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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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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
10/18/08
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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

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

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

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

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

Rendering this film fairly pointless.

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01/01/00
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning
Empire Magazine
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review

The appeal seems to lie less in laughter than in respect for the filmmakers' irreverence as viewers sit back and think, "I can't believe they showed that!"

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

If you're hoping to forget your troubles for 90 minutes, Scary Movie certainly does the job.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Does its spoofing with a blunt instrument instead of a scalpel, and it's engineered to appeal to the lowest instincts of its targeted adolescent audiences.

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12/06/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Scary Movie's humor is definitely in the gutter.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

The humor in this movie is based on the concept that if enough jokes are fired off in a row, some of them will make you laugh. The concept works.

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
Steve Ryfle
Steve Ryfle
Hollywood.com

The kind of thing that leads to sleepless nights -- from severely bruised rib cages.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment 2 Comments
10/10/03
Glenn Lovell
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News

Scary Movie is a sporadically hilarious parody of teen horror movies that too frequently seems half-baked.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Make no mistake -- this one is lowbrow comedy all the way.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Christina Ziegler-McPherson
Christina Ziegler-McPherson
Palo Alto Weekly

[The Wayans'] approach, incorporating the crude humor that has become so popular of late, generates an unfortunate digression from the point.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Utimately, there are some laughs, enough to justify a video rental at least.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 2 Comments
12/08/02
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
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