American Pie (film series)
American Pie is a film series, consisting of eight sex comedy films. The first film in the series was released in 1999, by Universal Pictures, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, and gained a cult following amongst young people. The second and third films were released at two-year intervals, whereas the fourth film was released in 2012. A spin-off film series titled "American Pie Presents", which includes four direct-to-video films was released from 2005 to 2009.
Chris Bender (film producer)
Chris Bender (born 1971) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through co-producing "American Pie" film series based on his own high school experiences. In November 1998, he established the management and production company, Benderspink, with partner J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University. They have had a successful first look deal with New Line Cinema for over 15 years. Benderspink also recently inked a first look deal with Universal Cable Productions.