American Pie

1999 film by Paul Weitz and Adam Herz
Movie film Q220713
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American Pie is a romantic comedy film, teen film, and coming-of-age film. It additionally fits the genres of sex comedy and high school film.

American Pie

Summary

American Pie is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,990 views/month, #517 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Pie's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • American Pie was directed by Paul Weitz[4].
  • American Pie was directed by Chris Weitz[5].
  • Adam Herz wrote the screenplay for American Pie[6].
  • American Pie's composer is recorded as David Nessim Lawrence[7].
  • American Pie's genre is romantic comedy film[8].
  • American Pie's genre is teen film[9].
  • American Pie's genre is coming-of-age film[10].
  • American Pie's genre is sex comedy[11].
  • American Pie's genre is high school film[12].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Jason Biggs[13].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Chris Klein[14].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Thomas Ian Nicholas[15].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Alyson Hannigan[16].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Shannon Elizabeth[17].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Natasha Lyonne[18].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Seann William Scott[19].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Mena Suvari[20].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Eddie Kaye Thomas[21].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Tara Reid[22].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Eugene Levy[23].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Jennifer Coolidge[24].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Chris Owen[25].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Eli Marienthal[26].
  • A cast member of American Pie was Casey Affleck[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Chris Weitz[28], Chris Moore[29], Warren Zide[30], and Craig Perry[31]. Directors include Paul Weitz[4] and Chris Weitz[5]. Adam Herz wrote the screenplay for American Pie[6]. Cast members include Jason Biggs[13], Chris Klein[14], Thomas Ian Nicholas[15], Alyson Hannigan[16], Shannon Elizabeth[17], and Natasha Lyonne[18].

Publication

Publication dates include July 9, 1999[32], August 27, 1999[33], and January 6, 2000[34]. The original language of American Pie was English[35]. Genres include romantic comedy film[8], teen film[9], coming-of-age film[10], sex comedy[11], and high school film[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[36]. It was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

American Pie's main subject is virginity[38]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[39], 62%[40], 58/100[41], and 7.0/10[42].

Why It Matters

American Pie ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,990 views/month, #517 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  37. [32] . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  38. [33] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  39. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [38] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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