrumental)
 * 3) "Meatballs" – Rick Dees
 * 4) "Rudy Wins the Race" (Instrumental)
 * 5) "Moondust (Reprise)" – Terry Black
 * 6) "Are You Ready for the Summer (Reprise)" – North Star Camp children's choir

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The same year won the Golden Reel Award film is also a.
 * Won
 * Best actress in a leading role-Kate Lynch
 * Best screenplay
 * Nominated
 * Best film
 * 2 x best actor in a supporting role-Chris Makepeace & Harvey Atkin
 * Best foreign actor-Bill Murray
 * Best montage
 * Best sound.