A MILF, according to someone who probably squints a lot.
With American Reunion set to be released on April 6, it’s only standard that Universal Pictures would amp up the promotional campaigns to try to milk every last drop out of the franchise’s prostate. Reunion has us checking in on the American Pie gang 10 years later, as they return to wherever it is they’re from for their high school reunion. All the old characters are back, including Jim… and whatever the names are of the other characters played by actors who need this paycheck.
That also means that Stiffler’s mom (Jennifer Coolidge) is back, undoubtedly to seduce Finch again. But even though 10 years would mean a considerable difference between a woman in her late 40s and a woman now in her late 50s, Universal wants to remind us that Stiffler’s mom still introduced most of us to the MILF ideology.
For some reason people think this is controversial, but I think it’s empowering. For starters, we’re rewarding women for being attractive, and that’s pretty much the standard of American pop culture, so there’s no point in debating that. But this also echoes the importance of institutions such as my FilmDrunk Hollywood Cougar Hall of Fame, which celebrates actresses north of 40 who still “keep it tight.”
I’m looking at you, Diane Lane.
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Thank you for the Diane Lane picture, those are always appropriate.
In defense of Jennifer Coolidge, I bet she’s the cat’s meow in the sack. By which I mean you’d leave the sexual encounter feeling as if you’d been licked all over by sandpaper and covered in scratch marks.
I can’t be the only one who read that “A MILF, according to someone who probably squirts a lot”
I only squinted when I read the name, and I have to admit, Calvin Coolidge looks pretty good.
Jennifer Coolidge was Christina Hendricks before being Christina Hendricks was cool.
I’m sort of glad I’ve never met Diane Lane in real life because then I’d have to explain to her why I always carry a roll of quarters in my pants
Fans of the original will feel old when they see that Chris Klein’s forehead has surpassed Mena Suvari’s.
Who over inflated that Barbie doll? Can you inflate Barbie dolls? Do they have inflatable Barbie dolls? Would that be marketable? What the fuck am I talking about?
If this is real I’ll be expecting a slideshow. A very disturbing slideshow.
You know it’s coming.
Dang, I really want an iPad but I don’t have any kids….at least…none that I know about.
*finger guns, hip thrusts
I saw some “My Strange Addiction” or whatever type show about some withered old hag in her 70s who goes out with young men (30s) and calls herself a “Cougar.”
Now, I know there’s no such thing as Slang Police, but who else is with me? There should definitely be a line in the sand between a true “cougar” and an unattractive “other” who is just an old bag.
FWIW, Simmons has the exact same bit in his columns. I forget what he calls it, but it’s a club for attractive actresses over 40, and he literally named it after Diane Lane. But you can’t ever really get enough Diane Lane love, so it’s all good.