Sean William Scott Is Wrong About A Modern American Pie: It Already Happened

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However, 2018's Blockers is perhaps the closest thing to a modern American Pie, and it garnered quite a positive reception if its box office numbers and general reviews provide any indication. Directed by Pitch Perfect writer/producer Kay Cannon, Blockers follows three parents played by John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, and Leslie Mann as they try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on Prom night. The American Pie franchise lost its popularity over time, yet Blockers expressed a similar concept with over-the-top, gross-out humor in tow. Blockers may not have had the enormous cultural impact of American Pie, but it's now considered a cult comedy and is well-loved by many.

Scott is right in that comedy has evolved over the years, thus a modern take of American Pie would need to update its humor. Over time, American Pie's humor lost some of its shock value, like the now-classic apple pie scene, or would be considered too offensive, such as the instance of a naked foreign exchange student being spied on without her knowledge or consent. With that said, Blockers does prove with instances like Cena's butt-chugging beer scene and the couple-fondling navigation moment that audiences are not above low-brow humor. Blockers may be the closest widespread American Pie imitation in the past decade, excluding the newer American Pie: Presents films, yet it's also notably not the only major instance of shock humor coming back. For example, 2022 saw the anticipated release of Jackass Forever, which included ludicrous stunts like pig semen-drinking, bee-covered genitals, and underwater fart explosions. The humor of these stunts isn't in any way witty or smart, but the movie still grossed $78 million at the box office.