Adam Herz

Adam Herz
Known for
  • Screenwriter
  • producer

Adam Herz (born September 12, 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer known for selling the script of the movie American Pie.

Herz's first screenplay, originally titled East Great Falls High, was written over a winter ski vacation in 1998. It was based on his high school years in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It sold for a reported $650,000 in 1999 and became the film American Pie.

In July 2019, POP TV ordered an 8-episode run of his newly created high school-set comedy, Bad Intentions. The show was later cancelled right before cameras were due to start rolling due to original content cuts.

Herz is a whiskey enthusiast and has a reputation for identifying counterfeit high-end spirits.

He is Jewish.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
1999 American Pie Yes No Also uncredited co-producer
2001 American Pie 2 Yes Executive Also cameo: Younger Business Suit
2003 American Wedding Yes Yes
2008 My Best Friend's Girl No Yes
2011 Mardi Gras: Spring Break No Yes
2012 American Reunion No Yes
2016 Flock of Dudes No Executive
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules No Executive

Also credited "Based on characters created by" for all other American Pie films, in which he did not participate personally.

Television

Year Title Writer Executive
producer		 Creator Notes
2001 Go Fish Yes Yes Yes Creator and executive producer (5 episodes)
Writer (Episode: ""Go Four-Point Plan")
2019 Best Intentions Yes Yes Yes Unaired pilot for cancelled series

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Herz News & Biography - Empire". www.empireonline.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (July 9, 1999). "Film Review; The Road to Manhood, Paved in Raunchy Jokes and Pie". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ Middleton, Richard (July 11, 2019). "Pop TV orders comedy from American Pie's Adam Herz". TBI Vision.
  4. ↑ Kimball, Trevor (March 6, 2020). "Best Intentions: New Comedy Series Cancelled by Pop TV". canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ https://www.lawhiskeysociety.com/member_page.php?f_user_id=14
  6. ↑ https://facebook.com/WhiskeyHerz
  7. ↑ Osgerby, Bill (October 8, 2019). American Pie: The Anatomy of Vulgar Teen Comedy. ISBN 9781134814688.
  8. ↑ "A Jewish Slice of 'American Pie'". Jewish Journal. August 9, 2001.