The Best Summer Camp Movies

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Visit us @ http://alltimebest.co/ 1. Heavy Weights, 1995 Heavy Weights1995 Film6.6/10-IMDb29%-Rotten TomatoesGerry (Aaron Schwartz) is not looking forward to his summer vacation, since he'll be spending it at a camp for overweight boys in order to shed pounds. Fortunately, a kindly couple, the Bushkins (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara), run the camp and make the process fun and relaxed. However, they're soon for… Moreced to declare bankruptcy and sell the camp to Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller), a fitness fanatic who turns the camp into a living nightmare of over-the-top training. But the kids plan to fight back.Release date: February 17, 1995 (USA)Director: Steven BrillMPAA rating: PGInitial DVD release: March 4, 2003Screenplay: Steven Brill, Judd Apatow 2. Camp Nowhere, 1994 Camp Nowhere1994 Film5.8/10-IMDb18%-Rotten TomatoesMorris "Mud" Himmel (Jonathan Jackson) spends every summer at computer camp, but he hates it. Mud and his friends (Andrew Keegan, Melody Kay, Marnette Patterson), unhappy about their respective camp prospects, devise a plan to finally have a fun summer. They bribe Dennis Van Welker (Christopher Lloy… Mored), an ex-teacher, to pose as a counselor for a fake camp and rent a campground where the kids can run amok. But they run into trouble when their parents want to come for a visit.Initial release: August 26, 1994Director: Jonathan PrinceRunning time: 96 minutesMPAA rating: PGInitial DVD release: August 5, 2003 3. Meatballs, 1979 Meatballs1979 Film6.2/10-IMDb75%-Rotten TomatoesTripper (Bill Murray) 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 (Chris Makepeace), a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young cha… Morerges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne (Kate Lynch), a female counselor at Northstar.Release date: June 29, 1979 (USA)Director: Ivan ReitmanSequel: Meatballs Part IIMPAA rating: PGScreenplay: Len Blum, Janis Allen, Daniel Goldberg, Harold Ramis 4. The Parent Trap, 1998 The Parent Trap1998 Film6.3/10-IMDb86%-Rotten TomatoesIn this update of a 1961 film, twins Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls' divorced parents, Nick (Dennis Quaid) and Elizabeth (Natasha Richardson), are living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each with one child. After meeting at camp, A… Moremerican Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they've missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.Release date: July 29, 1998 (USA)Director: Nancy MeyersRunning time: 128 minutesMPAA rating: PGScreenplay: Charles Shyer, David Swift, Nancy Meyers 5. Ernest Goes to Camp, 1987 Ernest Goes to Camp1987 Film5.4/10-IMDb62%-Rotten TomatoesKamp Kikakee janitor Ernest (Jim Varney) finally gets to be counselor, for a bunch of juvenile delinquents.Initial release: May 22, 1987Director: John R. Cherry IIIMPAA rating: PGInitial DVD release: September 3, 2002Prequel: Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam 6. Wet Hot American Summer, 2001 Wet Hot American Summer2001 Film6.7/10-IMDb31%-Rotten TomatoesSet on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, "Wet Hot American Summer" follows a group of counselors who are each trying to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. 7. Addams Family Values, 1993 Addams Family Values1993 Film6.5/10-IMDb78%-Rotten TomatoesThe members of the odd Addams Family are up to more macabre antics in this sequel. This time around, Gomez Addams (Raul Julia) and his wife, Morticia (Anjelica Huston), are celebrating the arrival of a baby boy. But siblings Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) are none too happy 8. The Parent Trap, 1961 The Parent Trap1961 FilmTwo identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, 9. Camp, 2003 Camp2003 Film6.4/10-IMDb63%-Rotten TomatoesAt Camp Ovation, kids of all ages spend their summer expressing themselves through dance, music and theater. Vlad (Daniel Letterle) is a singer-songwriter and first-time camper caught between talented but insecure Ellen (Joanna Chilcoat) and provocative Jill (Alana Allen). 10. Friday the 13th, 1980 Friday the 13th1980 Film6.5/10-IMDbCrystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson)