Scary Movie (series)
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The Scary Movie series is a series of films mainly specializing in spoofing several popular horror films, which have collectively grossed over $818 million at the box-office worldwide. The two main recurring actors of the series are Anna Faris
and Regina Hall
as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, and are also joined by new or recurring actors and characters.
The franchise was conceptualized by The Wayans
Brothers who wrote and directed the first two films before leaving the franchise. They were distributed by Dimension Films
through two different studios: Miramax Films
, as it was originally the studio's genre film label during executive producers Bob Weinstein
and Harvey Weinstein
's run and produced the first three films, and The Weinstein Company
, the brothers' newly formed studio, which currently produces the rest of the series' release after departing from Miramax and taking the Dimension Films label with them. Miramax Films
(Buena Vista Distribution
) retains international distribution rights.
and I Know What You Did Last Summer
series.
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), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall
), and Shorty Meeks (Marlon Wayans
) accidentally hit an old man with their car they decide to dump his body in a lake and never talk about it again (in a spoof of I Know What You Did Last Summer
). A year later a person with a Scream mask
kills them one by one. The group attempts to find the identity of the killer.
The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist
, in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the notorious fictional serial killer Jason Voorhees
) is possessed by the devil, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods
and Andy Richter
respectively) have to force the devil out. But after Megan insults Harris's mother he shoots her in the head.
Cindy, Brenda, Ray, and Shorty, characters who all had died in the first film, mysteriously 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 Rose Red with story beginning when a 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.
When at the house, strange things happen, Ray gets attacked by a clown (who he also rapes), Shorty gets attacked by a living marijuana plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat, and Dwight has an argument with a bad mouthed pet 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.
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. This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family
.
The film revolves around strange crop circle
s 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 (a parody of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. of 8 Mile
), when she hears that she is to die in seven days. Meanwhile, the farmers who discovered the crop circles in their corn field learn that extraterrestrials are coming to Earth come to destroy the killer responsible for the deaths of those who have watched the tape.
This film’s main plot is a mix of The Grudge
and War of the Worlds with major scenes spoofing Saw
, The Village
, Million Dollar Baby
, and Brokeback Mountain
.
in 2009. David Zucker is expected to be returning as director
while the series' main stars Anna Faris
, Anthony Anderson
and Regina Hall
have all expressed interest in returning for the sequel. In June 2011, a release date was announced for April 20, 2012. Zucker expressed interest in spoofing the Final Destination
film series, as well as Paranormal Activity, Scream 4
, and the Child's Play
film series.
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Anna Faris
Anna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny...
and Regina Hall
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal.-Personal life:...
as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, and are also joined by new or recurring actors and characters.
The franchise was conceptualized by The Wayans
Wayans
The Wayans family is a family including many directors, screenwriters, comedians and actors. Their parents are Howell and Elvira Wayans. There are ten siblings in the first generation, with many children of their own....
Brothers who wrote and directed the first two films before leaving the franchise. They were distributed by Dimension Films
Dimension Films
Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films...
through two different studios: Miramax Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
, as it was originally the studio's genre film label during executive producers Bob Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Robert "Bob" Weinstein is an American film and theatre producer, the founder and head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and current head, with his brother Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Company.-Career:...
and Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein, CBE is an American film producer and movie studio chairman. He is best known as co-founder of Miramax Films. He and his brother Bob have been co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company, their film production company, since 2005...
's run and produced the first three films, and The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
, the brothers' newly formed studio, which currently produces the rest of the series' release after departing from Miramax and taking the Dimension Films label with them. Miramax Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
(Buena Vista Distribution
Buena Vista Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature distribution company owned by Disney Enterprises, Inc. Buena Vista International was the international distribution arm, Buena Vista Home Entertainment was the firm's video and DVD distribution arm, and Buena Vista...
) retains international distribution rights.
Scary Movie
Scary Movie (July 7, 2000) is the first film in the series. Scary Movie was the highest grossing film of the series, grossing $278,019,771 worldwide. It is a spoof of several films, with a focus on the ScreamScream (film series)
Scream is a series of American horror slasher films created by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven. The films star Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette. The series has grossed over $600 million in worldwide box-office receipts and consists, to date, of four motion pictures...
and I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
series.
After a group of teenagers (consisting of Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris
Anna Faris
Anna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny...
