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Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 feature film.

The film is a comedy about the last day of summer camp in 1981. It stars Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni and members of MTV's sketch comedy group The State. It was directed by David Wain and written by Michael Showalter (who also stars in the movie) and Wain, both members of The State, and Comedy Central's Stella.

The setting is the fictitious Camp Firewood. 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, the camp director, struggles to keep her counselors in order—and her campers alive—while falling in love with Henry, an astrophysics 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 has a crush on Katie, his fellow counselor, but has to pry her away from her rebellious boyfriend, Andy. Only Gene, the shellshocked Vietnam vet and camp chef, can help Coop win Katie – with some help from a talking can of vegetables.

The movie is based on the experiences Wain had while attending Camp Modin, a Jewish camp in Belgrade, Maine. 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 1980's such as Meatballs
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Often called "Wet Hot," the movie has gained a serious underground following, especially on college campuses. It may be called a modern-day Animal House, with fans quoting every single line, parties dedicated to dressing up like the characters, and midnight showings where both take place. The film itself follows The State's irreverent humor, with lots of absurdism, non-sequiturs, and toilet humor, all of which help explain the college following.

The film was shot at Camp Towanda in Honesdale, PA and is rated R for adult humor and language.

A majority of the days spent filming were during rain, and the crew relished the rare times in which the sun was out. Several background shots in the movie, looking outside, inevitably have rain falling in them and / or grayish skies.

As the film is set in the 1980s, the Wet Hot's soundtrack features songs from many popular 80s bands, most notably Jefferson Starship, Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Kiss and Peter Salett.

Taglines

It was the last day of summer camp. It was the first day of the third week in August.
High Times. Hard Bodies. Soft Rock.

Famous quotes

"You taste like a burger, I don't like you any more."
"Good one, Beth!"
"Now finish up them taters, I'm gonna go fondle some sweaters."
"McKinley needs to experience The Ultimate!" "You mean penis-in-vagina?" "No, dickhead, sex!"
"I'm writin' in my gournal."
"I want you inside me!" "What?" "Oh, hey what's up... from before..."
"My name is Keith Stat, from Milburn, New Jersey. State bird: the mosquito."
"Douche Bags are hygenic products, I take that as a compliment!"
"You listen here Mr. Kickass..Mr. Rubberburner. You wipe that hot-shot smile off your face or I'll shoot it off."
"As you may have heard, I am recently a crowned class B Dungeon Master, so if any of you would like to play D&D today, speak now or forever hold your peace ... anyone? Alexa, maybe you'd like to join in? We do need a druid and you have definitely cast a level 5 charm spell on me"

Alan Shemper's quotes

At the end of the movie, a Catskills comedian named Alan Shemper (also played by Michael Showalter) hosts the camp talent show. Some of his popular jokes:

When I was at camp, my favorite activity was always arts and crafts. Or, as we used to call it: arts and farts and crafts.
We used to make drawings... cave drawings! (Which is my way of saying we were cave men)
I went to camp so long ago, that I can remember saying "sticks and stones may break my bones" and meaning it!
I went to camp so long ago that fucking Jesus Christ was my counselor! And my best friend hadn't fully evolved yet! His name was Ug and he walked on all fours!
There were two epidemics when I went to camp: head lice, and the plague - the Bubonic plague!

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