Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Heavyweights, a Disney film released in 1995.
The comedy, directed by Steven Brill, who co-wrote it with Apatow, was released on February 17, 1995, which 2025 is 30 years since it premiered.
“Somehow I don’t think this will be at the head of the Disney+ queue ever,” Stiller posted on X, the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. “In fact I’m not sure they are aware they made it. But that was an incredibly fun summer in North Carolina 30 years ago.”
Heavyweights revolve around a weight loss camp for boys and the campers working to overthrow the fitness entrepreneur. Stiller had dual roles in the film and co-starred with Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson, David Bowe, Max Goldblatt, Robert Zalkind, Patrick LaBrecque, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, and many more.
Apatow took to Instagram to share a carousel of photos and gave Thompson a shoutout, saying, “SNL 50th AND Heavyweights 30th anniversary! And Keenan is on both – so that must have been especially exciting for him!”
In 2022, Apatow acknowledged Heavyweights’ 27th anniversary, calling it a “magical experience” as it was his first film.
“We shot at Camp Pinnacle in Hendersonville North Carolina in 1994,” Apatow said in 2022. “When it came out it didn’t make any noise but oddly it seems like tons of people have seen it and enjoy it. It’s on @disneyplus. This is a series of photos I took then called Angry Judd.”
Heavyweights is currently available to stream on Disney+.