), Bobby Prinze (Jon Abrahams
Jon Abrahams
Jon Avery Abrahams is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:Abrahams attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn....
), Buffy Gilmore (Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons...
), Greg Phillipe (Lochlyn Munro
Lochlyn Munro
Richard Laughlain "Lochlyn" Munro is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:Munro was born in Lac La Hache, British Columbia. He started his acting career after a serious sports injury ended his dream of playing professional hockey. While playing music in various clubs around Vancouver, British...
), Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal.-Personal life:...
), and Shorty Meeks (Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Marlon L. Wayans is an American actor, model producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988...
) accidentally hit an old man with their car they decide to dump his body in a lake and never talk about it again (in a spoof of I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
). A year later a person with a Scream mask
Ghostface (Scream)
Ghostface is a fictional identity adopted by the main antagonists in the Scream series of slasher films. The character is voiced by Roger L. Jackson regardless of who is behind the mask...
kills them one by one. The group attempts to find the identity of the killer.
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2 (July 4, 2001) is the second in franchise. In the U.S., the film grossed $71,308,997. Worldwide, it grossed $141,220,678. Although being a hit, out of the four Scary Movie films, this is the least successful to date. This is one of two Scary Movie films to receive an R-rating and also marks the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the series.The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist
The Exorcist (film)
The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and based on the exorcism case of Robbie Mannheim, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
, in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the notorious fictional serial killer Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
) is possessed by the devil, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
and Andy Richter
Andy Richter
Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS...
respectively) have to force the devil out. But after Megan insults Harris's mother he shoots her in the head.
Cindy, Brenda, Ray, and Shorty, characters who all had died in the first film, mysteriously return in this film. Greg, Buffy, and Bobby are replaced by Buddy (Christopher Masterson
Christopher Masterson
Christopher Kennedy Masterson is an American actor known most for his role as Francis on Malcolm in the Middle.- Early life :Masterson was born to Peter and Carol Masterson on Long Island, New York, on January 22, 1980...
), Theo (Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 .-Career:Robertson started taking acting classes when she was ten, and had roles in local theater productions...
), and Alex (Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?...
).
The film then merges into a parody of Rose Red with story beginning when a college professor, Professor Oldman (Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
) and his wheel-chair bound assistant, Dwight (David Cross
David Cross
David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
), plan to study ghosts inside a haunted mansion with the clueless teens as bait.
When at the house, strange things happen, Ray gets attacked by a clown (who he also rapes), Shorty gets attacked by a living marijuana plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat, and Dwight has an argument with a bad mouthed pet 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
Scary Movie 3 (October 24, 2003) is the third film in the series. With $220,673,217 earned worldwide, it is second most successful film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof of The RingThe Ring (2002 film)
The Ring is a 2002 American psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring....
and Signs
Signs (film)
Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was adapted from a screenplay also written by Shyamalan. Executive producers for the film comprised Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. The story focuses on a former preacher named Graham...
as well as several other films and celebrities. Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
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. This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family
Wayans family
The Wayans family is a family including many directors, screenwriters, comedians and actors. Their parents are Howell and Elvira Wayans. There are ten siblings in the first generation, with many children of their own....
.
The film revolves around strange crop circle
Crop circle
A crop circle is a sizable pattern created by the flattening of a crop such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rapeseed. Crop circles are also referred to as crop formations, because they are not always circular in shape. While the exact date crop circles began to appear is unknown, the documented...
s 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 (a parody of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. of 8 Mile
8 Mile (film)
8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, and Kim Basinger....
), when she hears that she is to die in seven days. Meanwhile, the farmers who discovered the crop circles in their corn field learn that extraterrestrials are coming to Earth come to destroy the killer responsible for the deaths of those who have watched the tape.
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 third highest grossing Scary Movie.This film’s main plot is a mix of The Grudge
The Grudge
The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
and War of the Worlds with major scenes spoofing Saw
Saw (film series)
Saw is a horror franchise distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment and produced by Twisted Pictures that consists of seven films and two video games, published by Konami. The franchise began with the 2003 short film which was created by Australian director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell...
, The Village
The Village (2004 film)
The Village is a 2004 American fantasy-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about a end-of-the-19th-century village whose inhabitants live in fear of the creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it. The movie was shot in a recreation of a 19th-century village outside Philadelphia,...
, Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman...
, and Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
.
