Heavyweights
1995 · 97 min · Director: Steven Brill
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
11-year-old Gerald "Gerry" Garner lives in Long Island, New York, and he's overweight. Gerry's parents Maury and Mrs. Garner decide to send Gerry to Camp Hope, a camp for overweight boys. The camp is owned by kindly Harvey Bushkin and his equally kind wife Alice Bushkin. When the Bushkins file for bankruptcy the camp has to be sold, it is bought by a wacko named Tony Perkis. Tony plans to force the campers to lose as much weight as they can, and he also intends to document the marathon shedding of weight and use it for an infomercial for his slenderizing program. In the eyes of the campers, Tony has made Camp Hope a living hell. As Gerry and counselor Pat Finley lead the efforts to overthrow Tony, the campers prepare for the Apache Relay against arch rival Camp MVP. The Apache Relay is a kind of race in which Camp Hope has never defeated Camp MVP before.
Emotional fingerprint
Heavyweights (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor40%
- Smile25%
- Anger15%
- Love10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Anger. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Excitement
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Excitement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 37 % | 17 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 44 % | 40 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 45 % | 39 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 46 % | 35 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 49 % | 40 % | 9 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 8 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 53 % | 35 % | 10 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 51 % | 38 % | 16 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 54 % | 44 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Excitement | 63 % | 41 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 68 % | 33 % | 26 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 66 % | 28 % | 11 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 65 % | 35 % | 11 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 64 % | 48 % | 21 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 59 % | 49 % | 32 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Joy | 57 % | 39 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 64 % | 31 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Joy | 68 % | 34 % | 40 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Excitement | 71 % | 41 % | 49 % | 59 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Joy | 77 % | 45 % | 60 % | 58 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Nicholas
Sam
Cody
Gerry
Julie
Phillip
Dawson
Simms
Details
- Directed by
- Steven Brill
- Written by
- Steven Brill, Judd Apatow
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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