Meatballs Part II

Plot synopsis:
This in-name-only sequel to the first Meatballs summer camp movie sets us at Camp Sasquatch and revolves around two main plots. The owner of Sasquatch, Giddy, tries to keep his camp open after Hershey, the owner of Camp Patton located just across the lake, wants to buy the entire lake for Camp Patton. Giddy suggests settling the issue with the traditional end-of-the-summer boxing match over rights to the lake. A tough, inner city punk named Flash is at Camp Sasquatch for community service as a counselor-in-training. Flash is recruited to box in order to save Sasquatch. The second main subplot involves Cheryl. She is a naive teen whom Flash sets his sights on. Cheryl's teenage girl co-campers arrange for Cheryl to see a man naked after she confesses she's never seen a "pinky." A recurring subplot throughout the movie is the campers hiding an alien from the adults. The alien, dropped off by his parents to learn Earth culture, is called "Meathead" by the kids (after he repeated one of them saying "Me, Ted").

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Review:
A disgrace to the Meatballs name.
I was working at an actual summer camp the Summer this piece of crap was released.
It was my sixth year at camp, as camper and counselor, and a big bunch of us (counselors) went on a day off to see it, with huge expectations.
Needless to say, this 'film' has absolutely nothing to do with the mighty original.
Rent the DVD of the original and watch the 'making of' part.
It's a third as long and a hundred times better than this "sequel".
Assuming you're watching it on a TV with only one channel.IMDb demands ten lines of text to post a comment, so I guess they are intimately involved with the cretins that thought this was a viable movie.
Actually, I'm sure they made money on it due to a budget of twelve dollars.
The film was shot with a MONO soundtrack?
Yeah, that's the way to save a couple grand!
Camped out....
The first "Meatballs" had Bill Murray, Chris Makepeace, a lot of laughs and no alien subplot."Meatballs II" has Richard Mulligan, Paul (Pee-Wee Herman) Ruebens, Hamilton Camp, Archie Hahn, John Larroquette, a few laughs and an alien subplot.By the time "Meatballs II" came out, there had already been so many ripoffs of "Meatballs" that this just paled liberally by comparison (TIDBIT - this in fact was a "Meatballs" ripoff originally, until the rights were grabbed up and it was released instead as "Meatballs II".
Who says there aren't any new ideas in Hollywood?).In spite of the mountain of talent in "Meatballs II", there is little in the way of actual humor.
Instead, you have a hyperventilating Richard Mulligan, an off-center Paul Reubens playing in Pee-Wee mode, a screaming Hamilton Camp, a horny Archie Hahn, a lisping John Laroquette, and your usual plethora of horny teens, junior class military cadets, brain-dead boxers, and pot-smoking aliens who ask why camp counselors are such dorks.There's the major laughs; do with them what you will.
And whatever you do with these laughs, it's more than what "Meatballs II" could ever do with them.Two and a half stars.
Maybe there's just something about Pee-Wee Herman.
Or John Larroquette.
Or Richard Mulligan.....
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.
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..
Not really bad, just sort of pointless.
To call this movie a sequel to MEATBALLS is stretching the word "sequel" to a ridiculous degree.
Other than the fact that both movies take place at summer camps (not even the same one), there is no connection between the two.
It's the usual 80's cable TV time filler, with a dumb script, mechanical direction and mostly one-note performances.The only laughs are supplied by such great comic actors as Richard Mulligan, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), John Larroquette and Hamilton Camp.
A subplot which parodies E.T. also managed to make me chuckle a few times.The only other point of interest is seeing a twenty-year old Kim Richards in the lead female role.
Unfortunately, she leaves her clothes on.If this comes on TV, it's not worth switching the channel.
You'll probably laugh a few times, plus you can get up and go to the bathroom and not miss anything.
At any rate, it's better than MEATBALLS PART III or (gag) IV..
Its bad that even as a kid this one made me groan..
"I have an idea" someone said, "lets make a sequel to Meatballs and have it be completely moronic and groan inducing!".
After the movie was made and released the person said "dude, I was making a joke".
And so Meatballs 2 was made and while it is in fact about a summer camp and more of a sequel to the original than the third one is, I still think this one is the worst of the bunch.
Granted a few jokes make me chuckle which is why I nicely gave this movie a three rather than a one or two.
Why bother, it involves some dude who does not want to be a counselor, an alien, and a brawl for it all boxing match between two summer camps, one regular and a military type one.
That is the gist of it, and if you are wondering, yes the alien is friendly and probably inserted thanks to the success of E.T. two years prior.
Bill Murray is not in this movie and can you blame him, while they made this movie he was making Ghostbusters.
Instead they got Richard Mulligan, who I like in some roles, not this one.
They also begin easing this series of movies into more of a teen sex series, but only lightly in this one..
