| Scary Movie 3 | |
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| Directed by | David Zucker |
| Produced by | Robert K. David Zucker (born October 16 1947) is an American Film director. Weiss David Zucker |
| Written by | Screenplay: Craig Mazin Pat Proft Based On Characters Created By: Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Buddy Johnson Phil Beauman Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer |
| Starring | Anna Faris Charlie Sheen Simon Rex Leslie Nielsen Regina Hall |
| Music by | James Venable Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Supervisor) |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date(s) | October 24, 2003 |
| Running time | 84 min. Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American Screenwriter and director. Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American Comedy writer and actor 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 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 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. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. 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 |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Gross revenue | $220,673,217 (worldwide) |
| Preceded by | Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
| Followed by | Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
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Scary Movie 3 (2003) is an American comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams 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 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. 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
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Plot
It begins with two friends, Kate (Jenny McCarthy) and Becca (Pamela Anderson). Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1 1972 is an American model, Comedian, actress, Author and Activist Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Kate tells Becca that she watched a tape which supposedly kills people seven days after watching it. After Becca goes downstairs for drinks, she returns and sees Kate drowned and purple lying on a chair; Becca however, is oblivious that her friend is dead, even when Kate's head falls off. At the last second, the TV turns on and Tabitha, the ghost girl, leaps for Becca. Character biography Ring 2 establishes that her mother Evelyn Osorio ( Sissy Spacek) gave birth to Samara at a Christian hospital
In a farm outside Washington D.C., Tom Logan (Charlie Sheen) is woken up by a little girl screaming, and accidentally bumps into a lamp after getting up. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Tom goes outside to investigate the screaming and he meets up with his brother George (Simon Rex), who tells him the dogs are acting strange (the dogs are playing Julius Ceasar, smoking a waterpipe and riding a tractor). Simon Rex (born July 20, 1974) is an American Actor, Television personality and Rapper. After both men look inside the corn field they discover Tom's daughter screaming and the reason of her screams: the crop field has a huge crop circle in it. After seeing the circle, George asks "what do you think it means?" even though when it's shown from above the circle's are shown to be a huge arrow with a sign pointing to the farm that reads "ATTACK HERE".
In Washington, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) argues with her boss about the sexual content the news show reports, and she even goes as far as opening her top and revealing her breasts in a small blue-ish grey bra to show there's nothing interesting about them. The Scary Movie series is a series of films which mainly specialize in spoofing current popular Horror films, which have collectively grossed over $817 million 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 The breast is the upper Ventral region of an animal’s Torso, particularly that of Mammals including Human beings. After her problem at work, Cindy goes to pick up her nephew Cody at school, who according to Cindy's friend and Cody's teacher Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall) has been having visions. The Scary Movie series is a series of films which mainly specialize in spoofing current popular Horror films, which have collectively grossed over $817 million Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks Then George Logan arrives to pick up his niece and winds up inviting Cindy and Brenda to a rap-off he's going to participate in. Back in the Logan farm, Tom is told by a friend that he was the trucker who accidentally crushed Tom's wife, Annie Logan (Denise Richards) into a tree and killed her. Denise Lee Richards (born on February 17 1971 the daughter of Joni a Coffee shop owner and Irv Richards a Telephone engineer After this George prepares to leave for the rap-off, Tom tries to talk him out of it, but he fails. George, angry that his brother tried to pull him out of his dream, screams at Tom when he gets on the bus, and the door accidentally locks itself on George's face.
At the rap-off George meets his old friends CJ (Kevin Hart) and Mahalik (Anthony Anderson) who are going to be the rap-off judges since the original judge, Simon Cowell (played by himself) was shot dead by the audience when he gave another rap battle a horrible review. Kevin Hart (born 1980 is an American Actor and Comedian, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer George is pitted off against Fat Joe (played by himself) and he wins, but he puts on his hood (which resembles a Ku Klux Klan uniform) and gets thrown out of a window by the audience. Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Cindy goes to Brenda's house that night and Brenda tells Cindy that she watched the killer tape last week and that she needs protection for the night, Brenda then suddenly has a heart attack, but it turns out to be a prank by Brenda. After many more pranks, Tabitha the ghost girl comes out of Brenda's TV and Cindy doesn't believe Brenda when she tells her. However Tabitha drips water on Brenda's new carpet and she gets pissed off, then she starts kicking Tabitha's ass until Tabitha knocks her over and strangles her. Cindy then goes to where Brenda is and finds her dead behind the couch.
