Wet Hot American Summer | Movie Review | MovieBitches RetroReview Ep 20

Summer’s never over when we watch our favorite summer camp comedy - Wet Hot American Summer!
Not only does this movie have an absolutely incredible cast (Janeane Garofalo, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, the list goes on!) but it also has some of our favorite cinematic moments. It’s a must watch!
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[@yaya-mk3nn]

AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX UNTIL SEPTEMBER FIRST. WATCH WHILE U STILL CAN FOLKS!!

[@cagliarigirl6510]

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[@MartinKronstrom]

Avaryl has deflowered so many of us! Someone up there owns the rights for Sleepaway Camp and wonders where the hell is coming that spike of sales.

[@thatmancuniangirl]

YESSSS! So excited for this, I feel like I requested this for a retro review like a year ago! Fun fact- Bradley Coopers gay sex scene was shot the day he was meant to have attended his graduation, and the crew made it a closed set for extra intimacy and awkwardness. Arguably, a more enlightening experience than picking up his diploma would've ever been.

[@courtini19]

Love this movie so much! I worked at the summer camp where they filmed this (it's in the Poconos). The shack where Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black have their sex scene was still there, but it was basically condemned. It was heavily rumored that the owners of the camp were not happy with the content in the movie (I can't imagine why)! Their son is the broom balancer in the talent show!

[@iain9757]

Paul Rudd shirtless Trixie Mattel screams in the distance

[@bhamgatsby]

One of my other fav comedies of all time is Best in Show.... that is so my type of humor as well. Me & my girlfriends live for that. This & Absolutely Fabulous are just the best thing to ever happen to comedy. Simply Gold Darlings!!

[@jackk4220]

Wait, so did you guys meet at a summer camp? Because that's adorable!

[@AllHailSp00nRiver]

I love Paul Rudd's red hanky in his right pocket. #hankycode

[@theOstenHugo]

We cannot fail to mention H. Jon Benjamin being the notorious voice over actor that he is as the can of mixed vegetables!!! This movie is sensational!!! And WHAS: 10 Years Later is hilariously as well, it misses the mark just slightly with Pierces role but it still makes me lol

[@watwuzmyusername]

Such a fabulous review---it's so important to expose people to this gem! Would LOVE it if you could review "They Came Together," which is basically just a reunion of "Wet Hot" cast/writers doing the same absurd, farcical fuckery with the rom-com genre

[@ForPeoples]

The car crash edit does deserve the honor of best edit. It works so well. Awesome review.

[@mariellas7369]

Gene is the single greatest character in any film ever. This is almost as great as your inevitable review of the Burbs will be, I'm sure.

[@janarussick809]

Speaking of Janeane Garofalo, PLEASE DO ROMY AND MICHELLE!

[@VorkyPetPlz]

Is there a Dead Poet Society review I've missed, or should I start pleading?

[@acrossthestarss]

aww i want a story time about how you guys met now that i know summer camp was involved!

[@Horridhendy]

Can I be completely honest? I just watched the movie and then watched your review and I enjoyed the film but I laughed 100 times more at your line delivery in this review. Like, I chuckled and smiled at the movie but at your review I laughed so hard I had an asthma attack (seriously). I actually think you two should have starred in this film. I'm not even joking.

[@ashleighcalvert8937]

This entire movie is icons only holy shit!!! I did not remember there being so many amazing people

[@jazsisante]

Aaron consoling Gail is probably one of my favorite scenes, besides every scene Beth's in; Amy Poehler's moments; everything the Mork Guy do; and Victor crashing the car towards the tree 😂

[@nquintana2263]

Oh my gosh the reviews that you guys make are sooooo good, I had to take a film class last year and it was such a disaster. I wish I had teachers like you guys!!!

[@gatahbaby]

I used to go to midnight showings of Wed Hot in NYC in the early aughts and met most of the cast. I played pin the humping gene on the fridge and won a Gurnal and a can of mousse autographed by Jeneane garafalo. Those were glory days.

[@unimpressedalchemist]

Just poppin in here 2 years later to say that I love yall's energy and this is exactly what I wanted when I searched for a review for this movie❤️

[@nathancreek6086]

Ok, so Rat Race retro review??? Like, Rat Race retro review....

[@SmacksHandtoForehead]

Can you compare Rat Race and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?

[@aussieskates]

I remember when I saw Rat Race at the movies, and literally died when Whoopi Goldberg and Lanei Chapman said, "We rode in a rocket car".

