All About American Pie

American Pie (1999)

At a high-school party, four friends (Jim, Kevin, Finch, and Oz) find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to try to be the first to "score." And of course, the senior prom is their last best chance. As the fateful date draws near, the boys wonder who among them will get lucky. More importantly, do they really want to do it at all?

I was in 8th grade when this movie premiered in theaters. Instantly it was the talk of the town for many reasons. First, this movie was the most daring movie in a very long time, possibly since Porky’s! It was rated R and the movie theaters, which normally were very lenient on that matter, strictly enforced the “not allowed in if under 17 or accompanied by an adult” rule. I remember all these adults talking about it, but then saying “it’s not for you!” I didn’t end up seeing this movie until it was out on video (before the big DVD boom). This movie was the epitome of what high school males are like, at least in my opinion. You have four friends, all of different character or I guess you can say they would be in different cliques. Being best friends and trying to lose their virginities just led to uncontrollable laughs. This movie paved the way for most of the raunchy comedies that come out today.

Awards: Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award (2000)
Won Artios (Casting Society of America)- Best Casting (2000)
Won Golden Slate (Csapnivalo Awards)- Best Teen Movie (2000)
Won 3 Young Hollywood Awards (2000)
Nominated for 12 other awards.