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:

Wedding | Bachelor Party | American Football | Excrement Eating | Wheelchair

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
Antoinette Spolar	...	Cultured Saleswoman (as Antoinette Levine)
Alexis Thorpe	...	Jennifer
Reynaldo Gallegos	...	Leslie Summers (as Reynaldo A. Gallegos)
Kate Hendrickson	...	Florist
Rob Nagle	...	Floral Assistant
Corinne Reilly	...	Caterer (as Corinne Reilly-Elfont)
Loren Lester	...	Celebrant
Justin Isfeld	...	Justin
John Cho	...	John
James Reese	...	Concierge
Michael Coleman	...	Maitre D' (as Michael Garrity Coleman)
Patrick Gallo	...	Dress Salesman
Golde Starger	...	Elderly Woman in Restaurant
Max Goudsmit	...	Football Guy at Altar
Logan Bartholomew	...	Football Guy
Neal Flaherty	...	Football Team Captain
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Stifler's Mom
Julie Payne	...	Mrs. Zyskowski
Peter Reinert	...	Bartender
Peter Gaddis	...	Football Celebrant
Chris Bender	...	Scared Guy in Bathroom
Tony Gatto	...	Elderly Man With Walker
Willam Belli	...	Butch Queen
Ryan Rubin	...	Gay Male
Brad Hammer	...	Gay Male
Frank Roessler	...	Gay Bar Back

Directed by
Jesse Dylan

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Herz		(characters)
Adam Herz		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	executive producer
Adam Herz	....	producer
Chris Moore	....	producer
Craig Perry	....	producer
Josh Shader	....	associate producer
Chris Weitz	....	executive producer
Paul Weitz	....	executive producer
Warren Zide	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Lloyd Ahern II		(director of photography) (as Lloyd Ahern)

Film Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé		(as Stuart Pappé)

Casting by
Lisa Beach
Sarah Katzman

Production Design by
Clayton Hartley

Art Direction by
Gregory A. Weimerskirch		(as Greg Weimerskirch)

Set Decoration by
Brana Rosenfeld

Costume Design by
Pamela Withers		(as Pamela Withers Chilton)