[@aussieskates]

You should've bought a squirrel!

[@aussieskates]

Or Rat Race, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, and Scavenger Hunt, too.

[@chelseamhmm]

*angry Adam Sandler voice* I WANT MY SNACK PACK

[@RLanceHunter]

I'm trying to remember if it was David Wain or Michael Showalter who had a side-gig teaching semiotics and is really into deconstructionism. (Okay, they obviously both really love deconstructionism, but only one of them taught it at a college level.) I think that was the instinct behind really focusing on the artificiality of things you normally wouldn't even consider (JJ just straight-up walking off the pier, the van crash edit, the single bale of hay in the road, etc). I'd say that a better sequel to Wet Hot American Summer than the actual sequels is They Came Together, where Wain and Showalter did the same kind of deconstructionist parody to romcoms.

[@samb614ify]

I knew the Stella guys from the 90s MTV show The State (along with Ken Marino and Kerri Kenney) which is perhaps the best sketch show ever!

[@iain9757]

Being British I must ask what is a “summer”?

[@FankMatthew13]

I found this movie randomly when I was in middle school and loved it right away. I still imagine the pot sound Everytime I toss something.

[@safflower_s]

i am SO thankful for you encouraging people to watch the movie first and only then go back to the review. i would miss out on so many hilarious legendary movies if it weren't for you. for real, thank you!

[@amyfey3112]

OMG I love this movie my Disney World roommate introduced me to this! Also just watched it before I went to camp this summer. I go to the camp that was in the movie "Addams Family Values"! Also Retro Review idea? lol heart you guys!

[@alexgastelum6905]

Going off the HOME MOVIES reference - which btw made me like Avaryl even more - there is an episode called "Camp" where the gang goes to a performing arts camp which has all the movie camp cliches you can think off. That was totally buffering in my mind while you all talked about this movie. TASTE THE FAME!

[@nolsee1176]

This is now my nephew's favorite movie, and I showed him this review. He loves you both so much, he was laughing and quoting along with you while I was cooking dinner for our movie night. =D

[@thomasanderson5404]

I don’t think you guys understand how much I love your reviews, and especially this one!! If a doctor told me I only had an hour and 9 seconds to live, I would without hesitation tell them to play this video!

[@nickhoney1]

When Andrew said “butt fucking thrusting” I legitimately spit out my drink 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@taramatic911]

I have to say, I like watching your reviews BEFORE watching the movies because I don’t miss any great content/jokes/background stuff that way! I know what to look out for 😊

[@andrewbnick123]

You two are the absolute best... your love for the movies that you retro review is infectious, and has helped me find new faves. Also, +1 to Mad Mad Mad Mad World review.

[@triumphantsound]

I am starting to really like your channel. Obscure musical theatre fact: David Hyde Pierce starred in a musical called "Curtains." it's worth checking out. it's from Kander & Ebb, the writers of Chicago and Cabaret.

[@carveylover]

Billy Madison and the O'doyle siblings still hold up. It is one of the funniest if not the funniest Adam Sandler movie.

[@decoydamsel]

Watching you guys talk about this movie just made me love it even more! And speaking of Jeneane Garofalo, have you guys ever thought about reviewing Mystery Men? Also lmao @ Andrew being an indoor kid to the surprise of no one

[@elliotharris416]

Rewatching this for the iconic introduction of the pottery smash soundbite in the MB franchise. "I'm too bougie for summer camp!" I died

[@RollOpeo1]

Home Movies changed my life

[@laureneras9523]

So OBVIOUSLY I had to rewatch this movie and when he passed the trophy to someone off screen I totally thought of you guys.

[@mwmaggles]

This is my most anticipated retro review. Thanks for finally reviewing this classic!

[@alblack6313]

Im sorry, what about the appearance of the kenyan runner? Completely emotionless, grabs the flag, no one can catch up to him, never appears again. Enjoyed the movie regardless, you guys make any film so much funnier. Also, if you havent seen it, I am begging you to watch Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, its honestly fantastic, pure camp. My mum loved the musical when she was younger so i suggested we watch it because none of us had seen it. She hated it. I was the only one left watching it because i was that fascinated. Please please watch it.