Scary Movie 5
Scary Movie 5 was officially confirmed by the Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
in 2009. David Zucker is expected to be returning as director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
while the series' main stars Anna Faris
Anna Faris
Anna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny...
, Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The...
and Regina Hall
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal.-Personal life:...
have all expressed interest in returning for the sequel. In June 2011, a release date was announced for April 20, 2012. Zucker expressed interest in spoofing the Final Destination
Final Destination (film series)
The Final Destination series is a series of horror films based on an unproduced script written by Jeffrey Reddick for the X-Files television series. Distributed by New Line Cinema, all five films are centered on the themes of fatalism, predestination, and precognition, in relation to death...
film series, as well as Paranormal Activity, Scream 4
Scream 4
Scream 4 is a 2011 American slasher horror film and the fourth installment in the Scream film series. Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and Scream 2, the film stars an ensemble cast which includes David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts,...
, and the Child's Play
Child's Play (film series)
Child's Play is a horror film franchise created by Don Mancini, with its first installment, Child's Play, being released on November 9, 1988. The film has so far spawned four sequels and has gone into other media, such as comic books. The films all feature Chucky, a killer Good Guys doll with the...
film series.
Main characters
- Cindy Campbell, Throughout the course of the franchise, Cindy transitions from a naive high school student to a working-class adult. Cindy is a beautiful, good-intentioned, yet accident prone young woman who manages to unravel the mysteries in all four films. In Scary Movie 3, she is the legal guardian of her nephew Cody, who she ships off to military school in Scary Movie 4. Despite her poor history with relationships, she has a new love interest in every film. She initially was a parody of Neve CampbellNeve CampbellNeve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
's character Sidney Prescott in the ScreamScream (film series)Scream is a series of American horror slasher films created by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven. The films star Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette. The series has grossed over $600 million in worldwide box-office receipts and consists, to date, of four motion pictures...
franchise, but the character was later adjusted to be a parody of the female protagonist of the main film each Scary Movie parodies, as she was a parody of Naomi WattsNaomi WattsNaomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in series such as Hey Dad..! , Brides of Christ , and Home and Away . Her film debut was the 1986 drama For Love Alone...
' character from The Ring in Scary Movie 3 and Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle Prinze , known professionally by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar , is an American actress, singer and executive producer...
's character from The GrudgeThe GrudgeThe Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
in Scary Movie 4. She appears in all four films. She is portrayed by Anna FarisAnna FarisAnna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny...
.
- Brenda Meeks, Cindy's sex-crazed best friend. A ghetto-fabulous young woman who is very loud and aggressive. She dies in the 1st and 3rd films, but how she comes back to life is never explained. In the first two films, she dated Ray Wilkins. Her brother is Shorty Meeks, who also only appears in the first two films. Though she suspected something odd about Ray, she was oblivious to the fact he is attracted to other men. She is a parody of singer-actress BrandyBrandy NorwoodBrandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
's character in I Still Know What You Did Last SummerI Still Know What You Did Last SummerI Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"...
. She is portrayed by Regina HallRegina HallRegina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal.-Personal life:...
. She appears in all four films. Her role in Scary Movie 3 was brief and is credited as a special appearance.
- George Logan, Cindy's love interest in Scary Movie 3. He is Tom Logan's easily discouraged younger brother and is friends with Mahalik. He originally wanted to be a rapper but after a failed rap battle, he gives up. He is hesistant to settle down and start a family, as he feels he isn't good at anything. In the end, he gets over that fear and marries Cindy. He makes a brief cameo in Scary Movie 4 as it is revealed that he died before the events of Scary Movie 4, as it is shown in a flashback in a parody of Million Dollar BabyMillion Dollar BabyMillion Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman...
. As Cindy is about to fall on a stool and break her neck, George saves her by jumping in the way but he unintentionally kills himself, leading a chain reaction of multiple people breaking their necks and dying. Cindy appeared to still be grieving his death. He is both a parody of Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin PhoenixJoaquin Rafael Phoenix , formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later...
's character in SignsSigns (film)Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was adapted from a screenplay also written by Shyamalan. Executive producers for the film comprised Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. The story focuses on a former preacher named Graham...
, and EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
's character in 8 Mile8 Mile (film)8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, and Kim Basinger....
. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 and is portrayed by Simon RexSimon RexSimon Rex is an American actor, comedian, television host and recording artist. He is known for starring as Jeff Campbell in What I Like About You, during the first season.-Early life:...
