The extremely likable Fred Hechinger — he hammed it up in "Gladiator II" and helped make "Kraven the Hunter" watchable — ...

It was followed by several sequels, of which only Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) had any connection to the original.

The slasher comedy Hell of a Summer is low on scares but ends up being one of the coziest horror movies in recent memory.