Heavyweights
Brief Synopsis
For chubby Gerry Garner and a group of overweight kids at Camp Hope, big is beautiful and thin isn't in. That is until fitness guru Tony Perkis muscles his way into their Shangri-La and determines to force his rigorous training methods on the boys.
Cast & Crew
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Steven Brill
Director
Ben Stiller
Tony Perkis; Tony Perkis Sr
David Goldman
Nicholas
Joseph Wayne Miller
Sam
Cody Burger
Cody
Allen Covert
Kenny
Film Details
Also Known As
colo des gourmands
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Caravan Pictures; Eastman Kodak; Hollywood Rentals Production Services; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc; Technicolor; Todd-Ao; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
For chubby Gerry Garner and a group of overweight kids at Camp Hope, big is beautiful and thin isn't in. That is until fitness guru Tony Perkis muscles his way into their Shangri-La and determines to force his rigorous training methods on the boys.
Cast
Ben Stiller
Tony Perkis; Tony Perkis Sr
David Goldman
Nicholas
Joseph Wayne Miller
Sam
Cody Burger
Cody
Allen Covert
Kenny
Aaron Schwartz
Gerry
Jeffrey Tambor
Maury Garner
Tom Mcgowan
Pat
Shaun Weiss
Josh
Tom Hodges
Lars
Leah Lail
Julie
Paul Feig
Tim
Kenan Thompson
Roy
David Bowe
Chris Donelly
Max Goldblatt
Phillip
Robert Zalkind
Simms
Patrick Labrecque
Dawson
Jerry Stiller
Harvey Bushkin
Anne Meara
Alice Bushkin
Tim Blake Nelson
Camp Hope Salesman
Nancy Ringham
Mrs Garner
Seth St Laurent
Camp Mvp Racer
Bobby Fain
Camp Mvp Pitcher
Robert E Spencer
Soccer Goalie
Dustin Greer
Blob Master
Matt Zboyovski
J T Alessi
Balloon Shaver
Christopher Snyder
Baseball Scorekeeper
Aubrey Dollar
Camp Magnolia Girl
Mary Holt Fickes
Camp Magnolia Girl
Jamie Olson
Camp Magnolia Girl
Lauren Michelle Hill
Landry M Constantino
Kissing Girl
Lois Yaroshefsky
Camp Magnolia Counselor
Matthew Bradley King
Gerry'S School Buddy
Deena Dill
Stewardess
Tom Kelley
Man On Plane
Lars Clark
Jack Gamer
Judd Apatow
Homer
Kip Bartlett
Leadman
Crew
Kwame L Abernathy
Locations Assistant
Stephanie Adams
Assistant Director
Stephanie Adams
2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Carroll E Allen
Driver
Sheila Allen
Accounting Assistant
Gordon Antell
Assistant Editor
Judd Apatow
Executive Producer
Judd Apatow
Screenwriter
Rick Ash
Re-Recording Mixer
Jack Ballance
Art Director
Jack D L Ballance
Art Director
Bobby E Barker
Driver
Steve Battaglia
Key Production Assistant
Michael Bard Bayer
Production Assistant
John R Bayless
Key Makeup Artist
Robbie Beck
Property Master
Katherine E Beyda
Production Supervisor
Judith H Bickerton
Hair Stylist
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
David Blackburn
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
George Bosley
Location Manager
Sarah Bowman
Executive Producer
Nita Boyum
Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Steve Boyum
Stunt Coordinator
Susan Bradley
Title Design
Layne Brightwell
Costumer
Steven Brill
Screenwriter
Allyson Brown
Costumer
Michael J Burke
Gaffer
Michael A Burnett
Prosthetic Makeup (For Ben Stiller)
Keith Campbell
Stunt Man (For Ben Stiller)
Jonathan Capra
Key Production Assistant
Jack Carpenter
Stunts
Richard Cartwright
Still Photographer
Doc D Charbonneau
Stunts
Marty Cherrix
Production Assistant
Sam Citron
1st Assistant Editor
Jonathan Clark
Gerry'S Double
Donna Cline
Storyboard Artist
Kat Craig
Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Kat Craig
Other
Stephen Crowley
Electrician
James M Crumley
Production Assistant
Shirley Fulton Crumley
Location Casting
Andy D'addario
Re-Recording Mixer
Blaise Dahlquist
Electrician
Blaise Dahlquist
Rigging Gaffer
Merrilee Dale
Second 2nd Assistant Director
Ed Dally
Video Engineer
Harry Darrow
Art Director
Richard A Davis
Transportation Captain
Audrey Deroche
Other
Ross Deroche
Other
Deirdre Detappan
Assistant To Ned Dowd (Caravan Pictures)
Ron Dick
Carpenter
Karen Dimmig
Apprentice Editor
Mark A Dixon
Location Manager
Francesca Dodd
Dialogue Editor
Patrick Dodd
Sound Supervisor
Ned Dowd
Head Of Production (Caravan Pictures)
Wendy Cooper Earley
Production Assistant
Mary H. Ellis
Sound Mixer
Frank Eulner
Special Effects Editor
Michael Fauntleroy
1st Assistant Camera
Mike Ferris
Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Bill Fibben
Boom Operator
Ken Finlay
Best Boy Electric
Christian Fletcher
Stunts
Michael Fottrell
Co-Producer
Michael Fottrell
Unit Production Manager
