Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer

High times. Hard bodies. Soft rock.

Rating

5.0 (1)

Release Date

7/27/2001

Runtime

97 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$295,206

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A gleefully ridiculous comedy that treats a last day of summer camp like an epic adventure, balancing genuine affection for its misfit characters with absurdist humor and deadpan non-sequiturs.

Mood

PlayfulAbsurdBittersweetJoyful

Themes

Coming of ageFriendshipLove

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreHandheld

Structure

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