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American Pie (1999)

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Reviews Counted:113

Fresh:67

Rotten:46

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: So embarrassing it's believable, American Pie succeeds in bringing back the teen movie genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: American Pie, a riotous and raunchy exploration of the most eagerly anticipated-and most humiliating-rite of adulthood, known as Losing One's Virginity. In this hilarious lesson in life, love and... American Pie, a riotous and raunchy exploration of the most eagerly anticipated-and most humiliating-rite of adulthood, known as Losing One's Virginity. In this hilarious lesson in life, love and libido, a group of friends, fed up with their well-deserved reputations as sexual no-hitters, decide to take action.

Hopelessly inexperienced but fueled by hormones raging full-tilt, the guys each try a different bur equally outrageous approach to scoring with the female sex. The girls are just as anxious-but are also confused, trying to act cool as they romanticize and idealize what is basically just pure physical attraction. The end result is an honest and affectionate look at a time in all of our lives when we try our hardest to hold on to our dignity ... and end up failing miserably.

Jim (Jason Biggs) is just like any other healthy, red--blooded guy who is also a virgin - he's desperate. Since his parents walked in on him while he was watching porno films on a scrambled cable channel, things are now even more desperate. At home, his well-meaning dad (Eugene Levy) participates with a mortifying zeal in his son's sexual education, and things at school aren't any better - his experience with a beautiful foreign exchange student, Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), proves an online disaster, so his last resort is Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), a chatty band member who is handy with a flute. One thing is for sure ... after exhausting every conceivable way to inaugurate himself in the ways of sex, Jim will never look at an apple pie the same way again!

Jim's buddy Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) wants nothing more than to please his steady girlfriend, Vicky (Tara Reid).

And now that he has found the "bible," a secret hand written manual of sexual do's and don'ts passed down from generation to generation, he's bound to succeed. Oz (Chris Klein), or Casanova as he prefers to be called, is a studly lacrosse player. His sights are set on Heather (Mena Suvari) the beautiful co-ed who unfortunately happens to be in the choir, but winning her heart may take more than he bargained for.

Nobody knows what to believe about Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas), but his legendary prowess definitely precedes him Only Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), the voice and sometime fabricator of reality, knows the real truth. But since Stifle slipped him a laxative outside the girls' restroom, he may never be able to show his face in public again.

The cocky Stifler (Seann W. Scott), who has actually had sexual experience, simply needs an audience ... and a keg. And he'll probably think twice before he drinks another beer! [More]

Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott

Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Natasha Lyonne, Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge

Director: Paul Weitz

Director: Paul Weitz
Screenwriter: Adam Herz
Producer: Chris Moore, Craig Perry, Chris Weitz, Warren Zide
Composer: David Nessim Lawrence

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A crude piece of work, spottily acted and directed.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Better than we might expect, but in the end it's simply a noble addition to the lower ranks of thoughtful teen comedies.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
03/05/02
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Sight and Sound

Their honest reactions, complete with humiliation and their attempts to shrug it all off, create surprisingly endearing kids.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/03/01
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC
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There's a good balance struck between bite-size chuckles offered by the central caricatures, and belly-laughs provoked by the scrapes they get into.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Darren Bignell
Darren Bignell
Empire Magazine
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You may go in for the sicko laughs but you'll exit with a big goofy grin and warmed cockles. The best of both worlds.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ian Freer
Ian Freer
Empire Magazine
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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

It has likable characters and infectiously funny situations, and that's about all a comedy like this needs.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A surprisingly large amount of screen time devoted to the sickly sweet morality tales of the movie which would be fine on TV series...but are way too frothy and take up too much time here.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
12/30/06
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

This is one of the greatest teen films of all time.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

More likely to gross out adults than kids.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

More mature audiences, beware, 'cause this ain't your film.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

American Pie is pleasant movie experience, despite the fact that many viewers might feel guilty about it

Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/14/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

American Pie is the latest in a long tradition of immature, self-indulgent comedies that celebrate the recklessness of adolescents.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

It could have been a lot worse.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/02/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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01/24/04
Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman
Critical Eye

An affectionate rendering of adolescence in all its questionable glory.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment 1 Comment
05/20/03
Kate Manning
Kate Manning
Palo Alto Weekly

Oh, goody — another movie about high school boys racing each other to get laid.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

This is one of the greatest teen films of all time.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix
 
 
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Latest News for American Pie

October 28, 2008: American Pie Heading Back to Theaters? Opens in new window
According to Moviehole, Universal has decided to pretend that all those direct-to-video "American Pie" sequels never happened, and is prepping an "American Pie 4" for theaters. More...

March 18, 2008: Regal Bringing Red Band Trailers Back to Theaters
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