American Pie Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Natasha Lyonne, Eugene Levy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Shannon Elizabeth Movie Titles: American Pie Synopsis: American Pie is a riotous and rowdy exploration of the most eagerly anticipated - and often most humiliating - rite of adulthood, losing one's virginity. In this hilarious lesson in life, love, and libido, a group of friends try a different but equally outrageous approach to scoring with the opposite sex. The end result is an affectionate look at a time in all of our lives when we try our hardest to hold on to our dignity.. .and end up failing miserably. Format: DVD Color: Color Rating: R/Unrated RatingReason: strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens Genre: Comedy Runtime: 95
It's said that most American men think about sex once every two or three minutes, but this statistic would seriously underestimate the horniness of Jim (Jason Biggs), a high school senior in suburban Michigan. Jim is thoroughly obsessed with sex, a fact of which his parents become aware when they discover him performing the sin of Onan with a gym sock while watching scrambled pay-per-view porn. Jim's buddies Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), and Oz (Chris Klein) are no less anxious to relieve themselves of their virginity, so they all make a pledge: they will go to bed with a woman in the three weeks before senior prom or die trying. Kevin appears to have the advantage, since he already has a girlfriend, Vicky (Tara Reid), but before he ventures into the Final Frontier, Kevin is urged to consult "The Bible," a hand-written how-to manual possessing erotic wisdom passed down through the ages. Oz is a good-looking jock who is actually a nice guy - which is part of the problem, since he has his heart set on a nice girl, Heather (Mena Suvari), who does not seem the type to leap into bed within 21 days. Finch has no immediate prospects, though Jessica (Natasha Lyonne) is in a position to know if those rumors about him are true. And Jim is a truly hopeless case - after his attempted seduction of beautiful Czech exchange student Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) turns out to be a disaster, he ends up going to the prom with Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), an annoyingly chatty band geek who does, however, have a fascinating story about a flute. American Pie was the directorial debut of Paul Weitz, who, along with his brother Chris Weitz (who served as producer), previously wrote several screenplays, including Antz and Madeline (where they presumably worked all their wholesome ideas out of their system). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