Okay, so this movie isn't great but its a good way to waste a rainy summer day.
To be truthful, I thought there would be a lot more nudity and sex.
The box for the movie shows a shower scene that isn't in the movie.
The box also features a picture of the busty Fanny, played by Misty Rowe.
That was the most interesting story line: Two horny Councelors trying to get it on.
It was only later on that I found out that Misty Rowe isn't nearly as top heavy as Fanny.
Well, I'll always have Meatballs Part II to keep the dream alive.
There was a lot of potential, but instead we had aliens and a stupid boxing match.
Good lines, and okay women.
Remember when we used to be satisfied to go the movies and watch bad actors from sitcoms strut around cheap sets and make dumb jokes?
Well, if you were born anytime after 1980, you probably don't remember seeing any cheesy 80s flicks in their original context.
Meatballs II doesn't claim to be anything other than one of these "campy" movies, so view it with a good attitude and watch to see what actors you recognize.
I recently watched this movie for the first time in the 21st century (probably skipping all of the 90s) and, being a good ten years older and wiser, saw it as the bunch of foolishness it really is.
The opening scene still has me rolling on the floor..
If you laugh at this flick will all depend on how silly you're willing to let a film stretch.
The cast is huge, but as one IMDBer said, Kim Richards is a big standout because shes absolutely GORGEOUS!
Mulligan is friendly enough, Mengatti's a good badass, Nepote a great dope boxer and I loved the alien.
The most versatile part went to Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Ruebens who serves four different capacities in the film as a bus driver, a disc jockey, some sort of Hare Krishna and in the end a referee.
I actually enjoyed this more than the first film, simply because this one had more going on in its ninety minutes.
And when each summer rolls around I cant help but do the lyrics to the great theme song of the film.
But just like in the first movie, it all comes down to if you think over the top silly is funny enough for you..
- Bill Murray + space alien.
It's another summer at Camp Sasquash run by Coach Giddy (Richard Mulligan).
Col. Bat Jack Hershey who runs the opposing Camp Patton threatens to buy up Sasquash.
Flash Carducci is forced to be counselor-in-training as community service.
He's a rebel and doesn't care about camp.
The female counselors aim to show virginal Cheryl a penis.
The little campers encounter a space alien left by his parents to attend camp.
They hide him calling him Meatball.The original has Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, and Bill Murray.
This one has a space alien.
Even with the shocking alien addition, this fades into something bland.
The actors are not funny although there are a couple of recognizable faces like Paul Reubens.
It is not interesting enough to be camp..
A sequel that equals a learning lesson..
I admit I have a biased feeling towards this movie.
At the time I saw  I was infatuated by Kim Richards.
In this movie she is the one that makes the bet that she will see male nudity before the end of summer camp.
One of the few movies that shows that women can be the leaders in romance.
The alien subplot was weak, and filled mostly fart jokes, and special effects..
Kim Richards is HOT!
so I mean its worth getting out if your a guy just for her.
The Alien is cute and you get a few laughs.
The two heads of camp are very annoying and everything goes quite slow.
Go rent it out if your bored theres worse movies out there..
Another boring comedy movie.
It is not worst then the first Meatballs movie.
But it not good.
This not really a sequel to Meatball because as for has plot and characters go.
This has nothing to do with the original Meatballs.
The story line is awful.
This movie is a wast of time.
Good actors wasted there talent being in this awful movie.
I can believe that the same people who wrote a great movie like Friday the 13th III wrote this awful movie.
So they have made movie a lot better then this crap.
Do not see this movie.
Do not see this movie.
While the original "Meatballs" was about kids dealing with everyday problems and talking to Bill Murray a lot, this in-name-only sequel takes a turn for the bizarre and brings in an alien.
This might hurt the realism of the movie, but I just really don't care.
The complete randomness of this silly plot line is actually one of the few things that keep this show on the road, because for the most part this is just as standard as they come.
You get the same characters from every other summer camp movie, the same jokes, even the same look, things get pretty boring that way.
Then they throw an alien with a funny voice in the mix and they manage to recapture my attention.
This movie often runs low on ideas, but it's pretty fun to watch anyway..
sci-fi film being shown..??.
i'm hoping anyone who has seen meatballs 2 can remember a scene where the kids are watching a movie on a projector...i can't remember the blooming name of it...its got guys in black jumpsuits wearing black goggles walking zombie-like thru a swamp...if anyone can help me out it would be much appreciatedand what about Kevin Arnold's's brother from the wonder years about 4 years before the wonder years started.anyway...as kid camp movies go...
meatballs 2 ain't bad...shame they pulled the sex scenes tho...!!!anyone with any links to them either...???.
1980s Summer Camp Fodder.
Meatballs 2 has nothing to do with the first Meatballs and does not have a strong lead like Bill Murray.
