American Pie Presents Band Camp (2005) (V)

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers (WGA):

Adam Herz (characters)
Brad Riddell (written by)

Release Date:

26 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This One Time at Band Camp...

Plot:

Matt Stifler wants to be just like his big bro, making porn movies and having a good time in college. After sabotaging the school band, he gets sent to band camp where he really doesn't like it at first but then learns how to deal with the bandeez.

Plot Keywords:

Band | Band Camp | High School | Hidden Camera | Bagpipes

Cast

Eugene Levy	...	Mr. Levenstein
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Matt Stifler (as Tad Hilgenbrinck)
Arielle Kebbel	...	Elyse
Jason Earles	...	Ernie
Crystle Lightning	...	Chloe (as Crystle Lea Lightning)
Jun Hee Lee	...	Jimmy
Matt Barr	...	Brandon Vandecamp
Chris Owen	...	Sherman
Lauren C. Mayhew	...	Arianna
Angela Little	...	Sheree
Rachel Veltri	...	Dani
Timothy Stack	...	Mr. Nelson
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	Nurse Sanders
Russell Howard	...	Riggler
Carla Alapont	...	Leslie

Also Known As:

American Pie 4: Band Camp (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content/nudity, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

USA:94 min (unrated version) | Australia:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Norway:11 | USA:Unrated (unrated version) | Malaysia:18PL | USA:R (certificate #41926) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Capital Arts Entertainment

Trivia:

The extra band members featured in the film were members of the band from Riverside Community College in Riverside, CA.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Matt is being caught by the KR3 watching the videos from the hidden camera, the KR3 robot takes refuge in the closet where Ernie is hiding. First, the closet is empty, then you can see Ernie shortly before the door is closed.

Quotes:

Elyse: Are you okay?
Matt Stifler: Oh, yeah.
Elyse: I'm so drunk right now... I'm probably gonna forget about you... porkin' an oboe!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Poolside with the Band Camp Girls: 'American Pie Presents Band Camp' DVD (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Dracula Plays

Pleasantly Surprised

After hearing quite a few negative comments/remarks/reviews about this film, I had somewhat lowered expectations.

Not to mention the fact that it was following what is undoubtedly the greatest comedy trilogy of our generation, and perhaps arguably any other. Attempting to follow the footsteps of any of the American Pie's is quite a task, let alone all three.

Anyway, I expected disappointment. This was in no way as good or as funny as American Pie 2 or American Wedding, nor was it as groundbreaking as American Pie. But, there were certainly a lot of laughs. I was impressed at the acting of the guy who played Stiffler's younger brother.

As someone who basically grew up with the American Pie movie series, I'll always enjoy those movies, and watch them with a sense of nostalgia, for I was in similar points in my life to all the characters at the times the moview were originally released. For that reason this movie actually made me feel old.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, and am considering adding it to the collection. I'd say it's a solid 7-8 out of 10. Definitely worth watching, but not quite the caliber of the original three.