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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 54.5 / 100
2001·Comedy / Romance·1h 37m

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER

“High times. Hard bodies. Soft rock.”

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. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.

Above the Line
David Wain·DirectorMichael Showalter·ScreenplayDavid Wain·ScreenplayBen Weinstein·Director of PhotographyTheodore Shapiro·Original Music ComposerMeg Reticker·Editor
Cast
Janeane Garofalo·BethDavid Hyde Pierce·HenryMichael Showalter·Coop / Alan ShemperMarguerite Moreau·KatiePaul Rudd·AndyZak Orth·J.J.Christopher Meloni·GeneA.D. Miles·GaryMolly Shannon·GailGideon Jacobs·Aaron
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 2
David Wain·DirectorKatherine Lindberg·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Michael Showalter·ScreenplayDavid Wain·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Ben Weinstein·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Meg Reticker·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Theodore Shapiro·Original Music ComposerCraig Wedren·Original Music ComposerAlison Chernick·Music SupervisorPaul Parreira·Music Supervisor
Art & Design· 4
Bryan Hodge·Art DirectionJill Kliber·Costume DesignMark White·Production DesignLisa Scoppa·Set Decoration
Production· 4
Michael Showalter·ProducerDavid Wain·ProducerHoward Bernstein·ProducerSusie Farris·Casting
Other Departments· 2
Patty Benson·Set Dressing ManagerLorraine Godfrey·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
54.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
38%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$295K
ROI -94%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Wet Hot American Summer's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Nostalgic, Comedic, Reunion
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A large group of approximately 30 people, mostly adults, are gathered on a set of white steps outdoors, with a wooden cabin and a lake at sunset in the backgrou”

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Key Elements
Wooden SignStepsGrass
Atmosphere
Warm, Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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