A deadpan send-up of '70s and '80s summer-camp movies, co-written by Michael Showalter and David Wain, of MTV's short-lived sketch comedy troupe The State, and directed by Wain. The conceit: All the wacky hijinks and intrigues that would normally unfold over the course of an entire summer are packed into a single day — the last before the campers and counselors of Waterville, Maine's Camp Firewood return home.
Nerdy counselor Coop (Showalter) has his eye on sexy Katie (Marguerite Moreau), the kind of girl for whom Daisy Dukes were made. But Katie is dating studly Andy (Paul Rudd), a lifeguard who doesn't care if campers drown on his watch. Meanwhile, hippie ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins