Meatballs Part II (1984)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Writers:

Martin Kitrosser (story) and
Carol Watson (story) ...
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Release Date:

27 July 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The insanity continues...

Plot:

Second in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.

Plot Keywords:

Summer Camp | Patton | Boxing Match | Sequel | Alien

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 28	4:30 PM	COMEDY
Wed. July 29	10:00 AM	COMEDY

Cast

Richard Mulligan	...	Coach Giddy
Hamilton Camp	...	Col. Bat Jack Hershey
John Mengatti	...	Armand 'Flash' Carducci
Kim Richards	...	Cheryl
Archie Hahn	...	Jamie / Voice of Meathead
Misty Rowe	...	Fanny
Ralph Seymour	...	Eddie
Tammy Taylor	...	Nancy
John Larroquette	...	Lt. Felix Foxglove
Paul Reubens	...	Albert / Hara Krishna
Jason Hervey	...	Steve
David Hollander	...	Tommy 'Wheelchair' McVee
Scott Nemes	...	Butterball
Chad Sheets	...	Ted
Paul Stout	...	Larry
Scott Stout	...	Barry
Nick Ryan	...	Cop
Vivi Lorre	...	Tula Washington
Joanne Giudici	...	Sally Friedman
Elayne Boosler	...	Mother
Nancy Glass	...	Daughter
Patti Kirkpatrick	...	Debbie's Mother
Michael Morrison	...	Debbie's Father
Jonna King	...	Susie
Tim Bartell	...	Damian
Felix Silla	...	Meathead the Alien
Vic Dunlop	...	Rene
Joe Nipote	...	Boomer
Joaquín Martínez	...	Indian Chief
Blackie Dammett	...	Sgt. Paladin
Christian Brackett-Zika	...	Wild Eyes
Donald Gibb	...	Mad Dog

Directed by
Ken Wiederhorn

Writing credits
Martin Kitrosser		(story) and
Carol Watson		(story)
Bruce Franklin Singer		(screenplay) (as Bruce Singer)

Produced by
Lisa Barsamian	....	executive producer
Tony Bishop	....	producer
Stephen Poe	....	producer

Original Music by
Ken Harrison

Cinematography by
Donald M. Morgan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
George Berndt

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
James William Newport

Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings

Costume Design by
Sandi Love

Makeup Department
Lola Kemp	....	hair stylist
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Robert P. Cohen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Bishop	....	second unit director
Robert P. Cohen	....	first assistant director
Gary Dahl	....	additional second assistant director
Robert J. Doherty	....	additional second assistant director
Hilary Leach	....	additional second assistant director
Alice West	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Terry Ballard	....	property master
Robert Bleckman	....	assistant property master (as Bobby Bleckman)
Larry Lennert	....	greensman
Louis M. Mann	....	set designer (as Lou Mann)
Dan Ondrejko	....	supervising greensman (as Danny Ondrejko)
James F. Orendorff	....	construction coordinator (as Jim Orendorff)
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist (as Paul Power)

Sound Department
Kevin F. Cleary	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Cleary)
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	supervising sound editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Carolyn Colwell	....	assistant sound editor
John M. Colwell	....	sound editor (as John Colwell)
David Kelson	....	cable person
John A. Larsen	....	sound editor (as John Larsen)
Bill Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Robert Thirlwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Wilkinson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John 'Doc' Wilkinson)

Special Effects by
Martin Becker	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Cole	....	special effects (as Bob Cole)
Tom Connors	....	special effects
Alfred Der Hacopian	....	designer: "Meathead"
Blair Johnston	....	special effects
Glen Robinson	....	special effects
Ray Scott	....	special effects
Gene Stoddard	....	special effects
Ray Villalobos	....	special effects
Robert Wilcox	....	special effects (as Bob Wilcox)