.
- Ray Wilkins, Brenda's former boyfriend. Although he was obviously in love with Brenda, it is heavily implied that Ray is a closetIn the closetIn the closet may refer to:* Closeted, a reference to undisclosed sexual orientation, sexuality, or sexual behavior.** Coming out, or "coming out of the closet", the voluntary public revealing of one's homosexuality....
homosexual or bisexual as he finds other men attractive and sometimes behaves in a feminine manner, though he confirmed at the end of the 1st film that he was straight after a misunderstanding. Strangely, Ray tries to kill Cindy along with her boyfriend Bobby (Jon AbrahamsJon AbrahamsJon Avery Abrahams is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:Abrahams attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn....
) but in Scary Movie 2 they are friends again, and he even saves her life from the Hell House Ghost (Richard MollRichard MollCharles Richard Moll is an American actor and voice artist,best known for playing Bull Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1983 to 1992...
). He dies at the end of the original but returns in the second film, as do Brenda and Shorty. He appears in Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. He is portrayed by Shawn Wayans.
- Shorty Meeks, Brenda's brother. He is a stereotypical stonerStoner-People:* Stoner , bass guitarist* Alyson Stoner , American actress and dancer* Andrew Stoner , Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and the Leader of the New South Wales National Party...
who speaks in urban slang who frequently puts the word "son" at the end of almost every sentence. He is shown to be good friends with Cindy and Ray. His catchphrase is "Oh shit, son!". Like Brenda and Ray, he dies in the original film and appears in the sequel. Though his killer Bobby does mention that killing Shorty wasn't planned. He is a parody of Jamie KennedyJamie KennedyJames Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
's character Randy Meeks from the ScreamScreamScream may refer to:*Vociferation, a loud vocalization*The Scream, a famous painting by Edvard Munch-Amusement rides:* Scream! , a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain...
franchise. He appears in Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. However in Scary Movie 3, it seems as though Shorty never existed as Brenda was portrayed as an only child, and there was no mention of Shorty or any other siblings. He is portrayed by Marlon WayansMarlon WayansMarlon L. Wayans is an American actor, model producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988...
.
- Tom Logan, George's older brother. He is a depressed farmer and single parent, still grieving over his late wife, Annie (Denise RichardsDenise RichardsDenise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...
). He was once a pastor. In the end, he regains his faith and becomes a pastor again. Tom makes a brief cameo at the beginning of Scary Movie 4, reverting back to his depression. This time, his depression is spurred by the death of George. He puts himself out of his misery and commits suicide by leaping over his condo balcony. He is a parody of Mel GibsonMel GibsonMel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
's character in SignsSigns (film)Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was adapted from a screenplay also written by Shyamalan. Executive producers for the film comprised Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. The story focuses on a former preacher named Graham...
. He is portrayed by Charlie SheenCharlie SheenCarlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen....
, though his appearance in Scary Movie 4 is uncredited. Sheen is currently in talks to return for the upcoming Scary Movie 5. It is currently unknown if he will reprise his original role or if he will portray a different character.
- Mahalik, a good friend of George's who first appears in Scary Movie 3. He is a rapper who sports long dreadlocks. He frequently goes off into a long debate with his buddy CJ (Kevin HartKevin HartKevin John Hart is a British-Australian theologian, philosopher and poet. He is currently Edwin B. Kyle Professor of Christian Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Virginia...
) over what something really is or possibly could be (for instance, can a mouse be a rat when it's indoors). He is a parody of Mekhi PhiferMekhi PhiferMekhi Thira Phifer is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile...
's character in 8 Mile8 Mile (film)8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, and Kim Basinger....
. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. He is portrayed by Anthony AndersonAnthony AndersonAnthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The...
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- CJ, Mahalik's best friend and sidekick. Like Mahalik, he is also a rapper who frequently accompanies Mahalik everywhere he goes. He appears to be quite dimwitted and hyperactive. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. He is portrayed by Kevin HartKevin HartKevin John Hart is a British-Australian theologian, philosopher and poet. He is currently Edwin B. Kyle Professor of Christian Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Virginia...
