Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

They're younger. They're hotter. They're wetter.

Rating

4.0 (1)

Release Date

7/31/2015

Runtime

8 eps, 230 mins

Genres

Comedy

Overview

It's the first day of camp in this outrageous prequel to the hilarious 2001 cult classic movie. And at Camp Firewood, anything can happen.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A riotously absurd summer camp comedy that leans into 1980s pastiche and musical theatre with anarchic energy. It's pure silliness designed to make you laugh at its own ridiculousness rather than believe anything that happens.

Mood

AbsurdPlayfulJoyfulWhimsical

Themes

FriendshipComing of age

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Janeane Garofalo

Beth

Molly Shannon

Gail von Kleinenstein

Eric Nenninger

Warner

Paul Rudd

Andy

Christopher Meloni

Gene

Ken Marino

Victor Pulak

Amy Poehler

Susie

Bradley Cooper

Ben

Chris Pine

Eric

Jason Schwartzman

Greg

John Slattery

Claude Dumet

Josh Charles

Blake

Reviews

stormaciousd

Jul 13, 2024

What a cast. It's so silly and dumb and funny. It makes me want to rewatch Children's Hospital.
It starts off a bit slow. Still funny, especially Bradley Cooper, just a lot of set up. At the halfway point, Ken Marino and Joe Lo Truglio prank call Christopher Meloni, and John Slattery talks to Amy Poehler with his head between some leaves, and both were just the funniest things ever.
It has been hours, and I'm still thinking about John Slattery's face in the middle of the leaves, and I love it.