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).
In 1999, Eugene Levy also starred in THE SECRET LIFE OF GIRLS, which had a working title of AMERICAN PIE.
Excerpt: "This one time, at band camp...."--Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) to Jim (Jason Biggs)
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Paul Weltz - Director, Adam Hertz - Screenwriter, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott - Stars
Outtakes
Making-of - 1. SPOTLIGHT ON LOCATION
Highlights
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Production Notes
DVD-ROM Features:
Consumer Offer to Download a Free Movie Ticket ($7.50)
Director of Photography
Richard Crudo: Director of Photography, DOWN TO EARTH (2001)
Production Designer
Paul Peters: Production Designer, DOWN TO EARTH (2001)
Review 1:
"...A prime slice of raunchy fun..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.163-4 7/8-22/1999
Review 2:
"...A high school sex farce that knows exactly how far to push the envelope..."
Source: New York Times
p.E14 07/09/1999
Review 3:
"...As warm and sweet as its title....An unexpected summer date movie..."
Source: Box Office
p.154 09/01/1999
Review 4:
"[I]t's the best teen sex-com since ANIMAL HOUSE, serving up one outrageous set-piece after another..."
Source: Total Film
p.119 02/01/2004