Visual Effects by
Barry Nolan	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
Ralph D. Carpenter	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Alan Gibbs	....	stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunts (as Sandra Gimpel)
Brad Orrison	....	stunts
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunts (as Sharon M. Schaffer)
John Sherrod	....	stunt coordinator
Spike Silver	....	stunts (as Gary Len Silver)
Dianne L. Wilson	....	stunts (as Diane L. Wilson)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Boccaccio	....	assistant camera: second unit
James F. Boyle	....	key gaffer (as Jimmy Boyle)
Thomas Conley	....	key grip (as Tom Conley)
Peter Davidian	....	best boy electric
Bob Fiore	....	lamp operator
Jan Kiesser	....	director of photography: second unit
Marc Margulies	....	second assistant camera
Laurel Moore	....	still photographer
Mike Olsen	....	best boy grip
Gary Parker	....	dolly grip
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Chris Schwiebert	....	camera operator
Steve Yaconelli	....	camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harold Crawford	....	wardrobe assistant
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck	....	costume supervisor (as Francine Jamison)

Editorial Department
Martin Cohen	....	assistant editor
Bob Noland	....	color timer
Jessica Sack	....	post-production assistant
Janet Lee Smith	....	post-production coordinator
Dode Weyant	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (as Dino Moriani)
Armin Steiner	....	music recording engineer

Transportation Department
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation co-captain
Sharon Collis	....	driver
Terry Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Vic Cuccia	....	driver
Richard B. Darling	....	driver (as Dick Darling)
Tommy Hansmann	....	driver
Victor Kloster	....	driver
Jim Lannen	....	transportation captain
David Miller	....	driver
Michael Stevenson	....	driver (as Mike Stevenson)
Dennis Yank	....	driver

Other crew
Russ Forte	....	stand-in
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rhona Gordon	....	teacher (as Rhona Jepsen)
Rhona Gordon	....	welfare worker (as Rhona Jepsen)
Henry Humphreys	....	first aid
Louise Jaffe	....	script supervisor
Robert Jellen	....	consultant: production insurance (as Bob Jellen)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Lawrence J. Romanoff	....	production associate
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	production associate
Robert Schaefer	....	title designer: main titles
Janet Lee Smith	....	production coordinator
Constance Talley-Sherman	....	production accountant
Angel Trujillo	....	caterer
Shelley Weiss	....	assistant: Mr. Poe
Steve Write	....	stand-in
Linn Zuckerman	....	craft service
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Thanks
Elayne Boosler	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Space Productions

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Look Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCA (video)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Reel Efx (special effects)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  production insurance (as Albert G. Ruben Company)
• Pennylane Productions  production payroll (as Penny Lane Productions Inc.)
• Pennylane Productions  production services and facilities (as Penny Lane Productions Inc.)
• Ryder Sound Services  sound
• Tony's Food Service  catering (as Tony's Food Service)
• Van der Veer Photo Effects  opticals

Also Known As:

Call Me Meathead (USA) (working title)
Space Kid

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (video rating) | Australia:M (video rating) | USA:PG (certificate #27130)

Filming Locations:

Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch, Saugus, California, USA

Company:

Space Productions

Trivia:

There are several deleted scenes, totaling 7 minutes and 25 seconds. The scenes comprise 4 explicitly detailed sex scenes between Jamie (Archie Hahn) and Fanny (Misty Rowe), and a shower scene featuring Fanny (Misty Rowe) completely nude. Producers removed the scenes to lower the MPAA rating.

Quotes:

Fanny: Oh! Yes! Yes!
Jamie: Oh god!
Fanny: Yes! Yes!
Jamie: God!
Cheryl: I didn't know sex was so religious.
Tula Washington: It is if you're doing it right.
Fanny: Oh! Oh! That's it. Oh!
Jamie: Fanny!
Fanny: Wait!
Jamie: Oh!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Failure Is Not a Factory-installed Option (#2.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

We've Been Waiting for the Summer

watch it with a 1984 outlook...

Remember when we used to be satisfied to go the movies and watch bad actors from sitcoms strut around cheap sets and make dumb jokes? Well, if you were born anytime after 1980, you probably don't remember seeing any cheesy 80s flicks in their original context. Meatballs II doesn't claim to be anything other than one of these "campy" movies, so view it with a good attitude and watch to see what actors you recognize. I recently watched this movie for the first time in the 21st century (probably skipping all of the 90s) and, being a good ten years older and wiser, saw it as the bunch of foolishness it really is. However, it's an essential 80s flick full of outdated costumes and corny exercise music. I still have yet to hear anyone use the expression "pinky" in this context. The opening scene still has me rolling on the floor.