How Director David Wain Cast So Many Future Movie Stars in ‘Wet Hot American Summer’
THE LAST LAUGH
Twenty years after the cult classic hit theaters, director David Wain looks back on the ridiculous luck of discovering Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, and others “off the street.”
Director David Wain thought his career was over when Wet Hot American Summer bombed at the box office in July 2001. But 20 years later, the film has become a full-blown comedy classic thanks to the exploding celebrity of previously unknown cast members like Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd,...
