Meatballs: Part II
At a threatened summer camp, rival counselors, unlikely friends, and a stranded alien turn a lake dispute into a chaotic comic showdown.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- goofy
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy weekend
- camp nostalgia
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weak, derivative comedy with pallid writing, awkward performances, familiar situations, and tired jokes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Camp Sasquash and Camp Patton oppose one another across the lake, with the camp's survival at stake.
Flash enters Camp Sasquash through community service, while Jeremy O and Meathead arrive as unexpected outsiders.
The young campers befriend and hide the alien they name Meathead during the summer.
The film combines rival-camp conflict, an alien visitor, romantic awkwardness, and exaggerated comic behavior.
Films like Meatballs: Part II, and why
Meatballs
shared summer-camp setting, broad adolescent comedy, and unruly ensemble humor
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
shared family-friendly extraterrestrial encounter, child protagonists, and playful 1980s adventure comedy
Porky's
shared camp-based teen comedy, sexual humor, and broad farcical situations
The Bad News Bears
shared underdog sports structure, comic rivalry, and a climactic contest resolving institutional conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Wiederhorn
- Release Date
- 1984-07-27
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 4.0 / 10 (69)
Cast
- Richard Mulligan
- Hamilton Camp
- John Mengatti
- Kim Richards
- Archie Hahn
- Misty Rowe
- Ralph Seymour
- Tammy Taylor
- John Larroquette
- Paul Reubens
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Meatballs: Part II about?
- At a threatened summer camp, rival counselors, unlikely friends, and a stranded alien turn a lake dispute into a chaotic comic showdown.
- What is Meatballs: Part II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Meatballs: Part II as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Meatballs: Part II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Meatballs: Part II as mild.
- What did critics think of Meatballs: Part II?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weak, derivative comedy with pallid writing, awkward performances, familiar situations, and tired jokes.
- Which films are like Meatballs: Part II?
- Films with a similar feel include Meatballs, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Porky's, and The Bad News Bears.
- How long is Meatballs: Part II?
- Meatballs: Part II runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Meatballs: Part II?
- In United States, Meatballs: Part II is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