Makeup Department
Linda Arnold	....	key hair stylist
Barbara Cantu	....	hair stylist
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist
Leslie Ann Sebert	....	key makeup artist (as Leslie Sebert)
Sharon Simon	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Turchi	....	makeup artist
Julie M. Woods	....	hair stylist (as Julie Woods)
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Stephanie Coffey	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Connie Kallos	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Carey Martine-Wareham	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Verina Schafer	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	unit production manager
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Buckler	....	dga trainee
Sean Hobin	....	second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little	....	first assistant director
Barbara Lontkowski	....	second second assistant director
David Berke	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
David Hallinan	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Dominick Scarola	....	additional second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Steve Borgese	....	greensperson
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Jeanne Bueche	....	art department coordinator
David Clark	....	assistant property master (as Dave Clark)
Gary Clause	....	construction foreman
John Naehrlich	....	lead man
Mike Villarino	....	construction coordinator (as Michael Villarino)
Ed Wargin	....	photographs by
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker gang boss (uncredited)
Brock Helfer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Alex Hill	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Bart C. Hubenthal	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Scott G. Jones	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Mark Kudra	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter (uncredited)
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Marc Tantin	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brian Basham	....	sound recordist
Anne Couk	....	second assistant sound editor
Ronald Eng	....	supervising sound editor (as Ron Eng)
Roger Fearing	....	second assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	sound effects editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	first assistant sound editor
Richard C. Franklin	....	sound effects editor (as Rick Franklin)
Michael Garner	....	boom operator
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Cameron Hamza	....	production sound mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	supervising sound mixer
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Steve Maslow	....	supervising sound mixer
Randy McDonald	....	cableman
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
Dean Minnerly	....	foley artist
Willard Overstreet	....	foley supervisor
Brion Paccassi	....	sound recordist
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Albert Romero	....	foley mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Tom Small)
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Steve Tushar	....	sound effects editor
Byron Wilson	....	supervising adr editor
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Michael Ferdie	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist (uncredited)
Daniel S. Irwin	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Susan Kurtz	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Susan Kurtz	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Mark Dornfeld	....	opticals
Jon Farhat	....	visual effects supervisor
Berj Bannayan	....	software engineer: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer: efilm (uncredited)
Mark Edwards	....	visual effects coordinator: View Studio (uncredited)
Justin Jones	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ntana Key	....	digital intermediate paint artist (uncredited)
Michael Kowalski	....	visual effects producer: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Kevin Lin	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Daniel Lu	....	3D animator: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Allan Magled	....	visual effects supervisor: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Geoffrey Mark	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Curt Miller	....	visual effects producer: View Studio (uncredited)
Mike Mombourquette	....	digital compositor: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Shervin Shoghian	....	3D animator: Soho VFX (uncredited)
Pam Vick	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Terry Whiteside	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Michael Wile	....	technical director: Soho VFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunt performer (as Jeff Barnett)
Zane Cassidy	....	stunt performer
David D. Darling	....	stunt performer (as David Darling)
Sean Graham	....	stunt performer
Kanin Howell	....	stunt performer
Zach Hudson	....	stunt double: Sean William Scott
Zack Kerns	....	stunt performer
Anne Sophie Leduc	....	stunt performer (as Ann-Sophie Leduc)
Karine Mauffrey	....	stunt performer
Tom McComas	....	stunt coordinator
Doug O'Dell II	....	stunt performer (as Doug O'Dell)
Austin Priester	....	stunt performer
Kerry Rossall	....	stunt coordinator
Justin Sundquist	....	stunt performer
Gianni Biasetti	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Park	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Blauvelt	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Adam Cardenas	....	grip
Michael Cassidy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Mike Cassidy)
Traci Collins	....	grip
Dave Egerstrom	....	first assistant camera
Jason Ehlers	....	grip
Sammy Escobar	....	grip (as Sam Escobar)
Thomas L. Gonsalez	....	rigging gaffer (as Tom Gonsalez Sr.)
Tom Gonzales Jr.	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Tom Gonsalez)
Jared Greenstein	....	electrician
Matt Guiza	....	second assistant camera
Jose Harb Jr.	....	electrician (as Jose Harb)
John Hatchitt	....	dolly grip
Dustin A. Huber	....	rigging best boy (as Dustin Huber)
Myron Hyman	....	chief lighting technician
Allan Scott Jackson	....	best boy grip (as Scott Jackson)
Michael Kennedy	....	electrician (as Mike Kennedy)
Mark La Bonge	....	Steadicam operator (as Mark Labonge)
Mark La Bonge	....	camera operator (as Mark Labonge)
Larry Liddell	....	electrician
Wayne Marshall	....	electrician
Todd McMullen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chava Monjaraz	....	best boy grip (as Salvador Monjaraz)
Paul V. Perkins	....	dolly grip (as Paul Perkins)
Bret Rubin	....	rigging key grip
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator (as Lance Velazco)
Ron Waters	....	electrician
Danny Williams	....	key grip
Vivian Zink	....	still photographer
Gregory Collis	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Adam Cowan	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Andrew Osborne	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
David Yellin	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deborah Kurtz	....	additional casting: Los Angeles
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorraine Crossman	....	set costumer
Amanda Gore	....	set costumer
Linda Matthews	....	costume supervisor
Julie Shack	....	set costumer
Kelli Stallings	....	costumer
Katherine Dover	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Aaron Brock	....	assistant editor
Andrew Charlton	....	assistant editor
Michael Eaves	....	color timer: EFilm (as Mike Eaves)
Liza D. Espinas	....	first assistant editor (as Liza D. Espinas-Regnier)
Terry Hager	....	color timer: Technicolor
Isabelle McDowell	....	post-production assistant
Jason Wasserman	....	apprentice editor
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Frank Cuomo	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Christopher Beck	....	score producer
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Vicki Hiatt	....	additional music editor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	supervising music editor
Andrew Kaiser	....	orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	executive music producer
Rupert Parkes	....	composer: additional music
Photek	....	composer: additional music
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Casey Stone	....	score recordist
Terry Wilson	....	additional music editor
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)
Matt Dunkley	....	music arranger: song (uncredited)
Mark Graham	....	music copyist (uncredited)
Christopher S. Parker	....	additional music clearances (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Conte	....	transportation captain
James 'Obee' Oberman	....	transportation coordinator (as James Oberman)
Phil Balani	....	production driver (uncredited)
Scott Howard	....	transportation (uncredited)
Billy Kane	....	stakebed driver (uncredited)
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver (uncredited)
Steve D. Weinmuller	....	transportation coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Asiman	....	production assistant
Danny Bress	....	production assistant
Damon E. Burke	....	production assistant (as Damon Burke)
John Catron	....	production accountant
Delia Circelli	....	assistant production coordinator
Nicky Craft	....	payroll accountant
Neal Flaherty	....	assistant: Mr. Moore
Britta Geiogue	....	assistant: Mr. Herz
Danielle Gordon	....	production assistant
Derek Graf	....	production assistant
Adrienne Greshock	....	production assistant
Jennifer L. Hamilton	....	assistant choreographer (as Jennifer Hamilton)
Brandon Hollyer	....	second assistant accountant
Kathleen Keller	....	production coordinator
Kenneth LaFayette	....	post-production accountant
Christopher Lee	....	assistant location manager
Jason Leet	....	craft service
Robert Lepucki	....	assistant location manager
Tony Mauro	....	production assistant
Mark Mayer	....	post-production accountant
Patrick McIntire	....	location manager
Meredith Meade	....	production assistant (as Meredith Kaczmarek)
Rob Nagle	....	assistant: Mr. Dylan
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Curt M. Pratt	....	production secretary
William Ramirez Jr.	....	craft service (as Billy Ramirez)
Monique Ramirez	....	assistant: Weitz Brothers
Ben Raymond	....	production assistant
Alicia Richards	....	first aid
Amanda Rush	....	first aid
Elizabeth Silber	....	assistant: Mr. Dylan
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Steven E. Simon	....	production assistant
Brian Spink	....	assistant: Mr. Bender
Michael Swafford	....	assistant accountant
Brian Thesing	....	production assistant
Darren Yesser	....	assistant: Mr. Perry
Sheri Apap	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Andrew P. Brown	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Tyler J. Denison	....	assistant: Jason Biggs (uncredited)
Scott Devereaux	....	location manager (uncredited)
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Todd Fullerton	....	24 frame video/computer engineer (uncredited)
Michael A. Heath	....	asset manager (uncredited)
Karen Jine	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Shannon Kenny	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Rayne Knudson	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Roxann Langlois	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Steven S. Lee	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Vivian Lee	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
J.C. McIlwaine	....	production assistant: San Francisco (uncredited)
Melissa Park	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kyle Pavey	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Adam Robinson	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	textile artist (uncredited)
John Trujillo	....	assistant craft service (uncredited)
Roger Udwin	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Catherine H. Vlasuk	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Chris Barnes	....	special thanks
Pat Connor	....	special thanks
Jim DeBoer	....	special thanks
Kristi Dyer	....	special thanks
Tom Failor	....	special thanks
Robert Fleetwood	....	special thanks
Parker Frost	....	special thanks
Scott Herz	....	special thanks
Eric Liggett	....	special thanks
Will Pappas	....	special thanks
J.C. Spink	....	special thanks: BenderSpink
Chris Stevenson	....	special thanks
Laurie Zager	....	special thanks
John Zyskowski	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Zide-Perry Productions
• LivePlanet
• Loumolo & Co.

