Heavyweights
| Heavyweights | |
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| Directed by | Steven Brill |
| Written by | Steven Brill Judd Apatow |
| Produced by | Roger Birnbaum Joe Roth Morgan Michael Fottrell Charles J.D. Schlissel Jack Giarraputo |
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| Cinematography | Victor Hammer |
| Edited by | Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
| Music by | J. A. C. Redford |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $17.7 million |
Heavyweights is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow. It stars Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson, David Bowe, Max Goldblatt, Robert Zalkind, Patrick LaBrecque, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, and Ben Stiller (in a dual role), and follows a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness entrepreneur as its campers work to overthrow him.
The film was released on February 17, 1995. Though it was initially met with mixed reviews, it found a following on home video and cable TV airings and has since become a cult film.