Movie
Wet Hot American Summer
Overview
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-07-27
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Eureka Pictures, North Coast Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Janeane Garofalo as Beth
- David Hyde Pierce as Henry
- Michael Showalter as Coop / Alan Shemper
- Marguerite Moreau as Katie
- Paul Rudd as Andy
- Zak Orth as J.J.
- Christopher Meloni as Gene
- A.D. Miles as Gary
- Molly Shannon as Gail
- Gideon Jacobs as Aaron
- Ken Marino as Victor
- Joe Lo Truglio as Neil
Crew
- David Wain - Director
- Michael Showalter - Screenplay
- David Wain - Screenplay
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