Wet Hot American Summer — DAVIDWAIN.COM (original) (raw)

Screenwriters David Wain and Michael Showalter take pen to page and create a hilarious, behind-the-scenes annotated version of the original screenplay. Learn how and why they made artistic decisions while writing and filming the movie. The book also features reproduced ephemera from filming—photos, original (and scathing) reviews, AIM chat conversations, marked up script pages, and so much more. From Abrams Books.

“Wet Hot American Summer is one of the funniest films ever made. This is a must-read for any fan of comedy out there.” — Rachel Bloom

“Watching Wet Hot American Summer for the first time was an ‘Aha’ moment for me. The blend of physical comedy—bizarrely specific—and wildly heightened characters made me see the vast possibilities within the world of making comedy, and making comedy with your friends.” — Abbi Jacobson

“I saw Wet Hot American Summer opening weekend and it blew my comedy mind. And now this book has blown my book-about-classic-cult-comedy-with-insights-and-anecdotes-that-really-elevate-the-whole-experience-of-something-I-already-loved mind.” — Nick Kroll

“If you love the movie Wet Hot American Summeras much as I do, but for some reason don’t like watching it, then I guess this is the perfect book for you.” — B. J. Novak