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Scary Movie (2000)

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Reviews Counted:108

Fresh:56

Rotten:52

Average Rating:5.5/10

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

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In the tradition of such genre parodies as AIRPLANE!, THE NAKED GUN, and SPACEBALLS, Keenen Ivory Wayans takes on the teen horror flick with SCARY MOVIE, a campy, riotous send-up of everything from... In the tradition of such genre parodies as AIRPLANE!, THE NAKED GUN, and SPACEBALLS, Keenen Ivory Wayans takes on the teen horror flick with SCARY MOVIE, a campy, riotous send-up of everything from the SCREAM and HALLOWEEN franchises to I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, CARRIE, and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. In a small town, a copycat is reenacting the SCREAM murders, and local reporter Gail Hailstorm will do just about anything to get the story. The six high school students who ran over a man on a sharp curve the year before think the killer is out for revenge, but sweet and innocent Cindy Campbell believes that the madman might just lurk a lot closer to home. Cowritten by Shawn and Marlon Wayans (and four others), the script leaves no cliché unturned; in addition to the horror parodies, the film also spoofs such teen sex comedies as AMERICAN PIE and such hit films as THE SIXTH SENSE, THE MATRIX, and FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH. The film never lets up in its striking re-creations of classic scenes, and it never passes up the chance for a joke, no matter how crude. The young, attractive cast looks like it just jumped out of DAWSON'S CREEK, playing everything up to the hilt--and beyond. [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth

Starring: Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth, Regina Hall, Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Cheri Oteri, Lochlyn Munro, Kurt Fuller, Dave Sheridan

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes
Composer: David Kitay
Studio: Dimension Films

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This is not a film for the faint-hearted, it is an exercise in ribald humour, both scripted and visual, which will keep you laughing from start to finish.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ali Barclay
Ali Barclay
BBC
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This is Dumb American Comedy at its best and well worth 90 minutes of your time.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

You should know not to see a comedy when its premise reveals that the filmmakers can't identify humour.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

The air of desperation is emphasised by the insistence on padding out horror-movie gags with crude Farrelly-style humour.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Sight and Sound

Rendering this film fairly pointless.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning
Empire Magazine
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The film just uses the scattershot approach to parody: Throw constant jokes at the screen and some of them will stick.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
10/18/08
Time Out
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Mo' funny, mo' funny, mo' funny.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online
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Scary Movie sets new highs in low comedy.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
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Anybody who needs a good laugh can find it at Scary Movie.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

I dare you not to laugh.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies

Among today's rude, crude and gleefully non-PC comedies, Scary Movie can be so funny it's scary.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

One of the most appallingly hysterical movies of all time.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/07/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Not only do they mix their upbeat parodies with a certain yuckiness -- but they also inject occasional social commentary.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

It wants to rub your nose in nasty stuff. In fact, it wants to hose you down with it.

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01/01/00
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

The cast is terrific.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The whole cast of Scary Movie keep straight faces throughout, which is the right way to go. By making everything seem serious and real, it only proves more funny for the audience watching it.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

By far director/actor Keenen Ivory Wayans' best parody effort to date, primarily because he here taps into a rejuvenated genre and is given access to broader subject matter with universal appeal.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Dwayne E. Leslie
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

The laughs come fast and furious.

Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

At times uproariously funny, and pretty solid throughout.

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01/01/00
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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