Character mistake: In the scene when they do the weigh in, the camera man recording Ben does not even have the tape door pressed into the camera, so nothing is being recorded.
Heavyweights (1995)
1 character mistake
Directed by: Steven Brill
Starring: Ben Stiller, Allen Covert, Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Cody Burger, David Goldman, Joseph Wayne Miller
Factual error: The equation written on the board does not come out to be "11", in fact, it's not really solvable because it doesn't have 2 sides, just a "?" on one side.
Tony Perkis: Attention campers the topic for tonight's discussion is, "Liposuction: Option or Obsession."
Trivia: Both Ben Stiller's parents are in this movie. They are the former owners of the fat camp.
Answer: Could be he was smart and was advanced several grades. Could be a combined middle school/high school that's just called a high school.
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