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American Pie

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
412K
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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
412K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
113
36
    • Paul Weitz
    • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
    • Adam Herz
  • Stars
    • Jason Biggs
    • Chris Klein
    • Thomas Ian Nicholas
    • Paul Weitz
    • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
    • Adam Herz
  • Stars
    • Jason Biggs
    • Chris Klein
    • Thomas Ian Nicholas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 859User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    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)

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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
      • Paul Weitz
      • Chris Weitz(uncredited)
      • Adam Herz
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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
      Love Muscle
      Written by Carvin Knowles

      Performed by The SEX-O-RAMA Band

      Courtesy of Oglio Records, a division of The Oglio

      Entertainment Group, Inc.

    User reviews859

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    crude but amusing sex comedy
    If you are a person easily offended by a film dedicated primarily to the glory of teen sex, you may well view "American Pie" as yet another in a long line of cinematic harbingers of the collapse of western civilization. If, however, you remember adolescence as essentially a period of unending coitus interruptus, you may well find yourself engrossed by this amusing, though admittedly crude, series of sexual and scatalogical gags woven around a plot involving the desperate attempts of a quartet of last semester seniors to lose their virginity on the fast approaching sexual armageddon known as "prom night."

    "American Pie" gleans most of its comic energy from its outrageous examination of the crazy and innovative extremes desperately horny teens will go to in order to experience the thrill of sex in lieu of the real thing. An attractive, game cast helps to mitigate the crudity of many of their actions and the filmmakers' lighthearted tone encompasses the characters in such a cloak of affection that the audience identifies with, rather than condemns, their antics.

    As meager compensation for the moralists among us, the film does heavily promote the use of condoms and comes up with even more creative prophylactics for those times when a partner is not available.

    "American Pie" is certainly not for every taste and there are those who would argue that it serves a less than salutary purpose as a guide for already sex-obsessed teenagers. Be that as it may, the film provides a fair number of hearty chuckles for those of us who can find humor in a group of backward youngsters experiencing the frustration and desperation we have all, at one time, experienced.

    I do have one troubling question though: why do none of these characters, whenever they are involved in a potentially compromising position, ever lock a door? The answer, I suppose, is obvious for, if they did, at least half the film's biggest laughs would become impossible to achieve. For this film, at least, such a suspension of disbelief may be a prerequisite.

    Be forewarned but enjoy!
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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1999 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • 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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