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Scary Movie
Scary Movie
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Production; companies	Dimension Films (1–5); Miramax (4; 6)
Distributed by	Miramax Films (1–3); The Weinstein Company (4–5); Paramount Pictures (6)
Release date	2000–present
Running time	423 minutes (5 films)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$177 million (5 films)
Box office	$896.5 million (5 films)

Scary Movie is a series of American 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, respectively, appearing in all installments except the fifth film.

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, with Miramax Films co-producing the fourth, the films saw distribution through Miramax Films (1–4) and The Weinstein Company (4–5). A sixth film is in development as of 2024 with Miramax producing and Paramount Pictures handling distribution.

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Producer(s)	Status
Scary Movie	July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Phil Beauman, Shawn Wayans, Aaron Seltzer, Buddy Johnson, Marlon Wayans & Jason Friedberg		Lee R. Mayes & Eric L. Gold	Released
Scary Movie 2	July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04)	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Dave Polsky, Craig Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Alyson Fouse, 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		Robert K. Weiss
Scary Movie 4	April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)	David Zucker	Pat Proft, Craig Mazin & Jim Abrahams	Craig Mazin	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 6	2026	TBA	Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans & Keenen Ivory Wayans		Neal H. Moritz, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans & Rick Alvarez	In development

Scary Movie (2000)

Scary Movie is the first film of the franchise and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.^[1] It was the highest-grossing film of the series, with $278,019,771 worldwide. It is a spoof of several films and television series, with a primary focus on Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).^[2]

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 marked the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the franchise, until the development of the sixth film.

The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist (1973), 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 (1999) 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,^[3] it is the second most successful film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof of The Ring and Signs (both 2002) 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.^[4] This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States^[3] as well as the first film to have no involvement from the Wayans family.^[5]^[6]

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 (2002), 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 (2005), Saw, The Village and The Grudge (all three 2004). The film concludes the story-arc that began with the first film and is also the final film 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 (2013) is primarily parodied with scenes parodying the Paranormal Activity film series and Black Swan (2010).

Future

In April 2024, it was announced that a new film was in development, with producer Neal H. Moritz attached to the project. Production will be financed entirely by Miramax, while Paramount Pictures will distribute the movie. Principal photography is expected to commence in late 2024^[7]^[8] and is projected for a 2026 release date.^[9] It will be the first film in the series not to be produced by Dimension Films (due to the company being inactive since 2019) and the second film in the series to be produced by Miramax. In October 2024, it was confirmed that the Wayans brothers would reunite for the first time in 18 years to develop the new film.^[10]

Main cast and characters

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.

Character	Films
	Scary Movie	Scary Movie 2	Scary Movie 3	Scary Movie 4	Scary Movie 5	Scary Movie 6
	2000	2001	2003	2006	2013	2026
Cynthia "Cindy" Campbell	Anna Faris					TBA
Brenda Meeks	Regina Hall					TBA
Shorty Meeks	Marlon Wayans					TBA
Ray Wilkins	Shawn Wayans					TBA
Bobby Prinze	Jon Abrahams
Buffy Gilmore	Shannon Elizabeth					TBA
Greg Phillipe	Lochlyn Munro					TBA
Doofus "Doofy" Gilmore	Dave Sheridan
Gail Halistorm	Cheri Oteri
Sheriff Burke	Kurt Fuller
Buddy Sanderson		Christopher Masterson
Theo		Kathleen Robertson				TBA
Dwight Hartman		David Cross
Father McFreely		James Woods
Professor Oldman		Tim Curry
Alex Monday		Tori Spelling				TBA
Hanson Ezekiel		Chris Elliott		Chris Elliott
Father Harris		Andy Richter
Hugh Kane		Richard Moll
Tom Logan Charlie			Charlie Sheen	Charlie Sheen^U	Charlie Sheen
George Logan Dan Sanders			Simon Rex	Simon Rex^U	Simon Rex
Mahalik			Anthony Anderson
CJ			Kevin Hart
President Harris			Leslie Nielsen
Cody Campbell			Drew Mikuska	Drew Mikuska^P
Michael Jackson			Edward Moss
Sue Logan			Jianna Ballard
Tabitha			Marny Eng Naomi Lawson-Baird Phil Dornfield^V
Ross Giggins			Jeremy Piven
Carson Ward			Tim Stack
Trooper Champlin			Camryn Manheim
Agent Thompson			Ja Rule
Sayaman			Ajay Naidu
Aliens			Tom Kenny^U^V Derek Stephen Prince^U^V Troy Yorke Marco Soriano
Aunt Shaneequa The Oracle			Queen Latifah
Tom Ryan				Craig Bierko
Robbie Ryan				Beau Mirchoff
Rachel Ryan				Conchita Campbell
Saw Villain					Craig Mazin^V
Saw Villain					Laura Dash^P
Japanese Ghost Boy				Garret Masuda
Japanese Ghost Woman				Tomoko Sato
Henry Hale				Bill Pullman
Marilyn Heather Darcy				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 and production details

Film	Crew/Detail
Film	Composer	Cinematographer	Editor(s)	Production companies	Distributing companies	Running time	MPA rating
Scary Movie	David Kitay	Francis Kenny	Mark Helfrich	Dimension Films, Wayans Bros. Entertainment, Gold/Miller Productions, Brad Grey Pictures	Miramax, Dimension Films	1 hr 28 mins	R
Scary Movie 2	Mark McGrath	Steven Berstein	Tom Nordberg, Richard Pearson & Peter Teschner			1 hr 22 mins	R
Scary Movie 3	James L. Venable	Mark Irwin	Jon Poll	Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brad Grey Pictures		1 hr 24 mins	PG-13
Scary Movie 4		Thomas E. Ackerman	Craig Herring & Tom Lewis	Miramax, Dimension Films, Brad Grey Pictures, 415 Project Films	The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films	1 hr 23 mins
Scary Movie 5		Steven Douglas Smith	Sam Seig	Dimension Films, Brad Grey Pictures, DZE	The Weinstein Company	1 hr 26 mins
Untitled sixth film	TBA	TBA	TBA	Miramax	Paramount Pictures	TBA	TBA

Production

Parodies

Scary Movie's main parodies are of Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), with rest elements of The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Matrix (1999), and The Usual Suspects (1995).

