American Pie (movie)
1999 film by Paul Weitz and Adam Herz
American Pie is a 1999 American teen sex comedy movie that was produced by Chris Moore, Chris Weitz, Warren Zide and Craig Perry and was the directorial debut for directors Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz. American Pie is set in Michigan.
| American Pie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Weitz Chris Weitz |
| Written by | Adam Herz |
| Produced by | Chris Moore Chris Weitz Warren Zide Craig Perry |
| Starring | Jason Biggs Chris Klein Thomas Ian Nicholas Eddie Kaye Thomas Seann William Scott Alyson Hannigan Tara Reid Mena Suvari Eugene Levy Natasha Lyonne Shannon Elizabeth |
| Cinematography | Richard Crudo |
| Edited by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly |
| Music by | David Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | July 9, 1999 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $235,483,004 |
It deals with a group of teenage boys deciding to try to lose their virginity before graduation from high school. It was released on July 9, 1999 in North America. The movie is the first in the American Pie movie series. It gained mixed reviews with a 58% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 out of 100 from Metacritic.
It was followed by American Pie 2.
CastEdit
- Jason Biggs as Jim Levenstein
- Shannon Elizabeth as Nadia
- Alyson Hannigan as Michelle Flaherty
- Chris Klein as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher
- Natasha Lyonne as Jessica
- Thomas Ian Nicholas as Kevin Myers
- Tara Reid as Victoria "Vicky" Lathum
- Seann William Scott as Steve Stifler
- Mena Suvari as Heather Gardner
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Paul Finch
- Eugene Levy as Noah Levenstein
- Jennifer Coolidge as Stifler's Mom
- Chris Owen as Chuck Sherman
- Clyde Kusatsu as English teacher
- Lawrence Pressman as Coach Marshall
Release datesEdit
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 United States |
9 July 1999 |
 Taiwan |
7 August 1999 |
 Israel |
19 August 1999 |
 Sweden |
27 August 1999 |
 Hong Kong |
2 September 1999 |
 Singapore |
9 September 1999 |
 Australia |
16 September 1999 |
 Spain |
17 September 1999 |
 New Zealand |
24 September 1999 |
 Iceland |
1 October 1999 |
 South Korea |
2 October 1999 |
 Czech Republic |
7 October 1999 |
 United Kingdom |
8 October 1999 |
 Ireland |
8 October 1999 |
 Slovakia |
14 October 1999 |
 Brazil |
29 October 1999 |
 Italy |
29 October 1999 |
 Turkey |
5 November 1999 |
 Belgium |
10 November 1999 |
 Malta |
10 November 1999 |
 Mexico |
19 November 1999 |
 Thailand |
19 November 1999 |
 Hungary |
2 December 1999 |
 Switzerland |
8 December 1999 (French speaking region) |
 France |
8 December 1999 |
 Portugal |
10 December 1999 |
 Denmark |
16 December 1999 |
 Finland |
17 December 1999 |
 Norway |
17 December 1999 |
| Switzerland |
6 January 2000 (German speaking region) |
 Germany |
6 January 2000 |
 Argentina |
13 January 2000 |
 Greece |
14 January 2000 |
 Russia |
20 January 2000 |
 Estonia |
18 February 2000 |
 Netherlands |
24 February 2000 |
 Poland |
21 April 2000 |
 Romania |
26 May 2000 |
 Japan |
1 July 2000 |
Other websitesEdit
- American Pie on IMDb
- American Pie at AllMovie
