American Pie

Original characters in a contemporary teen comedy; no established characters to swap.

Male-centric coming-of-age comedy; the guys are bumbling but as comic protagonists, not as an anti-male message.

• The four male friends are the central, sympathetic characters

Effectively no LGBTQ+ content; the film is entirely about heterosexual pursuits.

Largely homogeneous late-90s suburban high-school cast that fits the setting; no quota framing.

A raunchy sex comedy with no sermonizing or message agenda.

The boys are immature and humiliated for laughs, but this is comedy, not an anti-masculinity thesis.

• Jim's webcam and pie mishaps played for slapstick humor

Original screenplay with no source material.