American Reunion

Theatrical Release Date: 2012 04 06 (USA)

UPC: 025192114106

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Humor, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Youth Substance Use]

Summary: The American Pie series comes full circle as the characters from the 1999 comedy classic return to East Great Falls for their ten-year high-school reunion and experience a weekend they will never forget. While some couples, like Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), got serious and tied the knot, others, like Oz (Chris Klein) and Heather (Mena Suvari), went their separate ways. Meanwhile, Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) still looks back with lust at that perfect evening he spent with Stifler's mom. Seann William Scott, Tara Reid, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Shannon Elizabeth, Eugene Levy, and Natasha Lyonne co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Deleted scenes
Gag reel
Jim's Dad
Ouch! My Balls!
The "Reunion" reunion: re-launching the series
Feature commentary

American Reunion

Format: DVD

Release Date: 07/10/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 227 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- American Reunion
1. Chapter 1 [4:48]
2. Chapter 2 [4:09]
3. Chapter 3 [5:27]
4. Chapter 4 [4:25]
5. Chapter 5 [4:45]
6. Chapter 6 [3:51]
7. Chapter 7 [4:32]
8. Chapter 8 [8:33]
9. Chapter 9 [1:04]
10. Chapter 10 [1:29]
11. Chapter 11 [2:28]
12. Chapter 12 [:19]
13. Chapter 13 [1:42]
14. Chapter 14 [:57]
15. Chapter 15 [3:52]
16. Chapter 16 [7:03]
17. Chapter 17 [:41]
18. Chapter 18 [1:13]
19. Chapter 19 [4:24]
20. Chapter 20 [4:15]

Perry Seibert

In order to breathe new life into the American Pie franchise, the studio asked Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg if they wanted to take a crack at writing and directing a feature about the circle of friends going to a class reunion. It turned out that the duo had grown up with the series and reveled in the opportunity to revive Jim, Stifler, Finch, Kevin, and the rest of the gang. The phrase "rest of the gang" isn't used lightly. For their American Reunion, the pair bring back seemingly every single character from the first movie -- even Nadia and Sherman get a scene -- and make sure that each of them gets at least one bit of business or laugh. All of these callbacks make American Reunion a joy for those who really have lived with that first film in their hearts for over a decade. Thirteen years after graduating, Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) are married with a child, and the toll of everyday domestic life has sapped away the erotic elements of their relationship -- a point driven home in the very funny opening scene, a comedic set piece about sexual frustration that promises more than the movie eventually delivers. Jim and Michelle soon head back home for a high-school reunion, where they meet up with Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), a devoted househusband who finds himself succumbing to feelings for his old girlfriend Vicky (Tara Reid); Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), who has spent the last decade traveling the globe like the twentysomething version of the Dos Equis pitchman; Oz (Chris Klein), a successful television sports reporter who is married to a shallow hottie; and Stifler (Seann William Scott), who works as an office temp and has to take a voluminous amount of crap from a boss just as sarcastic, obnoxious, and offensive as he is. Over the next few days, a lot of people see Jim naked, Oz realizes he's still in love with Heather (Mena Suvari), Stifler gets revenge on some sarcastic high schoolers by dropping a deuce in their beer-filled cooler, and Jim's widower dad finds a surprising but age-appropriate partner for his first time back out on the dating scene. Nothing unexpected or surprising happens in the movie, but there are some good laughs, especially when Jim's dad crashes an epic house party thrown by Stifler. The comfortable familiarity of the characters will be welcomed by those who just want to spend more time with these people, but the problem with American Reunion is that while American Pie balanced heart and raunch in unexpected ways in 1999, comedy has evolved since then. Judd Apatow and his many collaborators have come close to perfecting how to draw characters that we emotionally identify with while still reveling in a barrage of vulgar dialogue and outrageous situations. This 31-year-old married guy not getting any just doesn't have the complexity or the richness of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. American Reunion ends up capturing what it feels like to go to an actual high-school reunion. If you loved those days, odds are good you'll have a fine time, but you will quickly realize things aren't the way they used to be. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jason Biggs  Executive Producer 
Louis G. Friedman  Executive Producer 
Chris Moore  Producer 
Craig Perry  Producer 
Warren Zide  Producer 
Chris Weitz  Executive Producer 
Paul Weitz  Executive Producer 
Adam Herz  Producer 
Seann William Scott  Executive Producer 
Hayden Schlossberg  Director 
Hayden Schlossberg  Screenwriter 
Jon Hurwitz  Director 
Jon Hurwitz  Screenwriter 
Lyle Workman  Composer (Music Score) 
Jason Biggs  Actor 
Alyson Hannigan  Actor 
Chris Klein  Actor 
Thomas Ian Nicholas  Actor 
Tara Reid  Actor 
Seann William Scott  Actor 
Mena Suvari  Actor 
Eddie Kaye Thomas  Actor 
John Cho  Actor 
Jennifer Coolidge  Actor 
Eugene Levy  Actor 
Shannon Elizabeth  Actor 
Natasha Lyonne  Actor 
Dania Ramirez  Actor 
Katrina Bowden  Actor 
Jay Harrington  Actor 
Ali Cobrin  Actor 
Chuck Hittinger  Actor 
Chris Owen  Actor 
Justin Isfeld  Actor 
Charlene Amoia  Actor 
Jesse Malinowski  Actor 
Robert Hayes  Actor 
Vik Sahay  Actor 
Stevie Ray Dallimore  Actor 
Kim Wall  Actor 
Neil Patrick Harris  Actor 
George Christopher Bianchi  Actor 
Jennifer Bell  Actor 
Autumn Dial  Actor 
Rebecca Field  Actor 
Vince Pisani  Actor 
Terri James  Actor 
Jennifer Kober  Actor 
Raheem Babalola  Actor 
Valarie Kobrovsky  Actor 
Benjamin G. Arthur  Actor 
Hart Turner  Actor 
Matt Mangum  Actor 
Molly Cheek  Actor 
Brian Mahoney  Actor 
Chad Ochocinco  Actor 
Zane Wind  Actor 
Randy Hurwitz  Actor 
Helenna Santos Levy  Actor 
Michael Beasley  Actor 
Pam Green  Actor 
Joseph Kaiser  Actor 
Michael May  Actor 
Logan Van Sickle  Actor 
Chase Krepp  Actor 
Maximiliano Wissinger  Actor 
John Jason Bailey  Actor 
Elizabeth Shea Hurwitz  Actor 
Rod C. Rich  Actor 
Jenna Willis  Actor 

Country: USA