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Heavyweights

They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh.

Rating 6.2 / 10Release February 17, 1995Runtime 97 min

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.

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