Sam Shakusky is a young orphan who has trouble making friends in the Khaki Scouts. He orchestrates a runaway with young love Suzy Bishop, using his scout skills to lead them to Moonrise Kingdom.

Andy Fleckner (Paul Rudd) is the rebellious counselor at Camp Firewood. With his laid back, bad boy attitude he attracts the attention of several of the female counselors including Katie and Lindsay.

In Wet Hot American Summer, Gary (A.D. Miles) is the unlucky apprentice to Gene. Unlucky because while peeling potatoes, he must listen to Gene whisper crazy nothings into his ears.

Katie (Marguerite Moreau) is the it-girl at Camp Firewood and all the boys, including Coop, Andy, and Blake, all want to be her boyfriend. With so many options, who is she going to choose?

Lindsay (Elizabeth Banks) is a journalist for Rock & Roll World magazine who goes undercover at Camp Firewood to find out what teenagers are up to. She’s able to pull off looking like a 16-year-old teen just by pulling her hair to the side. While at the camp, she develops a relationship with Andy, despite the fact that he’s dating Katie. She also has a particular love for barbecue sauce.

In Wet Hot American Summer, Coop (Michael Showalter) is the hopeless romantic and quintessential nice guy. Unfortunately this means that he doesn’t get a lot of interest from the girls. His first girlfriend, Donna, ends up leaving him for another guy. Then Katie, the girl he develops a crush on, decides she’d rather be with Andy even though he’s a jerk. Hopefully he’ll find someone who appreciates him just the way he is before camp is over.