American Pie 2

American Pie 2 is a 2001 American sex comedy film directed by James B. Rogers and written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg from a story by Herz. A sequel to the 1999 comedy film American Pie, it is the second film in the American Pie series and stars Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Eugene Levy. The film follows the sexual exploits of five friends—Jim, Kevin, Stifler, Oz, and Finch—and their attempts to have the greatest summer party ever at a summer beach house in Michigan.

American Pie 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames B. Rogers
Produced byChris Moore
Warren Zide
Craig Perry
Screenplay byAdam Herz
Story byAdam Herz
David H. Steinberg
Based onCharacters
by Adam Herz
Starring
Music byDavid Lawrence
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byLarry Madaras
Stuart H. Pappé
Production
company
LivePlanet
Zide/Perry Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$287.6 million[2]

American Pie 2 was released in the United States on August 10, 2001, and grossed over $145 million in the US and $142 million overseas on a budget of $30 million, making it highest-grossing film in the franchise at just under $288 million worldwide. The film was followed by American Wedding.

Plot

Home for the summer after college, Jim Levenstein, Kevin Meyers, Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, and Paul Finch attend Steve Stifler's party until the police shut it down. Kevin is inspired by his brother to rent a Lake Michigan beach house and throw a massive party to close out the summer. The group obtains jobs painting houses in order to afford the rent. Jim receives a call from former love interest Nadia who informs him that she plans to visit him. To gain sexual experience, Jim seeks out his prom date, Michelle, who agrees to help him after he is mistaken for a mentally challenged trombone prodigy and makes a fool of himself in front of a band camp concert audience.

The group hosts a small party where Kevin and his ex-girlfriend Vicky awkwardly lie to one another regarding the amount of sexual partners they have had at college. Oz attempts to have phone sex with his girlfriend Heather while she is studying abroad in Spain but they are interrupted by Stifler.

While painting a house, the group observes the two female occupants Stifler assumes are lesbians and he enters their home while they are away in order to find proof. Jim and Finch pursue him inside in an attempt to stop him when the women return home and find the trio inside. They tempt the boys with some quid pro quo sex acts. However, when Stifler exposes his genitals after the women request watching the boys give each other handjobs, Finch and Jim leave in disgust.

Jim visits Michelle again to obtain sexual tips and they are nearly caught by a camp director. Stifler brings the group pornography and Jim later accidentally mistakes super glue for lubricant and learns his penis will be "unusable" for a short period of time. Meanwhile, Finch has become involved in the art of Tantra and waits to use his new skills with Stifler's mom, who he mistakenly believes has arrived but is disappointed when he learns it is Stifler's younger brother.

Nadia unexpectedly arrives early, much to the dismay of Jim as his penis has not fully healed. He and Michelle pretend to be in a relationship. However, Michelle realizes that she has fallen in love with Jim but stages a mock breakup the night of the party so that Jim is free to hook up with Nadia. As the party begins, Jim realizes that he loves Michelle. Jim interrupts her concert performance and they return to the party together. Meanwhile, Sherman is seduced by Nadia who is attracted to his geeky persona. Kevin is disappointed to learn Vicky has brought a date and storms off onto the beach. Oz is happy when Heather unexpectedly arrives early. Jim, Oz, and Finch speak to Kevin, who admits he is struggling to move on after high school; but they reassure and convince him to return to the party. The group returns, Kevin apologizes to Vicky, and they all enjoy an evening of partying together. The two "lesbians" arrive to the party and later have a threesome with Stifler.

The next day, the group prepares to leave when a car pulls up; Finch approaches and finds Stifler's mom inside. They drive off together and have sex again.

Cast

Production
View of Long Beach, California home where the five character friends worked to paint this house yellow while vacationing at a lake.

Principal photography began on February 14 and wrapped on April 27, 2001. Two versions of the film were released: the R-rated theatrical version and the unrated version. To ensure an R rating, the film was cut slightly. Altogether 19 scenes were altered.[3]

Reception

Box office

During the opening weekend, the film grossed $45.1 million from 3,063 theaters in the United States, ranking #1 at the box office ahead of Rush Hour 2.[4] The film has grossed $145,103,595 in the United States and $142,450,000 in foreign countries adding to total worldwide gross of $287,553,595.[2]

Critical response

American Pie 2 has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 52% rating based on 127 reviews. The website's consensus states: "Being a sequel, American Pie 2 doesn't retain the freshness of the original, nor is it as funny."[5] On Metacritic the film has a score of 43/100 based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a rating of B+, on a scale from A to F.[7]

Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper both gave the film "Two thumbs up", Richard Roeper stated that there were "More Laughs than the original!"

Home media

American Pie 2 was released on VHS and DVD on January 15, 2002. The movie was released in two different versions: an R-rated version and an unrated version.

Soundtrack
American Pie 2 (Music from the Motion Picture)
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJuly 31, 2001
Genre
LabelUptown/Universal
Various Artists chronology
American Pie
(1999)		 American Pie 2 (Music from the Motion Picture)
(2001)		 American Wedding
(2003)
  1. Blink-182 – "Everytime I Look for You"
  2. Green Day – "Scumbag"
  3. Left Front Tire – "Bring You Down"
  4. American Hi-Fi – "Vertigo"
  5. Uncle Kracker – "(I'm Gonna) Split This Room in Half"
  6. 3 Doors Down – "Be Like That" (American Pie Edit)
  7. Alien Ant Farm – "Good (For a Woman)"
  8. Angela Ammons – "Always Getting Over You"
  9. Jettingham – "Cheating"
  10. Flying Blind – "Smokescreen"
  11. Fenix*TX – "Phoebe Cates"
  12. The Exit – "Susan"
  13. Sum 41 – "Fat Lip"
  14. Lucia Cifarelli – "I Will"
  15. Oleander – "Halo"
  16. Witness – "Here's One for You" (only on some soundtrack versions)

The following songs were included in the movie but not featured on the soundtrack:

References
  1. "AMERICAN PIE 2 - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
  2. "American Pie 2 (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  3. Wurm, Gerald. "American Pie 2 (Comparison: R-Rated - Unrated) - Movie-Censorship.com". www.movie-censorship.com.
  4. "Weekend Box Office Report:American Pie 2' Takes No. 1 With $45.1 Million Slice". Hive4media.com. August 13, 2001. Archived from the original on September 10, 2001. Retrieved September 21, 2019 – via The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "American Pie 2 (2001)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  6. "American Pie 2" – via www.metacritic.com.
  7. "Cinemascore :: Movie Title Search". www.cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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