Wet Hot American Summer
Seen it?2001 | 97 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a box office loss and middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$295K worldwide on a $5 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 341K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Wain
- Janeane GarofaloBeth
- David Hyde PierceHenry
- Michael ShowalterCoop / Alan Shemper
- Marguerite MoreauKatie
- Paul RuddAndy
- Zak OrthJ.J.
- Christopher MeloniGene
- A.D. MilesGary
- Molly ShannonGail
- Gideon JacobsAaron