Plot
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 7.5/10 (2,914 voted)
Critic's Score: 51/100
Director:
Jon Hurwitz
Stars: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott
Storyline Over a decade has passed and the gang return to East Great Falls, Michigan, for the weekend. They will discover how their lives have developed as they gather for their high school reunion. How has life treated Michelle, Jim, Heather, Oz, Kevin, Vicky, Finch, Stifler, and Stifler's mom? In the summer of 1999, it was four boys on a quest to lose their virginity. Now Kara is a cute high school senior looking for the perfect guy to lose her virginity to.
Writers: Adam Herz, Jon Hurwitz
Cast: Jason Biggs
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Jim Levenstein
Alyson Hannigan
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Michelle
Chris Klein
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Oz
Thomas Ian Nicholas
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Kevin
Tara Reid
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Vicky
Seann William Scott
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Steve Stifler
Mena Suvari
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Heather
Eddie Kaye Thomas
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Finch
John Cho
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MILF Guy #2
Jennifer Coolidge
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Stifler's Mom
Eugene Levy
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Jim's Dad
Natasha Lyonne
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Jessica
Dania Ramirez
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Selena
Katrina Bowden
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Mia
Jay Harrington
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Dr. Ron
Taglines:
The class of '99 returns for their high school reunion.
Trivia: Mena Suvari's fifth film to have the word "American" in the title, after
American Pie,
American Beauty,
American Virgin and
American Pie 2. The actress also had a guest-starring role on the 2011 television series entitled
American Horror Story.
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Steve Stifler:
Ladies, you'd better be working hard - you weren't hired for your looks. Actually you were. Not you.
User Review
Surprisingly Awesome Movie
Rating:
Caught a preview screening of this movie tonight in NYC. I am 26 years
old now, so I was in 8th grade when the original came out.
Thought the first two were awesome but thought the third noticeably
drifted away from what made the first two special.(A little too much
Stifler).
For American Pie 4, when I saw the preview I was excited to see them
all back together, but I didn't know what to expect. I know Hollywood
loves destroying sequels and I didn't know how they were going to
create a story line out of characters that really haven't been together
in forever.
Fear not. I though this movie was almost as good as the original. Two
hours of non-stop cracking-up, but none of it was forced. They brought
back all the characters, but in a way that didn't seem thrown together
or in-genuine. It was about 2 hours and 15 minutes long, but not once
did I think this was dragging. They did a nice job explaining where
everyone has been and it didn't really seem awkward.
The best part of it is, the story is about all 5 of the original guys,
and their relationship with women and sex at their current juncture (31
years old). Each have their own issues (too married, have kids, hate
their jobs, hate their lifestyle, etc.) and the movie is kind of about
them all resolving their that over the course of a reunion weekend.
It's the American Pie which is most similar too the first one. All the
old couples from high-school (Oz/Heather, Kevin/Vicky, Jim/Michelle)
re-hash their past feelings.
Another great thing about the film is that Stifler's character is
written back in the style of American Pie 1 and 2, which I loved. His
part is not over bearing like the Wedding. Kevin, Finch (and Oz) play
much bigger roles than they did they did in the third.
There a couple new characters but none of them are annoying or take up
too much of the story, all those parts are well cast. Jim's Dad and
Stifler's Mom are hilarious on screen together. Jim's Dad is the
funniest he has ever been- but again- not in an over the top way. All
in all, it's a well-written, well-rounded film with some good plot
twists. Tons of references too the old films. Literally, all of the
obscure characters from the first two make an appearance at some point.
BOTTOM LINE: 9/10. If you are a fan of the American Pie films
(especially 1 & 2) your going to LOVE this movie. Worth the $.
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