Scary Movie (film series)

Scary Movie is an American horror comedy film series that comprises five parody films mainly focusing on spoofing horror films. The films have a combined gross of almost $900 million at the worldwide box office. The two recurring actresses are Anna Faris and Regina Hall as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, appearing in all installments except the fifth film.

Scary Movie
DVD set containing all five films
Directed byKeenen Ivory Wayans (1-2)
David Zucker (3-4)
Malcolm D. Lee (5)
Written byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Marlon Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Craig Wayans
Buddy Johnson
Phil Beauman
Alyson Fouse
Greg Grabiansky
Dave Polsky
Michael Anthony Snowden
Pat Proft
Craig Mazin
Jim Abrahams
Produced byMarlon Wayans
Shawn Wayans (1-2)
Robert K. Weiss (3-4)
David Zucker
Phil Dornfield (5)
StarringAnna Faris (1-4)
Regina Hall (1-4)
Ashley Tisdale (5)
Erica Ash (5)
CinematographyFrancis Kenny (1)
Steven Bernstein (2)
Mark Irwin (3)
Thomas E. Ackerman (4)
Steven Douglas Smith (5)
Edited byMark Helfrich (1)
Tom Nordberg
Richard Pearson
Peter Teschner (2)
Jon Poll (3)
Craig Herring
Tom Lewis (4)
Sam Seig (5)
Music byDavid Kitay (1)
Mark McGrath (2)
James L. Venable (3-5)
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films (1-3)
The Weinstein Company (4-5)
Release date
2000-2013
Running time
423 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$177 million
Box office$896.5 million

The franchise was developed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, who wrote and directed the first two entries, with the latter two also starring. Produced by Dimension Films, the films saw distribution through Miramax Films (1–3) and The Weinstein Company (4–5).

Films

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Scary Movie July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Keenen Ivory Wayans Aaron Seltzer
Phil Beauman
Shawn Wayans
Buddy Johnson
Marlon Wayans
Jason Friedberg
Eric L. Gold
Lee R. Mayes
Scary Movie 2 July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Dave Polsky
Thomas Craig
Craig Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Greg Grabianski
Michael Anthony Snowden
Eric L. Gold
Scary Movie 3 October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24) David Zucker Pat Proft
Craig Mazin
David Zucker
Robert K. Weiss
Scary Movie 4 April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) Pat Proft
Craig Mazin
Jim Abrahams
Craig Mazin
Robert K. Weiss
Scary Movie 5 April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) Malcolm D. Lee Pat Proft
David Zucker
David Zucker
Phil Dornfeld

Scary Movie (2000)

Scary Movie is the first film of the franchise. It was the highest-grossing film of the series, with $278,019,771 worldwide. It is a spoof of several films and television shows, with a primary focus on Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer.[1]

After a group of teenagers (consisting 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 dump his body in a lake and never talk about it again. A year later someone wearing a Ghostface mask and robe kills them one by one.

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Scary Movie 2 is the second film of the franchise. It grossed $141,220,678 worldwide with $71,308,997 in the U.S. This is the last installment to receive an R-rating and also marks the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the franchise.

The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist, in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the fictional serial killer Jason Voorhees) is possessed by Hugh Kane, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods and Andy Richter) have to force Hugh Kane out. But after Megan insults McFeely's mother he shoots her in the head.

Cindy, Brenda, Ray, and Shorty return in this film. Greg, Buffy, and Bobby are replaced by Buddy (Christopher Masterson), Theo (Kathleen Robertson), and Alex (Tori Spelling).

The film then merges into a parody of House on Haunted Hill with the story beginning when a perverted college professor, Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) and his wheel-chair bound assistant, Dwight (David Cross), plan to study ghosts inside a haunted mansion with the clueless teens as bait.

At the house, strange things happen: Ray gets attacked by a clown (whom he also rapes), Shorty gets attacked by a living marijuana plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat, and Dwight gets into an argument with a foul-mouthed bird. When they find out about the professor's plan they try to escape the house, finding out that there is a ghost who still lives in the house. They must defeat the ghost in order to escape.

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

Scary Movie 3 is the third film of the franchise. With $220,673,217 earned worldwide,[2] it is the second most successful film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof of The Ring and Signs as well as several other films and celebrities. Michael Jackson planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester and having a fake nose.[3] This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States[2] as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family.[4][5]

The film revolves around strange crop circles found near an old farm and the circulation of an unusual videotape. Upon watching this tape, the phone rings and a creepy voice says: "You're going to die in seven days". Cindy falls in love with a rapper named George (Simon Rex) (a parody of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. of 8 Mile), when she hears that she is to die in seven days. Meanwhile, George and his older brother Tom (Charlie Sheen) - the farmers who discovered the crop circles in their corn field - learn that extraterrestrials are coming to Earth to destroy the killer responsible for the deaths of those who have watched the tape.

Scary Movie 4 (2006)

Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the franchise. 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 entry. The main target of spoof was War of the Worlds, Saw, The Village and The Grudge. The film concludes the story-arc that began with the first film and is also the last in the series to feature any of the original cast members.

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

Scary Movie 5 is the fifth film of the franchise. It is the only film in the series to not feature Anna Faris and Regina Hall. The film was panned by critics and fans alike, and grossed $72,992,798 worldwide in the box office, thus being the least successful film in the franchise.

Jody (Ashley Tisdale) and Dan Sanders (Simon Rex) move into a new home after adopting three mysterious children. There are video cameras to record the events, and Jody and Dan soon discover that a powerful creature known as "Mama" is haunting them, trying to claim their newly adopted children. The film Mama is primarily parodied with scenes parodying Paranormal Activity and Black Swan.

