Dempsy portrays Makepeace's character from the first film while Kellerman is a dead pornstar given a chance by her maker to star in a big production in Heaven if she can get Dempsey laid. Dempsey, meanwhile, has problems with his biker marina employer, jock locals constantly bullying him, trying to brush aside his reservations towards sex even as Kellerman's angel tries everything she can to help, a local teen who is romantically interested in him without his returning the favor, and a Hells Angels type of local gang his boss belongs to. Kellerman's supernatural abilities (levitating items and hurling folks around) are effects to appeal to fans of the sex comedy while clueless Dempsey is a far cry from McDreamy of Grey's Anatomy, although he wasn't long until "Can't Buy Me Love" where his role in that film is similar to "Meatballs III". Softcore icon, Shannon Tweed, has a minor part as Dempsey's employer's supposed wife, but this turns out not to be as perceived. The running joke throughout the film is that anyone who tries to bed Tweed is tossed out of the brute's house, often right through a wall or roof. The absence of a camp in favor of a marina left much to be desired to me. I think the comedy is hit or miss, mostly miss for me, although I loved Kellerman...still quite sexy in the film, much more than many of the other ladies treated as such.
Review of Meatballs III: Summer Job
