news culture The hottest apple pie around you… A ’90s classic returns from Netflix
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You can find everything on Netflix: ultra-serious documentaries on an equally serious topic, fictional works by great directors, but also films that go below the belt and have a certain joy in doing so. The master stud of teen comedy is leaving Netflix soon. If you haven’t seen it (again) yet, don’t worry. It’s a classic!
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- The teen movie of a generation
- The American pie spirit
The teen movie of a generation
On Valentine’s Day, the least romantic movie to watch leaves Netflix. American Pie is retiring from Netflix after three years of loyal service on the red-N hit streaming service’s catalogue. The most famous teen movie in Western pop culture, but also the most indecent, says goodbye on February 14, 2023. So you only have a few days left to hang out with Jim and his gang, meet Stifler’s mom, and “enjoy” a warm apple pie.
American Pie was a phenomenon when it hit the big screen in the summer of 1999. Many teen comedies had paved the way before (Breakfats Club, Ferris Bueller’s La Folle Journée), but none had grabbed as much headlines. Directed and written by Paul Weltz, the film was such a hit – $235.5 million in box office receipts for a budget of just 11 million, that multiple sequels and spin-offs have been released in theaters and/or direct to video (DTV). Franchising is important today 4 main episodes and 5 spin-offs
The spirit of American Pie
Dry your tears and prepare your best laughs because Netflix offers a variety of comedies that quickly veer into trash comedy. In between connection, That ’90s show, 21 Jump Street, spoof movie, how high, ted or sex education, inopportune situations and embarrassing misunderstandings jostle on the streaming platform. Granted, subscribers may regret the absence of American Pie, but it must be admitted that the Fat & Daring playlist encourages you to bite into an apple pie.
