Even even in the leadup to the movie now, the buzz around this thing was was so real, you know, and this is the early days of the internet, but you know, there was a red band trailer that played before >> that's the R-rated one where you probably [ __ ] the pie. >> It's not what it looks like. >> Exactly.
There was a shot of me and the pie in the movie. That's exactly right. So, which I at first was like, why are you giving that away?
Isn't that the thing? And it was And it was brilliant. >> Turns out people don't care.
>> It was [ __ ] brilliant. Um, and so the buzz around it was so tangible and and wild. And >> were you I I have some general >> Yeah.
>> Were you ner were you ashamed of your body? Did you want to work out before the scene? Did you do the push-ups >> before you start rolling?
>> Did you or did you know like I don't want did were the whites brothers like we don't want you to be in good shape? Was there what was It's a basically a nude scene. It's a humiliating nude scene, >> but like not >> Yeah.
Talk to me. >> Yeah. Yeah.
So, um I was definitely nervous um about doing it. Nervous about showing my ass. Um I was topless late, not in that scene, but in later scene dancing for Nadia uh in my bedroom.
And the truth is, I wasn't super hung up on it. I I I I sort of I mean, it was clear that this role, this gym was not the coolest of guys, you know, >> but the anchor of the movie, the centerpiece of the movie, >> the centerpiece of the movie, sure, but I also felt like um yeah, I I would later become more hung up on on my body for sure. Um but but at the time I felt like it works for the role.
It works for this. It's not a I was more just nervous about you know sort of show like showing my butt. You know my parents are going to see this kind of Yeah.
Did you >> or [ __ ] the pie my you know like these things are >> what's the do you you must have thought am I going to try to [ __ ] this pie right? Am I gonna try to put it down on this vibe >> or am I gonna like like [ __ ] animal? What?
Like did you have a [ __ ] plan? >> Yeah, there w No, there wasn't really a plan. Although I will say I uh I remember reading the script and I thought it was [ __ ] hilarious obviously and I was reading every script there.
At that point, there was a sort of a teen movie surge, but American Pie was the only one that was R-rated and was really well written and felt honest in its portrayal of teens in high school, but also had the comedic element that was above all of these other scripts that I was reading. Um, so I read this. >> If you're young, the term mil was >> Yep.
>> I took some mil. What the hell is that? >> M I LF.
A mom I'd like to [ __ ] Yeah, dude. >> I don't know invented, but it was certainly no one had said in popular culture >> up until then. Now it's uh you it's a >> Pornhub category.
I mean, it's like it's a category more than Pornhub. It's like a it's it's a it's a it's a a human category. >> Yeah.
Yep. Totally. >> And it did not exist before this movie.
>> Did not exist before 1999 and American Pie. >> Yes. Okay.
So, you're reading that. You must have been like a mil. Like it must have been so [ __ ] fun.
>> All of it. All of it. There was so much of it.
The set pieces were just came at you, no pun intended, uh with such frequency and hilarity and it was just like non-stop and and again like I recognized these kids, you know? So I was like, "Oh my god, this is reading all these scripts. Be happy to book any of them, but this is the one I really want.
" And I got it. And that's it was I was so psyched and thought kept think thought throughout that whole audition process like I would do anything to play this role. This is the >> I need to [ __ ] this pie.
>> I need to [ __ ] this pie. >> But I show up on the day of filming that pie and I had a proper nervous sort of freak out. And I remember I called that manager who had sort of, you know, came to me uh earlier in that year, you know, and found me.
And I was like, "Dude, I'm am I really gonna do this right now? " Like, "This is crazy. " Because, you know, we're you're operating in a bit of a vacuum here.
You don't know. Yes, it's a studio film. You're not, but it but it also felt independent in a lot of ways.
The studio was very hands-off. It was lowbudget for them. And so, it had it there was still like, is anyone going to [ __ ] see this thing?
Now, again, every step of the way, reading the script, casting, all you meet all these other people, you go to the table, you go, "Holy [ __ ] these people are great. This is really funny. Filming it.
Oh my god, this is really This has a lot of potential, but still it was I'm going to [ __ ] this pie. Like, could could this hurt my career? Like, I don't know.
Is this something? Is this porn? Like, what the [ __ ] am I doing?
>> And he told me I remember being in my trailer. I was like, "Am I going to do this? " And he was like, "Jason, you go in there and you [ __ ] that pie with all you got.
" And, you know, it was it was I was still nervous. Um, but we did the first take and I don't remember what the direction was. Um, I think we kind of just went for it.
You know, they they were very um particular about how far down my pants were pulled. They wanted to see my ass without it being too weird and and graphic or gratuitous. I mean, that was the whole thing about any of these movies, the way they don't work if it feels gratuitous, all this stuff.
So, they were they were really concerned. yourself. Go ahead.
>> The Whites brothers were are so [ __ ] brilliant. Um, but that was a concern and you know I I so was and it was a timing thing when Eugene walks in and his reaction and all this stuff and there was all of these elements. So I don't know if it was a real like you know how hard or little I'm going to [ __ ] the pie.
I think I did different shades of it. But for that first take I just kind of went for it. >> How many pies do you think you used?
Well, it was there was a lot on set that day and there were some unused pies that were served at craft service. So, it was absolutely Uh-huh. So, people were eating the pies that I >> Dick Dick pie.
>> Dick pie, if you will. Dick pie. >> And, um, and so, uh, I sort of went for it and I I just >> just finding out there's a class action suit for the people who ate the pie.
Sorry, you're going to lo you're going to have to test. >> Well, actually, I believe there might have been a lawsuit. There was a kid in Idaho who [ __ ] a pie after the movie came out, but did not wait for it to cool down after it came out of the oven and got thirdderee burns on his [ __ ] Um, and I settled I settled.
I settled with him. I settled. >> You had to.
You didn't. It could have been You could have won the suit. You just didn't want to waste time deal.
And at that point, I knew there was a sequel. I was like, "Fuck it. Pay him.
>> Uh, I don't need this in my life. " Um, so, uh, I I remember when action was called, just thinking as as I did with any sort of comedy up to that point and still to this day, you have to commit as you know, Mr Brennan. >> Sure.
>> And uh, action was called and I fully committed and I [ __ ] the pie as if I was having the best sex of my life. Right. >> That was sort of in my head.
What little you know about sex, what little I knew, honestly, what little I knew about sex at that point. It's the best sex of your life. This is the best thing ever.
>> And I did it and they called cut and there was like a in my head there was a pause of like and and the entire crew erupted in laughter. >> Great. >> And that I'll never forget that moment as long as I live.
That was the moment for me where I go, okay, anything [ __ ] goes. Yeah, >> I could do anything I want comedically as long as a it makes sense in the story, b it feels grounded and possible and c I [ __ ] commit 110%. >> And uh and again, it's not all on me.
It was a hilarious joke to write. I mean, that was it was like so [ __ ] funny and absurd and visually writ the theatrical ones. Yeah.
And so it just works. >> And also, weirdly, your life is different. >> Yeah.
>> Like, oh, okay, [ __ ] applause break. Your life's never the same. >> Never the same.
There is a that is a huge sort of in life. Do you get that clear a thing? Like >> there's a before I [ __ ] the pie and an after I [ __ ] the pie.
>> Yep. Yep. >> Hey, did you like that?
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