Wet Hot American Summer Rating: Release Date: 15 January, 2002 Retail Price: $26.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Janeane Garofalo David Hyde Pierce David Bradley Molly Shannon Complete Cast (12 total)

Wet Hot American Summer Reviews

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"We need a druid, and you have cast a level 5 charm spell on me"
Anyone looking past its intentionally hokey sound effects, bad edits, and storyline holes can acknowledge WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER as the classic send-up of camp films that it is.

Admittedly, there's not a lot of competition for the title (MEATBALLS, anyone?), but this movie earns its stripes with good will, funny dialogue, and preternaturally excellent casting. Michael Showalter (who co-wrote the film) is reasonably funny as the gawky counselor protagonist, and he's joined by the uniformly amusing Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofolo, and Michael Ian Black.

A lot of care went into giving the film a sense of place as a summer camp in 1981, which, along with the ruthlessly gratuitous soundtrack, gives it the right nostalgic flavor. Sure, the last 20 minutes of the film are a write-off, but comedy movies often fall prey to the need to build the plot up to an unfunny climax. All I know is that for the first 70 minutes, I chuckled a good deal and only winced a few times; what more can you ask for?

Hilarious Movie - Must See for People Who Love Comedies!
If you loved Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin, or Old School, this is the movie for you. This film stars the cast of The State (the hilarious sketch show on MTV from the 90's) - some of the members went on to Reno 911! and Stella. These people know comedy. The humor is random, silly, and unforgettable. Paul Rudd is also in this (Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin) and he is absolutely hilarious - one of my favorite characters. If you like to quote movies with your friends, do yourself a favor and buy this DVD - you will be quoting it for days.

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