# Pfundskerle (1995)

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**Original title**: *Heavyweights*
**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy
**Directed by**: Steven Brill
**Written by**: Judd Apatow, Steven Brill
**Starring**: David Goldman, Tom McGowan, Joseph Wayne Miller, Cody Burger, Aaron Schwartz, Allen Covert

> *They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that perhaps does not fully understand the fat acceptance movement. When a fitness guru buys out a fat camp, he institutes a draconian weight loss program, sparking a revolt. The film may have good intentions, but some jokes have aged poorly.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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