Cast and crew

  • A P indicates a performance through puppetry.
  • A U indicates the actor or actress was uncredited for their role.
  • A V indicates a performance through voice-work.

Principal cast

Character Films
Scary Movie Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 5
Cynthia "Cindy" Campbell Anna Faris
Brenda Meeks Regina Hall
Shorty Meeks Marlon Wayans
Ray Wilkins Shawn Wayans
Bobby Prinze Jon Abraham
Buffy Gilmore Shannon Elizabeth
Greg Phillipe Lochlyn Munro
Doofus "Doofy" Gilmore
The Killer
Dave Sheridan
Gail Halistorm Cheri Oteri
Sheriff Burke Kurt Fuller
Buddy Sanderson Christopher Masterson
Theo Kathleen Robertson
Dwight Hartman David Cross
Father McFreely James Woods
Professor Oldman Tim Curry
Alex Monday Tori Spelling
Hanson Chris Elliott
Father Harris Andy Richter
Hugh Kane Richard Moll
Tom Logan Charlie Sheen Charlie SheenU
George Logan Simon Rex Simon RexU
Mahalik Anthony Anderson
CJ Kevin Hart
President Harris Leslie Nielsen
Cody Campbell Drew Mikuska Drew MikuskaP
Michael Jackson Edward Moss
Sue Logan Jianna Ballard
Tabitha Marny Eng
Naomi Lawson-Baird
Phil DornfieldV
Ross Giggins Jeremy Piven
Carson Ward Tim Stack
Trooper Champlin Camryn Manheim
Agent Thompson Ja Rule
Sayaman Ajay Naidu
Aliens Tom KennyUV
Derek Stephen PrinceUV
Troy Yorke
Marco Soriano
Aunt Shaneequa
The Oracle
Queen Latifah
Tom Ryan
Horace P. McTitties
Craig Bierko
Robbie Ryan Beau Mirchoff
Rachel Ryan Conchita Campbell
Saw Villian Craig MazinV
Laura DashP
Japanese Ghost Boy Garret Masuda
Japanese Ghost Woman Tomoko Sato
Henry Hale Bill Pullman
Marilyn Molly Shannon
Emma Norris Cloris Leachman
Jody Sanders Ashley Tisdale
Dan Sanders Simon Rex
Kathy Gracie Whitton
Lily Ava Kolker
Aiden Dylan and Ryan Morris
Kendra Brooks Erica Ash
Maria Lidia Porto
Caesar Chris "Critter" Antonucci
Mama Scott Nery
Heather Daltry Molly Shannon
Pierre J. P. Manoux
Martin Jacobs Terry Crews

Additional crew

Crew Film
Scary Movie Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 5
Director Keenan Ivory Wayans David Zucker Malcolm D. Lee
Producer(s) Eric L. Gold
Lee R. Mayes
Eric L. Gold Robert K. Weiss
David Zucker
Robert K. Weiss
Craig Mazin
David Zucker
Phil Dornfeld
Writer(s) Marlon Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Buddy Johnson
Phil Beauman
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
Thomas Craig
Greg Grabianski
Dave Polsky
Michael Anthony Snowden
Craig Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Craig Mazin
Pat Proft
Screenplay by
Jim Abrahams
Craig Mazin
Pat Proft
Story by
Craig Mazin
Pat Proft
David Zucker
Composer David Kitay Mark McGrath James L. Venable
Cinematography Francis Kenny Steven Bernstein Mark Irwin Thomas E. Ackerman Steven Douglas Smith
Editor Mark Helfrich Tom Nordberg
Richard Pearson
Peter Teschner
Jon Poll Craig Herring
Tom Lewis
Sam Seig

Production

Parodies

Scary Movie's main parodies are of Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, with elements of The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, and The Usual Suspects.

Scary Movie 2's primary target is The Haunting, while the rest of the film contains traces of The Exorcist, What Lies Beneath, Poltergeist, Titanic, The Amityville Horror, Hollow Man, and Charlie's Angels.

Scary Movie 3's general parodies are of The Ring and Signs. It also features elements of The Others, Airplane!, 8 Mile, The Matrix Reloaded, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Minority Report.

Scary Movie 4's parodies are of the Saw films, The Village, The Grudge, and War of the Worlds, as well as Million Dollar Baby and Brokeback Mountain.

Scary Movie 5's central areas of satire are the Paranormal Activity films, Mama, Black Swan, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Other notable parodies are those of The Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead, Fifty Shades of Grey, Inception, Sinister, and Madea.

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office revenue Box office ranking Budget
North America Other territories Worldwide All time domestic (US) All time worldwide
Scary Movie[6] July 7, 2000 $157,019,771 $121,000,000 $278,019,771 #221 #326 $19 million
Scary Movie 2[7] July 4, 2001 $71,308,997 $69,911,681 $141,220,678 #854 $45 million
Scary Movie 3[8] October 24, 2003 $110,003,217 $110,670,000 $220,673,217 #453 #449 $48 million
Scary Movie 4[9][10] April 14, 2006 $90,710,620 $87,552,000 $178,262,620 #606 $45 million
Scary Movie 5[11][12] April 12, 2013 $32,015,787 $46,362,957 $78,378,744 #2,109 $20 million
Total $461,058,392 $435,496,638 $896,555,030 $177 million

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Scary Movie 51% (117 reviews)[13] 48 (32 reviews)[14]
Scary Movie 2 14% (112 reviews)[15] 29 (25 reviews)[16]
Scary Movie 3 35% (131 reviews)[17] 49 (27 reviews)[18]
Scary Movie 4 34% (128 reviews)[19] 40 (23 reviews)[20]
Scary Movie 5 4% (52 reviews)[21] 11 (16 reviews)[22]

Music

Soundtracks

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