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American Pie 2 (2001)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:9

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: Being a sequel, American Pie 2 doesn't retain the freshness of the original, nor is it as funny.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drinking

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 10, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $144,044,409

Synopsis: In the summer of 1999, they "took the pact" -- and audiences fell in love as an unforgettable group of friends hilariously and all-too-humanly explored the discovered frontiers of love, sex and... In the summer of 1999, they "took the pact" -- and audiences fell in love as an unforgettable group of friends hilariously and all-too-humanly explored the discovered frontiers of love, sex and friendship. The hit comedy earned cult status with moviegoers who saw their own life experiences mirrored in the wild, frequently embarrassing, yet always heartfelt adventures of American Pie.

Universal Pictures is proud to reunite the entire ensemble cast of the original comedy for American Pie 2, boldly taking “the next step” into the fringes of adulthood.

After their first year apart at college, the guys (Kevin, Jim, Oz, Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house, vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But, as always, whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather and Jessica).

Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties, side-splitting mishaps -- and, yes, a trip to band camp -- the gang discovers that times change and people change, but friendship lasts a lifetime. -- © 2001 Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Alyson Hannigan

Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Nick Gray, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy

Director: J.B. Rogers

Director: J.B. Rogers
Screenwriter: Adam Herz
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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A slipshod sequel that looks tossed together over a weekend by people who couldn't care less.

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08/27/01
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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08/20/01
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It's a cheesy mixture of porn and corn.

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08/20/01
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Rogers's feeble attempt to ape the Farrellys' gross/sad/funny dialectic falls flat.

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08/14/01
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
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Less a movie than another efficient moneymaking machine for Universal Pictures, American Pie 2 is a remarkably boring comedy.

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08/13/01
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Sure it's a sequel, but Pie 2 reprises most of the spirit of the first movie.

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08/10/01
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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What a portrait of young American manhood as a collective of hormone-addled schnooks -- effete, incapable, soft and doomed, a group of chuckleheads who couldn't find the sky without a sign that pointed up.

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08/10/01
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Still seems fresh, despite using the same ingredients of the first one.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/10/01
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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With its mix of lewd jokes, sentimentalized characters and fake emotion, American Pie 2 has less in common with its predecessor and everything in common with every other bad comedy ever made about randy young men.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/10/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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The American Pie take on teenage sexuality is far more leering and prurient in its banana-peel fashion than the in-your-face voyeurism of Larry Clark's Bully.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
08/10/01
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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Very, very funny, albeit inferior in a number of ways to the original.

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08/10/01
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Unlike most such sex comedies, it's not mean-spirited. Instead, like the original, it's an odd mix of ribaldry and innocence, titillation and tenderness, lasciviousness and love.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
08/10/01
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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The most sluggish of dumb comedies, a picture that doesn't even have the brains to speed through witless material.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/10/01
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Sorry, kids; this levee is dry.

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08/10/01
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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The main characters are further developed ... and just as endearing as the first incarnation.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
08/10/01
Asher Price
Asher Price
Denver Post
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The entire movie plays like a fifth-rate burlesque show sprinkled with indiscreet product placement.

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08/10/01
Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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The sequel copies the humor of the original so completely that you can't help feeling the party was over a while ago.

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08/10/01
Elizabeth Barchas
Elizabeth Barchas
Boston Globe
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Hollywood may treat us comedy fans like we're idiots, but we know a good super-glue joke when we see it.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/10/01
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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A copy all the way, a disheartening attempt to capitalize on the success of the original.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/10/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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October 28, 2008: American Pie Heading Back to Theaters? Opens in new window
According to Moviehole, Universal has decided to pretend that all those direct-to-video "American Pie" sequels never happened, and is prepping an "American Pie 4" for theaters. More...

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July 12, 2006: Who Wants ANOTHER Slice of "American Pie"?
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August 23, 2005: In Other News...Natasha Lyonne, Brad 'n Jen, and Kirsten 'n Jake
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