| Scary Movie series | |
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 DVD Box cover for the first three films |
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| Directed by | Films: 1, 2 Keenen Ivory Wayans Films: 3, 4 David Zucker |
| Produced by | Films: 1, 2 Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Films: 3, 4 Robert K. Weiss |
| Written by | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Craig Wayans Pat Proft Craig Mazin Jim Abrahams |
| Starring | Anna Faris Regina Hall Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Leslie Nielsen Charlie Sheen Simon Rex Anthony Anderson Kevin Hart |
| Distributed by | United States: Dimension Films Miramax Films (from Scary Movie to Scary Movie 3) The Weinstein Company (Scary Movie 4 and on. Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American Actor, Comedian, director and writer known as the Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams David Zucker (born October 16 1947) is an American Film director. Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise Marlon L Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American Actor, producer, Comedian, writer, and director Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams Robert K Weiss is an American film and Television producer. His productions include films by director John Landis, producer Lorne Michaels Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color Marlon L Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American Actor, producer, Comedian, writer, and director Craig Wayans is an American Screenwriter, Television producer, and Actor. Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American Comedy writer and actor Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American Screenwriter and director. Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer Anna Kay Faris (born November 29 1976 is an American actress best known for her lead role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks Marlon L Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American Actor, producer, Comedian, writer, and director Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Simon Rex (born July 20, 1974) is an American Actor, Television personality and Rapper. Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Kevin Hart (born 1980 is an American Actor and Comedian, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. The Weinstein Company is an independent American Film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left ) International: Miramax Films Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | 2000 – present |
| Running time | 338 minutes (as of 2007) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $817 million (as of 2007) |
The Scary Movie series is a series of comedy films which mainly specialize in spoofing current, popular horror films. Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The two main recurring actors of the series are Anna Faris and Regina Hall, as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, respectively. Anna Kay Faris (born November 29 1976 is an American actress best known for her lead role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks They are joined by new or recurring actors and characters.
They were distributed by Dimension Films through two different studios: Miramax Films, as it was originally the studio's genre film label during executive producers Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein's run and produced the first three films, and The Weinstein Company, the brothers' newly formed studio, which currently produces the rest of the series' release after departing from Miramax and taking the Dimension Films label with them. Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production For the Mayor of Ketchikan Alaska, see Bob Weinstein (Mayor. Robert Weinstein (born 1954 is an American film Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman The Weinstein Company is an independent American Film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left Miramax/Disney retains international distribution rights.
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Plots
Scary Movie
- Further information: Scary Movie
Scary Movie is the first film in the series. Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres The film is the only in the series to feature exposed male genitalia. Scary Movie was the highest grossing film of the series, grossing around $278,019,771 worldwide. The movie is based on other scary movies made before but some of the details are made into jokes. [1].
After a group of teenagers (consting of Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Bobby Prinze (Jon Abrahams), Buffy Gilmore (Shannon Elizabeth), Greg Phillipe (Lochlyn Munro), Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans) and Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall)) accidentally hit a man with their car they decide to throw him in the lake and never talk about it again (in a spoof of I Know What You Did Last Summer). Anna Kay Faris (born November 29 1976 is an American actress best known for her lead role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29 1977) is an American film and television actor Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal; September 7, 1973) is an American Actress and former fashion model Richard Laughlain "Lochlyn" Munro (born February 12, 1966) is a Canadian Actor known for his portrayal of clean-cut but intense Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks I Know What You Did Last Summer is a Thriller / Horror film released in 1997. A few years later a man (or woman) with a Scream mask kills them one by one. Identity In the first film the killer is in fact two people Billy Loomis ( Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher ( Matthew Lillard) They decide to figure out who the killer is, but they eventually all die at the end.
Scary Movie 2
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Scary Movie 2 (July 6, 2001) is the second in franchise. Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages In the U. S. , the film grossed $71,308,997. Worldwide, it grossed $141,220,678. Although being a hit, out of the four Scary Movie films, this is the least successful to date[2]. Not only this is the second and final Scary Movie film to receive an R-rating, this film also marks the end of the Wayans siblings involvement with the series as they moved on to pursue other projects, among them, their 2004 comedy White Chicks. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place White Chicks is a 2004 American Comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written and produced
The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist, a little girl named Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the notorious serial killer Jason Voorhees) is possessed by the devil, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods and Andy Richter respectively) have to force the devil out. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, Appearances James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter (born October 28 1966 is an American Comedian and actor But after Megan insults Harris's mother he shoots her in the head.
