| Overall: | D- |
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| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | D- |
| Language: | D- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 95 |
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American Pie is rated R: for strong sexuality, crude sexual dialogue, language and drinking, all involving teens.
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott
Studio: 1999 Universal Pictures
Detailed Review
American Pie's story is criminally simple: Four high school senior boys are convinced that going to college as virgins is akin to a death sentence. "They'll have special dorms…
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Why Is American Pie Rated R?
Portrayals of teens engaging in sexual activities (masturbation, oral sex, and the use of other…
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
