American Pie
Directed by Paul Weitz
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- Rick MastersMay 16, 2025“No longer will our penises remain flaccid and unused!” Possibly earning an extra star purely thanks to nostalgia but I don't care, for me AMERICAN PIE is the greatest teen comedy coming of age films ever made! It introduced characters I’d go on to love for years to come and is so embarrassingly over-the-top that its scarily relatable to where I was in my life back in 1999 (minus the pie… I promise)
- CallumDecember 21, 2025⭐⭐⭐⭐½ – American Pie — Crude, Honest, and Weirdly Decent American Pie is another giggly, gross-out comedy aimed squarely at teenagers, but it stands a cut above most of its imitators by virtue of something surprisingly rare for the genre: a genuinely satisfying ending. Beneath the bodily-function humour and awkward sexual mishaps, there’s a sincerity that gives the film far more staying power than it has any right to. Part of what works so well is the casting. The characters look plausible, behave like actual awkward teens, and — for all the exaggeration — feel recognisably human. The film treats sex with a blunt kind of honesty and very little apology, which was refreshing at the time and still gives it an edge now. What really sets American Pie apart is its unusual ability to mix crude humour with an unlooked-for sense of decency. It’s happy to be outrageous, but it also allows its characters moments of vulnerability, growth, and genuine connection. That balance is what elevates it beyond being just another string of shock jokes. This is, of course, the film that kicked off the entire American Pie franchise, for better and worse. And it’s hard to imagine it being made in quite the same way today. The content would land very differently now — not because it was “fine” then, but because we’ve collectively become much more aware of the implications behind the jokes. Ironically, that friction is part of its charm: it captures a specific moment in time when certain things were known to be wrong, but still played for uncomfortable laughs rather than serious reckoning. Crude, funny, occasionally uncomfortable, and oddly heartfelt, American Pie remains a standout of its era. 🥧 Pairing: A slice of warm apple pie — messy, indulgent, and best enjoyed knowing exactly what you’re getting into.
American Pie Trivia
American Pie was released on July 9, 1999.
American Pie was directed by Paul Weitz.
American Pie has a runtime of 1h 35m.
American Pie was produced by Chris Weitz, Chris Moore, Craig Perry, Warren Zide.
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.
The key characters in American Pie are Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs), Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher (Chris Klein), Kevin Meyers (Thomas Ian Nicholas).
American Pie is rated R.
American Pie is a Comedy, Romance film.
American Pie has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
American Pie had a budget of $11M.
American Pie has made $235.5M at the box office.