American Pie 2
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| Directed by | James B. Rogers |
| Produced by | Chris Moore Warren Zide |
| Written by | Adam Herz David H. Steinberg |
| Starring | Jason Biggs Seann William Scott Alyson Hannigan Eugene Levy |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 10, 2001 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$30,000,000 |
| Preceded by | American Pie |
| Followed by | American Wedding |
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American Pie 2 is the 2001 sequel to the comedy film American Pie. It was written by Adam Herz (characters, story, screenplay) and David H. Steinberg (story), and directed by James B. Rogers. The film picks up the story of the four friends from the first film as they reunite during the summer after their first year of college. It was released in the United States on August 10, 2001, and grossed over $145 million in the USA and $142 million overseas on a budget of $30 million. Its sequel is American Wedding (2003).
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[edit] Plot
The story is about the four friends, and their attempts to have the greatest summer party ever at a summer beach house first used by Kevin's older brother four years ago. Kevin is lost without Vicky, and often accidentally makes advances on her even though they are no longer dating. Nadia is coming for the party, and Jim is desperate so he asks Michelle for help with his sexual problems. Stifler invites his younger brother to party, and Finch has yet another meeting with Stifler's mom. Oz is going steady, and has a long distance relationship while his girlfriend who is out in Spain, but once again Stifler interrupts the phone-sex. The film keeps the same cult status as the first, and also holds true to the idea of piling on risqué scenes one after another. The movie also focuses more on Jim and Michelle, who, when Nadia arrives early, pretend to be in a relationship so she will not expect Jim to have sex (After the incident with Pussy Palace). They break the fake relationship off once Jim is ready to sleep with Nadia but Jim, having fallen in love with Michelle, proceeds to turn down Nadia and enter into a relationship with Michelle instead.
The end of the movie shows many of the friends sleeping with familiar (and some not-so familiar) people. Jim is with Michelle and Oz is with Heather, like in the first movie. Sherman gives up on getting anyone, but the rejected Nadia, who wanted Jim because he was a geek, is turned on by his "Sherminator" gimmick, and has sex with him. Stifler ends up with two women he at first thought were lesbians. Kevin doesn't end up with anyone, but he does seem to succeed in getting over Vicky. As for Finch, he spends the night talking with a few girls, but he doesn't sleep with any of them. Soon after, Stifler's mother arrives, and the end of the movie shows her car on the side of the road, with Finch having sex with her.
[edit] Cast
- Jason Biggs as Jim Levenstein
- Chris Klein as Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher
- Thomas Ian Nicholas as Kevin Myers
- Alyson Hannigan as Michelle Flaherty
- Shannon Elizabeth as Nadia
- Tara Reid as Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Paul Finch
- Seann William Scott as Steve Stifler
- Eugene Levy as Jim's Dad
- Natasha Lyonne as Jessica
- Mena Suvari as Heather
- Jennifer Coolidge as Jeannine Stifler (Stifler's Mom)
- Chris Owen as Chuck Sherman
- Eli Marienthal as Stifler's brother
- Casey Affleck as Kevin's brother (uncredited)
- Joelle Carter as Natalie
- John Cho as MILF guy #1
[edit] Soundtrack listing
- blink-182 - "Everytime I Look for You"
- Green Day - "Scumbag"
- Left Front Tire - "Bring You Down"
- American Hi-Fi - "Vertigo"
- Uncle Kracker - "Split This Room in Half"
- 3 Doors Down - "Be Like That" (edit)
- Alien Ant Farm - "Good (For a Woman)"
- Angela Ammons - "Always Getting over You"
- Jettingham - "Cheating"
- Flying Blind - "Smokescreen"
- Fenix*TX - "Phoebe Cates"
- The Exit - "Susan"
- Sum 41 - "Fat Lip"
- Lucia - "I Will"
- Oleander - "Halo"
A total of twenty-one other songs that were included in the movie are not featured on the soundtrack:
- The Afghan Whigs - "Something Hot"
- Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"
- Us - "Place in the Sun"
- The Lemonheads - "Mrs. Robinson"
- Oleander - "Bruise"
- Us - "Last Time Again"
- Libra presents Taylor - "Anomaly (Calling Your Name)"
- American Hi-Fi - "Flavor of the Weak"
- Hoi Poloi - "On My Mind"
- Transmatic - "Blind Spot"
- John Philip Sousa - "Gladiator March"
- Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell - "Georgia on My Mind"
- Ali Dee - "In and Out"
- Rafael Hernandez Marin - "El Cumbanchara"
- Michelle Branch - "Everywhere"
- Weezer - "Hash Pipe"
- Julius Wechter - "Spanish Flea"
- Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal"
- Toilet Boys - "Another Day in the Life"
- The Offspring - "Want You Bad"
- New Found Glory - "Hit or Miss"
[edit] Trivia
- Fearing typecasting, Shannon Elizabeth (Nadia) declined to perform a nude scene for this sequel.
- When Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) is 'breaking up' with Jim her hair changes, this is because she ran over to the American Pie 2 set during her break on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy creator Joss Whedon was happy to comply because, as he explained, "My one biggest priority of the show is that Aly becomes a sex symbol, and now she has – so I'm very happy about that."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ken P. (2003-06-23). An Interview with Joss Whedon: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator discusses his career. IGN FilmForce. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
[edit] External links
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American Pie series
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| Main Series: |
American Pie | American Pie 2 | American Wedding |
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| Spin Offs: | |
| Main Characters: |
Jim Levenstein | Chris Ostreicher | Paul Finch | Kevin Myers | Steve Stifler |
