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The film is a cult comedy about the last day of summer camp in 1981. It stars Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, Zak Orth and members of MTV's sketch comedy group The State. It was directed by David Wain who co-wrote the script with Michael Showalter. Both are members of The State and Stella. A cult film is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... Summer camp is a supervised program for children and/or teenagers conducted (usually) during the summer months in some countries. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report. ... David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. ... Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and director. ... Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and writer. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor. ... Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy-nominated actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective and committed Det. ... Marguerite Moreau (born April 25, 1977) is an American actress who first came to fame in the US Television series Blossom in 1994 and 1995, playing Melanie. ... Michael Ian Black (born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and comedy writer. ... Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedienne and actress. ... Adam Zakary Zak Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American film and television actor, appearing in fifteen films, most notably Down to You, Loser, and Wet Hot American Summer. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Sketch Show redirects here. ... The State was a sketch comedy television show broadcast on MTV from 1994 to 1995. ... David Wain (born August 1, 1969 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is an American writer, director, actor and comedian. ... Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and director. ... The State was a half hour long sketch comedy television show, broadcast on MTV from 1993 to 1995. ... Stella was a television series that originally ran June 28, 2005 - August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name and former cast members of...

Plot

The setting is the fictitious Camp Firewood, in Waterville Maine. It's the last day of summer camp, and the last day for each camper and counselor to find someone to kiss at the end of the big talent show that night. Beth (Garofalo), the camp director, struggles to keep her counselors in order—and her campers alive—while falling in love with Henry (Pierce), an astrophysics associate professor at the local college. Henry has to devise a plan to save the camp from a piece of NASA's SkyLab, which is falling to Earth. Coop (Showalter) has a crush on Katie (Moreau), his fellow counselor, but has to pry her away from her rebellious, obnoxious and obviously unfaithful boyfriend, Andy (Rudd). Only Gene (Meloni), the shellshocked Vietnam vet and camp chef, can help Coop win Katie – with some help from a talking can of vegetables. Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Skylab (disambiguation). ...

Background

The movie is based on the experiences Wain had while attending Camp Modin, a Jewish camp, then located in Canaan, Maine; and Showalter had at Camp Mohawk in the Berkshires in Cheshire, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}. During one scene in the movie, the counselors take a trip into Waterville, Maine, which is not far from the camp. It is also a parody of summer camp movies made during the 1980s such as Meatballs Camp Modin is a co-ed summer camp located on an approximate 30 acre site in Belgrade, Maine. ... Canaan is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. ... Cheshire is a town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine in the United States on the west bank of the Kennebec River. ... Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film. ...

Filmed in the late spring, it rained for a large portion of the filming schedule. Exterior shots were filmed catch-as-catch can, and in many scenes, rain can be seen outside during an interior scene, and in the next scene the characters will leave the building and the sun is shining. The film itself follows The State's irreverent humor, with lots of absurdism, non-sequiturs, and toilet humor. Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail (and, hence, are absurd) because no such meaning exists, at least in relation to humanity. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Toilet humor or potty humor (humour in Commonwealth English) is a type of humor dealing with bodily toilet functions. ...

The film was shot at Camp Towanda in Honesdale, PA^{[citation needed]} and is rated R for adult humor and language. Honesdale is the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania and is located 44 miles (71 km) northeast of Scranton. ...

As the film is set in the early 1980s, the film's soundtrack features songs from many popular bands of the era, most notably Jefferson Starship, Rick Springfield, Loverboy, and KISS. The 1980s was the decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a songwriter, musician and actor. ... For other uses, see Loverboy (disambiguation). ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ...