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Cast
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| Scary Movie Scary Movie Scary Movie is a 2000 comedy-parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which heavily parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres... |
Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 parody film. It is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. Though part of the first Scary Movies tagline read "...No sequel," this film's tagline compensated by adding "We lied".... |
Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres, directed by David Zucker. It is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family... |
Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is distributed by The Weinstein Company via its Dimension Films unit in the U.S. and Television, and... |
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| Cindy Campbell | Anna Faris Anna Faris Anna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny... |
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| Brenda Meeks | Regina Hall Regina Hall Regina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal.-Personal life:... |
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| Shorty Meeks | Marlon Wayans Marlon Wayans Marlon L. Wayans is an American actor, model producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988... |
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| Ray Wilkins | Shawn Wayans | |||
| President Harris | Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters... |
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| Tom Logan | Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen.... |
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| George Logan | Simon Rex Simon Rex Simon Rex is an American actor, comedian, television host and recording artist. He is known for starring as Jeff Campbell in What I Like About You, during the first season.-Early life:... |
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| Mahalik | Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The... |
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| CJ | Kevin Hart Kevin Hart (actor) Kevin Hart is an American actor and stand-up comedian.-Early life and career:Hart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised by his single mother... |
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| Rex Arquette / Doofus "Doofy" Gilmore | Dave Sheridan | |||
| Drew Decker | Carmen Electra Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer... |
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| Buffy Gilmore | Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons... |
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| Bobby Prinze | Jon Abrahams Jon Abrahams Jon Avery Abrahams is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:Abrahams attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn.... |
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| Greg Phillipe | Lochlyn Munro Lochlyn Munro Richard Laughlain "Lochlyn" Munro is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:Munro was born in Lac La Hache, British Columbia. He started his acting career after a serious sports injury ended his dream of playing professional hockey. While playing music in various clubs around Vancouver, British... |
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| Buddy | Christopher Masterson Christopher Masterson Christopher Kennedy Masterson is an American actor known most for his role as Francis on Malcolm in the Middle.- Early life :Masterson was born to Peter and Carol Masterson on Long Island, New York, on January 22, 1980... |
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| Hanson | Chris Elliott Chris Elliott Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the cult comedy series Get a Life and for his recurring role as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond... |
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| Dwight Hartman | David Cross David Cross David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr... |
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| Theo | Kathleen Robertson Kathleen Robertson Kathleen Robertson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 .-Career:Robertson started taking acting classes when she was ten, and had roles in local theater productions... |
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| Tom Ryan | Craig Bierko Craig Bierko Craig Philip Bierko is an American actor and singer.-Early life:Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York, the son of Pat and Rex Bierko, who ran a local community theatre. Bierko's mother was a Jewish convert to Roman Catholicism... |
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| Ezekiel | Chris Elliott Chris Elliott Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the cult comedy series Get a Life and for his recurring role as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond... |
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| Holly | Carmen Electra Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer... |
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Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference | |||
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| United States | Outside US | Worldwide | All time US | All time worldwide | ||||
| Scary Movie | July 7, 2000 | $157,019,771 | $121,000,000 | $278,019,771 | #184 | #263 | $19,000,000 | |
| Scary Movie 2 | July 4, 2001 | $71,308,997 | $69,911,681 | $141,220,678 | #724 | $45,000,000 | ||
| Scary Movie 3 | October 24, 2003 | $110,003,217 | $110,670,000 | $220,673,217 | #388 | #368 | $48,000,000 | |
| Scary Movie 4 | April 14, 2006 | $90,710,620 | $88,000,000 | $178,710,620 | #522 | $45,000,000 | ||
| Total | $429,042,605 | $389,581,681 | $818,264,281 | $157,000,000 | ||||
Critical reaction
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance... |
Metacritic Metacritic Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,... |
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| Scary Movie | 53% (110 reviews) | 46% (26 reviews) | 48% (32 reviews) | B- (11 reviews) |
| Scary Movie 2 | 15% (108 reviews) | 7% (28 reviews) | 29% (25 reviews) | C- (8 reviews) |
| Scary Movie 3 | 36% (125 reviews) | 38% (29 reviews) | 48% (28 reviews) | C (12 reviews) |
| Scary Movie 4 | 37% (125 reviews) | 43% (23 reviews) | 40% (23 reviews) | C (11 reviews) |
External links
Box Office Mojo:- Scary Movie Series Grosses at Box Office MojoBox Office MojoBox Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. Brandon Gray started the site in 1999. In 2002, Gray partnered with Sean Saulsbury and they grew the site to nearly two million readers when, in July 2008, the company was purchased by Amazon.com through...
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