According to Davisdvd Sony will release a Meatballs: SE w/ Ivan Reitman commentary & a new transfer June 5 for $19.94. It'll also be getting released on blu ray. One of my favorite old Bill Murray movies & I can't wait.

Weird. I thought this was a WB title, not Sony. The imdb.com list the distributors as being Paramount for the theatrical release and HBO (WB) for the DVD release.

I have the current HBO release that looks like dog shit. Sony would have to do a pretty amazing restoration for this one to be worth buying on Blu-ray.

Cool. Never picked it up so this will be a sale for me.

Great News! I haven't seen this since it was broadcast on TV in the '80s. One of my all-time favorite cheesy movies, I'll give it a rent to see if it holds up.

I remember as a kid (and my friends) getting all excited to see this... my friends dad drove us over to the theatre... he'd say: "Spaghetti and...." we yell: "Meatballs!!"

ah, sweet memories of youth...

SPAZ! SPAZ! SPAZ!

I remember watching this on HBO many times as a kid, but something tells me it's not going to hold up too well.

That's what I found a couple of years ago when I got it. There were a few funny lines, I particularly like the "political roundtable" rambling early on, but overall it seemed like a movie for a previous life.

Here's the full excerpt from dvdactive:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a new special edition of the Ivan Reitman directed comedy Meatballs which stars Bill Murray in his feature film and starring role debut. The disc will be available to own from the 5th June, and should retail at around $19.94. The film itself has been digitally remastered for the best possible quality picture and sound - presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. Extras will include an audio commentary with director Reitman, along with a Summer Camp: The Making of Meatballs documentary. A Blu-ray release will be available seperately for around $28.95.

I sold that crappy fullscreen disc a long time ago. It's about time this was released in anamorphic widescreen.

Many viewings of this movie on HBO in the early '80s, on the SE!

"IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER! IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!"

sorry for the rant, but goddamn MSRP 28.95 for the Bluray... come on, if this were Warners it'd be 25 dollars top for the Hidef version, Sony are real greedy bastards. [rant over]

I'm a big Bill Murray fan but for some reason I've never seen this. I'll probably pick this up along with the SE of Stripes since I haven't got that yet.

This is the MSRP. Warner has the same MSRP on their catalog HD titles. Meatballs will be $19.99 at Amazon on Blu-ray. I will have to wait for reviews. I have serious doubts about this one being worth an HD purchase, but maybe Sony will surprise me.

I love this movie. The wrestling match Murray and that chick has when Morty walks in on them is freaking hilarious.

I'm pretty sure the current disc is anamorphic widescreen.

I think you are correct. I don't remember it being FS when I watched it last year. I am to lzay to put it in and check. Too be honest, it didn't age well enough for me to rebuy it - since I still have it. The transfer is crap, but I mean I am not very likely to even watch it again. I had considered selling it and just had not got around to it. I kept it basically for a few funny moments and the off chance I might get in the mood to watch it again in a few years. If it gets good reviews for the restoration and there is a fire sale on the BD I may pick it up - but not making any plans.

I can confirm that it is.

Sweet!!!!!!

LOL. I avoided this title for years because I thought it was 4:3. It doesn't say anything on the back that it is widescreen if I remember correctly.

Finally! I lost my tape of this a few years ago, and was so desperate to watch it again, I overpayed for a VHS version of it on Ebay, last year. I would've bought the DVD on Ebay, but they were even more expensive.

"I would've bought the DVD on Ebay, but they were even more expensive."

I know. I must have sold 10 copies. Not anymore though. Ebay's been overflowing with them for the past 8 months.

I have a used DVD/CD store that must have had 6 of them stored in back because everytime I came in they had another 2 copies. I kept finding them everywhere.

It is really a movie that does not hold up very well. That is why I sold my first copy.

I bought a copy at Best Buy for $5.99 a while back on a lark since it was so cheap. It didn't hold up for me either but it was nice to get $30 for it on eBay.

A rented on Blu-Ray for sure. I have not seen this movie in YEARS. Didn't they have 2 or 3 sequels?

Sold my old one today for $18.99 to get this version!