# Meatballs (1979) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389 "2014-02-27T05:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/21 "2014-02-27T18:34:47Z")
FWIW, it’s by no means difficult to find several of her scenes on various websites. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/22 "2014-02-27T18:34:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Do they ever explain the meaning of the movie’s title, BTW? I don’t remember any explanation in the story, but perhaps meatballs are the sort of thing commonly served in the cafeteria (and a place to use the “mystery meat”). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/23 "2014-02-27T18:35:41Z")
I didn’t think so. > [@muldoonthief](#): > > FWIW, it’s by no means difficult to find several of her scenes on various websites. Any virus-free ones you can suggest? PM me, if you like. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/24 "2014-02-27T18:38:40Z")
I was actually in Meatballs. I was a kid, going to Camp White Pine (where it was filmed). I got paid a shiny $1 bill to be an extra. Sadly, while I met the stars acting in it, and I assume I appear in the background in a couple of scenes, I have absolutely no memories of it whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/25 "2014-02-27T18:41:58Z")
Are you ready for the summer? If you’ve seen the movie, go back and watch it with Ivan Reitman’s commentary track – definitely worth a listen. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/26 "2014-02-27T18:51:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Do they ever explain the meaning of the movie’s title, BTW? > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I don’t remember any explanation in the story, but perhaps meatballs are the sort of thing commonly served in the cafeteria (and a place to use the “mystery meat”). There is a [Meatballs Online](http://meatballsonline.com/movie) website, which looks to be a fan site, but also seems to be quite thorough. Anyway, the website explains the title thusly: > [@](#): > > The title of the movie refers to phrase that is used in the film when Spaz and Larry are playing tennis, and Larry says “I thought you said you had it, meatball”… So it looks like the kids are the meatballs. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/27 "2014-02-27T18:55:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Any virus-free ones you can suggest? PM me, if you like. Thanks! Damn, now I feel like Fink and Spaz under the women CITs’ cabin. “I said I’m getting a boner!” ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/28 "2014-02-27T18:56:38Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > But I found his work with Chris Makepeace to be touching even. Admittedly, I may have been influenced by the nice late 70’s score playing over the scenes. Well Dale Sams, if you let me…I could be your good friend. If you let me… ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/29 "2014-02-27T19:29:10Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > Well Dale Sams, if you let me…I could be your good friend. If you let me… Now I’m torn between two lovers. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/30 "2014-02-27T19:29:16Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I should probably see “Breaking Away” since I heard such good things about it. _Breaking Away_ is great! I just watched it about a month ago for the first time in many years. I highly reccomend it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/31 "2014-02-27T19:29:22Z")
People remember it as being one of those Boobilicious empty sex comedies but it really is pretty tame, considering. Also, like other movies from that era the pacing also seems pretty glacial compared to today but it does hold up. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/32 "2014-02-27T19:44:18Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I should probably see “Breaking Away” since I heard such good things about it. Yes, you should see it. It’s great. Also, My Bodyguard, which stars Chris Makepeace (Rudy in Meatballs). ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/33 "2014-02-27T19:53:00Z")
I remember _Meatballs_ was on the Friday late-night movies a lot, usually double-billed with [Little Darlings](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081060/?ref_=nv_sr_1), which was the girl equivalent coming-of-age-at-summer-camp movie. I remember liking Little Darlings a lot, but wonder if that one holds up at all. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/34 "2014-02-27T19:59:25Z")
I remember the movie and the CIT song very well. Except I always thought they were saying \*noogie \*bound :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/35 "2014-02-27T19:59:38Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Yes, you should see it. It’s great. Also, My Bodyguard, which stars Chris Makepeace (Rudy in Meatballs). And was the film debut of a young Adam Baldwin (as the bodyguard). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/36 "2014-02-27T20:46:49Z")
> [@Randolph](#): > > And was the film debut of a young Adam Baldwin (as the bodyguard). Matt Dillon is an excellent twerp/bully in that too. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/37 "2014-02-28T02:13:45Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > I remember _Meatballs_ was on the Friday late-night movies a lot, usually double-billed with [Little Darlings](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081060/?ref_=nv_sr_1), which was the girl equivalent coming-of-age-at-summer-camp movie. I remember liking Little Darlings a lot, but wonder if that one holds up at all. My sister and I looooved Little Darlings. I own it on VHS but didn’t acquire it until after I no longer had a VHS player. I keep waiting for it to be available on DVD. I’ll buy it if it ever becomes available, but I suspect it won’t hold up. We last saw it probably 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/38 "2014-03-01T15:15:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Nope. I own it. It was definitely hard-core porn, just with a plot and music. Sure you got the right one? > **[Alice in Wonderland movie review (1976) | Roger Ebert](http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-in-wonderland-1976)** > > "Alice in Wonderland," which is explicitly not to be confused with the Disney version, or any other you may be familiar with, is a genuine curiosity: An ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/39 "2014-03-01T17:34:09Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Sure you got the right one? > > [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-in-wonderland-1976](http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-in-wonderland-1976) FWIW, I did check Pornhub (took one for the team, but I’m not a hypocrite, it was not a chore 🙂 ) and the beginning of the copy they have declares that the original release was indeed made with a few scenes missing. The movie was then recreated with those scenes, but there are a few scenes that while the actress is the same, the scene does not quite match the action (like the pants of the mad hatter disappearing in the closeups). So, more research 😉 is needed to clarify if indeed the makers of the movie did make more racy scenes for the movie or if they made new ones later for other markets. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389/40 "2014-03-01T18:12:04Z")
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