Saturday, December 27, 2008

Meatballs

But, the real excitement of course is going to come at the end of the summer, during Sexual Awareness week. We import two hundred hookers from around the world, and each camper, armed with only a thermos of coffee and two thousand dollars cash, tries to visit as many countries as he can. The winner of course is named King of Sexual Awareness week and is allowed to rape and pillage the neighboring towns until camp ends.
Meatballs (1979) is the first modern teen comedy, predating both Porky's and Fast Times at Ridgemont High by three years. The roughly sketched blueprint of raunch and sentimentality has been adhered to ever since, from Sixteen Candles to Superbad. This neglected classic deserves to be better remembered, and you can help me spread the word by scouring the web for Meatballs T-shirts and other merch.

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