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Overview
Tagline:
There's something about your first piece. morePlot:
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(114 articles)
Biggs, Mollen to marry for second time (From digitalspy. 3 July 2008, 10:24 PM, PDT)
American Pie Star Biggs To Wed Again (From WENN. 3 July 2008, 3:11 PM, PDT)
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crude but amusing sex comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)more
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Rated R for strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-12 (1999) | Finland:S (2000) (unrated version) | Malaysia:18PL (cut version) | Denmark:A | Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (unrated version) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36525) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)MOVIEmeter: 
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In the original version, when Stifler drinks the semen-filled beer, Thomas Ian Nicholas' character says "Hey Stifler, how's the man chowder?" However, the MPAA would not allow this line (not even in an NC-17 rated cut), so the line was changed in postproduction to "Hey Stifler, how's the pale ale?" moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Stifler is puking in the bathroom, Jim walks in and we hear "Damn, Stifler, what'd you drink?" but he only says, "Damn, Stifler." moreQuotes:
[Watching Jim's strip tease over the Internet]Finch: Did not just take out that chair.
Kevin: Yup, he took out the chair.
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Walk Don't Run moreFAQ
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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!