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  1. Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by David Wain from a screenplay written by Wain and Michael Showalter.The film features an ensemble cast, including Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Showalter (and various other members of the sketch comedy group The State), Elizabeth Banks, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black ...

  2. Jun 24, 2011 · Wet Hot American Summer was filmed at an actual summer camp—Camp Towanda—in Honesdale, Pa., in the spring of 2000. The camp doubled as both the movie's location and accommodations for the cast.

  3. On January 21, 2012, [81] a sold-out live radio play [15] staged recreation of Wet Hot American Summer was held at the Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco, CA. during SF Sketchfest. [81] The show was adapted for the stage by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker , creators of Thrilling Adventure Hour , and produced by David Owen, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney . [ 81 ]

    • It was a box office bomb loathed by critics. Hitting theaters on July 27, 2001, Wet Hot American Summer opened in only 12 theaters, pulling in a paltry $295,000.
    • DVD saved Wet Hot American Summer's reputation. Despite this two-front failure—at the box office and with critics—the film found an audience that began to spread the buzz of this weird camp movie parody.
    • Paul Rudd may not have been paid for his appearance. Made for a meager $1.8 million dollars, Wet Hot American Summer operated on a shoestring budget. But producers may have gotten a great deal thanks to Rudd's laissez faire attitude about his payday.
    • The line "Oh, fuck my cock" convinced Pierce to sign on. The Frasier star was eager to find a role as far away from the preppy and precious Niles Crane as possible.
  4. The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor.

  5. Jul 22, 2021 · The answer is an emphatic yes. Like a small handful of top tier cult comedy classics, Wet Hot — as its creator and fans affectionately call it—only seems to get funnier the more you watch it ...

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  7. Jul 31, 2015 · To the delight of comedy nerds the world over, "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" -- the eight-episode revival of the 2001 cult favorite starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler and Elizabeth ...

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