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Wet Hot American Summer
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   10,220 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Michael Showalter (written by) &
David Wain (written by)
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Release Date:
11 April 2002 (Czech Republic) more
Genre:
Tagline:
High Times. Hard Bodies. Soft Rock. more
Plot:
Summer camp hijinks, set in 1981. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(53 articles)
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Hilarious parody of the dreckiest film genre more (233 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, language and a drug sequence.
Runtime:
97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The owners of Camp Towanda (where the movie was filmed) were told that this was going to be a family comedy. They were mortified when they saw the final cut of the film. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Coop talks about the Style Council (Paul Weller's band after the Jam broke up). The movie takes place in 1981, but the Jam didn't break up until 1982 and the Style Council didn't form until 1983. more
Quotes:
Coop: [as Katie walks away] I want you inside me.
Katie: What did you say?
Coop: Oh hey... from before...
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Movie Connections:
References "Good Times" (1974) more
Soundtrack:
Summer In America more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious parody of the dreckiest film genre, 7 February 2002
10/10
Author: seltzer (lizard.nai@rcn.com) from Newington, CT

They don't get any worse than summer camp movies, but nothing is funnier than this satire aimed at that very genre. People who came of age in the early eighties ( like me ) may get more of the jokes, but the movie is great all the way through. The cast is impeccable, the writing is spot on, and a much neglected era is brought to life convincingly. Many jokes start out as the same old predictable stuff but get turned on their heads. Watch until the very end of the credits for one of the funniest jokes I have ever seen on film; it's worth the price of admission for that alone. Fans of the State, the most brilliant sketch comedy show of the past 187 years, will go absolutely crazy over this. A must see film that puts to shame many a period piece.

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