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Wet Hot American Summer

  • 20012001
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
58K
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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
58K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
690
22
  • Director
    • David Wain
  • Writers
    • Michael Showalter
    • David Wain
  • Stars
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • David Hyde Pierce
    • Michael Showalter
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Wain
  • Writers
    • Michael Showalter
    • David Wain
  • Stars
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • David Hyde Pierce
    • Michael Showalter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 340User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Wet Hot American Summer
    Trailer 1:49
    Wet Hot American Summer
    Dates in Movie & TV History - Aug. 18, 1981
    Video 2:14
    Dates in Movie & TV History - Aug. 18, 1981

    Photos37

    Marguerite Moreau and Michael Showalter in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Gideon Jacobs and Molly Shannon in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Paul Rudd in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    David Hyde Pierce in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    David Wain in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Michael Showalter in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, and Michael Showalter in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Christopher Meloni in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Janeane Garofalo in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Janeane Garofalo, Michael Ian Black, and Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
    Molly Shannon in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

    Top cast

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    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Bethas Beth
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • Henryas Henry
    Michael Showalter
    Michael Showalter
    • Coopas Coop
    Marguerite Moreau
    Marguerite Moreau
    • Katieas Katie
    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Andyas Andy
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • J.J.as J.J.
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Geneas Gene
    A.D. Miles
    A.D. Miles
    • Garyas Gary
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Gailas Gail
    Gideon Jacobs
    Gideon Jacobs
    • Aaronas Aaron
    Ken Marino
    Ken Marino
    • Victoras Victor
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Neilas Neil
    Michael Ian Black
    Michael Ian Black
    • McKinleyas McKinley
    Liam Norton
    • Artyas Arty
    Amy Poehler
    Amy Poehler
    • Susieas Susie
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Benas Ben
    Marisa Ryan
    Marisa Ryan
    • Abbyas Abby
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Lindsayas Lindsay
    • Director
      • David Wain
    • Writers
      • Michael Showalter
      • David Wain
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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.
    • Goofs
      Many of the continuity "mistakes" were included intentionally by the filmmakers and were meant to be subtle and funny, including Neil's hair in the motorcycle chase scene and the differing level of completion of the blanket that Nancy is knitting when she gives Beth and Henry the library advice.
    • Quotes

      Andy: You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits is a "10 years later" epilogue.
    • Alternate versions
      DVD contains several deleted scenes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Jane
      Written by Dave Freiberg, Jim McPherson, Paul Kantner and Craig Chaquico

      Performed by Jefferson Starship

      Courtesy of The RCA Music Group, a Unit of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews340

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    "It's fun to get away from the camp, even if it's just for an hour."
    The strangest point in this film is a point, about a half hour through, when all of the seemingly normal camp counselors go out in to the city. In a montage shot, they slowly go from reading books at the library, to smoking cigarettes, to smoking joints, to buying cocaine from a guy on the street, to becoming prostitutes, then becoming strung out heroin-addicts at the local crack house. This is not your parent's parody movie.

    From this point on, the film is never the same. Seemingly normal character development goes out the window, and characters jump from one complete different personality to another within seconds. We get brilliant lines of dialogue that could only be brought from members of The State, like: "Hey, there's a problem. I've got something I need to tell you." "Oh no! You have crabs." "No. Well, yeah, but that's not the problem." "Oh good."

    Pure genius!!! Why don't more comedies have lines of dialogue like this?

    Some other great points: "There is a way we could save everyone's lives. Well, no that couldn't work. In order for it to work, we would need to have a device that could randomly generate numbers between 1 and 20." "That's impossible. That would take some sort of highly advanced supercomputer to work." "Not necessarily. No dungeon master goes anywhere without his...20 sided die."

    I sort of wish I had known what films were being parodied in this movie. I saw strands that sort of matched what I had seen from old Summer Camp movies I had seen back in high school during the wee hours in the morning during comedy central. But, there were many things here that seemed like they must be references to other films. Oh well. It's just all crazy.

    Anyway, I guess I should say that this isn't a really good...movie, per se, but...well, I have no excuses for it. Wet Hot American Summer rules! Dolphins suck it!!!
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    • Mar 12, 2002

    FAQ2

    • Where was the movie filmed?
    • Was it based on a specific camp?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 2001 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Eureka Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гаряче американське літо
    • Filming locations
      • Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Eureka Pictures
      • North Coast Group
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $295,206
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,481
      • Jul 29, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $295,206
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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