Actually it doesn't seem to have any lead actor which to me is the film's main flaw.
As other IMDb critics have noted, the opening scene was funny with Paul Reubens as the bus driver.
He is very talented and one of the best reasons to rent the film.
Kim Richards is also very good and does a great job with her part.
The aerobics outfit she wears looks like a bathing suit so I can see why men everywhere go gaga over that scene.
The film is basically about how a junior boot camp across the river tries to eliminate the kiddie camp run by Coach Giddy (Richard Mulligan).
Mulligan is good but his script is very weak.
He doesn't even touch the surface of the hilarity Bill Murray brought to the first Meatballs.
The part of Flash by John Mengatti could also have been improved with a better script.
Flash isn't nice to the kids and I never warmed up to him.
Overall, the film has some funny scenes and the 1980s clothes and music provide some entertainment on a rainy day..
not bad.
this movie isn't as good as part 1 and 3,but still pretty good.
it's also a bit better than part 4.
i think the reason why this movie wasn't as good as the first one is because they had no one to take control of the movie.
the one-liners are not as good as the ones in the first one.
but this movie is still all in all not bad.
but this movie is still all in all not bad.
i give meatballs part II **1/2 out of ****.
A worthy sequel (minor spoilers).
Possibly the only movie in history to feature an alien that goes to camp, MEATBALLS PART 2 once again proves that sequels are almost never as good as the original.
That's not to say that MEATBALLS PART 2 isn't absolutely hilarious, it's just not as funny as the first one.
The movie begins with a great scene featuring Paul Reubens (also known as Pee Wee Herman) as the bus driver unlucky enough to drive the misfit teenage campers to Camp Sasquatch.
After that highly amusing opening sequence, the movie slows down for a while and the laugh quotient lowers until the arrival of the alien.
The pace then picks up and the laugh quotient begins to rise again.
Other than that slow pacing towards the beginning of the movie mentioned above, the only other notable flaw is how horribly cliched the story is.
Granted basically all 80s comedies are as cliched as can be, but I was expecting a bit more originality.
This is the one with the alien and the boxing match.
Did you know that the purpose of movies is solely to make money.
This movie was made for money's sake, how much money could that possibly be?
I mean think about it, Meatballs 2, how can that be of value?
Did people die to make this movie?
If somebody did die making this movie, because it's this movie, doesn't that mean they died in vain?
They made two other Meatballs movies after this one, what the hell!?
Who are you that you even legitimately enjoy Summer Camp themed movies?
If you want to see nudity they make porn, if you want to see a comedy they make actual comedies, you don't have to settle for this movie.
Average if pointless sequel.
The 1980s were crammed with pointless forgettable adolescent comedies and sequels of which this entry is a prime example.
Contrary to popular thought, the original Meatballs was really no classic but merely a mildly amusing rude comedy which served as a launching point for Bill Murray's acting career.
This in-name-only sequel has no returning cast members and only shares the summer camp setting, but manages some uniqueness for one weakness and one fascinating turn.
The main "plot" centers on a rivalry between congenial Richard Mulligan's camp of likable losers and shrill Hamilton Camp's military camp, which builds to a climactic slapstick boxing match with representatives of each respective camp deciding the futures of the camps.
Unfortunately, given that Mulligan is not much of a presence and Camp is such a buffoonish cartoon villain, it is impossible to have much rooting interest.
Subplots galore come fast and furious.
The unique weakness is that the film cannot decide whether it wishes to be a rude adolescent comedy directed to pre-teens or a smarmy sex comedy directed to older teens and thus fails at both.
A wretched subplot with a forgettable cast of youngsters sheltering a cheap Yiddish-accented E.T. is included for the tots, but is so bad it would only antagonize them.
Then we get numerous scenes where 30-ish horny camp counselor Archie Hahn and his buxom co-counselor Misty Rowe are constantly interrupted in their quest for sex by various chaos.
The less said about John Larroquette's mincing gay caricature, the better.
Kim Richards and John Mengatti are on hand as a virginal camp newbie and a reluctant reform school guy named Flash forced into being a counselor who naturally start a flirtation.
The acting by both suggests that they are better than the material handed them.
An interesting turnabout is that the more experienced female counselors decide to band together and help the sheltered Richards see her first naked man before the end of the summer.
This is interesting as this is normally a subplot reserved for male characters and this is one of the few teenage movies of this decade that actually had the refreshing insight that female teens may be just as sexually curious as males.
Unfortunately, the PG rating restricts any nudity from showing up, so guys looking for any skin from the busty Rowe will not get any and the big climactic scene where the hunky dreamboat Mengatti winds up stark naked in public is filmed with such ridiculous modesty that it ranks more as an anti-climax.
For all that, the sequel is largely inoffensive and certainly is better than the dismal two follow-ups (one featuring a young and super-nerdy Patrick Dempsey).