[@bhamgatsby]

You should check out the movie the Final Girls.... It’s a horror/comedy that is a send up of camp movies like Friday the 13th. It’s not scary at all but it’s a modern classic. It has really great actors in it as well. My best friends are not horror fans AT ALL & they loved it! It’s just such a great movie OMG. Another great comedy that is one of my favs of all time is What We Do In the Shadows. A vampire parody created by the genius behind Thor Ragnarok

[@smithereens388]

I think the funniest pottery smash moment is the one during Victor's heroic save of the raft kids.

[@guiteci]

i am so weirdly proud of the fact that i already loved this movie before i became a fan of you guys

[@hollyfitterer7708]

At my summer camp, we called it a Variety Show, because not everyone has talent

[@sarahm6690]

So I had to look up “The China Syndrome” and the plot is about a cover up at a nuclear power plant and the prequel WHAS series has a plot point about dumping nuclear waste! Bravo David Wain and Michael Showalter, bravo. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rogeradamowicz649]

You guys made me laugh so much on a movie I've never seen but will be running to see it immediately! Thank you for the review

[@emilyoakes312]

It’s almost been a year since this amazing review was released to the world ❤️

[@julianhirsch4395]

it doesn't matter if the movie is terrible or fabulous! as long as you guys feel strongly about a movie it is HILARIOUS!!!! just the best! you make my days so much better. thanks cunts

[@Kindnessloveunderstanding]

I can quote this whole movie from start to finish…. It’s SO GOOD

[@trinidyacevedo4872]

I think a retro review for The Rocky Horror Picture show would be so good. Tim Curry is so Fabulous

[@zegarellims]

Waiting for Corvette Summer with Mark Hamil and Annie Potts

[@FAJW99]

YES! I watched it for the first time this Summer and the first thing I thought after was that I hope you guys had seen it. So. Good

[@rchaser10]

One of my favorite movies as well. Did you get to watch the Behind the scenes movie on Netflix? The cast has phenomenal chemistry off screen and it rained like everyday.

[@Nicoleneedsahobby]

Can you PLEASE review Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion??

[@MLC92]

I love your reviews! Thanks for enlightening us once again. But, you showed this to fourteen year olds?????? Hahhahahahahaha

[@Servo1616]

I finally watched this movie after watching this review. I now also consider this a litmus test for friendships. This and UHF. Its just a masterpiece. Thanks!

[@bloggerblogg5878]

10:01 totally accurate. I am not from the USA, but I was lucky enough to work in summer camps there and I can tell as camp stuff, always like that: who's like who, who sleep with who and things like that. Especially in my second camp, my first camp was a girls camp so, no boys.

[@drummr1313]

Hey Avaryl and Andrew! Great review, as always! By the way, do you have plans to ruview season 4 of Drag Race?

[@kshinokevin]

This film reminded me of comedies like "Meatball (1979)" with Bill Murray ("Caddyshack," "Ghostbusters") & "Meatballs 2 (1984)." Molly Shannon was so good on SNL, just like a Cheri O'Teri, Nora Dunn, Victoria Jackson, Melanie Hutsell, Amy Poehler (with the multi-talented Tina Fey) or Julia Sweeney. "It just doesn't matter !" - Bill Murray in "Meatball" 1. Macrame screams the 1970's. "The China Syndrome (1979)" was the disaster film starring: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas. "Sleepaway Camp (1983)" looks cool; I didn't knew that it had two more sequels: 2 - Unhappy Campers (1988) and 3 - Teenage Wasteland (1989)." Showrunners Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story anthology series: 1984 (2019)" also came to mind. Ruth Buzzi was the gal on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (aka Laugh-In); it had featured a young Goldie Hawn ("Private Benjamin (1980)," "Seems Like Old Times (1980)"), Gary Owens, or Lily Tomlin ("9 To 5 (1980)"). This was like the "Scary Movie (2000)" film, which spoofed "Scream (1996)"; "Scream" had fun of 80's horror movie premises; kinda like "The Final Girls (2015)." "Not Another Teen Movie (2001)" = high school movie cliques (like "Clueless (1995)" or "Mean Girls (2004: written by Tina Fey).") "Bad News Bears (1976)": the one with Walter Matthau as the coach; 2005, there was filmmaker Richard Linklater's remake with Billy Bob Thornton as "Morris Buttermaker." (credit: IMDB)

[@itsjusteddie7384]

I love that kid just having a full break down by that yellow car at 57:20

[@huntertainment2]

I don't know if I'm more of an Avaryl or an Andrew

[@willimations277]

17:22 K, great review and everything and thank you so much for introducing me to what is now my favourite movie, but guys...we're really going to talk about how Avaryl says "Gownd" but just let Andrew's pronunciation of 'Conceit' slide?

