American Pie is a 1999 teen sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and
directed by brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, in their directorial film
debut. It is the first film in the American Pie theatrical series. The
film was a box-office hit and spawned three direct sequels: American Pie
2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), and American Reunion (2012). The
film concentrates on five best friends (Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and
Stifler) who attend East Great Falls High. With the exception of Stifler
(who has already lost his virginity), the guys make a pact to lose
their virginity before their high school graduation. The title is
borrowed from the song of the same name and refers to a scene in the
film, in which the protagonist is caught masturbating with a pie after
being told that third base feels like "warm apple pie". Writer Adam Herz
has stated that the title also refers to the quest of losing one's
virginity in high school, which is as "American as apple pie."
The film's theme song is "Laid" by James, which is also the theme for
the entire franchise.
In addition to the primary American Pie saga, there are four
direct-to-DVD spin-off films bearing the title American Pie Presents:
Band Camp (2005), The Naked Mile (2006), Beta House (2007), and The Book
of Love (2009).
In response to the success of American Reunion, a fifth theatrical film,
under the working title American Pie 5 was announced on August 4, 2012.
Plot
Five high school seniors from West Michigan
are good friends: Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs), an awkward, nerdy and
sexually naïve character whose dad Noah (Eugene Levy) attempts to offer
sexual advice including purchasing and giving him pornography; Chris
"Oz" Ostreicher (Chris Klein), a member of the high school lacrosse
team; Kevin Myers (Thomas Ian Nicholas), the nerdy leader of the group
who wants to lose his virginity to his girlfriend Vicky (Tara Reid);
Paul Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), a mochaccino-drinking sophisticate and
nerd; and Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott), a raucous jock who often
throws wild parties when his mother is away, and is also the only one of
the five who has lost his virginity. At Kevin's prompting, Oz, Finch,
Jim, and Kevin make a pact to lose their virginities before their high
school graduation after a dorky classmate, Chuck Sherman (Chris Owen),
claims to have done so at a party hosted by Stifler.
Vicky later accuses Kevin of being with her only for sex, so he must try
to repair his relationship with her before the upcoming prom night,
when the four plan to lose their virginity. He eventually succeeds. Oz,
meanwhile, joins the school jazz choir in an attempt to find a
girlfriend. From a college girl he tried to seduce, Oz learns about
sensitivity and that it is about asking girls questions and listening to
what they say. He soon wins the attention of Heather (Mena Suvari), a
girl in the choir. However, he runs into problems when Heather learns
about Oz's reputation and breaks up with him, although he manages to
regain her trust when he leaves the lacrosse championship to perform a
duet with her in a choir competition.
Jim, meanwhile, attempts to pursue Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), an
exchange student from Slovakia who asks Jim for help to study for an
upcoming history test. After being told by Oz that third base feels like
"warm apple pie", he practices having sex with a pie, only to be caught
by Noah (who lets him keep it a secret from his mother). Stifler
persuades him to set up a webcam in his room so that they can all watch
Nadia changing clothes. The plan suffers a hiccup, though, when Nadia
discovers Jim's pornography collection and sits half-naked on his bed to
read and masturbates to it. Jim is persuaded to return to his room,
where he joins Nadia, unaware that he accidentally sent the webcam link
to everyone on the school list. Nadia is interested in him, but he
suffers premature ejaculation twice and is unable to have sex with her.
Nadia's exchange family sees the video and sends her back home, now
leaving Jim dateless for the upcoming prom and without hope of losing
his virginity before high school is over.
In sheer desperation, Jim asks band camp geek Michelle Flaherty (Alyson
Hannigan) to the senior prom as she is apparently the only girl at his
school who did not see what happened. Finch, meanwhile, pays Vicky's
friend, Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), $200 to spread rumors around the
school of his sexual prowess, hoping that it will increase his chances
of success. Unfortunately, he runs into trouble when Stifler, angry that
a girl turned him down for the prom because she was waiting for Finch
to ask her, puts a laxative into Finch's mochaccino. Finch, being
paranoid about the lack of cleanliness in the school restrooms, and
unable to go home to use the toilet as he usually does, is tricked by
Stifler into using the girls' restroom. Afterwards, he emerges
humiliated before a crowd of fellow students and is also left dateless.
At the prom, things seem bleak for the four boys until Vicky asks the
girl that Chuck Sherman claimed to have bedded about her "first time."
She proclaims to everyone at the prom that she and Sherman did not have
sex at Stifler's party, leaving Sherman embarrassed and making him wet
himself. The revelation takes the pressure off of Jim, Kevin, Oz and
Finch, and they head to the post-prom party at Stifler's house with new
hope.
At the after-party, all four boys fulfill their pledges. Kevin and Vicky
have sex in an upstairs bedroom. Vicky breaks up with Kevin afterwards
on the grounds that they will drift apart when they go to college. Oz
confesses the pact to Heather, and renounces it, saying that just by
them being together makes him a winner. They reconcile and wind up
having sex. Oz, honoring his newfound sensitivity, never confesses to
what they did.
Jim and Michelle have sex after he finds out that she is actually not as
naïve as she let on and that she saw the "Nadia Incident" after all.
She accepted his offer to be his date because of it, knowing he was a
"sure thing" but makes him wear two condoms to combat his earlier
"problem" with Nadia. Jim is surprised at Michelle's aggressiveness in
bed. In the morning he wakes up to find her gone and realizes that she
had used him for a one-night stand, which Jim thinks is "cool".
Dateless, Finch strays downstairs to the basement recreation room where
he meets Stifler's mother (Jennifer Coolidge). She is aroused by his
precociousness, and they have sex on the pool table. The next morning,
while Stifler searches for his mom, he finds her on the pool table with
Finch, and is so shocked that he faints. The morning after the prom,
Jim, Kevin, Oz, and Finch eat breakfast at their favorite restaurant
where they toast to the "next step".
From Slovakia, Nadia watches Jim stripping on his webcam: Noah walks in
(to which Jim is completely oblivious) but happily walks out and also
starts dancing.
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