Meatballs III: Summer Job | |
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Directed by | George Mendeluk |
Written by | George Mendeluk Bradley Kesden Michael Paseornek |
Produced by | Don Carmody John Dunning André Link |
Starring | Sally Kellerman Patrick Dempsey Al Waxman Isabelle Mejias |
Cinematography | Peter Benison |
Edited by | Debra Karen |
Music by | Paul Zaza |
Production companies | Dalco Productions, Inc. Cinepix |
Distributed by | The Movie Store |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $5.2 million |
Box office | $2.1 million |
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