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Jim Levenstein has finally found the courage to ask his girlfriend, Michelle Flaherty to marry him. She agrees to get married, but the problems don’t stop there for Jim. Now along with Paul Finch and Kevin Myers, Jim must plan the wedding. Unfortunately Steve Stifler is in town and won’t let the wedding go past without having some fun himself, which includes setting up a secret bachelor party.
American Wedding (known as American Pie 3: The Wedding or American Pie: The Wedding, in some countries) is a 2003 American romantic comedy film and a sequel to American Pie and American Pie 2. It is the third (originally intended final) installment in the American Pie theatrical series. It was written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan. Another sequel, American Reunion, was released nine years later. This also stands as the last film in the series to be written by Herz, who conceptualized the franchise.
Though the film mainly focuses on the union of Jim Levenstein and Michelle Flaherty, for the first time in the series, the story centers on Steve Stifler, and his outrageous antics including his attempt to organize a bachelor party, teaching Jim to dance for the wedding, and competing with Finch to win the heart of Michelle’s lovely sister, Cadence.
While on a date in a fancy restaurant with Michelle Flaherty, Jim Levenstein is ready to ask her to marry him. However, his dad still has to arrive with a ring because he forgot it. He tries to stall the question, causing her to think that he actually wants oral sex. She goes under the table and gives Jim fellatio just as Jim’s dad arrives with the ring, causing her to bump her head on the table and attract the attention of the entire restaurant. Still, Michelle accepts the proposal.
High school pals Kevin Myers and Paul Finch serve as groomsmen, while the ‘MILF’ Guys – John and Justin – proclaim themselves as ushers. Unfortunately, the gang’s obnoxious friend Steve Stifler crashes the couple’s engagement party. The gang tries to keep the wedding a secret from Stifler, fearing he might ruin everything but after he finds out about it, he instantly comes up with an idea to throw Jim a huge bachelor party, upsetting Jim.
Jim is worried about dancing at the wedding, but salvation comes in the form of Stifler, who has taken dance lessons. Stifler agrees to teach Jim to dance on the condition he be allowed to attend the wedding and plan the bachelor party; Jim demands that Stifler tone down his obnoxious personality for Michelle’s parents in exchange. Meanwhile, the wedding dress Michelle finally settles on after long hours of searching is made by only one designer working for one store, so the boys set out to find the dressmaker for her.
They go to Chicago looking for “Leslie Sommers”; Stifler unwittingly walks into a gay bar, and his raucous behavior gets him into a dispute with several of the bar’s patrons. It turns out Leslie Sommers is actually a man, who agrees to make the dress after witnessing a dance-off between Stifler and Bear. Stifler earns the respect of Bear, with the latter even offering to provide strippers for Jim’s bachelor party.
In the meantime, Michelle’s younger sister, Cadence, flies in for the wedding. Both Finch and Stifler are attracted to her, and in an effort to win her over, they each adopt the other’s personality and mannerisms. Stifler arranges the bachelor party for everyone at Jim’s house except Jim, who unknowingly has arranged a ‘special dinner’ for Michelle’s parents before the wedding to explain why he will be a good husband and finally win them over. Bear introduces the three to Fraulein Brandi and Officer Krystal, who play submissive and dominant roles with them.
The party is abruptly halted by the unexpected return of Jim, Harold and Mary. With assistance from Bear, who poses as a butler named “Mr. Belvedere”, Jim nearly succeeds in keeping the activities a secret, until Michelle’s mother opens a closet door and is shocked to find Kevin inside, stripped to his boxers and tied to a chair (following a kinky game with the strippers). The boys explain that it was an attempt to make Jim seem like a hero that went horribly wrong, and Michelle’s parents accept this explanation, and tell him that if he puts that much effort into the upcoming marriage, she can give him her blessing.
Directed by: Jesse Dylan
Starring: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, January Jones
Screenplay by: Adam Hertz
Cinematography by: Lloyd Ahern
Production Design by: Clayton Hartley
Art Direction by: Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Costume Design by: Pamela Withers
Set Decoration by: Brana Rosenfeld
Music by: Christophe Beck
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and crude humor.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: August 1, 2003
