American Pie (1999)

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Studio: Universal Pictures Studio: Universal Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: Jul 9, 1999

Running Time: 95 mins. (V)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Clyde Kusatsu, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Owen

director: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz

Jim is your average healthy re-blooded virgin -- he's desperate to "make it" with a woman. The stakes are raised when his parents catch him with his pants down watching porno films in his bedroom, his one experience with a beautiful exchange student turns into an online disaster and his friends make a pact that by the day of their high school graduation, none of them will be virgins. Pressure's on, but will Jim rise to the occasion?

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An unknown cast, a limp-dick budget ($11 million), an untried director and a plot recycled from "Porky's" won't stop "American Pie" from hitting box-office pay dirt. It's a prime slice of raunchy fun about four desperate-to-be-devirginized Michigan high school seniors - Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas).

Since the deadline for sex is prom night, three weeks hence, dateless Jim qualifies as the most desperate. He wonders whether the…