Eugene Levy, who played Jim's Dad in the American Pie movies, has revealed that when he first read the script he didn't think he could star in a movie with so many graphic scenes.
The 69-year-old actor played Noah Levenstein, the perpetually awkward Dad to Jason Bigg's sexually frustrated teen, in the hit comedy, and says initially the vulgar humour made him feel uneasy.
When asked if the context of the film ever made him feel uncomfortable, he said: ''Where do you want to start? Walking in on your son masturbating into a tube sock in the opening scene?
Eugene Levy (middle) played the awkward but kind of cool dad in American Pie
"I didn't necessarily like the character that much in the script. He was trying to be too much of a 'nudge-wink' friend to the son, instead of a dad.
"My instinct was to push him back and make him a corny old dad that the kids don't want to hang around."
American Pie focused on five best friends who make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation.
Thanks in no small part to the sexual crudity and in particular a very famous scene with an actual apple pie, the movie became a box office hit and spawned a series of sequels including American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), and American Reunion (2012). Not to mention the phrase MILF.
Despite his initial reservations, the movies gave a huge boost to Levy's career, who before then was best known for his role in Christoher Gest's mockumentary films such as Best in Show. He was the only actor to appear in all eight American Pie films.
