In American Wedding, Finch and Stifler end up of vying for the same girl’s affections—Cadence.
“Adam really thought of a pretty amazing way for us to have a competition,” says Eddie Kaye Thomas. “It was a way for Seann and I to go out there and try tons of new stuff.”
Seann William Scott elaborates, “Finch sees an opportunity to start acting like me. He calls himself the Finchmeister. So we have this duel, with Stifler doing his version of the polite nice guy. It was a great opportunity to go completely overboard.”
Herz muses, “It’s been four years since we’ve met these characters, but out of all of them, Stifler hasn’t matured. He’s had four more years of practice being ‘Stifler.’ If anything, he’s worse. But by the end of the film, though, we see a little bit of Steve that we might not have seen before, which I’m really happy about.”
In the meantime, Jim is just trying to dodge mishaps and have a beautiful wedding.
“Jim is just trying to grow up and not be the ‘crazy glue, pie humping, caught jerking off by his parents’ guy,” cracks Biggs.
Jim may be the friend everyone wishes they had, while Stifler is the guy you wish you could forget.
“The goal I had with Stifler was to make him the guy you hate to love, not the guy you love to hate,” explains Scott.
“Comedy in the American Pie franchise is never mean-spirited,” says producer Perry. “You laugh out of embarrassment for these guys because, lord knows, we’ve all been there. So we give you the hijinks, along with the sweetness and the innocence behind the laughs.”
Still, it wouldn’t be an American Pie if the summer fun didn’t get a little down and dirty. “There are virgins, strippers and a gay bar,” promises Moore. “You will find out what really goes on with Grandma at the wedding. The rest I leave to your imagination.”
At the heart of the American Pie franchise are four archetypal young men who remain close friends in spite of their differences. Jim is the good guy who always screws things up, Stifler is the quintessential bad boy, Kevin is the “glue” and Finch is the mysterious sophisticate.
The summer reunion of Jim, Stifler, Kevin and Finch also meant a reunion for Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Eddie Kaye Thomas.
“I have a large group of people on this movie that I consider my friends. Seann is awesome, he is the sweetest guy you will ever meet. Eddie Kaye Thomas, the same thing. He’s a great guy. Thomas Ian Nicholas is back, Alyson Hannigan is back . . . they are all wonderful. I was so lucky to get to work with them a third time. We all have a great time,” says Biggs.
Scott adds, “I have been really lucky to be surrounded by such a bunch of great actors—Jason, Eddie and Thomas. They are so good they make my job easy.”
For most of the actors, their friendships have continued off-screen as well. Friendship, according to the cast and filmmakers, is the reason it all works.
“Jason and I hang out. We have known each other for a while and his comedic instincts are amazing. Watching Seann and Thomas, they all deliver so consistently. It’s a thrill to get the chance to work with them again,” says Eddie Kaye Thomas.
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