One of the more underrated movies of my adolescence was easily 1995's "Heavyweights." The reason? Ben Stiller as "Uncle" Tony Perkis. This was early Stiller at it's best, before "Meet the Parents," "Zoolander," "Dodgeball," and all other Stiller comedies. Tony Perkis still holds up today, and reminds us why this guy got so popular in the first place, before such atrocities as "Night at the Museum." Lunch has been cancelled today, due to lack of hustle. Deal with it.
Dodgeball was his shitty attempt to remake this awesome character and hope that nobody would remember that he made this superior movie. The skinny counselor in this movie is also the creator of Freaks and Geeks/director of Bridesmaids.
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