When Does "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001) Take Place?
"WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER" is a historical fiction comedy film written by David Wain with Michael Showalter that released July 27th, 2001. So when is "Wet Hot American Summer" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because Professor Henry Newman says, "It's a renegade piece of Skylab, the NASA space station, and it's heading right for the camp." and the real-world National Aeronautics and Space Administration space station Skylab crashed back to Earth on July 11th, 1979 AD. So it's most likely mid July of 1979 AD.
1979 AD
We know this because Professor Henry Newman says, "It's a renegade piece of Skylab, the NASA space station, and it's heading right for the camp." and the real-world National Aeronautics and Space Administration space station Skylab crashed back to Earth on July 11th, 1979 AD. So it's most likely mid July of 1979 AD.
HOWEVER, very early on a title card appears that reads: "August 18, 1981 5:57 am Last day of camp". This places it in August of 1981 AD but is clearly a production mistake.