Christine C Fransen
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bud Garren
Driver
Jack Giarraputo
Associate Producer
Beth Giles
Assistant Property Master
Gary Gillingham
Production Accountant
William J Girard
Driver
Lynda Gordon
Casting
April H Grantham
Craft Service
Thomas Greco
2nd Assistant Camera
Gary Guercio
Stunts
Marjorie Hagar
Assistant Editor
Michael J Hall
Carpenter
Victor Hammer
Director Of Photography
George E Hesse
2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
A Mcrae Hillard
Driver
Sam Hinckley
Special Effects Editor
Michelle Holdsworth
Assistant (To Steven Brill)
Jerome F. Holway
"B" Camera
Jerome F. Holway
Steadicam Operator
J Alan Hopkins
1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
David Householter
1st Assistant Director
Ken Hudson
2nd Assistant Camera
Isom Ison Iii
Construction Foreman
Jerry Jackson
Transportation Coordinator
Pete Johnson
Playback Assistant
Christopher D Jones
Electrician
Tom Jones
Construction Coordinator
Gloria Kaiser
Color Timer
Robert Kay
Production Assistant
Schuyler Kent
Casting Assistant
David A Koeppel
Assistant Editor
Erik R Kraber
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Andrew Krish
On Set Dresser
Mary K Lanier
Technical Advisor
Deborah Latham
Costume Supervisor
Mark Levinson
Adr Editor
Linda Lew
Foley Recordist
Kent Luttrell
Stunts
John Lybrand
Driver
Dorene Lauer Martin
Unit Publicist
Brie San Martino
Other
Joe Mccluney
Driver
Barney Mccoy
Driver
Joseph R Mcguire
Set Dresser
David Meeks
Animal Handler
Rob Meisenholder
2nd Assistant Accountant
Thomas C Mentzer
Carpenter
J A Moffitt
Driver
Tommy Steve Moffitt
Driver
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Robert E Moore
Tailor
Jennifer Myers
Foley Walker
James B Nance
Driver
Letitia Near
Other
Nick Nelson
Electrician
Margie O'malley
Foley Walker
C Timothy O'meara
Film Editor
Richard Oswald
2nd Assistant Director
Brenda H Pagan
Seamstress
Tripp Pair
Grip
J Wayne Parker
Best Boy Grip
Thomas Pasatieri
Original Music
Mike Patrick
Carpenter
Patricia Phillips
Production Assistant
Theresa Phillips
Location Casting Assistant
Kim Plant
Assistant (To Joe Roth (Caravan Pictures))
Rebecca Poulos
Script Supervisor
Will Purcell
Special Effects Coordinator
Will Purcell
Special Effects
Richard Rabjohn
Additional Editing
Robert Ramsey
Sign Writer
Karen Rasch
1st Assistant Editor
C Alan Rawlins
Key Grip
Chris Rawlins
Grip
J.a.c. Redford
Music Composer
Candisse Reynolds
Assistant Location Manager
John E Rice
Driver
Howard Richardson
Carpenter
John Rosenberg
Orchestra Contractor
Joe Roth
Producer
Rebekah Rudd
Post-Production Manager (Caravan Pictures)
Scott Rushton
Special Effects
Michael T Ryan
Supervising Music Editor
Claudia Sachs
Assistant (To Roger Birnbaum (Caravan Pictures))
Riko Schatke
Grip
Teresa Schleh
Driver
Charles J.d. Schlissel
Co-Producer
Charles J.d. Schlissel
Unit Production Manager
Richard Schoen
Costumer
John H Schroeder
Production Assistant
Michael Semanick
Foley Recordist
Geordie Sheffer
Key Hairstylist
Robert Sinise
Additional Editing
Leonard M Smith
Other
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
Tim Snowber
Art Department Coordinator
Chris Spellman
Set Decorator
Stanley Dean Stephens
Driver
Connie L Stewart
Construction Purchaser
Lisa Storer
Assistant Editor
Stephen Storer
Production Designer
Ashley Sudge
Dolly Grip
Judy Taylor
Casting
Eric Thompson
Foley Mixer
Kimberly A Tillman
Costume Designer
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
Mark Van Loon
"B" Camera
Paul Varrieur
"A" Camera Operator
John Verardi
1st Assistant Camera; 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
John Verbeck
Foley Editor
John Vigran
Score Recorder & Mixer
Kenny Vincent
Driver
Pete Vitale
Assistant (To Sarah Bowman (Caravan Pictures))
Laura Z. Wasserman
Music Consultant
Carolynn Weast
Makeup Artist
Gary Weslek
Other
Katie Willard Troebs
Production Coordinator
Lois Yaroshefsky
Other
Dean A. Zupancic
Re-Recording Mixer
Film Details
Also Known As
colo des gourmands
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Caravan Pictures; Eastman Kodak; Hollywood Rentals Production Services; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc; Technicolor; Todd-Ao; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 15, 1995
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1995
Began shooting March 28, 1994.
Completed shooting May 25, 1994.
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1995
Released in United States on Video August 15, 1995
