American Pie (1999)

Director:

Paul Weitz
(more)

Writer (WGA):

Adam Herz (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

There's something about your first piece.

Plot:

Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Virginity | Prom Night | Friend | Internet

Awards:

9 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Jason Biggs	...	Jim Levenstein
Chris Klein	...	Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Kevin Myers
Alyson Hannigan	...	Michelle Flaherty
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Nadia
Tara Reid	...	Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Paul Finch
Seann William Scott	...	Steve Stifler (as Seann W. Scott)
Eugene Levy	...	Jim's Dad
Natasha Lyonne	...	Jessica
Mena Suvari	...	Heather
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Stifler's Mom
Chris Owen	...	Chuck Sherman
Eric Lively	...	Albert
Molly Cheek	...	Jim's Mom
Lawrence Pressman	...	Coach Marshall
Clyde Kusatsu	...	English Teacher
Christina Milian	...	Band Member
Woody Schultz	...	Party Guy
Casey Erklin	...	Drinking Buddy
Annika Hays	...	Party Girl
Eden Riegel	...	Sarah, the Sophomore Chick
Justin Isfeld	...	Justin, 'MILF' Guy #1
John Cho	...	John, 'MILF' Guy #2
Veronica Lauren	...	Vocal Jazz Girl
Monica McSwain	...	Vocal Jazz Girl
Fletcher Sheridan	...	Vocal Jazz Group
Robyn Roth	...	Vocal Jazz Group
Jamar Cargo	...	Vocal Jazz Group
Akuyoe Graham	...	Vocal Jazz Teacher
Katie Lansdale	...	Enthralled Girl
Jay Rossi	...	Sushi Customer
Linda Gehringer	...	Vicky's Mom
Ashton Dane	...	Vicky's Dad
Sasha Barrese	...	Courtney, the Random Cute Girl
Eli Marienthal	...	Stifler's Brother
Travis Cody Aimer	...	Computer Nerd
Mark Hoppus	...	Garage Band Member
Thomas DeLonge	...	Garage Band Member (as Thomas M. DeLonge)
Daniel Spink	...	Guy with Monkey (as Danny Spink)
James DeBello	...	Enthusiastic Guy
Amber Phillips	...	Computer Girl
Clementine Ford	...	Computer Girl
Hilary Angelo	...	Girl Holding Out (as Hilary Salvatore)
Jasmine Stocken	...	Bathroom Girl
Jillian Bach	...	Bathroom Girl
David Kuhn	...	Prom Band Singer
Dan Coronel	...	Lacrosse Referee
Pete Pallad	...	Lacrosse Referee
J.D. Doyle	...	Lacrosee Referee
Lito Coronel	...	Lacrosse Referee
Markus Botnick	...	Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Robby Murakami	...	Lacrosse Player
Addison Krantz	...	Lacrosse Player
Alex Nies	...	Lacrosse Player
Roger Sewell	...	Lacrosse Player
Donald J. Collins	...	Lacrosse Player
Ryan Bates	...	Lacrosse Player
Joe Park	...	Lacrosse Player
Walter Toole	...	Lacrosse Player
Travis Petraglia	...	Lacrosse Player
Richard Schoenberg	...	Lacrosse Player
Amon Button	...	Lacrosse Player
Steven Hopkins	...	Lacrosse Player
Peter McPartlin	...	Lacrosse Player
Sean Elder	...	Lacrosse Player
Sean Whitacre	...	Lacrosse Player
Jon Mark Fabiano	...	Lacrosse Player
Ian Televik	...	Lacrosse Player
Joshua Mele	...	Lacrosse Player
Gian Caputo	...	Lacrosse Player
Garret Kellenberger	...	Lacrosse Player
Timothy Sovay	...	Lacrosse Player
Steven McAfoose	...	Lacrosse Player
Kevin Tidgewell	...	Lacrosse Player
Jesse Patterson	...	Lacrosse Player
Jeff Schwartz	...	Lacrosse Player
Chris Loudos	...	Lacrosse Player
Lyle Tomlinson	...	Lacrosse Player
Sami Atayan	...	Lacrosse Player
Kurt Zimmerman	...	Lacrosse Player
Tom Christian	...	Lacrosse Player
Dustan Beitey	...	Lacrosse Player
Chris McGnie	...	Lacrosse Player
Tri C. Nuguyen	...	Lacrosse Player
Kirk Lamitie	...	Lacrosse Player
Todd Samuel Parker	...	Lacrosse Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexandra Adi	...	Central Michigan University Girl (uncredited)
Casey Affleck	...	Tom Myers (uncredited)
Jennifer Austin	...	Friend (uncredited)
Travis Barker	...	Garage Band Member (uncredited)
Ingrid K. Behrens	...	Female Voice in Porn Film (voice) (uncredited)
Mark Eugene Garcia	...	Friend (uncredited)
Jim Henry	...	Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
Jami Philbrick	...	Guy with Headphones on in Lunch Line (uncredited)
Marilyn Staley	...	T.V. Hostess (uncredited)
Tara Subkoff	...	College Girl (uncredited)
Chris Weitz	...	Male Voice in Porn Film (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Weitz
Chris Weitz		(uncredited)

