Scary Movie (film series)

Scary Movie series
Directed by	Films: 1, 2 Keenen Ivory Wayans Films: 3, 4, 5 David Zucker
Written by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Produced by	Films: 1, 2 Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Films: 3, 4 Robert K. Weiss
Starring	Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell Regina Hall as Brenda Meeks
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date	2000 – present
Running time	338 minutes (as of 2007)
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$817 million (as of 2007)

The Scary Movie series is a series of comedy films written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer which mainly specialize in spoofing the current latest and most popular horror films. The two main actors and charters of the series are Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell and Regina Hall as Brenda Meeks. They are joined together in different movies by new or reoccurring actors and characters.

The series has become highly popular, especially with teens who tend to enjoy the films’ rather crude humor. The fifth film is currently under pre-production and is slated for a 2008 release.

Plots

Scary Movie

Further information: Scary Movie

Scary Movie is the first film in the series. In the beginning, the film was meant to be only “One film“ and not to become a franchise like other films, “No Mercy. No Shame. No Sequel.“. But, as it later turned out, Scary Movie 2 was released a year later with the appropriate tagline, “We Lied”.

The film is the only in the series to feature exposed male genitalia.

Parodies

• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
• Scream
• Scream 2
• Scream 3
• The Sixth Sense
• The Matrix
• The Usual Suspects

Scary Movie 2

Further information: Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2 (July 6, 2001) is the 2nd in franchise.

Parodies

• 13 Ghosts
• The Exorcist
• Harry Potter
• Nike Commercial
• Hollow Man
• The Shining
• The Haunting
• The Entity
• Poltergeist
• Hannibal
• Charlie's Angels
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Titanic
• What Lies Beneath
• Pet Sematary
• Twister
• The Amityville Horror
• Cast Away
• The Weakest Link
• Ghostbusters
• House on Haunted Hill
• Thinner
• Dude, Where's My Car?
• Rocky
• The Wizard of Oz
• Charmed
• Final Destination
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Scary Movie 3

Further information: Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3 (October 24, 2003) is the third film in the series. With $220,673,217 worldwide, it is 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. Michael Jackson planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester.

Parodies

The plot of the film intertwines parodies of several other films such as:

• The Ring
• Signs
• The Others
• 8 Mile
• The Matrix
• The Matrix Reloaded
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Hulk
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Matrix
• Pootie Tang
• Lord of the Rings
• Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)

Scary Movie 4

Further information: Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4 April 14, 2006) is the 4th in the series. 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 second 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. Michael Jackson is again parodied, even more obviously than in Scary Movie 3, as a child molester.

Parodies

• Saw
• Saw II
• The Village
• The Grudge
• War of the Worlds
• Million Dollar Baby
• Brokeback Mountain
• Hustle & Flow
• Fahrenheit 9/11
• Fatal Frame
• iPod
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Tom Cruise
• Russell Crowe
• My Humps (song by the Black Eyed Peas)
• Badd
• R. Kelly

Scary Movie 5

Further information: Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5 is the proposed sequel of Scary Movie 4 slated for a 2008 release. The film will be directed by David Zucker. Anna Faris and Regina Hall are rumored to return as the series‘ main characters, Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks (respectively). “It will be different than every other film in the series,” said the filmmakers.

Parodies

Films currently believed to be spoofed are:

• The Scream Series
• The Omen 666
• Lady in the Water
• Final Destination series
• Snakes on a Plane
• The hills have eyes
• I know what You Did Last Summer
• The Ring
• The Grudge
• The Exorcist
• The Others
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory