Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
Meatballs has generally received positive reviews.
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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 28 Jul 2007
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Meatballs was released in 1979 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 343 reviews, giving Meatballs (1979) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 70% and users giving an average score of 71%.
With a score of 61%, Meatballs is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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