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American Pie

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
403K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
104
215
Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Pie (1999)
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Comedy
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
403K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
104
215
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Paul Weitz
      • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Adam Herz
    • Stars
      • Jason Biggs
      • Chris Klein
      • Thomas Ian Nicholas
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Paul Weitz
      • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Adam Herz
    • Stars
      • Jason Biggs
      • Chris Klein
      • Thomas Ian Nicholas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 853User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos2

    American Pie
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    Photos238

    Jason Biggs, Molly Cheek, and Eugene Levy in American Pie (1999)
    Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, and John Cho in American Pie (1999)
    Natasha Lyonne and Tara Reid in American Pie (1999)
    Shannon Elizabeth, Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, and Thomas Ian Nicholas in American Pie (1999)
    Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy in American Pie (1999)
    Jason Biggs in American Pie (1999)
    Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan in American Pie (1999)
    Seann William Scott and Eden Riegel in American Pie (1999)
    Jason Biggs in American Pie (1999)
    Jennifer Coolidge and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Pie (1999)
    Natasha Lyonne and Tara Reid in American Pie (1999)
    Jason Biggs, Molly Cheek, and Eugene Levy in American Pie (1999)

    Top cast

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    Jason Biggs
    Jason Biggs
    • Jim
    Chris Klein
    Chris Klein
    • Oz
    Thomas Ian Nicholas
    Thomas Ian Nicholas
    • Kevin
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Jennifer Coolidge
    • Stifler's Mom
    Shannon Elizabeth
    Shannon Elizabeth
    • Nadia
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Michelle
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • English Teacher
    Eugene Levy
    Eugene Levy
    • Jim's Dad
    Natasha Lyonne
    Natasha Lyonne
    • Jessica
    Chris Owen
    Chris Owen
    • Sherman
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Coach Marshall
    Tara Reid
    Tara Reid
    • Vicky
    Seann William Scott
    Seann William Scott
    • Stifler
    • (as Seann W. Scott)
    Mena Suvari
    Mena Suvari
    • Heather
    Eddie Kaye Thomas
    Eddie Kaye Thomas
    • Finch
    Molly Cheek
    Molly Cheek
    • Jim's Mom
    Christina Milian
    Christina Milian
    • Band Member
    Woody Schultz
    Woody Schultz
    • Party Guy
    • Directors
      • Paul Weitz
      • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Adam Herz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When submitting his script to studios, screenwriter Adam Herz titled it "Untitled Teenage Sex Comedy That Can Be Made For Under $10 Million Which Studio Readers Will Likely Hate But I Think You Will Love". It was later changed to "East Grand Rapids High", then "East Great Falls High", then "Great Falls", and finally, "American Pie".
    • Goofs
      In Jim's room, you can see that there is no ceiling.
    • Quotes

      Victoria 'Vicky': It's got to be completely perfect. I want the right time, the right moment, the right place.

      Jessica: Vicky, it's not a space shuttle launch, it's sex.

    • Crazy credits
      Travis Barker is credited as Scott Raynor.
    • Alternate versions
      Unrated Special Edition DVD & LD contain some extra scenes from the theatrical release to avoid a NC-17 rating:
      • A slightly different version of Jim humping the pie. The theatrical release included Jim's father catching him with the pie while standing near the counter in the kitchen. The unrated version shows Jim's father catching him laying on top of the pie on the bar in the kitchen.
      • Kevin ejaculating into the cup happens onscreen in the unrated version, whereas it happens off-screen in the R-rated version.
      • An extra, more explicit shot of Kevin and the cup of beer. In the unrated version, the cup with semen in it is clear. In the R-rated version, the cup is opaque.
      • More graphic pages from "The Sex Bible".
      • More moaning from Vicki while Kevin puts the Bible to use.
      • Approximately 5 more seconds of Nadia pleasuring herself on Jim's bed.
    • Connections
      Edited into What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Anomaly - Calling Your Name (Granny's Epicure Remix)
      Written by BT (as Brian Transeau)

      Performed by Libra presents Taylor

      Courtesy of Musicnow Records

    User reviews853

    Review
    Top review
    My cup of tea. Not everybody's - but certainly mine.
    I had the good fortune to see a sneak preview of this film in England, a couple of weeks before release - and I was very impressed indeed. Hurrah - a comedy that is laugh-out-loud funny, enough to make you cringe at the embarrassing bits (of which there are many), and smile at the sentiment, which isn't corny in the slightest. This coming-of-age tale of four boys who make a pact to become men by losing their virginity by prom night is the perfect movie to go the cinema with your buddies to see, but probably not with your family. Having said that, I saw a family (son, mother, father and grandmother) coming out of the cinema, and they had a great time. The grandmother couldn't stop laughing, and saying how true it all was. Which is interesting, if a little embarrassing.

    Part of the success of this movie is due to the fact that we've all had to contemplate how we feel about sex, and losing your virginity is something which (no matter how fraught with peril it is) bonds us all because it is a very frightening experience. It's also a topic which has so much comic potential, and I'm glad that cast and crew don't throw any of the opportunities away. Here's the thing: if you're going to make a movie that is probably going to offend a few people no matter what you do, and is a very near-the-knuckle affair, why stop at only half-gags? Go the whole hog, push the boat out, thrust it in their faces. And that's what "American Pie" does.

    The performances are all great, if a little clichéd (are all you Americans really either:

    a) jocks

    b) geeks

    c) sweet, loveable square-jawed heroes/long haired, intelligent heroines? ...gosh, I hope so, that would be so funny for us Brits to watch). There is yet another high school prom (jealousy sets in once more - see "Never Been Kissed"), which causes much consternation for all concerned. There are marvellous scenes between concerned father and embarrassed child, quite the highlight of the movie. I'll be interested to see how the careers of all of the stars fare after this film. I wish them all well, but I find it hard to see them all thriving outside a high-school environment (which is good, because it indicates that they all play their roles with a great deal of endearing believability).

    It'll certainly give you something to talk about with your mates, and it'll make you think about things, too. It'll make you check what's in your beer, it'll make you think about apple pie, and it'll make you think more about your relationships. All of which is good stuff. The soundtrack is good (although doesn't contain any Don McLean), the lighting is also very good in places, the direction adequate, the editing fine, the . But at the end of the day, this is the kid's movie, and they make an excellent job of an excellent script and situation, so fair play to them. This movie deserves to succeed, and I hope it receives a good welcome from us Brits, who should enjoy it a lot. (Incidentally, this film got a fifteen rating, which I think is about right for it - eighteen would be too prohibitive (after all, isn't this film aimed at people aged fifteen?)). Take a piece of advice, though - if you are embarrassed easily, don't watch it with members of your family. But do watch it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • East Great Falls High
    • Filming locations
      • Millikan High School - 2800 Snowden Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Zide-Perry Productions
      • Newmarket Capital Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,561,004
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,709,680
      • Jul 11, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $235,483,004
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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