David Wain

David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely known for the feature films Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State and for directing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.

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Thanks for Sharing (2013)

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A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

Bamboozled (2000)

TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  Savion Glover  •  Tommy Davidson  •  Jada Pinkett Smith

TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  Savion Glover  •  Tommy Davidson  •  Jada Pinkett Smith

The Baxter (2005)

A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy. Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Showalter
CAST:  Michael Showalter  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Michelle Williams  •  Justin Theroux

A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy. Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Showalter
CAST:  Michael Showalter  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Michelle Williams  •  Justin Theroux

Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

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The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Janeane Garofalo  •  David Hyde Pierce  •  Marguerite Moreau  •  Michael Ian Black

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Janeane Garofalo  •  David Hyde Pierce  •  Marguerite Moreau  •  Michael Ian Black

Puberty: The Movie (2007)

Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Ledgin  •  Stephen Schneider
CAST:  Joe Lo Truglio  •  Jerry Grayson  •  Jon Millstein  •  Caitlin Miller

Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Ledgin  •  Stephen Schneider
CAST:  Joe Lo Truglio  •  Jerry Grayson  •  Jon Millstein  •  Caitlin Miller

Hell Baby (2013)

After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Lennon  •  Ben Garant
CAST:  Rob Corddry  •  Leslie Bibb  •  Keegan-Michael Key  •  Paul Scheer

After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Lennon  •  Ben Garant
CAST:  Rob Corddry  •  Leslie Bibb  •  Keegan-Michael Key  •  Paul Scheer

She Said, She Said (2013)

A lesbian couple on the brink of divorce divide their possessions in mediation and through each object, we get a glimpse of their relationship and the sometimes humorous and sexy power that objects can hold on our lives and emotions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Marisa Tomei  •  Élodie Bouchez  •  David Wain  •  Aubrey Plaza

A lesbian couple on the brink of divorce divide their possessions in mediation and through each object, we get a glimpse of their relationship and the sometimes humorous and sexy power that objects can hold on our lives and emotions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Marisa Tomei  •  Élodie Bouchez  •  David Wain  •  Aubrey Plaza

I Love You, Man (2009)

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Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamburg
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Rashida Jones  •  Jason Segel  •  Sarah Burns

Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamburg
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Rashida Jones  •  Jason Segel  •  Sarah Burns

Wanderlust (2012)

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Malin Åkerman  •  Jennifer Aniston  •  Lauren Ambrose

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Malin Åkerman  •  Jennifer Aniston  •  Lauren Ambrose

They Came Together (2014)

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Cobie Smulders  •  Michael Shannon  •  Paul Rudd  •  Lynn Cohen

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Cobie Smulders  •  Michael Shannon  •  Paul Rudd  •  Lynn Cohen

Sleepwalk with Me (2012)

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Birbiglia
CAST:  Mike Birbiglia  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  Lucy DeVito  •  Aya Cash

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Birbiglia
CAST:  Mike Birbiglia  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  Lucy DeVito  •  Aya Cash

Heckler (2007)

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Addis
CAST:  Stephen Burrows  •  Dave Attell  •  Criss Angel  •  Louie Anderson

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Addis
CAST:  Stephen Burrows  •  Dave Attell  •  Criss Angel  •  Louie Anderson

The Guitar (2008)

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The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Redford
CAST:  Saffron Burrows  •  Isaach De Bankolé  •  Paz de la Huerta  •  Adam Trese

The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Redford
CAST:  Saffron Burrows  •  Isaach De Bankolé  •  Paz de la Huerta  •  Adam Trese

Delirious (2006)

Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Steve Buscemi  •  Michael Pitt  •  Alison Lohman  •  Gina Gershon

Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Steve Buscemi  •  Michael Pitt  •  Alison Lohman  •  Gina Gershon

Role Models (2008)

Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Seann William Scott  •  Paul Rudd  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Seann William Scott  •  Paul Rudd  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse

The Ten (2007)

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Adam Brody  •  Jon Hamm  •  Winona Ryder

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Adam Brody  •  Jon Hamm  •  Winona Ryder

Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Garant
CAST:  Lennie Loftin  •  Danny DeVito  •  Ben Garant  •  Carlos Alazraqui

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Garant
CAST:  Lennie Loftin  •  Danny DeVito  •  Ben Garant  •  Carlos Alazraqui

Brother Nature (2016)

Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez  •  Matt Villines
CAST:  Taran Killam  •  Bill Pullman  •  Rita Wilson  •  Rachael Harris

Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez  •  Matt Villines
CAST:  Taran Killam  •  Bill Pullman  •  Rita Wilson  •  Rachael Harris

The Second Sound Barrier (2016)

The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. Struck with a mysterious illness, the only way to save her is to break the "second sound barrier"  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Vincent Kartheiser  •  Juliette Lewis  •  Steve Little  •  Ken Marino

The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. Struck with a mysterious illness, the only way to save her is to break the "second sound barrier"  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wain
CAST:  Vincent Kartheiser  •  Juliette Lewis  •  Steve Little  •  Ken Marino

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot (2015)

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Rice
CAST:  Amy Poehler  •  David Wain  •  Molly Shannon  •  Ken Marino

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Rice
CAST:  Amy Poehler  •  David Wain  •  Molly Shannon  •  Ken Marino
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