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David Wain and Friends Head Back to Camp on Netflix

The 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer tanked at the box office, but acquired a cult following as many members of its ensemble cast went on to have huge careers. Now director David Wain has reunited the entire cast for a new series on Netflix, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

By Kim Masters • Jul 25, 2015 • 28m Listen

Where does Ant-Man meet the American Sniper? At camp! The new Netflix series, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is a prequel to the 2001 film that flopped even though the cast was packed with then unknown stars. Director David Wain tells how he got Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo and many others to reprise their roles as 1980’s counselors at Camp Firewood.

Photo: (L-R) Zak Orth, Michael Showalter, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio and Nina Hellman in the Netflix original series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. (Saeed Adyani/Netflix)

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David Wain and Friends Head Back to Camp on Netflix

The 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer tanked at the box office, but acquired a cult following as many members of its ensemble cast went on to have huge careers. Now director David Wain has reunited the entire cast for a new series on Netflix, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

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David Wain and Friends Head Back to Camp on Netflix

The 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer tanked at the box office, but acquired a cult following as many members of its ensemble cast went on to have huge careers. Now director David Wain has reunited the entire cast for a new series on Netflix, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

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