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intereact!Actors: Elizabeth Banks (II), Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, and David Hyde Pierce
Rated: R (Restricted)
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2002-08-13
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 97 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Tasty and nutrition-free as a snow cone on a hot summer day, Wet Hot American Summer is a silly, hilarious throwback to those mildly smutty early-'80s teen comedies. It takes place on the last day of Camp Firewood's 1981 season, and it's everyone's last chance for romance, self-realization, and of course the Big Talent show. The movie is filled with brilliant comic performances; it looks like the cast just took over a summer camp and had a great time. Writers Michael Showalter and David Wain have captured the essence of parody: absolutely nailing the conventions of their subject, kidding the hell out of it, and all the while showing a real fondness for the genre. People unfamiliar with Meatballs and its many imitators may well be left cold by Wet Hot American Summer, but anyone born between 1965 and 1980 will love it. --Ali Davis
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Hilarious [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Love this movie, bought it after having already seen it several times. A classic with a genius cast, crew and creative team.2) The Best Comedy Film Ever Made [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This film is the greatest piece of absurdist comedy I've ever seen. Its originality and complexity make it no wonder that a lot of people don't get it.3) Clearly, I Don't Get It [Rating: 1 out of 5]
Clearly, I'm in the minority here, but I didn't find this movie the least bit funny. The reviewer who said that if you loved, "Anchorman" and "Old School", this is the film for you, is exactly right. This reminds me of a SNL skit saved for the last 5 minutes of the show that goes on for 90 minutes. One reviewer said there was a laugh a minute. The only laugh I found was when the kid lights his fart in the talent show. I realized there was something wrong with the writing when that was the only thing I found funny.Maybe it's an age thing. Being in my 40's, the best camp film ever was "Meatballs". This was the era when movies like "Animal House" ruled, and set the bar for wacky/slob humor. There is a major difference between a movie being funny and being stupid. "Tommy Boy" and "The Hollywood Nights" each pull this off. Those movies are very funny and a laugh a minute. If I were watching "Wet Hot American Summer" in the theater, I would have walked out. Was it ever in theaters? I never even heard of it before browsing reviewer lists at Amazon.If you are over 25, and are looking for some classic summer humor, try "Meatballs", "Summer Rental", "The Great Outdoors", as well as the hard to find summer camp movie, "GORP". This movie did actually come out in 1981 and features a young and crazy Dennis Quaid. It also has Robert Klein, Rosanna Arquette and Fran "The Nanny" chick in it. One reviewer called it "Meatballs" on steroids ... a great quote.4) Arts and Farts and Crafts!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This movie rocks hard. Early 80's camp-movie satire hard. Maybe more of a homage. From the same guys behind The State, Reno 911, and Stella. It's more of a series of similarly-themed sketches than a real plot - but very funny. You don't have to have gone to a Jewish summer camp as a kid, but it doesn't hurt.5) The best! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
`David Wain is an unbelieveable writer and director! He has an amazing sense of what is funny in a bizarre and goofy way. This is a must see for everyone!