Scary Movie 2's primary target is The Haunting (1999), while the rest of the film contains traces parodies are The Exorcist (1973), What Lies Beneath (2000), Poltergeist (1982), Titanic (1997), The Amityville Horror (1979), Hollow Man (2000), and Charlie's Angels (2000).

Scary Movie 3's general parodies are of The Ring (2002) and Signs (2002). It also features elements of The Others (2001), Airplane! (1980), 8 Mile (2002), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and Minority Report (2002).

Scary Movie 4's parodies are of the Saw films, The Village (2004), The Grudge (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), as well as Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).

Scary Movie 5's central areas of satire are the Paranormal Activity films, Mama (2013), Black Swan (2010), and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). Other notable parodies are those of The Cabin in the Woods (2011), Evil Dead (2013), Fifty Shades of Grey, Inception (2010), Sinister (2012), and Madea.

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office revenue			Box office ranking		Budget
Film	Release date	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	All time domestic (US)	All time worldwide	Budget
Scary Movie^[11]	July 7, 2000	$157,019,771	$121,000,000	$278,019,771	#221	#326	$19 million
Scary Movie 2^[12]	July 4, 2001	$71,308,997	$69,911,681	$141,220,678	#854		$45 million
Scary Movie 3^[13]	October 24, 2003	$110,003,217	$110,670,000	$220,673,217	#453	#449	$48 million
Scary Movie 4^[14]^[15]	April 14, 2006	$90,710,620	$87,552,000	$178,262,620	#606		$45 million
Scary Movie 5^[16]^[17]	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)^[18]	48 (32 reviews)^[19]
Scary Movie 2	13% (112 reviews)^[20]	29 (25 reviews)^[21]
Scary Movie 3	35% (131 reviews)^[22]	49 (27 reviews)^[23]
Scary Movie 4	34% (128 reviews)^[24]	40 (23 reviews)^[25]
Scary Movie 5	4% (52 reviews)^[26]	11 (16 reviews)^[27]

Music

Soundtracks

Scary Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)
Scary Movie 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2001)
Scary Movie 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2003)
Scary Movie 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2013)

References

^ Morris, Richard K. (February 17, 2023). "Scary Movie Overview". movikv.com. movikv.
^ "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie, worldwide gross. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie 3 Worldwide Gross. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
^ "Starswelove.com". Angry Michael Jackson to Sue "Scary Movie 3". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
^ "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie MPAA Rating. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
^ "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie 2 MPAA Rating. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie In The Works Under Jonathan Glickman's Miramax & Neal H. Moritz – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ Couch, Aaron (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie in the Works From Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ BigBoyTV (December 14, 2024). Marlon Wayans Speaks on Jay Z, Drake Lawsuit, Diddy, New Scary Movie, Health | NEW BIG Interview. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2024). "The Wayans Brothers Reunite For New 'Scary Movie' With Miramax & Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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^ "Scary Movie 3 (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
^ "Scary Movie 4 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
^ "Scary Movie 4 (2006)". The Numbers Box Office Data.
^ "Scary Movie 5 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
^ "Scary Movie 5 (2013)". The Numbers Box Office Data.
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^ "Scary Movie 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
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^ "Scary Movie 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
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^ "Scary Movie 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
^ "Scary Movie 5 (2013): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS.

External links

[1] Morris, Richard K. (February 17, 2023). "Scary Movie Overview". movikv.com. movikv.

[BOM2-2] "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie, worldwide gross. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

[BOM-3] "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie 3 Worldwide Gross. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

[SWL-4] "Starswelove.com". Angry Michael Jackson to Sue "Scary Movie 3". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

[MOJO1-5] "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie MPAA Rating. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

[MOJO2-6] "Boxofficemojo.com". Scary Movie 2 MPAA Rating. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

[Future_Deadline-7] D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie In The Works Under Jonathan Glickman's Miramax & Neal H. Moritz – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[Future_THR-8] Couch, Aaron (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie in the Works From Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[9] BigBoyTV (December 14, 2024). Marlon Wayans Speaks on Jay Z, Drake Lawsuit, Diddy, New Scary Movie, Health | NEW BIG Interview. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via YouTube.

[Future_Deadline-10] D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2024). "The Wayans Brothers Reunite For New 'Scary Movie' With Miramax & Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[11] "Scary Movie (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.

[12] "Scary Movie 2 (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.

[13] "Scary Movie 3 (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.

[14] "Scary Movie 4 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.

[15] "Scary Movie 4 (2006)". The Numbers Box Office Data.

[16] "Scary Movie 5 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.

[17] "Scary Movie 5 (2013)". The Numbers Box Office Data.

[18] "Scary Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.

[19] "Scary Movie (2000): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.

[20] "Scary Movie 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.

[21] "Scary Movie 2 (2001): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.

[22] "Scary Movie 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.

[23] "Scary Movie 3 (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.

[24] "Scary Movie 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.

[25] "Scary Movie 4 (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.

[26] "Scary Movie 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.

[27] "Scary Movie 5 (2013): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS.

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