American Wedding (2003)

Director:

Jesse Dylan

Writers (WGA):

Adam Herz (characters)
Adam Herz (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

This time they're going all the way.

Plot:

The third film in the American Pie series deals with the wedding of Jim and Michelle and the gathering of their families and friends, including Jim's old friends from high school and Michelle's little sister.

Plot Keywords:

Gross | Voyeur | Teenage Boy | Female Nudity | Stripping

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jason Biggs	...	Jim Levenstein
Seann William Scott	...	Steve Stifler
Alyson Hannigan	...	Michelle Flaherty
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Paul Finch
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Kevin Myers
January Jones	...	Cadence Flaherty
Eugene Levy	...	Jim's Dad
Molly Cheek	...	Jim's Mom
Deborah Rush	...	Mary Flaherty
Fred Willard	...	Harold Flaherty
Angela Paton	...	Grandma
Eric Allan Kramer	...	Bear (as Eric Allen Kramer)
Amanda Swisten	...	Fraulein Brandi
Nikki Schieler Ziering	...	Officer Krystal
Lawrence Pressman	...	Head Coach

Also Known As:

American Pie: The Wedding (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Singapore: English title) (South Africa: English title) (UK)
American Pie - Jetzt wird geheiratet (Germany)
American Pie 3 (USA) (working title)
American Pie 3: Piece of Pie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor.

Runtime:

96 min | Turkey:74 min (TV version) | USA:103 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) | Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Denmark:A | Finland:K-11 | Finland:K-15 (extended version) | France:Unrated | Germany:12 (original rating) | Germany:16 (extended version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Israel:16 | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39504) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Chapman University - One University Drive, Orange, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Seann William Scott's agents were reluctant to show the script to the actor, certain he would turn it down. Turns out that they were worried for nothing because after he read it, he agreed to do the movie.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The wedding is supposed to take place in Traverse City, Michigan. There are no rocky cliffs on the coastline in Traverse City, Michigan only sandy beaches and sand dunes.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jim: Well, Michelle, we did it. Happy graduation.

Movie Connections:

Features "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Give

Chocolate truffles anyone?

This is the third installment in the life of Jim Levenstein and his friends. "American Wedding" seems to point out there will be follow up movies perhaps. Why not? This formula has produced three films and could "American Children", "American Divorce", "American Single Dad", etc. will be too far behind? Jesse Dylan directs this one.

The film is typical of the gross movie genre. The only excuse to watch this one is Seann William Scott, who as the obnoxious Steve Stifler, is at his nastiest self in the film. Stifler has great moments, such as in the sequence involving the rescue of the ring that one of the dogs has have swallowed! Jason Biggs, the groom of the film, seems to be playing second fiddle as Seann William Scott's part was made more important to his own, which in a way is what keeps the film alive because the nerdy Jim doesn't elicit much fun when he shows on screen. Eugene Levy, Fred Willard and Deborah Rush have good moments in the film.

Let's just hope the people behind these installments will see the light and put all these characters to rest and give us more of Mr. Scott in his own vehicles.