Scary Movie

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Scary Movie

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Released Jul 7, 2000

1h 28m

Comedy

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Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

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Critics Consensus

Critics say Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

These gags are hardly the height of inspiration, but it could be that people laugh at them because they're not as pathetic as a character having a penis jabbed through his head like an ice pick.

Oct 19, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The Wayans brothers just want to make us laugh... And for the first 20 minutes, they do. After that the gag-rate plummets, and it's a long haul to the credits.

Oct 19, 2018

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Wayne Broadway

Black Girl Nerds

To say 'Scary Movie' isn’t hilarious in parts would be a lie, although I do suspect the film is funnier in YouTube clips than as a whole.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 12, 2022

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Scary Movie is terrible. Not just terrible, but horrible.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 14, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Scary Movie might not be a classic, but it's a solid satire of contemporary slasher films that I had a good time with.

Oct 19, 2018

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Ricardo K

Me hizo reir bastante, buen humor e icónica

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Lucas A

Engraçado pra caramba, ri horrores

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Alexander S

Scary Movie consistently demonstrates that a parody film can be successful with clever material and a compelling theme. For instance, Scream incorporated actual scary movie trivia into its horror elements, while Scary Movie countered that spoofing popular horror films, such as Scream and others, was a comedic concept for the Wayne brothers. They delivered memorable horror spoof moments and created a random, stupid, and hilarious good time at the movies. Grading: B

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Brady R

I loved this film a lot when I was young, but now I think it doesn't hold up very well.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Jon H

One of my favorites 10/10 still kills me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Samet Z

Best movie ever after cars 2

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Synopsis

Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Production Co: Wayan Bros. Entertainment, Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Miramax
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $157.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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