For en specifik generation der betyder American Pie-filmene en del, men på et tidspunkt begyndte IP'en så småt at løbe tør for damp, og hele college-humor-genren gik en kende død.
Men det betyder ikke at flere af skuespillerne bag de originale film ville afvise at vende tilbage - tværtimod har flere udvist interesse i at se deres karakterer i deres 40'ere. I et interview med ComicBook.com fortæller Seann William Scott eksempelvis, at han gerne vil spille karakteren "Stifler" igen.
"I don't know, I just love the character so much. We have to have a great idea, and especially these days, it has to be awesome. You know, comedy is tough, and they have always been tough, but you know, comedies have really changed. But I think, honestly, we have been talking about an idea. I had one and I still have one that we've literally just recently started talking about."
"It would be so much fun to see, I think, fun, but also really fascinating to see a guy like Stifler in his mid-forties today trying to figure things out. A guy who hasn't really changed that much, but the world has changed, you know, what would his life be like? ... Is there a fun end to a story? I don't know if it'll ever happen."
Det lyder nu meget sjovt, og Scott er ikke den eneste der har udtrykt interesse, men om det sker er naturligvis svært at sige.