At Brenda's funeral, Cindy gets the killer tape which Brenda watched and takes it home with her, also George mistakes The Wake as Brenda is not dead and tries to revive her with a lamp's wires, only blowing up the body and he gets thrown out the window by the mourners. Cindy takes the tape back home and watches it after that she gets a call from Tabitha who tells her she will die in seven days. Cindy asks Tabitha if holidays count since Martin Luther King day is coming up, the voice says Martin Luther King day is not a real holiday and Cindy contradicts her which pisses off Tabitha who says "Geez lady ,I'm giving you seven damn days, if you want I can just come up there and kill the shit out of you right now!" and hangs up. Cindy goes to do some inquiries and leaves George to look after Cody, but when she returns home, she finds George knocked out (who was playing Yatzee with Cody and got five equal dice, then he got up and bumped his head on a shelf) and Cody who has just watched the killer tape, just in the moment, CJ and Mahalik arrive and CJ comments his aunt Aunt Shaneequa is an oracle and she could help Cindy. Yahtzee is a popular Dice game made by Milton Bradley (now owned by Hasbro)
Cindy goes with Aunt Shaneequa (Queen Latifah) and her husband Orpheus (Eddie Griffin) and Cindy gives them a copy of the killer tape. Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian After watching a segment of it Aunt Shaneequa discovers a backmasked picture of a lighthouse and then gets into a fight with a woman from the video, but she tells Cindy to go find that lighthouse from the tape. At work Cindy looks through various pictures of lighthouses and finds the one in the tape, but she leaves the tape behind and her boss grabs it. Cindy arrives at the lighthouse where she meets The Architect who tells her the real story of Tabitha and how the killer tape got out in the world, The Architect had rented Pootie Tang but accidentally returned the killer tape in Pootie Tang's box. The Architect is a Fictional character appearing in the last two films of the Matrix trilogy, created by the Wachowski brothers. Pootie Tang is a 2001 cult Comedy film, directed by Louis CK The film was adapted from a comedy sketch which first He also says that Tabitha was their evil daughter and that his wife drowned her in the family's farm well while he thought a time-out would have worked. Meanwhile in the White House, President Harris (Leslie Nielsen) and his main agent, Agent Johnson (Ja Rule) beging worrying about the Alien Invasion warnings that Cindy Campbell had given in the news show and after destroying a Mother Teresa award ceremony believing that a lot of people there were Aliens in disguise, Johnson and President Harris go to look for Cindy in the Logan Farm. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink
In the Logan Farm, Tom has everybody in the house go into the basement for refuge while he, George and Mahalik go outside to fight off the aliens. Suddenly, two aliens sneak up behind Mahalik, Tom and George when Secret Serviceman Jones and President Baxter Harris arrive and accidentally run them over. Baxter tells them he came looking for Cindy since he claims that she may hold the key in defeating the aliens. Baxter then notices the UFOs mistakening them as the Air Force in those "new round planes. " Just as the UFOs get closer, CJ arrives with an army of rappers and among them are Master P, RZA, Raekwon, Method Man, Redman, Macy Gray and U-God. Percy Miller, better known as P Miller, (formerly Master P is an American entertainer and entrepreneur Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ---- Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971) better known by his Stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970) better known by his Stage name Redman, is an American rapper and Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American Lamont Jody Hawkins, better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. However, they have an argument and shoot each other dead. After that, the aliens strangle Tom, George, Mahalik, CJ, Baxter, and Secret Serviceman Jones. Mahalik breaks free and knocks the head off of one of the aliens claiming "without their heads, they're powerless. " The aliens' leader (voiced by Tom Kenny who also voiced the other aliens present) talks and reveals they came to earth because they need to kill Tabitha since they watched the killer tape, believing it to be Pootie Tang. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best When Mahalik asks why they were choking them, the aliens explain that strangalation is how they say hello. When George asks how they say goodbye, an alien kicks him in the balls. If they thought that was strange, one of the aliens shows them that they pee through their pointer finger which disgusts Tom at the moment that one of the aliens put his pointer in his mouth. President Baxter Harris quotes that the humans and aliens aren't that different after all and he pees through his pointer finger.
