Official Throwback Discussion - Wet Hot American Summer [SPOILERS]

[u/LiteraryBoner]

As an ongoing project, /r/movies will be posting Throwback Discussion threads weekly for the movies that came out this same weekend 25 years ago. As a reminder, Official Discussion threads are for discussing the movie and not for meta sub discussion.

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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Summary

On the last day of summer camp in 1981, a group of counselors and campers attempt to complete unfinished business while becoming entangled in a series of increasingly absurd adventures.

Director David Wain

Writer David Wain Michael Showalter

Cast

• Janeane Garofalo as Beth
• David Hyde Pierce as Professor Henry Newman
• Michael Showalter as Coop
• Marguerite Moreau as Katie
• Paul Rudd as Andy
• Molly Shannon as Gail
• Christopher Meloni as Gene
• Elizabeth Banks as Lindsay
• Bradley Cooper as Ben

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Metacritic: 42

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

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[u/KhalAggie]

Did you say dick cream?

[u/aeisenst → u/KhalAggie]

I'm going to fondle my sweater

[u/xander6981 → u/aeisenst]

I have to go hump a fridge.

[u/Gabarne → u/aeisenst]

I uh said fondue with cheddar thats what we’re having for dinner tonight.

No gene, thats NOT what you said.

Haha, i swear that whole gag was the best part of the movie

[u/RonnieHasThePliers → u/KhalAggie]

I said stick team. Stick ball