The movie Wet Hot American Summer is a comedy film directed by David Wain and starring an ensemble cast that includes Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, and Elizabeth Banks, among others. The film is a parody of summer camp movies and follows the last day of camp at Camp Firewood in the year 1981.
The film features a number of interconnected storylines involving the various counselors and campers at Camp Firewood. Beth (played by Garofalo) is the camp director who falls in love with Henry (played by David Hyde Pierce), a nerdy astrophysicist who is trying to save the camp from a piece of NASA's Skylab that is hurtling towards Earth.
In addition to Beth and Henry's storyline, the film also features a number of other romantic entanglements among the counselors and campers, including a love triangle between Coop (played by Rudd), Katie (played by Marguerite Moreau), and Andy (played by Banks).
The film also features a number of comedic vignettes, including a dangerous waterfall rescue, a talking can of vegetables (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin), and a group of misfit campers who attempt to save the talent show by performing a choreographed dance routine.
Despite receiving mixed reviews upon its initial release, Wet Hot American Summer has since developed a cult following and has been praised for its irreverent humor and unapologetic silliness. The film has also spawned a Netflix series and a prequel film, both of which feature the original cast.