In the basement, Cindy recognizes a shot from the killer tape and then makes a hole in the wood and she finds the well where Tabitha drowned; suddenly Tabitha appears behind her. George goes to look for Cindy and then finds Tabitha attacking her, after a short battle Tabitha pretends the curse to be broken so she can attack them (Cindy: "So you won't be evil anymore?" Tabitha: "Nah, i'm just screwing with ya!") but as she prepares to attack, President Harris opens the door behind Tabitha and knocks her into the well. George seal the well and the curse is over. George and Cindy get married with everybody, including the aliens and Aunt Shaneequa in the ceremony. As George and Cindy drive away they accidentally leave Cody behind and when they rev up the car they are about to hit Cody but stop just in time, however a car coming from another direction hits Cody and throw him through the air as the movie ends and the credits roll.
Parodies
The plot of the film intertwines parodies of several other films such as:
- Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen's line "I just want to tell you both good luck. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Airplane! is a 1980 American Comedy film directed and written by David Zucker Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. We're all counting on you" is repeated multiple times later in the film.
- Air Force One - The President refers to a picture of Harrison Ford in the White House as "President Ford. Air Force One is a 1997 action thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, and featuring Glenn Close The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President "
- The Ring - Main Parody
- The Others - Michael Jackson Scene
- 8 Mile - The rap scene, CJ throwing paint at people from the car. The Ring is a 2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film of the same name (also known as Ringu) The Others is a 2001 psychological horror Film by the Spanish / Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman 8 Mile is a 2002 American Drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger,
- Malibu's Most Wanted - The rap scene and when George gets thrown out of the club
- Signs - Main Parody
- The Matrix - Brenda vs. Malibu's Most Wanted is a 2003 comedic Feature film written by and starring Jamie Kennedy and co-starring Taye Diggs Signs is a 2002 Science fiction Thriller film written produced and directed by M The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and samara and The Oracle and Orpheus deleted scene.
- Darkness Falls - lighthouse scene
- The Matrix Reloaded - The scene with the Architect. The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 Film, the second installment in ''The Matrix'' trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers
- Jeopardy! - Brief scene where the scores show up on the screens inside the lighthouse.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - samara is swinging a chainsaw over her head. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent
- Pootie Tang - A copy was rented by the Architect character and the cursed tape was sent back instead. Pootie Tang is a 2001 cult Comedy film, directed by Louis CK The film was adapted from a comedy sketch which first
- Lord of the Rings - The beginning of the movie with the voice on the phone saying "I'm coming for you, my precious. The Lord of the Rings is an epic "
- American Idol - During the rap-off scene, Simon Cowell, the sarcastic British judge of American Idol, is asked to comment on a rap battle had had just viewed, and he gives it a horrible review, leading the pistol-wielding audience to riddle him with bullets. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer
- Bruce Almighty - When Ross Giggins (Cindy's co-worker) starts saying random stuff that is typed up on the screen, and makes a fool of himself, just like Evan Baxter in Bruce Almighty. Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American Comedy film, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey. Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American Comedy film, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey.
