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Wet Hot American Summer Featurette Reintroduces Old Friends

Even the cast of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp can’t believe how much Paul Rudd hasn’t aged.

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From co-creators Michael Showalter and David Wain, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP is the prequel series to their 2001 film that became a cult phenomenon.

“It’s incredible how everyone looks-Paul Rudd looks the same, “Bradley Cooper says in the video above”.

With just days to go until the release of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp on Netflix, a brand new featurette has been unveiled to whet the fan’s appetites before the big reveal.

For a full immersion experience, watch the original movie on Netflix and revel in moments like Rudd’s sleazy makeout session with Banks that leaves ignored campers in peril and Poehler’s fury as a theater coach with a hair-trigger temper. Want to hear from new cast members like Chris Pine, John Slattery, Jason Schwartzman, and Lake Bell while dressed in character?

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“Working on this just feels like when we shot Wet Hot: It’s really cold, we’re moving really fast and everyone’s having sex with each other”, Poehler jokes. While the film took place on the last day of camp at Camp Firewood, the series takes place on the first day of camp, back in 1981.

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