The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) is a comedy directed by David Wain. Set in 1981 at Camp Firewood, it’s the final day of summer camp before the campers return to the real world. The camp director, Beth (played by Janeane Garofalo), faces challenges maintaining order while falling for a local astrophysics professor, Henry (played by David Hyde Pierce), who is preoccupied with preventing a piece of NASA’s Skylab from crashing into the camp. The film features various subplots including love triangles, misfits, and a big talent show that resolves the camp’s chaotic day. Other notable cast members include Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, and Molly Shannon.