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American Pie

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
451K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
165
28
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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Raunchy ComedyTeen ComedyComedy

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.

  • Director
    • Paul Weitz
  • Writer
    • Adam Herz
  • Stars
    • Jason Biggs
    • Chris Klein
    • Thomas Ian Nicholas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    451K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    165
    28
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writer
      • Adam Herz
    • Stars
      • Jason Biggs
      • Chris Klein
      • Thomas Ian Nicholas
    • 879User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Photos259

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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
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writer
      • Adam Herz
    • All cast & crew
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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, it can be seen that there is no ceiling.
    • Quotes

      Michelle: Oh, and this one time, at band camp, I stuck a flute in my pussy.

      Jim: [spits out drink] Excuse me?

      Michelle: What? You don't think I know how to get myself off? Hell, that's what half of band camp is. Sex Ed. So, are we gonna screw soon? Cause I'm getting kinda antsy.

    • Crazy credits
      Travis Barker is credited as Scott Raynor.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally rated NC-17 by the MPAA. It took three resubmissions to obtain an R-rating. A few scenes had to be edited or trimmed to achieve the rating:
      • The main reason for the MPAA's NC-17 decision was the infamous pie scene. In the original cut, Jim did four thrusts into the pastry - too many for an R. The filmmakers and the MPAA wound up settling on two thrusts.
      • Dirtier dialogue during the opening scrambled porno. The line "ride me like a pony" was originally "blow your wad on my tits". Also, the line "spank my hairy ass" was originally "play with my hairy balls".
      • After Stifler swigs ejaculate-laced beer, Kevin asks him, "Hey Stifler, how's the pale-ale"?. The line was originally, "Hey Stifler, how's the man-chowder"?, but the ratings board objected to 'man-chowder' and it had to be replaced.
      • When Nadia is seen masturbating to Jim's porn magazine, the filmmakers had to cut the sight of her placing her hand down her panties by a couple of seconds.
      • The scene where Kevin goes down on Vicky was a little too long. Some of her moaning had to be cut.
    • Connections
      Edited into American Pie: Deleted Scenes (1999)
    • 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 reviews879

    Featured review
    8/10

    Actually turned out to be deeper than gross out humor

    I will say this for American Pie, it's not full out of completely gross out humor like Van Wilder (2002). It's got a couple of scenes based on crude humor, but I was glad to see that for the most part, the movie steered clear of over the top disgusting humor. The characters are good hearted boys that think they just want sex, and for a couple of the characters that turns out to be true, but for a couple other of them, it turns out that just "getting laid" isn't the most important thing. I liked that the characters actually ended up to have a deeper want and that they actually end up having better connections with girls that yes may involve sex, but that's not all that it's based upon. Now this movie isn't all love and good hearted stuff, it's got plenty and I do mean plenty of raunchy/dirty humor. Humor that involves male and female masturbation in different ways, premature ejaculation, and very descriptive talk of all kinds of sexual activities. Just FYI in case any of that offends you. There is some truly funny material in the film, I laughed at several scenes in the movie. I didn't think it was laugh out loud hilarious, but some parts were funny. The parts I wasn't laughing at, I was feeling for the characters. I loved the acting from all the cast members. Tara Reid was really good as Vicky. Jason Biggs was a perfect choice for Jim. Thomas Nicholas is great as Kevin. Chris Klein is very good as Oz. And the rest of the cast is good too, but Kevin, Vicky, Oz, and Jim are the biggest characters here. I loved how Oz and Kevin were so adorable and were actually good hearted guys. I really like American Pie because not only is it funny but it's also good hearted and filled with good characters. 8/10.
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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
      • Universal Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tu primera vez
    • 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

    Tech 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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