Wet Hot American Summer | 
| Director: David Wain
Actors: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Michael Showalter
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 2295
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: D22410D
ISBN: 0783273657
UPC: 025192241024
EAN: 9780783273655
ASIN: B00006AUIH
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: August 13, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
Tasty and nutrition-free as a snow cone on a hot summer day, Wet Hot American Summer is a silly, hilarious throwback to those mildly smutty early-'80s teen comedies. It takes place on the last day of Camp Firewood's 1981 season, and it's everyone's last chance for romance, self-realization, and of course the Big Talent show. The movie is filled with brilliant comic performances; it looks like the cast just took over a summer camp and had a great time. Writers Michael Showalter and David Wain have captured the essence of parody: absolutely nailing the conventions of their subject, kidding the hell out of it, and all the while showing a real fondness for the genre. People unfamiliar with Meatballs and its many imitators may well be left cold by Wet Hot American Summer, but anyone born between 1965 and 1980 will love it. --Ali Davis
Product Description
Camp Firewood. 1981. It's the last day of camp and everyone is busy. Camp director Beth (Janeane Garofalo) is trying to keep order while falling in love with astrophysicist Henry (David Hyde Pierce). Henry is trying to save the camp from being hit by a piece of SKYLAB hurtling toward Earth. Camp counselor Coop is in love with Katie, who is in love with lifeguard Andy. If that's not enough, there's a waterfall rescue, talking vegetable cans, the misfits, the cool kids...and more! It's a star-filled, laugh-a-minute, crazy comedy. Summer camp was never this much fun!
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 Esoteric failure June 26, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
A spoof film about such a limited subset of a genre (early 80s summer camp movies) that there are probably about three people in the world who get all the jokes, Wet Hot American Summer has acquired a bit of a cult following but it unfortunately won't appeal to most people; unless you've seen Meatballs a hundred times you're likely to spend the majority of this film waiting for the laughs that never come.
2/4
 This movie is absolutely perfect in every conceivable way. October 7, 2008
Charles J. Vannice (Kansas City, MO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not kidding. If this movie doesn't make you laugh you're a worse person than Hitler. Well, not Hitler, but definitely Goebbels. Then again, you might just not like it. You're probably somewhere between Goebbels and Gandhi.
 Camp Retarded October 7, 2008
Katipo (Middle Earth)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Absolute dribble! I did grow up on stupid comedies like Meatballs and Caddyshack, and this makes them seem like fine art. No fun to be found here, unless you're missing a large portion of your brain. This is a pathetic attempt to send up 80's teen movies. If you want silly parodies that can actually get a brief chuckle, you could always try the Leslie Nielsen films. Poor David Hyde Pierce and Janeane Garofalo, they really scraped the bottom of the barrel here. It's R16, so that rules out six year olds who might actually be interested (and appreciate the humour). There isn't even any nudity, which might have redeemed it a little in the eyes of teenagers. Totally tame and completely lame! (watch it with fast forward on)
Are these reviewers on the payroll? August 27, 2008
M. Bae (Upstate NY)
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this movie based on the reviews it recieved on Amazon - one reviewer even went so far as to say that it was the best comedy ever made! This was, bar none, the worst movie I've seen in 5 years. I don't think I laughed even once. These reviewers are either insane, high on crack, or (most likely) involved with the production/distribution of this movie.
fabulous July 30, 2008
K. Fonte (Chestertown md)
i love this movie. it is hilarious and everything you want from a comedy. I would suggest this to anyone with a immature sense of humor.
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