Movies like Wet Hot
What are some movies like Wet Hot American Summer....i love how everything is very random and im interested in finding more movies like it
shareIMO, Dazed and Confused. its the only one i can think of
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really? is the humor the same? or is it because it's both teenager-themed? because if its the same type of humor, i'll definitely check it out
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well, i think it is the teenage thing. and because they all do stuff together, or whatever.
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WHAT??? Dazed and confused is nothing like Wet hot.
Dazed and confused is a straight forward movie.
Wet hot american summer is intentionally bad and over the top, which makes it great. The comedy of Stella (two of whom feature in this film) is supposed to be awkward, gross and stupid. My favorite joke is when Cooper says "i want you inside me..." which makes absolutely no sense coming from a guy (when said to a girl)
It is tough however to list other movies closer to the style of wet hot, "Reno 911" is pretty close, "shaun of the dead", "The Benchwarmers" even!
i would have to say that wet hot is a parody of meatballs
sharehmm okay, i heard reno 911 movie was disappointing (when compared to the show) but i'd check it out. and i've seen shaun of the dead, i liked it, but i think its a straightlaced parody, and not so much an absurd parody like wet hot seems to be (sure, its a parody of camp films, but it was made nearly twenty years after said fact, i'd even categorize it to be almost a parody of parodies)
shareThere are not many movies as funny in the same way that Wet Hot is funny.
"The Baxter" is made by the same guys and is a little less off the wall but still funny. Also check out episodes of "Stella" or "the State" if you can find em. same guys...
oh well, it's good to be unique!
and i've already watched all the stella episodes and shorts, i just can't get enough. but i will check out the State, i've known about it and watched some over the years but i havent really ever buckled down and watched all of their episodes/sketches
funny I thought of Dazed and Confused too but couldn't really think of why to back it up.. maybe just cause of the ensemble star-studded cast?
I think "Totally Awesome" is just like Wet Hot American Summer, though not quite as good. Still funny though. It was a made for VH1 movie but it has Chris Kattan, Dominique Swain, Tracy Morgan, James Hong, one of the stoners from Super Troopers, and that funny kid from Wonder Showzen.