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Herz		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	co-producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	co-producer
Chris Moore	....	producer
Craig Perry	....	producer
J.B. Rogers	....	associate producer
Chris Weitz	....	producer
Warren Zide	....	producer
Adam Herz	....	co-producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
David Lawrence		(as David Lawrence)

Cinematography by
Richard Crudo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Art Direction by
Paul Peters

Set Decoration by
Amy Wells

Costume Design by
Leesa Evans

Makeup Department
Kelly M. Beatty	....	makeup artist
Voni Hinkle	....	key hair stylist
Shari Perry	....	assistant hair stylist
Brad Scott	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Leslie Ann Sebert	....	assistant makeup artist (as Leslie A. Sebert)
Jennifer Turchi	....	makeup artist
Rod Wilson	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	unit production manager
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ingrid K. Behrens	....	second second assistant director (as Ingrid Behrens)
Hal Olofsson	....	second assistant director
J.B. Rogers	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Scott Austin	....	propmaker
Chris O. Bechtel	....	propmaker (as Chris Bechtol)
Barry Bernson	....	propmaker (as Barry R. Bernson)
Ed Biasi	....	art department production assistant
Vinnie Bilancio	....	propmaker (as Vincent J. Biluncio)
Bruce W. Bridgelord	....	propmaker
Chris Call	....	property master (as Christopher Call)
John G. Campbell	....	painter
Martin Corralez	....	labor foreman
Michael Cutler	....	swing
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster foreman
Lou Economides	....	labor foreman
Sean Gordon	....	propmaker
Michael Hachley	....	propmaker
Jay M. Hirsch	....	construction foreman
Troy Hope	....	painter
James Lewis Lager	....	gang boss
Patrick Lees	....	leadman
Josh Lusby	....	set designer (as Joshua Lusby)
Dave T. MacDonald	....	gang boss
Rhonda Marshall	....	swing
Bernard Alan McPherson	....	propmaker
Wayne Moseley	....	propmaker
Wendy Murray	....	buyer
Jason Muscarella	....	gang boss
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Dave Newhouse	....	greensman (as David R. Newhouse)
Enrico Paronelli	....	paint foreman (as Rick Paronelli)
Richard Peters	....	propmaker (as Richard J. Peters)
Christopher Redmond	....	assistant property master (as Chris Redmond)
Tomas Sallvin	....	propmaker
Tomas B. Sierra	....	propmaker (as Tomas Sierra)
Robert Silcock	....	propmaker
Jeff Snyder	....	on-set dresser (as Jeffrey Snyder)
Angela Stauffer	....	art department coordinator
Ricky B. Stecyk	....	swing (as Ricky Stecyk)
Lisette Thomas	....	assistant art director
Mike Wells	....	propmaker
Bill Williams	....	stand-by painter
Ian Kay	....	property assistant (uncredited)
Parker Swanson	....	property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Harry Cheney	....	sound editor
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	adr supervisor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Day	....	sound recordist
Scott Edelson	....	cable person
Michael Garner	....	boom operator (as Michael A. Garner)
Gary S. Gerlich	....	sound designer (as Gary Gerlich)
Armond Ghzanian	....	apprentice sound editor
Cameron Hamza	....	production sound mixer
Alan Holly	....	adr mixer
William Hopper	....	sound effects editor
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	supervising sound editor
Diane Linn	....	adr recordist
Greg W. Lowe	....	adr recordist (as Greg Lowe)
Andy MacDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Andrew MacDonald)
Bob McNabb	....	dialogue editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Samuel Webb	....	first assistant sound editor
Daniel Payton	....	sound editor (TV version) (uncredited)
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Nelson	....	effects technician
Brandon Trost	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Casey Cannon	....	computer graphics producer: BFTRE (uncredited)
Glenn Cannon	....	technical supervisor: BFTRE (uncredited)
Josh Saeta	....	on-set playback operator: BFTRE (uncredited)
Todd Vaziri	....	computer graphics supervisor: BFTRE (uncredited)
Gail Wise	....	producer: BFTRE (uncredited)

