Sean William Scott earned only $8000 for American Pie

I would eat his ass all nite long.

So the movie made $235 million, and the show's biggest star made only $8000?

Something is seriously wrong with that.

American Pie was a small indie film that became a sleeper smash through word of mouth. No one knew it was gonna be a hit.

R2 none of them were stars when they filmed the first film lmao. Wtf.

So, it was proportionate to his talent?

Probably would have been more if he'd gotten his dick out on camera instead of in the Producer's office.

Just remember this when folks tell casting couch stories. Hot young people, underpaid, and desperate for fame, in expensive LA. Even if it's not for a part, I'm sure there are loads of wealthy people more than happy to help "support" hot young actors at the start of their fame. If $8k could get him excited, imagine what $5k for a trip can get ya.

[quote]If $8k could get him excited, imagine what $5k for a trip can get ya.

He obviously chose to sell churros instead.

These were all very young unknown actors. Did you think they would get paid millions for this? I mean come on. It was a low budget film made for $11 million dollars, which included the promotional cost. It opened with $18 million dollars, shocking everyone (it was projected to make around $10 million it’s opening weekend) and with word of mouth had legs.

It catapulted its cast to stardom. They weren’t stars yet. They were paid a lot more for the sequels.

Now I understand why Chris Klein dropped out of American Wedding.

I heard it was a money negotiation, and I don't blame him for not wanting to be taken advantage of again.

R10 I heard he was not invited to do it.

Klein has said it was the script and his character had very little to do. Code for failed money negotiations. There’d be no reason to not invite him back and break up the original group of guys. He came back and did the other ones.

They didn’t invite him back.

Thank goodness he has The Rock to console him.

Is The Rock banging SWS's hole, R14??

And now the most important... when will he finally come out?

[quote] Just remember this when folks tell casting couch stories. Hot young people, underpaid, and desperate for fame, in expensive LA. Even if it's not for a part, I'm sure there are loads of wealthy people more than happy to help "support" hot young actors at the start of their fame

I guess this would explain why Sean William Scott was involved with that very shady group, when he was still an unknown actor.

I won't go into details, but it's not a nice story.

As others have said these were unknown actors doing a small movie.

Do people think unknown actors get paid millions of dollars? If are a no one you would typically get paid SAG minimums. Then as you become successful your agent can negotiate for higher salaries

I'm completely for both the writers and actors strike, but let's not start talking nonsense.

We have an opening for you, Seann.

[quote]He obviously chose to sell churros instead.

Is that what he calls it?

That's OK, OP. Everyone knows he made his living procuring young actors for closeted moguls and Hollywood power brokers. Oh, and like many actors, he also sold drugs. Getting paid for acting to him was like you finding $20 in your winter coat.

SWS must be hurting for money again, because he's doing a food delivery commercial with Jason Biggs.

$8,000 for what was probably about a month’s work wasn’t bad pay, especially 25 years ago.

[quote]SWS must be hurting for money again, because he's doing a food delivery commercial with Jason Biggs.

You'll know he's REALLY hurting when he actually starts doing food delivery.

Is that why he was forced to become a gay pimp?

Dude Where's My Tongue?

$8k was appropriate at the time for that movie and for someone at his experience level. All these attempts by actors recently of using highly selective facts to create a picture of being extremely underpaid is getting ridiculous.

It’s crazy how that kiss in a throwaway dumb comedy was more passionate and realistic than in any gay film of the time. Heath and Jake looked like they were pissed as they smashed their faces together in Brokeback Mountain. Probably needed dental work after.

R28 what kiss?

Forgot to tag r26, r29

Audition for Helix Studios

[quote]I'm completely for both the writers and actors strike, but let's not start talking nonsense.

This story resurfaced as a, "this is why we strike" thing but the interview it came from was done a while ago and wasn't about that at all.

He made, possibly 8,000 to do the movie but he did get residuals after it came out. Movies back then stayed in theaters longer and then ended up being released on DVD and cable.

This story should be framed as, for an actor today, that movie would have had a short theater run and then come out on streaming and they would have made barely anything for residuals. Or it would have been released on streaming from the start and they would have gotten barely gotten anything other than the initial payment.

[quote] This story resurfaced as a, "this is why we strike" thing but the interview it came from was done a while ago and wasn't about that at all.

You industry people are smart.

I just read this as a regular celebrity article, but now that you mention it, I guess the story really is propaganda for the Writer's Strike.

I guess I'm just naive.