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 [unknown]
Collectors Edition
Stars
Jason Biggs: Actor
Chris Klein: Actor
Thomas Ian Nicholas: American actor, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR/AMERICAN PIE series
Seann William Scott: American actor, AMERICAN WEDDING, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
Mena Suvari: Actress, AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
Natasha Lyonne: Actress
Tara Reid: American actress, AMERICAN PIE
Alyson Hannigan: American actress, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE S
Eugene Levy: SCTV alumnus
Shannon Elizabeth: Actress/Model, AMERICAN PIE (2000)
Eddie Kaye Thomas: Actor
Jennifer Coolidge:
Director
Paul Weitz: Director/Playwright/Screenwriter, AMERICAN PIE (2000)
Producer
Chris Moore:
Craig Perry: Producer
Chris Weitz: Director/Actor/Writer, DOWN TO EARTH (2001)
Warren Zide:
Screenwriter
Adam Herz: Screenwriter
Composer
David Nessim Lawrence: Score composer, THE SHRINK IS IN
Editor
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly: Editor
Director of Photography
Richard Crudo: Director of Photography, DOWN TO EARTH (2001)
Production Designer
Paul Peters: Production Designer, DOWN TO EARTH (2001)
Review 1:
"...As warm and sweet as its title....An unexpected summer date movie..."
Source: Box Office
p.154 09/01/1999
Review 2:
"[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
Review 3:
"...A prime slice of raunchy fun..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.163-4
Review 4:
"...A high school sex farce that knows exactly how far to push the envelope..."
Source: New York Times
p.E14 07/09/1999