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Release Date:
9 July 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
There's something about your first piece. more
Plot:
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. full summary | add synopsis
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9 wins
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14 nominations
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Astoundingly good-natured sex comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jason Biggs | ... | Jim Levenstein | |
| Chris Klein | ... | Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher | |
| Thomas Ian Nicholas | ... | Kevin Myers | |
| Alyson Hannigan | ... | Michelle Flaherty | |
| Shannon Elizabeth | ... | Nadia | |
| Tara Reid | ... | Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum | |
| Eddie Kaye Thomas | ... | Paul Finch | |
| Seann William Scott | ... | Steve Stifler (as Seann W. Scott) | |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Jim's Dad | |
| Natasha Lyonne | ... | Jessica | |
| Mena Suvari | ... | Heather | |
| Jennifer Coolidge | ... | Stifler's Mom | |
| Chris Owen | ... | Chuck Sherman | |
| Eric Lively | ... | Albert | |
| Molly Cheek | ... | Jim's Mom |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens.
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Runtime:
95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Malaysia:18PL (cut version) |
Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) |
Finland:K-12 (1999) |
Finland:S (2000) (unrated version) |
Denmark:A |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (unrated version) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:L (original rating) |
Ireland:18 |
Israel:16 |
Japan:R-15 |
Mexico:B15 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:Btl |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #36525) |
USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) |
Philippines:R-18
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To replicate an erection in one scene, the crew cooked a sausage, stuck it on a pencil, and wrapped it in aluminum foil. It was still warm when it was placed between 'Jason Biggs'' legs.
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Continuity: When Stifler's mom and Finch are talking, before they use the billiard table, Stifler's mom's hairstyling (close-up) changes from one shot to another (left side from your point of view).
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Quotes:
[discussing Kevin difficulties saying he love her]
Vicky: Maybe the words aren't that important. It's like, I know he really cares about me, you know even if he can't say if he does. And yeah, he always talks about sex, but that's ok cause he's a guy, right?
Jessica: He's got a dick, he's a guy.
Vicky: Right.
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Vicky: Maybe the words aren't that important. It's like, I know he really cares about me, you know even if he can't say if he does. And yeah, he always talks about sex, but that's ok cause he's a guy, right?
Jessica: He's got a dick, he's a guy.
Vicky: Right.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Another Gay Movie (2006)
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Soundtrack:
The Sign
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The director and the writer, Paul Weitz and Adam Herz respectively, will do anything for a laugh -- that's good, as it turns out, because this movie has a great many laughs in it. There's not much of that restricting, suffocating "logic" stuff around, but "American Pie" is immensely enjoyable. I mean, almost none of the things that happen in this film would ever, ever come to pass in real life, but it doesn't matter.
For starters, the characters aren't all one-dimensional. Thankfully, they're two-dimensional, so right away it has an edge on 60-70% of all the movies ever made.
Moreover, it's heart is in the right place. Most high school movies these days are all about cruelty and malice, especially towards (and among) the women. Not the case here. This is the first conventional high school movie I've ever seen that made me smile so much (I say conventional because "Rushmore" still trumps every one of them).
Furthermore, it's very funny. I wouldn't dare give away any of the really great gags (we've all seen the trailer -- that's not the one I mean), but I'll say this: Weitz and Herz are extraordinarily skilled in audience manipulation, which is to say that they know how and when to spring unexpected surprises upon us. They also know how to use foul language for punch, rather than punctuation.
The soundtrack is another positive. It's all about joy and high energy -- even music from Third Eye Blind and Barenaked Ladies that suffers from radio overplay fits the mood appropriately.