Stunts
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Aldahl	....	rigging grip
Curtis A. Andrews Jr.	....	rigging gaffer (as Curtis Andrews Jr.)
Michael Baxter	....	rigging best boy
Kevin Caine	....	rigging electrician (as Kevin Cains)
Joe Crouch	....	rigging electrician
Dexter Eneriz	....	gaffer (as Dexter P. Eneriz)
Bill Essling	....	best boy grip
Steve Galvin	....	electrician (as Stephen Galvin)
Billy Gunn	....	electrician
Eugene B. Kerry	....	grip (as Eugene Kerry)
David Knudson	....	key grip (as Dave Knudson)
Kary Knudson	....	grip
Michael Listorti	....	dolly grip (as Mike Listorti)
Steven C. Marshall	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Steve Marshall)
Calvin Masoner	....	generator operator (as Cal Masoner)
Scott Moody	....	best boy
Bill Olofsson	....	camera loader
Gerry O'Malley	....	Steadicam operator
Brian S. Osmond	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Brian Osmond)
Andrew Phillips	....	electrician
Oscar Luis Rodriguez	....	electrician (as Oscar Rodriguez)
Marc S. Saget	....	key rigging grip (as Marc Saget)
Kevin Sanders	....	rigging electrician (as Kevin B. Sanders)
Tim Speed	....	electrician
Larry Sushinski	....	rigging best boy electric
Vincent Torres	....	grip (as Vinnie Torres)
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dan Turrett)
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator (as Lance Velazco)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip
Vivian Zink	....	still photographer
Jennifer Bell	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Garrett Benson	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera (uncredited)
A. Anthony Cappello	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Ben Giacometti	....	grip (uncredited)
James T. Gordon	....	grip (uncredited)
Chris Guerrero	....	electrician (uncredited)
Tim Higginson	....	electrician (uncredited)
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (uncredited)
Frank Jacobellis	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bill-Brady Majors	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Thomas McGough	....	electrician (uncredited)
Lucio Olivieri	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Randy G. Singer	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Michael D. Stewart	....	grip (uncredited)
Justin Stroh	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Paul Zecchini	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kevin Goldson	....	extras casting
Michelle Morris	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elena Balshem	....	costumer
Elaine Davis	....	costumer
Liz Donovan	....	wardrobe assistant
Amy Jo Hoppenfeld	....	set costumer
Janet Sobel	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
Mike Miller	....	post-production assistant
Bethany Orlemann	....	second assistant editor (as Bethany Hyde Orlemann)