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Universal Pictures (2004) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• View Studio (visual effects)
• Soho VFX (visual effects)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects) (uncredited)
• Loumolo & Co. (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Amsale  bridal gown and bridesmaids dresses
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: San Francisco
• Capitol Records  score recorded at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies and cranes
• DTS Entertainment  sound post-production (as DTS)
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• EFilm  digital color timing
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting (as Executive Cutting)
• Kodak  film stock
• Loumolo & Co.  copyright (as Loumolo GmbH & Co. Kg.)
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Producer's Library Service  stock footage provided by (as Library Service, Inc.)
• Sande Alesai Casting  extras casting (as Sande Alessi Casting)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack released by
• Universal Records  soundtrack released by
• Universal Sound Studios  sound post-production
• Video Tape Library  stock footage provided by (as Video Tape Library, Ltd.)

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

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 | 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:

Jim's dad's first name was never defined as it was never used. In the bonus footage where the writer explains some unanswered questions, he invents a name for Jim's dad, calling him Bullwinkle.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the bachelor party when the cop stripper is trying to get Finch to touch her, her jacket is off, in the next shot after she gets angry with Stiffler for touching her, her coat is on and she removes it again.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Pink Flamingos (1972)

Soundtrack:

Times Like These

Long Live the Stifman!

There's one thing you have to say for `American Wedding': like the two `American Pie' films that came before it, it is unapologetically unashamed of its shamelessness. Here's a film that doesn't try to hide its gleeful perverseness under a bushel of coy double entendres; instead the film revels in its frank and openhearted treatment of sexuality and lust. `American Wedding' is clearly a comedy about sex and it doesn't pretend to be anything but. Whether this is a good thing or a bad will, I suppose, depend on your own affinity and tolerance for jokes and images that routinely push the boundaries of common decency and good taste. In fact, the film wears its tastelessness almost as a badge of honor. And just in case you're unfamiliar with this series and its brand of humor, subtlety and wit are not considered virtues in an `American Pie' world.

In `American Wedding,' Jim and Michelle - he a self-described pervert and she a self-described nympho - have finally agreed to tie the knot. The film centers around Jim's attempts to convince Michelle's square, uptight, sexually repressed parents that he is indeed husband material for their less-than-innocent daughter. The problem is that his efforts are consistently being undermined by the inane, out-of-control antics of Steve Stifler, the foulest-mouthed, dirtiest-minded professional adolescent this side of Bluto Blutarsky. Seann William Scott, in fact, steals the show as Stifler, providing an over-the-top manic energy that is both endearing and infectious.

Indeed, without Stifler, there would be precious little to recommend this particular `American' outing. The jokes and setups, for the most part, are crude and graphic without being very imaginative, and writer Adam Herz and director Jesse Dylan, even when they hit on an inspired piece of silliness (as when Stiffler winds up dancing mano a mano with a guy in a gay bar), end up diluting the humor by letting the scenes drag on well past the point where they're truly funny anymore. This is not to say that there aren't a few good laughs in `American Wedding,' just that they don't come often enough to really lift the film much above the ordinary. Luckily, the funny moments increase a bit in the final stretches of the movie. In the film's defense, I would also add that, like its two predecessors and unlike many sexually charged teen comedies, `American Wedding' conveys a certain affection for its characters. In addition to Stifler, Jason Biggs as Jim and Eugene Levy as Jim's befuddled but strangely tolerant and supportive father come across as decent, well-meaning and likable individuals.

The film itself may be uneven, but as a character actor who makes an indelible impression on the material at hand, Scott is the genuine article. He transforms what is essentially cinematic rotgut into sweet-tasting vintage wine. All hail the Stifman!