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American Pie
1999
A surprise hit comedy, Paul and Chris Weitz's AMERICAN PIE follows four high school friends--Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein)--through their sexually frustrated senior year. Boy-next-door Kevin hopes to finally lose his virginity to his bubbly girlfriend, Vicky (.. Read more
| Starring | Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Seann William Scott |
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| Director | Paul Weitz |
| Genres | Comedy |
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American Pie
A surprise hit comedy, Paul and Chris Weitz's AMERICAN PIE follows four high school friends--Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein)--through their sexually frustrated senior year. Boy-next-door Kevin hopes to finally lose his virginity to his bubbly girlfriend, Vicky (Tara Reid), while football player Oz begins an unlikely relationship with quiet chorus girl Heather (Mena Suvari). Finch struggles to maintain his cool air of witty detachment, while the neurotic Jim, most famously, has an intimate moment with apple pastry--and, eventually, sexy exchange student Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth). This hysterical yet sensitive movie also features memorable characters such as the ever-wise Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), the imbecilic Stifler (Seann William Scott), the dorky Sherminator (Chris Owen), the flute-playing Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), and Jim's hilariously nerdy dad (Eugene Levy).
| Starring | Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy |
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| Director | Paul Weitz |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Aug 2003 Blu-ray: unknown Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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If you thought Dumb and Dumber or There's Something about Mary plumbed the depths of grossness, hold on to your lunch — you ain't seen nothing yet. This laughter-packed comedy about four teenage boys who pledge to lose their virginity before prom night has enough crass gags to satisfy the most demanding fans of Porky's-style farces. Yet it also boasts some spot-on performances from a hip young cast that includes Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid and Natasha Lyonne. The title refers to one of the more eye-widening sequences, in which Jim (Jason Biggs) gets a bit too friendly with his mom's apple pie. This is definitely not one to show granny, but must-see fare for those not easily offended.
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Notorious for the ludicrous masturbation scene which gives the film its title, this Farrelly-like jock comedy begins as... read more on Time Out
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
An American high
My nephew persuaded me to watch this and he was right to. It is well cast, well acted and well put together. While most of the humour is derived from teenage boys preoccupation with sex it isn't the gross out teen comedy I was expecting. Perhaps I appreciated it from the perspective of the excruciatingly embarrassing Dad.
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- Waterboy
- Posted 28 Mar 2007 02:35
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11 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Funny Americans, for once
This film is as funny as they get. Teen movies can often be boring and self-referential. American Pie is much, much better. American Pie is a film that has been taken at face value by most of its target audience. To many, it is simply a film about four friends trying to get laid before they graduate high school and go on to bigger and better things (well, maybe, let's see the sequel). But I believe that the writer and the studio had something else in mind. If they wanted to do another sex comedy, they could have done a remake of 'Losin' It' or 'Porky's' or something else from the '80s. Instead, they found a way to incorporate those entertaining tactics into a film with a finely developed coming-of-age message. The sex part is really just to keep the viewer watching.
American Pie could be called an organized sex comedy. But I think it's an organized drama. The ending was a fine one--something that we can all relate to as we say goodbye to one stage of our lives and head out to bigger and better things. Highly recommended. -
News and features
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Reid set for another slice of American Pie
- 11 Apr 2009
Tara Reid is going back to school to reprise her American Pie character Vicki Lathum in the sex comedy franchise's seventh movie Book Of Love. Reid, who is on the comeback trail after spending the beginning of the year (09) in rehab, played Lathum in the first two Pie films. Original American Pie star Eugene Levy will also be part of the new film, alongside crooner Wayne Newton and U.S. TV favourite Sherman Helmsley from The Jeffersons, according to MovieHole.net. Read more
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A surprise hit comedy, Paul and Chris Weitz's AMERICAN PIE follows four high school friends--Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein)--through their sexually frustrated senior year. Boy-next-door Kevin hopes to finally lose his virginity to his ...
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American Pie
A surprise hit comedy, Paul and Chris Weitz's AMERICAN PIE follows four high school friends--Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein)--through their sexually frustrated senior year. Boy-next-door Kevin hopes to finally lose his virginity to his ...
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