- The Internet - When Cindy is researching lighthouses and all these popups appear on the screen (in the hundreds). The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
Cast
- Anna Faris - Cindy Campbell
- Regina Hall - Brenda Meeks
- Simon Rex - George Logan
- Pamela Anderson - Becca
- Jenny McCarthy - Kate
- Leslie Nielsen - President Harris
- Charlie Sheen - Tom Logan
- Denise Richards - Annie Logan
- Fat Joe - Himself
- Marny Eng - Tabitha
- George Carlin - Architect
- Ja Rule - Agent Thompson
- Camryn Manheim - Trooper Champlin
- D.L. Hughley - John Wilson
- Queen Latifah - Aunt Shaneequa/The Oracle
- Anthony Anderson - Mahalik
- Kevin Hart - CJ
- Eddie Griffin - Orpheus
- Darrell Hammond - Father Muldoon
- Simon Cowell - Himself
- Edward Moss - MJ (Michael Jackson)
- Tom Kenny - Aliens (voice, uncredited)
- Klimaszewski Twins - Coors Light Twins
Rapper cameos
In one memorable scene many rappers appeared to assist in the climactic battle with the aliens and a shootout ensued between them in which no one survived. 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 The Scary Movie series is a series of films which mainly specialize in spoofing current popular Horror films, which have collectively grossed over $817 million Regina Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American Film and Television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks The Scary Movie series is a series of films which mainly specialize in spoofing current popular Horror films, which have collectively grossed over $817 million Simon Rex (born July 20, 1974) is an American Actor, Television personality and Rapper. Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Becca is a female Given name. The name is a short form of Rebecca. Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1 1972 is an American model, Comedian, actress, Author and Activist 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 Denise Lee Richards (born on February 17 1971 the daughter of Joni a Coffee shop owner and Irv Richards a Telephone engineer Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Character biography Ring 2 establishes that her mother Evelyn Osorio ( Sissy Spacek) gave birth to Samara at a Christian hospital George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American Emmy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning Actress known primarily Darryl Lynn "DL" Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an American Actor, stand-up comedian and star of the Television The Oracle is a Fictional character portrayed by Gloria Foster (and later by Mary Alice) within the 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. Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American Comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer Edward Moss (born 11 July 1977, Los Angeles) is an actor and well-known Impersonator of pop musician Michael Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski (born September 13, 1971 in Leicester Massachusetts) are American models better known as the Coors Light Twins They were played by:
Wayans Brothers
Despite brothers Marlon, Shawn, and Keenan having starred in/wrote the first two movies, they were not involved in Scary Movie 3. Percy Miller, better known as P Miller, (formerly Master P is an American entertainer and entrepreneur Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ---- Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971) better known by his Stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970) better known by his Stage name Redman, is an American rapper and Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American Lamont Jody Hawkins, better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan.
Alternate scenes
The DVD edition includes a director's audio commentary, several deleted scenes and alternative endings (with optional commentary). DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A "3. 5" special DVD was also released, but contained the same material as the original DVD with an unrated version of the film that is largely identical with more scenes.
In an alternate ending, Cindy is told Cody doesn't exist, after hitting a few people in the face with a shovel, Cindy tells everybody who isn't real to stand over at a different spot, Cody goes over there, but is followed by Santa Claus. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Followed by that, the aliens begin to invade but George stops them by transforming into The Hulk. This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. President Harris tries to Hulk Out, but ends up soiling his pants. The cast then gets into a car with the President, but are horrified to learn that the driver is the man who accidentally killed Tom's wife.
One of the scenes that appeared on the Extended DVD named Scary Movie 3. 5 was part of the unrated feature. After Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy shut off the TV, the two compliment each other on their good looks. Anderson then mentions if McCarthy wants her "shaved pussy", but it turns out to be a furless kitten.
In an extended scene, it is revealed that the person who runs Cody down during the end is Michael Jackson.
In other media
Scary Movie 3 quotes and snippets where featured in the DJ Cryalie track "I Do It For You".
Box office
The film came in at number 1 at the box office for 2 weeks in a row.
- Gross Worldwide Takings: $220,673,217
Translations
- Portuguese: Scary Movie: Um Susto de Filme 3
- Portuguese (Brazil): Todo Mundo Em Pânico 3
- French (Canada): Film de peur 3
- Croatian : Mrak Film 3
- Polish : Straszny Film 3
- Latin American Spanish: Scary Movie: No Hay 2 Sin 3
- Turkish: "Korkunc Bir Film 3
- Hungary: Horrora Akadva 3
External links
- Scary Movie 3 at the Internet Movie Database
- Scary Movie 3 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Scary Movie 3 at Metacritic
- Scary Movie 3 at Box Office Mojo
- Detailed Comparison between Theatrical Version and Unrated Version
| Preceded by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Box office number-one films of 2003 (USA) October 26, 2003 – November 2, 2003 |
Succeeded by The Matrix Revolutions |
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