American Wedding (2003)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 84 | Rotten: 70
Raunchier and even more gross than the first two American Pies, American Wedding ought to please fans of the series.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 19
Raunchier and even more gross than the first two American Pies, American Wedding ought to please fans of the series.
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Jesse Dylan's American Wedding rounds up the characters from the American Pie films for a trip to the altar. Jim (Jason Biggs) proposes to Michelle (Alyson Hannigan). Hoping to make the wedding day as special as possible for his bride, Jim enlists the help of his friends Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and the always obnoxious Stifler (Seann William Scott) to help him convince a dressmaker to create the perfect gown, make a good impression on his future in-laws, and
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Cast
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Jason Biggs
Jim Levenstein -
Alyson Hannigan
Michelle Flaherty -
January Jones
Cadence Flaherty -
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Kevin Myers -
Seann William Scott
Steve Stifler -
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Paul Finch -
Fred Willard
Harold Flaherty -
Eugene Levy
Jim's Dad -
Deborah Rush
Mary -
Eric Allan Kramer
Bear -
Molly Cheek
Jim's Mom -
Angela Paton
Grandma -
Jennifer Coolidge
Stifler's Mom -
Justin Isfeld
Justin -
Loren Lester
Celebrant -
Julie Payne
Mrs. Zyskowski -
Lawrence Pressman
Head Coach -
Tim Allen
Stifler's Dad -
John Cho
John -
Chris Bender
Scared Guy in Bathroom -
Alexis Thorpe
Jennifer -
Golde Starger
Elderly Woman in Restau... -
Nikki Schieler Ziering
Officer Krystal -
Rey Gallegos
Leslie Summers -
Kate Hendrickson
Florist -
Rob Nagle
Floral Assistant -
Patrick Gallo
Dress Salesman -
Jim Reese
Concierge -
Amanda Swisten
Fraulein Brandi -
Corinne Reilly-Elfont
Caterer -
Logan Bartholomew
Football Guy -
William Belli
Butch Queen -
Michael Garrity Coleman
Maitre'd -
Neal Flaherty
Football Team Captain -
Peter Gaddis
Football Celebrant -
Tony Gatto
Elderly Man With Walker -
Max Goudsmit
Football Guy at Altar -
Brad Hammer
Gay Male -
Antoinette Levine
Cultured Saleswoman -
Peter Reinert
Bartender -
Frank Roessler
Gay Bar Back -
Ryan Rubin
Gay Male
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All Critics (170) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (86) | Rotten (71) | DVD (24)
A worn-out gross-out.
Top CriticFunny when it needs to be. I don't know what more you can ask from the third installment of a series that has gone further than anyone reasonably could have expected.
The formula has long since hardened into a flaky mess.
If there was ever a case of Hollywood's over-stroking a formula to squeeze every last drop out of it, American Wedding is it.
If you do not bring pride, good taste or sense to this third American Pie installment, you'll have a good time.
Dylan delivers a comedy just on the high side of exactly what's expected.
The franchise's most expensive entry is also its most disappointing.
It's not as good as the first film, but it's a definite step up from the previous installment.
Another slice of American Pie. Older teens only.
The "American Pie" franchise throws in another kitchen sink of gross-out sight gags by screenwriter Adam Herz ("American Pie" 1 and 2) in this third, and hopefully final installment, of percolating testosterone commotion.
I've been had! People told me this didn't suck!
From one funny scene to another, Wedding throws so many laughs at the audience you can barely keep up.
[T]here's a subversive sweetness that runs just beneath the surface of the American Pie movies that makes them nearly impossible to resist.
Yes, those arrested adolescents are back for another helping of all-American teen smut.
Audience Reviews for American Wedding
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Super Reviewer
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- Paul Finch: Grandmother-fucker.
- Steve Stifler: Mother fucker.
- Paul Finch: Yes I am.
- Steve Stifler: Oh, you son of a bitch.
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- Steve Stifler: It's on like Donkey Kong, beeyotch.
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- Kevin Myers: [raising a glass to toast] Gentlemen, to the next step...
- Jim Levenstein: Oh will you stop with that 'next step' bullshit.
- Paul Finch: Put down your glass.
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- Steve Stifler: If you'll excuse me, I have some shit to attend to.
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- Steve Stifler: Time for me to boom boom with the bridesmades Finch fucker, cause I'm gonna hang out with my wang... and I'm gonna rock out with my cock out.
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- Steve Stifler: Gee, thanks for inviting me to the graduation party, fucker.
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Foreign Titles
- American Pie - Jetzt wird geheiratet (DE)
- American Pie: The Wedding (UK)
In this, the third (and for a while, final) film in the series, the film takes the logical route to a story that started with maturation and virginity loss and concludes with Jim proposing marriage to Michelle. What follows, as you might expect, is a zany plot filled to the brim with gross out gags and crude sexual humor, as well as one bad thing after another happening, but all ends well, and, much like the first film, there's a good story here, as well as tons of heart, charm, and sweetness.
Stiffler has never really been my favorite character, but he becomes quite the focus for a lot of the time. The way they handle his character though marks a big turn for him, and he really shows his true colors, even if it means Finch (my favorite) and Kevin take a back seat to helping Jim get through all his problems to come out on top.
The film sees the departure of several significant characters in the series, absent in reality due to scheduling conflicts and difficulties with coming up with good plot lines for them all. It bugs me though, because there's no explanation given within the film for all of this.
Things I liked about this film, aside from a logical story line that people care about, and a good mix of heart to go with the raunch, the casting of the great Fred Willard as Michelle's dad, made even more fun by the fact that he and Eugene Levy together can ham it up as the well meaning and caring, but sometimes embarrassing dads. Seeing Finch and Stiffler trade roles and behavior in order to fight over Michelle's hot little sister (a young January Jones) is good too. The use of two versions (due to licensing issues) of the great Van Morrison song "Into the Mystic" during the big climax is great too.
Overall, the film is a lot of fun and wraps up a good trilogy nicely. It's not perfect, and despite his coming around, there's still too much Stiffler and not enough of Jim's 'real' friends, although, like I said, the way they handle the Stiffler subplot acts works nicely. Oh and of course, you have to throw in John Cho and Jennifer Coolidge for good measure. I enjoyed this film, and think you should give it a shot.