The characters who all had died in the first film mysteriously return in this film and they are joined with new characters: Buddy (Christopher Masterson), Theo (Kathleen Robertson) and Alex (Tori Spelling). Christopher Kennedy Masterson (born January 22, 1980) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as eldest brother Francis Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian Actress. Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress.
The story begins when a college professor, Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) and his wheel-chaired assistant Dwight (David Cross) plan to study ghosts from a haunted mansion, with the clueless teens as bait. Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a David Cross (born April 4 1964 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, Writer and Actor.
When at the house, strange things happen, Ray gets attacked by a clown, Shorty gets attacked by a living weed plant and Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat. WEED (1390 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Spanish format When they find out about the professors plan they try to escape the house, finding out that there is a ghost who still lives in the house. They have to defeat the ghost before they are able to escape.
Scary Movie 3
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Scary Movie 3 (October 24, 2003) is the third film in the series. Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return With $220,673,217 worldwide[3], it is second most successful/popular film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof combination of The Ring and Signs with other film/celebrity spoofs thrown in. The Ring is a 2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film of the same name (also known as Ringu) Signs is a 2002 Science fiction Thriller film written produced and directed by M Michael Jackson planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester[4]. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States[3] (as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans), as the first two were R-rated[5][6]. The Wayans Bros is a Situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. This is because from this movie forward, the films are more toned down in content.
In a spoof to Signs the film revolves around some strange Crop circles found near an old farm. Signs is a 2002 Science fiction Thriller film written produced and directed by M Crop circles are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as Wheat, Barley, Rapeseed (also called "canola" Rye And in a spoof to The Ring a strange videotape is going around, and when you've watched this tape the phone rings and a "creepy" voice says: "You're going to die in seven days". The Ring is a 2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film of the same name (also known as Ringu) Everything keeps coming closer when Cindy has just fallen in love with a rapper named George, and she hears she is going to die in seven days. Meanwhile the farmers who had found the strange cropcircles in their cornfield discover that the aliens that are coming to earth come to destroy the killer who kills the people who have watched the tape, because they have looked at the tape themselves.
Scary Movie 4
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Scary Movie 4 (April 14, 2006) is the 4th in the series. Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest The film opened with $40 Million at the weekend box office, making it the third best opening in the series. With a $178,049,620 at the worldwide box office, Scary Movie 4 ranks as the third highest grossing Scary Movie.
This film’s main plot is a mix of The Grudge and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds with major scenes spoofing Saw and The Village. The Grudge is the 2004 American Remake of the Japanese film Ju-on The Grudge. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. War of the Worlds is a 2005 Science fiction Disaster film based on H The Saw series is a Horror film franchise created by director James Wan and Screenwriter Leigh Whannell. The Village is a 2004 film written and directed by M Night Shyamalan that explores the dynamics of an insular turn-of-the-20th-century Village and Michael Jackson is again parodied, even more obviously than in Scary Movie 3, as a child molester.
Running gags
- The Scary Movie series is most known for the fact that the characters in the series are much less bright or have more comedic lines than the original characters they are spoofing. In a commentary for Scary Movie 4, the writers agreed that it's "like the movie, only every character is stupid".
- So far, Cindy falls in love with a different man in every movie. In Scary Movie she is dating, her high school boyfriend Bobby Prinze who gets stabbed toward the end of the film and dies. In Scary Movie 2 Cindy is dating her college friend Buddy, who disappears at the end of the film, without any explanation. In Scary Movie 3 she dates a rapper named George Logan, who she then marries by the end of the film. In Scary Movie 4 it is explained that Cindy's former husband George, died by breaking his neck during her boxing match so during the fourth film she meets and falls in love with Tom Ryan.
- In each movie, there are at least one or two people who get run over by a car or a bus. This was an important gag in Scary Movie, and appears twice in Scary Movie 2.
- Michael Jackson is referred to in Scary Movie 3 and 4. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Each one has him trying to have sex with a child, but his plans are foiled by the child's parent (Tom Logan encounters him in his child's bedroom and dangles him out of the window in Scary Movie 3 and Tom Ryan tells a bunch of children to run away from him during an alien attack in Scary Movie 4). Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams He seems to die in Scary Movie 3, but appears in Scary Movie 4 unharmed (although in the unrated version, he is vaporized by the alien's heat ray). However, he would always lose his nose whenever he died or fell.
