Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Acting
Ben Stiller's unhinged Tony Perkis is career-best unhinged
Practical Effects
Glorious '90s camp pranks with zero CGI
Writing
Judd Apatow's first screenplay, every line quotable
Director
Steven Brill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Judd Apatow wrote this at 22 after his own miserable camp experiences; Ben Stiller improvised most of his insane motivational speeches.
This bombed in 1995 but became a millennial sleepover staple through endless Disney Channel reruns—basically the original 'so bad it's good' streaming discovery.
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