Music Department
Guy Defazio	....	music scoring mixer
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Gary Jones	....	music supervisor
David Lawrence	....	orchestrator (as David Lawrence)
Rick Riccio	....	music recordist
Joe Soldo	....	music contractor
Rick Fleishman	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Austin	....	driver
Alex Connaughton	....	driver: honeywagon
Billy Grace	....	driver
Bob Hargraves	....	driver (as Robert Hargraves)
Michael Helgesen	....	driver
Marlo Hellerstein	....	driver
Paul Klyder	....	driver (as Paul J. Klyder)
David Marder	....	transportation captain
James 'Obee' Oberman	....	transportation coordinator (as James Oberman)
Glen Parrino	....	driver
Brett Round	....	driver
Allen Strockbine	....	driver
Steve Thompson	....	driver (as Stephen Thompson)
Philip Tignino	....	driver
David Turner	....	driver (as David J. Turner)
Tom Winchester	....	driver

Other crew
Rachel Aberly	....	unit publicist
Deanna Adney	....	assistant location manager
Rashied Aljuwani	....	craft service
Bud Boris	....	production assistant (as Bud Borus)
Linda Brennan	....	dialect coach
Pamela Cruise	....	first aid (as Pamela C. Cruise)
Maria De La Torre	....	assistant production coordinator
Rhonda DeVictor	....	assistant production coordinator (as Rhonda Devictor)
Michael Etheridge	....	set production assistant
Laura J. Fox	....	assistant accountant (as Laura Fox)
Jennie Frankel	....	assistant: Warren Zide
Stefan Frank	....	assistant: Chris Moore
Joe Gonzalez	....	production intern
Greg Guzik	....	set production assistant
Ryan Hintz	....	post-production accountant
Kathleen Keller	....	production coordinator
Nicholas Kingston	....	production assistant
Courtney Lee	....	assistant: Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
Rich Lewis	....	key set production assistant
Harry Monroe	....	set production assistant
Rick Moon	....	set production assistant
Robert Bruce Moore	....	craft service
Joe Murphy	....	production accountant (as Joseph Murphy)
William Nuzzo	....	craft service (as Bill Nuzzo)
Pete Pallad	....	coordinator: Lacrosse
Sandra J. Santacreu	....	welfare worker (as Sandy Santacreu)
Geoffrey R. Smith	....	location manager (as Geoffrey Smith)
Jo Ann Smith	....	welfare worker (as Jo Ann M. Smith)
Bob Sobhani	....	assistant: Craig Perry
Annie Welles	....	script supervisor
Debi West	....	payroll accountant
Lynn Wyett	....	first aid
Tom Ajar	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Mark Chambers	....	production safety (uncredited)
Brian R. Keathley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dennis Nelson	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Zide-Perry Productions
• Newmarket Capital Group
• Summit Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (UK) (theatrical)
• Filmauro Distribuzione (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
• InterCom (1999) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Pathé (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD) (collector's edition)
• Constantin Film (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Eurocine (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2000) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Odeon (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MAWA Film & Medien (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Odeon Video (Greece) (DVD)
• Odeon Video (Greece) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS) (special edition)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (ultimate edition)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Yorin (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• O'Henry Sound Studios  music scored and mixed at
• Pacific Title/Mirage  title design and opticals
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Summit Entertainment  foreign sales
• Terry Woodson Music  music preparation
• Universal Records  soundtrack published by
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound services provided by (as Universal Studios Sound Facility)

Also Known As:

East Great Falls High (USA) (working title)
Great Falls (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL (cut version) | Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) | Finland:K-12 (1999) | Finland:S (2000) (unrated version) | Denmark:A | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | 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

Filming Locations:

402 S. Myrtle, Monrovia, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Members of the California punk band Blink 182 are shown during the Internet broadcast scene. Their song "Mutt" is playing in the background.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Finch is running for the restroom, the mike wire is visible under his shirt.

Quotes:

[Deleted scene. The boys are in Dog Years]
Finch: Is that legal? Can you do that?
Jim: I did it. Don't care.
Kevin: Maybe we'll just have to call you two-ply.
Chris "Oz" Ostreicher: I personally enjoyed the double-bagging part myself.
Jim: Well I'm very happy to entertain you Oz. So how you doing Kev, you okay?
Kevin: [pauses] Yeah.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Graduate (1967)

Soundtrack:

Walk Don't Run

crude but amusing sex comedy

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!