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‘American Pie’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

November 28, 2023 · American Pie (1999) · Comedy · 1:21:42

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Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 2:24Jennifer Coolidge — 1999 was apex mountain for high school movies, and Jennifer Coolidge and Eugene Levy became the belated breakout stars who won this movie 24 years later

Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 30:00Listed several candidates: Stifler drinks the pale ale beer scene, Eugene Levy's birds and the bees speech, Nadia and Jim's room scene, and the end choir scene with Chris Klein (rewatchable for being bad)
Chris Ryan▶ 36:21The opening party at Stifler's culminating with the IPA
Sean Fennessey▶ 36:25Nadia and Jim scene (despite acknowledging it's sexually predatory and illegal)

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 40:44Stifler (Sean William Scott's performance), Finch, and Shannon Elizabeth
Chris Ryan▶ 40:49Agreed on Sean William Scott's performance in Stifler role, distinguished performance from character
Sean Fennessey▶ 42:04Agreed on Finch, noting Eddie Kaye Thomas should have had a bigger career like John Cusack

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 58:08Bill Murray — Discussed Bill Murray turning down Jim's Dad role and Alison Hannigan choosing bandcamp girl over Heather role
Chris Ryan▶ 58:14Bill Murray — Agreed Bill Murray would have walked off set and praised Alison Hannigan's career choice

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:19Shared various trivia including: took 4 tries to get R rating instead of NC-17, fake erection made with cooked sausage on pencil wrapped in foil, apple pie from Costco, pale ale was beer with egg whites, Chris Klein and Sean William Scott practiced lacrosse for 3 weeks before using body doubles, 'say my name bitch' was ad-libbed by Alyson Hannigan
Chris Ryan▶ 1:01:39Made jokes about the R-rating attempts being about pie-related scenes, commented on needing more memorable stories at The Ringer like the fake erection story, and discussed Chris Klein's post-90210 hair style
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:02:17Engaged with trivia discussion, noted Sean William Scott's 'I am a lord' line after scoring, discussed The Naked Mile as similar to Will Ferrell's Old School streaking scene, and compared Chris Klein's performance to his role in Election

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:12Chris Owen as 'The Shermanator'
Chris Ryan▶ 1:08:02Agreed about Eugene Levy's changed status and provided context about Chris Owen's other late 90s movie appearances
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:48Eugene Levy — Discussed Eugene Levy but noted he's not really 'that guy' anymore due to Schitt's Creek, also mentioned Natasha Lyonne before Russian Doll

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:13:26Multiple quotes including 'Say goodbye to Chuck Sherman the boy, say hello to Chuck Sherman the man', 'This one time at band camp I stuck a flute in my pussy', 'You never double clicked your mouse'
Chris Ryan▶ 1:15:02Referenced Stifler saying 'What's up ladies... bitches' and noted multiple problematic Stifler quotes from 1999
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:44Stifler's line: 'I say why don't you guys locate your dicks remove the shrink wrap and fucking use them'

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:16:21Did this movie invent the MILF? No, a 1995 Usenet post predated the movie by four years, but the film popularized the term

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:19:00Seann William Scott — Sean William Scott short term, Eugene Levy long term
Chris Ryan▶ 1:18:12Jason Biggs — Initially suggests the Weitz brothers, then discusses various actors including Jason Biggs becoming a known name
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:17Paul Weitz — The Weitz brothers

Movies Referenced (39)

Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 26:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

She's All That (1999)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 2:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 2:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

American Beauty (1999)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bachelor Party (1984)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 7:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Best in Show (2000)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clueless (1995)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 24:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Drowning Mona (2000)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 59:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fargo (1996)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 40:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lethal Weapon (1987)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 12:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Road Trip (2000)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 17:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Superbad (2007)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 23:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Kevin Smith

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy▶ 17:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 19:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Moore

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Manchester by the Sea, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 25:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Lynch

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 14:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 12:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sidney Lumet

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for 12 Angry Men▶ 12:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (45)

Chris Klein

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for American Pie▶ 16:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jim Carrey

11 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 17:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eugene Levy

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman▶ 4:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tara Reid

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for American Pie, Van Wilder▶ 24:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harvey Danger

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for American Pie, Saving Silverman▶ 37:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jennifer Coolidge

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for A Cinderella Story, Shotgun Wedding▶ 4:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jason Biggs

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for American Pie▶ 6:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Owen Wilson

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, Wedding Crashers▶ 41:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shannon Elizabeth

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for American Pie, Scary Movie, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot▶ 14:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dustin Hoffman

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Rain Man, Tootsie, Midnight Cowboy▶ 56:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Greta Gerwig

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Barbie, Lady Bird▶ 49:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Cho

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Trek▶ 48:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Roger Ebert

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 20:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shane Black

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 12:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tommy Lee

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Vanilla Sky▶ 14:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