Tag: American Pie
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Mean Girls Review: A Totally Fetch Movie Musical Loses Its Mean Streak, And That’s Grool
1999 was the apex of teen girl cinema, with over a dozen new releases now hailed in “girl world” as seminal classics. But that year also brought the financial juggernaut of “American Pie,” and Hollywood realized that there was serious money to be made with boy-centered sex comedies. Pair that with the horrific tragedy at…
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With ‘Bottoms’ and ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Brownstone Productions Is Reviving the R-Rated Comedy
Everyone remembers their first R-rated movie. Maybe you snuck into a theater trying to pass as 17, or maybe your parents didn’t care for censorship. Either way — whether it’s a movie with gore, expletives or nudity — that first experience leaves an impression.Max Handelman, who co-founded Brownstone Productions with his wife, Elizabeth Banks, recalls…
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Seann William Scott Had to Work as a Churro Guy at the L.A. Zoo After $8,000 ‘American Pie’ Salary
Resurfaced comments from Seann William Scott addresses pay disparity issues in Hollywood that are front and center in the SAG-AFTRA strike.Scott, who famously portrayed naughty high schooler Stiffler in the “American Pie” franchise, revealed that his salary for the original 1999 film was only $8,000. The film went on to gross more than $235 million…
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This Teen Movie Understood the Evangelical Adolescent Experience
There was the pact for four high school seniors to lose their virginity in American Pie; in The Breakfast Club, a group of teenagers from different social groups realize they’re not that different from each other; and Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) embarks on a revenge plot to topple queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams) in…
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The Best Part of ‘No Hard Feelings’ Is Actually This Scene
The Jennifer Lawrence-led comedy No Hard Feelings is a fun return to those early 2000s raunchy comedies like American Pie and Superbad that we just don’t get in theaters anymore. Better yet, for once, a woman gets to show that she can be just as filthy and funny as the men. It actually makes perfect…
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‘Bottoms’ Trailer: Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri Start a Female Fight Club in Raunchy R-Rated Comedy
A women’s self-defense club in a heightened toxic heterosexual high school? Welcome to “Bottoms.”Rachel Sennott co-wrote the high school comedy with “Shiva Baby” director Emma Seligman. Sennott plays queer teen Pj opposite “The Bear” breakout Ayo Edebiri, who portrays Pj’s childhood bestie Josie. The duo lust after their respective crushes, Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and…
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New American Pie Movie With A ‘Fresh Take’ Coming From Actor And Filmmaker Sujata Day
Just when you thought you’d sung the words, “Bye, bye, Miss American Pie,” for the last time, Universal Pictures is ready to reheat the pie and kindly offer you some more. And you better like it because this is a multimillion-dollar film franchise and it’s too expensive to pie you in the face with it. According…
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From the outhouse to the arthouse: how Hollywood’s kings of comedy got serious
Cinema’s former fart-gag maestros have recast themselves as social critics. Are they the ideal pundits for an age of obscenity?A little over 20 years ago, There’s Something About Mary spearheaded a new era for what was known as gross-out comedy. The film depicted Cameron Diaz’s central character with semen in her hair and Ben Stiller…
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Blumhouse films on Film Sales Company Cannes slate (exclusive)
Seann William Scott among stars on genre slate.Film Sales Company head Andrew Herwitz has ventured into new terrain and will launch sales in Cannes on a trio of genre films produced by Jason Blum’s prolific Blumhouse label.New York-based Herwitz will commence talks with international buyers on Bloodline, a thriller starring Seann William Scott and Dale…