American Pie (1999)

Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Directors:

Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz (uncredited)

Writer:

Adam Herz

Stars:

Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas

9 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Biggs	...	Jim Levenstein
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Stifler's Mom
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Nadia
Alyson Hannigan	...	Michelle Flaherty
Chris Klein	...	Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher
Clyde Kusatsu	...	English Teacher
Eugene Levy	...	Jim's Dad
Natasha Lyonne	...	Jessica
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Kevin Myers
Chris Owen	...	Chuck Sherman
Lawrence Pressman	...	Coach Marshall
Tara Reid	...	Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum
Seann William Scott	...	Steve Stifler (as Seann W. Scott)
Mena Suvari	...	Heather
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Paul Finch

Storyline

Jim, Oz, Finch and Kevin are four friends who make a pact that before they graduate they will all lose their virginity. The hard job now is how to reach that goal by prom night. Whilst Oz begins singing to grab attention and Kevin tries to persuade his girlfriend, Finch tries any easy route of spreading rumors and Jim fails miserably. Whether it is being caught on top of a pie or on the Internet, Jim always ends up with his trusty sex advice from his father. Will they achieve their goal of getting laid by prom night? Or will they learn something much different?

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | milf | female nudity | prom | virginity | 

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Taglines:

There's something about your first piece.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

East Great Falls High

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,709,680, 11 July 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$102,561,004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,922,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Zide-Perry Productions, Newmarket Capital Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song playing when Finch is running to the bathroom is "Walk, Don't Run", by The Ventures.

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Goofs

When Finch is on the toilet, he is wearing underwear. The leg hem of what appears to be boxer briefs is visible in a side angle shot.

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Quotes

Kevin: If Sherman has sex before I do, I'm gonna be really pissed.
Jim: Sherman? The Sherminator?
[both laugh]

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Crazy Credits

Travis Barker is credited as Scott Raynor.

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Alternate Versions

Some versions shown by Sky Television in the UK contain different and extra scenes including:

• The scene in which Oz turns up for the Music Recital, there is a scene which is changed, where Albert asks "D-Does this mean I'm not gonna get to do the duet?" and a choir buddy says "Albert you suck". Then they cut to a long shot of Oz and Heather kissing. In other versions Oz says "Albert, you suck..." and it cuts straight to the next scene.
• Stifler mentions to the Lacrosse team after Oz has run off, "Guys, I don't think he's coming back...", in other versions this scene is cut completely.
• Extra shots when Oz runs from the Lacrosse game, and asks a person for directions.
• After Vicky telling Kevin that she wants to have sex, extra scenes are included, including Vicky dancing in the mirror and Kevin looking in the mirror while putting condoms in his jacket pocket.

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Connections

Followed by American Wedding (2003)

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Soundtracks

Vintage Queen
Written by John Feldmann
Performed by Goldfinger
Courtesy of Mojo Records
under License from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Funny but very crude and tasteless

A group of high school friends make a pact to lose their virginity before the night of their prom. Each has differing degrees of good fortune and goes after girls of different types (and ages) in their quest. However the perils of that first time are all too evident.

The next step in gross out teen comedies was a film entirely focused on dirty jokes and rude set ups. The plot can be described in one line but really isn't even as complex as all that. However what it does do is allow many funny scenes to be placed one after another – from the premature scene to the frothy beer to the pie itself. The problem is that, unless you are in the mood for really bad taste comedy then you'll probably hate this.

The jokes and scenes are all crude and it's hard not to get taste fatigue during the film. There are lucky moments of refreshing available – the best of which is Levy as Jim's Dad – providing the innocent lines that are like a breeze in a smelly room! The teenage cast are al alright but only Suvari and Scott standout as reasonable hopes for the future.

Overall – very funny if your taste is somewhere between poor to non-existent. If you want wit, humour or subtlety then you'll be well served to go else where.