[@Chanwills0]

Please could you review the Netflix series Insatiable? At first I only watched it because of the controversy. And it’s so not what I expected 😂

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

That guy who voices the can also voices some of my favorite cartoon voices

[@TheSaucyPITT]

YAAAASSSS FINALLY! Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 the picnic table scene always makes me cry laughing.

[@britneybitch420]

I loved the the review! Also, when does your season 4 review of rupauls drag race come out? I’m so excited and can’t wait any longer

[@bytesize0801]

My vacation just got so much better! It's been a long time coming for this review

[@regenhoedje]

Thanks for making me watch this movie lol it was hilarious!!

[@maladavek]

When Jeanine Garofolo is listing off all the Jewish last names and gets mixed up the last one she says is "David...Ben-Gurion!" who was actually the first prime minister of israel and one of the founders.

[@Erikad418]

Another fun summer camp movie: Camp Takota

[@DreazyBK]

It's been a couple years and I'm definitely gonna watch Wet Hot again tomorrow just because of this video

[@Jacobyeavello]

Tell me right fucking now you've both seen and love "They Came Together" The coffee shop order scene made me die.

[@mattv.mp4]

I mean since we are talking about summer camp , I'd love to hear your thoughts on the new drag KZbin series , Camp Wannakiki !

[@MeganSin]

This was the perfect movie to cap off the end of summer. It's in my top 3 favorite movies that take place at a camp films (my personal favorite being Addams family values, which I know is on the retro review list, but I would love to see it being done around thanksgiving just because of pugsley dressed as the turkey!)

[@breslynmatthews6493]

Stepford Wives or Rosemary’s Baby retro review?

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

Are we gonna talk about Andrews shorts 👀

[@puckbryn3583]

this is absolutely one of my favourite movies thank you too muuuch! (realized recently that you like nearly every comment.. you are too pure!)

[@huntertainment2]

I think they told everyone to pretend to be the main character and that made the magic

[@papayacatproductions]

And you love Home Movies?!?! Be my best friends.

[@hs9868]

First day of school and this is what I have been waiting for ALL DAY

[@Huschel1988]

I could have sworn you had reviewed this before which made me watch it in the first place. I'm...confused. But you did just convince me to show it to my roommate.

[@samllyn]

I really want your guys' hot take on Camp Takota. a contemporary film that attempted to capture the nostalgia of all the summer camp films you listed at the start. It also focuses on the camp councilors and not the kids, so you two would have insight into the accuracy and stuff.

[@FleaMarketFalcon]

This is my favorite all time movie. Another reference to Sleepaway Camp you might have missed is both movies have a jetski scene involving a kid named Lars.

[@FleaMarketFalcon]

Also there is another pottery smash sound when Victor saves the whitewater rafters lol.

[@Sabrinachic45]

Wait, was the camp in New Mexico a Boy Scout ranch called PHILMONT?!?!?!

[@C_M_R]

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot American Summer, is on Netflix. For me, when there is a movie set in the early 80s and the men's shorts are not really short ... It's a fail for me.

[@sergiu295]

Yall should make a video about hao you've met, dicovered your passion for movies and became THE MovieBitches™

[@wansotaiji]

I went to watch this and came back just for this!!!!!!!! I DIED at the reveal in arty's scene!!!!!

[@miker.9138]

Never seen this movie, but I'm definitely going to check it out now .

[@samvangoghgirl8328]

Omg! Finally! I knew you guys had to do this sometime and TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!

[@nailbunny2326]

Brilliant is an "under statement"

[@kateinthegrass]

This is amazing and needs more views

[@armpit_farts7327]

Ive loved the first movie since I saw it in the early 2000s but would argue that the first season competes with the movie. Its still pretty incredible. The second isnt AS good, but there are still some things that are great.

[@evaggn6882]

yessss! BUT NO. I thought it was the ep 200, and my heart almost broke.

[@rosariosalomone4217]

FUCK YES! i screamed when i saw the notification

[@josephamesdacey6442]

It's wild nobody talks about this movie

[@sophieewh9742]

Have you guys heard of the musical It Shoulda Been You? It was directed by David Hyde Pierce and it's fabulous!!

[@Pheonick]

You're remembering the funnier bits of Billy Madison - prepare for a shock