Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
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Critic Consensus: As comedy, Wet Hot American Summer is a slapdash, fragmented affair that misses more often than hits. As parody, it fails because it attempts to satirize something ridiculous and self-parodying in itself.
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Cast
as Beth
as Henry
as Coop/Alan Shemper
as Katie
as Andy
as J.J.
as Gene
as Gary
as Gail
as Aaron
as Victor
as Neil
as McKinley
as Arty
as Susie
as Ben
as Abby
as Lindsay
as Caped Boy
as Steve
as Medieval Kid
as Medieval Kid
as Cure Girl
as Mallrat Girl
as Nancy
as Guitar Dude
as Ron
as Moose
as Valerie
as Bobby
as Can of Vegetables
as Silas
as Bear Claw Coach
as Alexa
as Standup Comic
as Bobby's Buddy
as Godspell Girl
as Gail's Boy Camper
as Raft Camper No. 1
as Raft Camper No. 2
as Bunk Boy
as Juke Box Kid No. 1
as Juke Box Kid No. 2
as Friends, Friends Girl No. 1
as Friends, Friends Girl No. 2
as Drug Dealer
as Kenyan Runner
as Gene's Wife
as Counselor
as Counselor
as Counselor
as Counselor
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Critic Reviews for Wet Hot American Summer
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This shamefully underpromoted, gloriously silly romp made me laugh harder than any other movie this summer...this blissfully unimportant movie starts in a deceptively low key, gradually unveiling its total lunacy.
The skewering of underdog sports clichés, horny teen staples and Vietnam-trauma melodrama is long overdue and perfectly irreverent in execution.
Have a good summer.
For all its failings, Wet Hot maintains energy and high spirits over most of its length. The trouble is, such energy and spirits are not infectious, and the movies it mocks were better.
This is supposed to be funny? It was so depressing I almost started to cry.
This is an almost laughless bomb.
Audience Reviews for Wet Hot American Summer
incredible that this many talented people could be in something so moronic.
Super Reviewer
"Wet Hot American Summer" follows a group of camp friends as they live life to the fullest on their last day of camp. That is literally the only plot to this film, notwithstanding a few character arcs along the way. It really just boils down to the comedy and whether or not you buy into it. For as dumb as this film is, I had a blast watching it. Almost all of the jokes worked for me, even the ones that made no sense, because I felt like that was their plan all along. This cult classic has been really making the rounds ever since it's initial release, and I must say, I completely see why. This film is certainly not for everyone, especially those who watch comedies for something profoundly clever in the writing. This film is exactly what it is. The cast was hired all just before the peak of their career, so it's nice to see them interacting with each other before they became rich and famous. In the end, "Wet Hot American Summer" is the type of film to just sit back, relax and enjoy with friends. I had a blast, and even though the movie really isn't all that great overall, I have no regrets recommending it.
Super Reviewer
Justifiably a cult classic, a perfect balance between fondness for and mockery of summer camp culture: the activities, the personalities, the lifers... Over the top, caricatured, ridiculous... but sweet, too. Hilarious, under-appreciated, proto-Apatow comedy with good performances by comic actors we've come to know and love since.
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Wet Hot American Summer Quotes
| Coop: | Katie, I just want to let you know I'm leaving. I've grown up a lot in the last hour or two since you last saw me. |
| Katie: | Wait, where are you going? |
| Coop: | Mm I don't know, maybe SeaWorld, there's still a couple more weeks left in the summer before school starts. |