Meatballs III: Summer Job

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Meatballs III: Summer Job
Meatballs iii.jpg
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by George Mendeluk
Written byGeorge Mendeluk
Bradley Kesden
Michael Paseornek
Produced by Don Carmody
John Dunning
André Link
Starring Sally Kellerman
Patrick Dempsey
Al Waxman
Isabelle Mejias
CinematographyPeter Benison
Edited by Debra Karen
Music by Paul Zaza
Production
companies
Dalco Productions, Inc.
Cinepix
Distributed byThe Movie Store
Release date
  • February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.2 million
Box office$2.1 million

Meatballs III: Summer Job is a 1987 Canadian comedy film and the third installment in the Meatballs film series. It is the first of the series to be rated R. [1] Whereas Meatballs Part II was unconnected to the first movie, this film follows an adult Rudy Gerner, one of the main characters from Meatballs, now working a summer job for an angry boss named Mean Gene. Unlike the first two movies, this one is not set at summer camp, but rather at a nearby marina.

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Plot

When porn star Roxy Doujor is denied entrance into the afterlife, she is given one last chance to help some poor soul on Earth. She finds Rudy Gerner working at a summer river resort. Roxy is given the task of helping Rudy lose his virginity in order to be allowed into the afterlife.

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References

  1. Harrington, Richard (February 23, 1987). "'Meatballs III' (R)". The Washington Post .
  2. "Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) - IMDb". IMDb .