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Wet Hot American Summer|Janeane Garofalo
Wet Hot American Summer
Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce
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Overview

The staff members of Camp Firewood, feeling that they have squandered the summer of 1981, are determined to make their last day together count. Crunchy counselor Beth (Jeaneane Garofolo) finds an unexpected love interest in shy, neighboring astrophysicist Neuman (David Hyde Pierce), who is busy tracking an errant piece of Skylab. Elsewhere, everyman Coop (Michael Showalter) pursues longtime crush Katie (Marguerite Monroe), despite her ignoramus boyfriend, Andy (Paul Rudd). Uptight Susie (Amy Poehler) is determined to stage a talent show that will rival the average Broadway production, while divorced arts and crafts instructor Gail (Molly Shannon) seeks love advice from 12-year-old campers. While several counselors make a pilgrimage to a crack house, virginal Gary has an unexpected sexual awakening, and Vietnam veteran cook Gene finds a guiding light in a can of green beans and erotic fulfillment in the refrigerator. Conceived by Michael Showalter and David Wain, members of comedy troupe THE STATE, WET HOT AMERICAN summer pays tribute to the teen films of the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably the Bill Murray summer camp classic MEATBALLS, with a straight face and an anything-goes brand of comedy. Mixing and matching from a checklist of youth film clichés and turning them into sight gags that often defy time and space, Showalter and Wain have crafted a film that manages to be a consistently funny tribute to the genres it lampoons.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
David Wain - Director
Janeane Garofalo
David Hyde Pierce
Michael Showalter
Marguerite Moreau
Michael Ian Black
Paul Rudd
Zak Orth
Christopher Meloni
A.D. Miles
Molly Shannon

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray (Snap Case, with Movie Cash)
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 025192231575
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: May 2015

Movie Reviews

Notes:
Theatrical Release: July 27, 2001 (LIMITED)

Reviews:
"...Wain and Showalter deserve camp kudos for getting the details right..." - 08/16/2001 Rolling Stone, p.114


"...WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER is generous in its comic opportunities..." - 07/27/2001 New York Times, p.E7


"...A delectable parody....Hilariously sly....Showalter gives an inspired performance....[A} gleeful and ingenious pop satire..." - 08/03/2001 Entertainment Weekly, p.41

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