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Wet Hot American Summer

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
65K
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POPULARITY
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Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter in Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
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.
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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.

  • Director
    • David Wain
  • Writers
    • Michael Showalter
    • David Wain
  • Stars
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • David Hyde Pierce
    • Michael Showalter
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,962
    1,309
    • Director
      • David Wain
    • Writers
      • Michael Showalter
      • David Wain
    • Stars
      • Janeane Garofalo
      • David Hyde Pierce
      • Michael Showalter
    • 357User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Wet Hot American Summer
    Dates in Movie & TV History - Aug. 18, 1981
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    Top Cast66

    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Beth
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • Henry
    Michael Showalter
    Michael Showalter
    • Coop…
    Marguerite Moreau
    Marguerite Moreau
    • Katie
    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Andy
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • J.J.
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Gene
    A.D. Miles
    A.D. Miles
    • Gary
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Gail
    Gideon Jacobs
    Gideon Jacobs
    • Aaron
    Ken Marino
    Ken Marino
    • Victor
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Neil
    Michael Ian Black
    Michael Ian Black
    • McKinley
    Liam Norton
    • Arty
    Amy Poehler
    Amy Poehler
    • Susie
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Ben
    Marisa Ryan
    Marisa Ryan
    • Abby
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Lindsay
    • Director
      • David Wain
    • Writers
      • Michael Showalter
      • David Wain
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In 2011, Paul Rudd told Entertainment Weekly that he was literally not sure he ever got paid for this movie. He thinks that because the budget and the production staff were both so incredibly small, they may have just overlooked making out a check for his salary.
    • 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
      • Susie: You guys, I'm really going to miss this place.
      • Coop: Me too.
      • Ben: Hey, let's all promise that in ten years from today, we'll meet again, and we'll see what kind of people we've blossomed into.
      • Susie: Yeah!
      • Ben: What time do you wanna meet?
      • J.J.: You mean ten years from now?
      • Coop: Let's meet in the morning so we can make a day of it.
      • Susie: Okay, so what is it? Is it like 9:00? 9:30?
      • Coop: Well, let's say 9:00, that way we can be here by 9:30.
      • McKinley: Well, no, why don't we say 9:30, and then make it your beeswax to be here by 9:30? I mean, we'll all be in our late 20s by then. I just don't see any reason why we can't be places on time.
      • Gary: Okay, then, it's settled. 9:30 it is. All agreed?
      • Together: Agreed.
      • McKinley: Good, because I have something at 11:00.
      • Gary: You just have like a trapper-keeper full of appointments, right?
      • McKinley: No, I just have something at 11:00, and I can't change it, because I already moved it twice.
    • Crazy credits
      After the credits is a "10 years later" epilogue.
    • Alternate versions
      DVD contains several deleted scenes.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Planet of the Apes/Brother/Apocalypse Now Redux/Wet Hot American Summer/Bread & Tulips (2001)
    • 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

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    • Was it based on a specific camp?

    Details

    • 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(Camp Towanda)
    • Production companies
      • Eureka Pictures
      • North Coast Group
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $547,491
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,481
      • Jul 29, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $547,491
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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