Hey, do you remember heavyweights?

Hello and welcome Hey Hey Do You Remember, a show where we reminisce about a movie or TV series we grew up with, then take off the rose tinted glasses to see how it holds up.

I'm Chris. I'm Donna. And I'm Carlos. And today we're revisiting heavyweights.

Yeah. And I'm Carlos. And today we're revisiting heavyweights. The prospect of spending the summer at Fat Camp does not sit well with 11-year-old Jerry Garner,

but all of the returning campers insist that he's going to have the time of his life.

Unfortunately, the laid-back oasis depicted in the pitch video no longer exists,

and everyone is horrified to discover that the grounds have been purchased by

Tony Perkis, a tyrannical fitness guru who will stop at nothing to whip these kids into shape.

Heavy weights didn't cause much of a stir when it was released in the winter of 1995, but it has

since become a cult favorite. It's easy to credit Ben Stiller's over-the-top performance as one of the main reasons for

this, but there's also the novelty of spotting other notable cast and crew members who would

eventually go on to bigger and better things. Judd Apatow, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson,

and in the case of Stiller and Apatow in particular, you can certainly see traces of the

elements that would largely define their careers over the next two decades. The topic for tonight's discussion is liposuction, option

or obsession. But first, Donna, what do you remember about heavyweights?

Nothing.

Carlos?

No, you'd never...

I've actually never heard of it until our very kind listeners suggested it.

I did not know.

I thought it was that movie about arm wrestling.

The over the top?

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