American Pie: Band Camp

Comedy

Tad Hilgenbrinck	Matt Stifler
Eugene Levy	Mr. Levenstein
Arielle Kebbel	Elyse
Jason Earles	Ernie Kaplowitz
Tara Killian	Patty
Carla Alaponte	Leslie
Matt Baker	Derek
Matt Barr	Brandon Vandecamp
Daniel Booko	Senior Football Player
Sean Briskey	Novak
Jun Hee Lee	Jimmy
Crystle Lightning	Chloe

Director	Steve Rash
Producer	Mike Elliott
Writer	Adam Herz; Brad Riddell
Cinematography	Victor J. Kemper
Musician	Robert Folk

A spin-off rather than a sequel, Band Camp is the fourth entry in the American Pie franchise, but the first without the original cast. Instead a new trash-talking teen takes the lead. His name is Matt (Tad Hilgenbrinck) and he's Steve Stifler's younger brother (and despite the dark hair, Hilgenbrinck does resemble Seann William Scott--without the impish charm). There's nothing the football playing party boy hates more than bandies, the geeky members of the high school band. After he gets caught "punking" his favorite victims, he's sent to the guidance counselor, a redheaded gent known as the Sherminator (Chris Owen), who recommends band camp as penance. Since Steve has moved on to become a Girls Gone Wild impresario, Matt decides he'll make his own R-rated opus, "Bandies Gone Wild." This means spying on the well endowed camp counselors and other unwitting campers while they're showering, sunbathing, etc. When the not-so-bright triangle player gets caught yet again, his new friends abandon him, leading Stiffmeister Jr. to believe he just may have gone too far. Band Camp, which was released straight to DVD, plays more like Porky's than American Pie, and features Eugene Levy as Mr. Levenstein, AKA "Jim's Dad," the camp's conflict resolution officer and ex-porn star Ginger Lynn Allen as the camp nurse. --Kathleen C. Fennessy