American Wedding

American Wedding follows Jim Levenstein as he proposes to his longtime girlfriend Michelle Flaherty, prompting a rushed engagement once his grandmother's failing health makes it clear she wants to see him married. Planning the ceremony brings Jim's old friends Kevin and Finch back into the picture, along with Steve Stifler, whose involvement in the bachelor party and the wedding arrangements threatens to turn the whole event into a disaster. Michelle's younger sister Cadence becomes the focus of attention for both Finch and Stifler, who compete for her while the preparations keep going wrong.

The film is the third installment in the comedy series that began with American Pie, and it was released in August 2003. Jesse Dylan directed it from a screenplay by Adam Herz, who also produced alongside Chris Bender and Chris Moore; it sits between Dylan's How High from 2001 and Kicking & Seaming from 2005. Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan lead a cast that also includes January Jones, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott and Molly Cheek, with 48 credited cast members and 158 credited crew.

Produced on a budget of 55 million dollars, the film took in roughly 231 million dollars worldwide, a strong return that confirmed the series' commercial appeal. Audiences were warmer toward it than critics: it holds a 6.9 rating on IMDb and a 6.2 on TMDB, while the critics' rating stands at 5.8 from 154 reviews.