Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
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- GoofsMany of the continuity "mistakes" were included intentionally by the filmmakers and were meant to be subtle and funny, including Neil's hair in the motorcycle chase scene and the differing level of completion of the blanket that Nancy is knitting when she gives Beth and Henry the library advice.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits is a "10 years later" epilogue.
- Alternate versionsDVD contains several deleted scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
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Written by Dave Freiberg, Jim McPherson, Paul Kantner and Craig Chaquico
Performed by Jefferson Starship
Courtesy of The RCA Music Group, a Unit of BMG Entertainment
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Like nothing you've seen before
Wet Hot American Summer is without question, the funniest movie to come out in years, and certainly among the funniest I've ever seen. The reason you might not have heard of it is because it isn't as advertised as other movies, because it doesn't have the type of budget to advertise itself. It breaks my heart that horribly made, unfunny, unoriginal movies, such as American Pie 2, were in more theaters and are more available to rent or buy.
The humor in WHAS is not comparable to humor in any other movie that comes to mind. The humor is a lot like the what you would see on The State (because it was written/directed by State cast members). Many scenes are just so ridiculous that you have to laugh, and if you don't, its because you are taking the movie too seriously.
The day this movie came out on video, my friends and I watched it as many times as we could manage to, in one day. Every time we watched, we noticed something new, and still laughed hysterically at the stuff we noticed the first time. It has the type of replay value that should make you go out and buy it, rather than rent it.
The humor in WHAS is not comparable to humor in any other movie that comes to mind. The humor is a lot like the what you would see on The State (because it was written/directed by State cast members). Many scenes are just so ridiculous that you have to laugh, and if you don't, its because you are taking the movie too seriously.
The day this movie came out on video, my friends and I watched it as many times as we could manage to, in one day. Every time we watched, we noticed something new, and still laughed hysterically at the stuff we noticed the first time. It has the type of replay value that should make you go out and buy it, rather than rent it.
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- Also known as
- Гаряче американське літо
- Filming locations
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA(Camp Towanda)
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $295,206
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,481
- Jul 29, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $295,206
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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