- In Scary Movie 3 and 4, there is a parent/guardian of a child who is very incompetent of taking care of him/her, and the child is consciously left in very painful and/or humiliating points of life. It may be noted that Cindy took care of an elderly woman in 'Scary Movie 4, and in just the beginning, she hit her head on a table, got a bald spot due to a fan incident, was soaked in urine, knocked out by a powerful fire hose, and clipped to a clothes line when powerful weather was taking place.
- Leslie Nielsen appears in Scary Movie 3 and 4, playing the part of President Harris. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Both have Harris causing some kind of disaster that causes a riot. These include beating up people thinking they're aliens (Scary Movie 3), and causing children to go insane and destroy everything in their path by ruining their hopes and telling them their families could have been killed, then causing the entire UN to go insane with embarrassment by accidentally activating a modified alien death ray and causing their clothes to vanish, including his (Scary Movie 4). The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security A lot of President Harris' things are taken from characters that Leslie Nielsen has played in the past. Such as the quote "Hey folks, I just wanted to wish you both good luck. . . we're all counting on you" which was taken from Airplane![7] and a look that Harris had on his face in Scary Movie 4 was taken from Nielsen's character from The Naked Gun Series, Frank Drebin. Airplane! is a 1980 American Comedy film directed and written by David Zucker Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. The Naked Gun series is a series of three comedy films from 1988 to 1994 written and produced by the Comedy filmmaking trio Zucker Abrahams and Zucker Frank Drebin (full title Sergeant Frank Drebin Detective Lieutenant Police Squad) is the fictional main character in the Police Squad! series and the Naked
- Mahalik and CJ often get into arguments about things that make no difference in arguing about (like how people turn up missing, or if someone can wake up dead, and the difference between mice and rats). A mouse (plural mice) is a small Animal that belongs to one Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea Each end with Mahalik beating CJ, who states that what Mahalik stated made complete sense, yet in a way that didn't make sense. Then they do a handshake that always get CJ knocked over. A handshake is a short Ritual in which two people grasp each other's right or left hand often accompanied by a brief up and down movement of the grasped hands
- Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 seem to break the fourth wall. Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play In Scary Movie, Shorty says, "The rules of surviving a horror movie are," and in Scary Movie 2, Cindy bumps into Ray and asks," What are you doing here?" Ray says, "It's the sequel. " "Oh, yeah," Cindy said. Also Cindy has appeared to notice the camera, in Scary Movie she screams when the phone rings the camera goes in for a close up and bangs into her head she stops screaming and pushes the camera away. In Scary Movie 4 she yet again notices the camera when she sees Tom's dead body, the camera attempts to move away to the side of her shocked face but before it can do so she moves in front of it again with the same look this may be for attention.
- Over the course of the series several characters reappear, inexplicably, after having been killed in the previous movie. Brenda was stabbed to death by an entire theater audience in Scary Movie and was revived in Scary Movie 2 only to be killed once more in Scary Movie 3 and be revived once again in Scary Movie 4. Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams In Scary Movie 4 Cindy attempts to get an explanation of her random resurrection from Brenda, however after telling Brenda "I thought you were dead" all Brenda can say is "oh, girl I thought you were dead too", leaving no explanation. Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams
See also
References
- ^ Boxofficemojo.com. Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 Comedy film released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. Date Movie is a 2006 romantic comedy film which was directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Epic Movie is a 2007 American Film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Superhero Movie is a 2008 Comedy film written and directed by Craig Mazin and produced by David Zucker and Robert K Meet the Spartans is a 2008 Parody film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Scary Movie, worldwide gross. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ Boxofficemojo.com. Scary Movie 2. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ a b Boxofficemojo.com. Scary Movie 3 Worldwide Gross. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ Starswelove.com. Angry Michael Jackson to Sue "Scary Movie 3". Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ Boxofficemojo.com. Scary Movie MPAA Rating. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ Boxofficemojo.com. Scary Movie 2 MPAA Rating. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
- ^ Scary Movie 3 at the The Internet Movie Database. Trivia. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
External links
- Scary Movie Series Grosses at Box Office Mojo
- Scary Movie at the Internet Movie Database
- Scary Movie 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Scary Movie 3 at the Internet Movie Database
- Scary Movie 4 at the Internet Movie Database
- Scary Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
- Scary Movie 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Scary Movie 3 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Scary Movie 4 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Scary Movie at Metacritic
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- Scary Movie 3 at Metacritic
- Scary Movie 4 at Metacritic
- Scary Movie at Box Office Mojo
- Scary Movie 2 at Box Office Mojo
- Scary Movie 3 at Box Office Mojo
- Scary Movie 4 at Box Office Mojo[1]
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