Reception

Wet Hot American Summer received mostly negative reviews from critics. As of April 2007, it has a 42/100 rating on Metacritic and a 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 11% rating from their "Cream of the Crop" critics. Notably, Roger Ebert rated the film with one star out of four, and despised it so much that his review took the form of a sarcastic tribute to Allan Sherman's Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.[1] In contrast, Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman awarded the film an "A" and named it as one of the ten best films of the year Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... Allan Sherman (sometimes incorrectly Alan and Allen), November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973, was an American musician, parodist, satirist, and television producer. ... Allan Shermans Camp Granada Game, featuring a caricature of Sherman; released by Milton Bradley Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (also Faddah) is Allan Shermans best known song parody. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Owen Gleiberman (born 24 February 1959) is a film critic for Entertainment Weekly, a position he has held since the magazines launch in 1990. ...

Characters

• Beth

Beth is played by Janeane Garofalo. The awkward director of Camp Firewood who falls in love with Henry, and seeks advice from many characters on how to deal with her crush.

• Henry

Henry is played by David Hyde Pierce. Astrophysics associate professor who lives near the camp. Beth convinces him to teach the kids about space but the two end up falling in love as Henry and the nerdy kids must stop a piece of Skylab from falling onto the camp.

• Gerald "Coop" Cooperberg

Gerald "Coop" Cooperberg is played by Michael Showalter. A naive counselor who falls in love with Katie and struggles to get her to notice him.

• Katie

Katie is played by Marguerite Moreau. Andy's cute girlfriend who is confused choosing between Coop and Andy.

• Andy

Andy is played by Paul Rudd. A rude jerk in the model of many 80s films, he is "in charge" of water sports and the lake. He only cares about himself and cheats on Katie with Lindsay. He occasionally lets campers drown, then throws any witnesses out of a moving van.

• McKinley

McKinley is played by Michael Ian Black. A counselor whose friends try to get him laid only to find out he is gay when he marries Ben.

• J.J.

J.J. is played by Zak Orth. Of an undetermined role at the camp, he hangs out with McKinley and Gary.

• Gary

Gary is played by A.D. Miles. A member of the kitchen staff who hangs around with J.J. and McKinley. He works under Gene and usually points out the weird things he says.

• Gene

Gene is played by Christopher Meloni. Vietnam War veteran who is the head of the kitchen staff. He is disturbed and does absurd things like fondling his sweaters, smearing mud on his butt and humping the fridge. He teaches Coop how to be cool.

• Can of Mixed Vegetables

Can of Mixed Vegetables isvoiced by H. Jon Benjamin. A talking can of vegetables who tells Gene to be himself.

• Gail

Gail is played by Molly Shannon. A divorced counselor whose failed marriage causes her to break down while teaching arts and crafts.

• Aaron

Aaron is played by Gideon Jacobs. An eleven year old in Gail's class who helps her get over Ron, and later becomes her fiance

• Victor Pulak

Victor Pulak is played by Ken Marino. A "ladies man" who is forced to go take the kids on a rafting trip with Neil just as Abby wants to have sex with him. Victor abandons the rafters and embarks on a mission to get back to camp to be with Abby.

• Neil

Neil is played by Joe Lo Truglio. A counselor assigned to the rafting trip with Victor.

• Lindsay

Lindsay is played by Elizabeth Banks. A hot girl who enjoys barbecue and likes Andy

• Abby Bernstein

Abby Bernstein is played by Marisa Ryan. A promiscuous girl who makes out with a few of the couselors and one camper. She seems to fall for anyone who will give her a stick of gum.

• Ben

Ben is played by Bradley Cooper. Producer of the drama production and talent show. He is McKinley's lover.

• Susie

Susie is played by Amy Poehler. Ill-tempered director / choreographer of the camp's production of Godspell.

• Steve

Steve is played by Kevin Sussman. J.J.'s younger brother who talks in a robot voice, keeps a pet chicken, and displays telekinetic abilities.

• Arty

Arty is played by Liam Norton. A camper who really enjoys pretending to host a radio show in which he calls himself "The Beekeeper." He has not taken a shower all summer.

• The Indoor Kids

A group of misfits to whom Henry teaches astropyshics and leads in a mission to save the camp from a falling piece of Skylab

• Nancy

Nancy is played by Nina Hellman. The camp nurse who tells Beth and Henry where to find a book on astrophysics and camp directing, respectively.

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