American Pie (film)
American Pie is a 1999 American teen sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and directed by brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, in their directorial film debut. It is the first film in the "American Pie" theatrical series. The film was a box-office hit and spawned three direct sequels: "American Pie 2" (2001), "American Wedding" (2003), and "American Reunion" (2012). The film concentrates on five best friends (Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and Stifler) who attend East Great Falls High. With the exception of Stifler (who has already lost his virginity), the guys make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation. The title is borrowed from the song of the same name and refers to a scene in the film, in which the protagonist is caught masturbating with a pie after being told that third base feels like "warm apple pie". Writer Adam Herz has stated that the title also refers to the quest of losing one's virginity in high school, which is as "American as apple pie."
John Cho
Cho began his career after graduating from Berkeley, when he moved to Los Angeles and worked with the Asian American theatre company East West Players. There, he appeared in Edward Sakamoto's "The Taste of Kona Coffee" in 1996, and in Euijoon Kim's movie "My Tired Broke Ass Pontificating Slapstick Funk" in 2000. He gained attention with a small role as "MILF Guy #2" in the 1999 comedy "American Pie", in which he popularized the slang term "MILF". Cho reprised the role in three sequels: "American Pie 2", "American Wedding", and in the latest installment "American Reunion" in which he has a much larger role. The character initially had no name but he was given the name "John" in the third film, named after Cho himself.