American Pie 2

American Pie 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames B. Rogers
Screenplay byAdam Herz
Story byAdam Herz
David H. Steinberg
Based onCharacters
by Adam Herz
Produced byChris Moore
Warren Zide
Craig Perry
Starring
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byLarry Madaras
Stuart H. Pappé
Music byDavid Lawrence
Production
companies
LivePlanet
Zide/Perry Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$232.7 million[2]

American Pie 2 is a 2001 American sex comedy film directed by James B. Rogers and written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg from a story by Herz. A sequel to the 1999 comedy film American Pie, it is the second film in the American Pie series and stars Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Eugene Levy. The film follows the sexual exploits of five friends – Jim, Kevin, Stifler, Oz, and Finch – and their attempts to have the greatest summer party ever at a summer beach house.

American Pie 2 was released in the United States on August 10, 2001, and grossed over $145 million in the US and $142 million overseas on a budget of $30 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise at just under $232 million worldwide. The film was followed by American Wedding (2003).

  1. ^ "American Pie 2". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ a b "American Pie 2 (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2018.