American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

"It's the hottest slice yet!"

2009 1h 33m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 1,871

Comedy

Synopsis

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Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfortunately for them, the book is ruined, and with incomplete advice, the Bible leads them on a hilarious journey to lose their virginity.

“It's the hottest slice yet!”

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Cast

Bug Hall
Rob
Brandon Hardesty
Lube
Kevin M. Horton
Nathan
Beth Behrs
Heidi
Melanie Papalia
Dana
Jennifer Holland
Ashley
John Patrick Jordan
Stifler
Louisa Lytton
Imogen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Putch
Writers: David H. Steinberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "American Pie (Spin-off) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Putch, shot by Ross Berryman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Lawrence. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bug Hall and Brandon Hardesty and Kevin M. Horton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the hottest slice yet!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Putch directs. Ross Berryman behind the camera. David Lawrence scores. John Gilbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "American Pie (Spin-off) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by John Putch, shot by Ross Berryman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Lawrence. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bug Hall and Brandon Hardesty and Kevin M. Horton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's the hottest slice yet!".
9IMDB entry: tt1407050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "high school", "sequel", "crude humor", "spin off".
11Released under 29 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ross Berryman
Original score: David Lawrence
Editing: John Gilbert
Production design: Tony Devenyi
Costume design: Cynthia Ann Summers
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Kipps
VFX supervisor: Ron Simonson
Sound: Patrick Giraudi
Stunt coordinator: Ernie Jackson
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $5,021,219
Return: 63% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009)

Part of

American Pie (Spin-off) Collection

Why settle for one slice of pie when you can have five? This over-the-top, outrageous quintet of American Pie Presents movies includes Band Camp, The Naked Mile, Beta House, The Book of Love and Girls Rule which follows the hilarious and heart-warming antics of Erik Stifler and the Stifler clan. Whether it’s spending a summer at the infamous band camp, running a mile in the buff, pledging a raucous fraternity, discovering the Book of Love, or learning the girls' rules, the laughs just keep coming in this sexy and sidesplitting five-movie collection.