Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)

The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life.

Director:

George Mendeluk

Writers:

Janis Allen (characters), Len Blum (characters)

Stars:

Sally Kellerman, Patrick Dempsey, Al Waxman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sally Kellerman	...	Roxy Dujour
Patrick Dempsey	...	Rudy
Al Waxman	...	Peter
Isabelle Mejias	...	Wendy
Shannon Tweed	...	The Love Goddess
Peter Snider	...	Tom
Jan Taylor Hendricks	...	Rita
Hudson Bishop	...	Hillary
Mark Blutman	...	Andy
Justine Campbell	...	Val
Peter Saecks	...	Tim
Caroline Arnold	...	Lee
Pamela Collyer	...	Karen
Colleen Passard	...	Cheryl (as Colleen Karney)
Willye Fleming	...	Guardman

Storyline

A dead porno movie star returns from the beyond to help a nerdy teen to score with the beautiful wife of the owner of the camp he is spending the summer working at. Wow.

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Plot Keywords:

porn star | virginity | angel | heaven | summer | 

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Taglines:

Rudy struck out two summers in a row... this will be his year to score!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Academia em Férias

Filming Locations:

Hudson, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Gross USA:

$2,147,228

Company Credits

Production Co:

TMS Pictures,Dalco,Cinépix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1984.

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Quotes

TV Newscaster: The 11 O'Clock News has just learned that porn film star, Roxanne Dujour, died today on the set of her recent film, E.A.T. Me 2. According to reliable sources, her last words were, Oh God! Oh My! Oh Yes! Oh Yes, Yes! Oh My God, Yes Yes! Oh, Oh, Oh! Yes!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (1993)

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Soundtracks

Who Do You Love
Written by Bo Diddley
Performed by Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
From the album "Arkansas Rock Pile" (1963)

User Reviews

Taking the plunge!

I used to think Meatballs III was the best in the series. But after a while, I realized I was wrong. None of the films are actually all that funny, save Bill Murray's humor as head camp counselor in the first film with much of the funniest lines being that which he calls over the loud speakers.

Part II involved some kind of Martian thing hiding among the campers. It was hardly funny at all, and possibly the only saving grace was Paul Rubens.

Part IV stars Corey Feldman, and well, you know what a horrible movie that turns out to be right there.

Part III was never like a camp counselor movie. Dempsey plays a hopeless teenager working at a summer hot spot. As a nerdy kid, he's desperate for a girlfriend, which requires the guide of a ghost woman played by Sally Kellerman. Poor Dempsey, he falls in love with the beautiful wife of a giant biker with a knack for tossing guys out of the window. In fact, it starts up a contest among the locals--how long would it take for brave young contender making his way to the wife's bedroom before that monster biker tosses him out of the window.

This is more like a movie that could be, if at all, appreciated by fans of Patrick Dempsey's 80s work. Although, I'd consider myself a fan of his earlier work and still don't enjoy this movie. It's not really all that funny outside of a few minor antics and the quirky attitude of Sally Kellerman.