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Wet Hot American Summer

2001 · 97 min

A giddy, silly ensemble romp that plays like a goofy campfire sketch show, full of deadpan absurdity and nostalgic summer-camp warmth.

Directed by
David Wain
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
High times. Hard bodies. Soft rock.
Overview
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.

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Directed by
David Wain
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • sexuality
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour9
Realism3
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
David Wain
Written by
David Wain, Michael Showalter
Starring
Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Zak Orth, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles
Music
Craig Wedren, Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Ben Weinstein
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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