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17 years later, Donald Glover's forgotten noir movie is getting a huge upgrade

Summary by Polygon
Most comedy fans know the overall story of Wet Hot American Summer and its rise to cult classic status: A hyper-specific genre parody made on a relative shoestring, debuted at Sundance, packed with now-familiar faces, limited-released to box office obscurity and mixed reviews, eventually reclaimed as maybe the funniest broad comedy of the 21st century. The reason that particular story has become so well-known is its relative rarity. There are a …

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Polygon broke the news in on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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