i love meatball . terrific character and poignant situation make this one dearly love . bill murray be hysterical and you get ta love that 4 mile trail race at the end . a total classic and one of my favorite now for about 20 year . it bring back fond memory of camp and deal nicely with the experience of be reject by foolish peer and the empowerment bring one by be rescue by a sympathetic adult . ton of great one liner and quite an assortment of wacko counselor . this be the kind of movie where you repeat key phrase among friend for year afterward . also nothing overtly crude and what a sweet late 70 soundtrack to bring on just the right amount of nostalgia . i can not say enough about meatball while it a classic . be forewarn . all the sequel be putrid stink bomb that simply buy the name right for marketing . they have no connection to ivan reitman masterpiece .