Meatballs
“Are you ready for a good time?”
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.
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Part of Meatballs Collection
4 films
Cast
35 people
Bill Murray
Tripper Harrison
Known for
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
Harvey Atkin
Morty
Known for
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Russ Banham
Crockett
Also in
Joe's World
Kristine DeBell
A.L.
Known for
The Big Brawl
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
Matt Craven
Hardware
Known for
The Pacific
Sharp Objects
Kate Lynch
Roxanne
Known for
Lie with Me
DEFCON-4
Sarah Torgov
Candace
Known for
American Gothic
Keith Knight
Fink
Known for
Beetlejuice
My Bloody Valentine
Chris Makepeace
Rudy
Known for
My Bodyguard
Vamp
Jack Blum
Spaz
Known for
Happy Birthday to Me
Exotica
Cindy Girling
Wendy
Known for
Titanic
Margot Pinvidic
Jackie
Known for
The Stepfather
Housekeeping
Ivan Reitman Director · Harold Ramis Writer Len Blum Writer
Worldwide gross $43M · Budget $1.2M · United States release June 29, 1979
Box office
Budget
$1,207,520
Worldwide gross
$43,000,000
Gross vs. budget
35.6×
Production
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production
Famous Players
Production
Haliburton Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · June 28, 1979
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 1979
Theatrical
United States · September 16, 2025
Physical · SteelBook (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
Argentina
March 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Australia
September 20, 1979 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
January 4, 1980 · Theatrical
France
January 30, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
February 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 2, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
February 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Norway
June 2, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 18, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
October 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 24, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1980 · Theatrical · Originally AA; 15 on video, downgraded 2007
Uruguay
December 6, 1979 · Theatrical
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