This film essentially begins with a bus full of young people being driven to Camp Sasquatch where they will spend their summer. On the way there the bus is pulled over by the police and a young man with an attitude by the name of "Armand 'Flash' Carducci" (John Mengatti) is taken out of the police car and handed over to one of the summer camp counselors named "Jamie" (Archie Hahn) to be transported to the camp. It's during this time--and several times afterward--that he makes it clear that he has no interest in anybody but himself. It's also during this time that he sets his sights on a beautiful teenager named "Cheryl" (Kim Richards) who he becomes determined to meet. Likewise, Jamie is equally obsessed with one of the other counselors named "Fanny" (Misty Rowe) and does everything he can to find a quite spot for them to make out. Meanwhile, the head counselor, "Giddy" (Richard Mulligan) is doing everything he can to prevent a rival military type of summer camp led by "Colonel Bat Jack Hershey" (Hamilton Camp) from taking complete possession of the lake. Added into the mix is an alien from outer space named "Meathead" (played by Felix Silla) who the kids at camp take in and try to hide his presence from everyone. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather weak sequel to its commercially successful predecessor. To that extent, the plot is extremely predictable and to make matters worse there really isn't that much humor either. Admittedly, it had a couple of up-and-coming actors like John Larroquette (as "Lt. Felix Foxglove") and Paul Ruebens (as the bus driver "Albert") along with a couple of attractive ladies in both Kim Richards and Misty Rowe. Unfortunately, none of them could really do much to improve this rather mundane sequel and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly below average.
Review of Meatballs Part II
