American Pie
There's nothing like your first piece.
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Country
Production
Budget
$11 000 000
Box office
$235 483 004
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Chris Weitz, Chris Moore, Craig Perry, Warren Zide
Camera operator
Richard Crudo
Composer
Artist
Paul Peters, Lisette Thomas
Audition
Editing
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Whole Team (111)
Whole Team (111)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The tuxedo Sherman wore to the prom is the same as the one Steve Buscemi wore in the movie 'Wedding Singer'.
- The web address of Jim's webcam, which he sent to his friends: http://128.220.27.192/temp/NadiaVision (in reality, the IP address belongs to the Department of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore).
- In the scene where Jessica and Vicky are working on their Spanish assignment, Jessica says: “Is this a correct translation?: Put a hat on your penis, or your ears will freeze” – this joke belongs to the film's director, Paul Weitz, who used it back when he was in school.
- In the scene where Jim runs home, actor Jason Biggs suffered heatstroke. The crew had to put ice inside his shirt to cool him down while he was running. Subsequently, the actor was sent to a doctor. In another incident, while at home, Jason Biggs took too many zinc tablets and became ill. As a result, his character (Jim) had to be written out of the scene where Finch plays golf and talks to Kevin.
- Exterior shots of the school were filmed at Millikan High School in Long Beach, California, while interior apartments were filmed at Poly High School, also in Long Beach.
- The name of the school in the movie, East Great Falls High, is based on the real-life East Grand Rapids High, which the film's screenwriter Adam Herz attended. In East Great Falls High, the diner where students eat is called 'Dog Years,' while in East Grand Rapids, it is 'Yesterdog'; the school colors in EGFH are blue/white, and in EGRH they are blue/white/gold.
- The tuxedo that Sherman wore to the prom is the same as the one worn by Steve Buscemi in 'The Wedding Singer'.
- Members of the punk band "Blink 182" can be spotted in the scene where Nadia is being broadcast over the internet. Their song "Mutt" plays during this scene.
- The scene where Oz and Stifler play their final lacrosse game, with the coach giving a speech and the assistant coach repeating his words, is a tribute to Trey Wilson’s speech in Bull Durham (1988).
- Mena Suvari sang in her own voice.
- In the scene where Jessica and Vicky are doing their Spanish homework, Jessica says: "Is this the correct translation?: Put a hat on your dick, or your ears will freeze" — this joke belongs to the film's director, Paul Weitz, who used it back when he was in high school.
- The line "Say my name, bitch" in the bedroom scene between Jim and Michelle was an improvisation by Alyson Hannigan. The director and producer found the line very funny and kept it in the final cut of the movie.
- The apple pie was purchased from the Costco supermarket.
- To accurately depict an erection in one of the scenes, the crew boiled a sausage, placed it on a pencil, and wrapped it in foil. When it was placed between Jason Biggs' legs, it was still hot.
- Casey Affleck played a cameo role as Kevin's older brother. He speaks with him on the phone in the restaurant.
- When Jim is waiting for Nadia, he sets up a webcam on his computer, which is to the left of the bed. In the following shots, it is visible that the video his friends are watching is filmed from a different angle.
- When Adam Herz offered his screenplay to the studios, he titled it: "Untitled Teen Comedy That Can Be Shot For Under $10 Million And Will Probably Offend Many Who Read It, But You Will Love, I'm Sure." The script was later renamed 'East Great Falls High,' then 'Great Falls,' and finally 'American Pie.'
- Casey Affleck played the episodic role of Kevin's older brother. He talks to him on the phone in a restaurant.
- In the original version of the film, when Stifler drinks the semen smoothie, Kevin says, “Hey, Stifler, how’s the shellfish chowder?” However, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) objected that this phrase was not even suitable for an NC-17 rating, so during post-production the phrase was changed to: “Hey, Stifler, how’s the milkshake?”
- The name of the school in the film, East Great Falls High, is based on the real East Grand Rapids High, which screenwriter Adam Herz attended. At East Great Falls High, the diner where students eat is called “Dog Years,” while at East Grand Rapids it's “Yesterdog”; the school colors at EGFH are blue/white, and at EGRH are blue/white/gold.
- It took four attempts for the film to receive an R rating instead of NC-17.
- In the scene where Jim runs home, actor Jason Biggs suffered from heatstroke. The film crew had to put ice in his shirt to cool him down while he ran. Subsequently, the actor was sent to the doctor. Another incident: while Jason Biggs was at home, he took too many zinc tablets and became ill. Therefore, his character (Jim) had to be removed from the scene in the script where Finch plays golf and talks to Kevin.
- The scene in which Oz and Stifler play their final lacrosse match, where the coach gives a speech and the assistant coach repeats his words, is a tribute to Trey Wilson for his speech in the movie 'Bull Durham' (1988).
- Initially, the role of Heather was offered to Alison Hannigan, but after reading the script, Alison requested the role of Michelle.
- When Adam Herz pitched his script to studios, he called it: 'An untitled teen comedy that can be filmed for less than $10 million, and which will likely offend many who read it, but which I am sure you will like.' The script was later renamed 'East Great Falls High,' then 'Great Falls,' and finally 'American Pie'.
- "Milkshake" was actually beer with beaten eggs.
- The music in the scene where Stifler's Mom seduces Finch is “Mrs. Robinson” from The Graduate.
- Jim's email: jim@eastgreatfalls.edu.
- In the original script, Eddie Kaye Thomas’s character – Paul – initially had the last name French, which was later changed to Finch. And Stifler’s first name was Ryan, later changed to Steve.
- To accurately depict an erection in one of the scenes, the crew boiled a sausage, then put it on a pencil and wrapped it in foil. When it was placed between Jason Biggs’ legs, it was still hot.
- The phrase “Say my name, bitch” (“Как меня зовут, мразь”), in the bedroom scene between Jim and Michelle, was improvised by Alison Hannigan. The director and producer found the line very funny and left it in the final cut of the film.
- The Bible is located below the Dewey Decimal System in the section titled “Fluid Dynamics.”
- In the original version of the script, Eddie Kaye Thomas's character, Paul, had the last name French, which was later changed to Finch. And Stifler's first name was Ryan, which was later changed to Steve.
- The music in the scene where Stifler's Mom seduces Finch is 'Mrs. Robinson' from the movie 'The Graduate'.
- The members of the band "Blink 182" are credited as: "Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, and Scott Raynor", however, the drummer in the film is not Scott Raynor, but Travis Barker. (Scott Raynor left the band in 1998).
- Filming took place from July 21 to September 11, 1998.
- During the scene where Finch runs to the bathroom, the song "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures is playing.
- The role of Heather was initially offered to Alyson Hannigan, but after reading the script, Alyson requested the role of Michelle.
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