Scary Movie
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Keenen Ivory Wayans
Produced by	Eric L. Gold Lee R. Mayes Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Buddy Johnson Phil Beauman Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Written by	Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Buddy Johnson Phil Beauman Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Starring	Anna Faris Jon Abrahams Dave Sheridan Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Regina Hall Cheri Oteri Shannon Elizabeth Lochlyn Munro Kurt Fuller James Van Der Beek Carmen Electra
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Editing by	Mark Helfrich
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date(s)	July 7, 2000
Running time	88 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	$19 million (est.)
Gross revenue	$278,019,771(est)
Followed by	Scary Movie 2
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Scary Movie (2000), an American film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, is a comedy-gross-out film spoof that parodies the horror and mystery genres. Several mid- and late-1990s movies are spoofed, including the more subtle horror film parody series Scream trilogy, The Sixth Sense, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, and The Blair Witch Project, while it also parodies many of the classic horror films, most notably Halloween. “Horror Movie” redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer best known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color, which also starred Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, his brother Damon Wayans, David Alan... Shawn Wayans (born January 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. ... Marlon Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in Im Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. ... Buddy Johnson was an influential jazz and blues pianist active from around 1940 through the 1960’s. ... Jason Friedberg is an American film writer and director. ... Aaron Seltzer is an American film director and screenwriter. ... Jason Friedberg is an American film writer and director. ... Aaron Seltzer is an American film director and screenwriter. ... Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American actress, best known for her leading role of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films. ... Jon Avery Abrahams (born 29 October 1977 in New York) is an American actor, most notably playing Bobby Prinze in the horror spoof Scary Movie. ... Dave Sheridan was the underground cartoonist who is perhaps best-known for his character Dealer McDope. ... Marlon Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in Im Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. ... Shawn Wayans (born January 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. ... Regina Hall Regina Hall (born on December 12, 1970 in Washington, D.C.) is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in the Scary Movie films. ... Cheri Oteri (born Cheryl Ann OTeari September 19, 1962) is an American actress and comedian known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Live. ... Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. ... Image:LMunro. ... Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953, in San Francisco, California) is a prolific character actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Tara Patrick” redirects here. ... Francis Kenny is an American cinematographer. ... Mark Helfrich is an ACE (American Cinema Editor)-certified film editor. ... Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American horror film spoof and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer best known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color, which also starred Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, his brother Damon Wayans, David Alan... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... george loves celeste is a sub-genre of comedy movies in which the producers aim to gross out their audience with disgusting and disturbing material, such as sexual or toilet humor. ... “Horror Movie” redirects here. ... Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the ability sometimes referred to as sixth sense, see Extra-sensory perception. ... I Know What You Did Last Summer is an Award-winning 1997 horror film. ... The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ... The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 independent horror film, financed and distributed by Artisan Entertainment. ... The title card seen in the original Halloween film. ...

The tagline is "No mercy. No shame. No sequel.", with the last reference being to the tendency of popular horror movies to become long-running franchises. However, in 2001, Scary Movie 2 was released (with the appropriate tagline "We lied"). A second sequel, Scary Movie 3, followed in 2003. Scary Movie 4 was released on April 14, 2006. Also confirmed is that there will be a Scary Movie 5, released in 2008. The franchise has also spawned similar films, Date Movie which parodied romantic comedies and Epic Movie which parodied superhero and adventure genres. For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American horror film spoof and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. ... Scary Movie 3 (2003) is an American comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Scary Movie 4 is a fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Scary Movie 5 is the fifth installment of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker and written by Jim Abrahams and Craig Mazin. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the spoof. ... For the film genre see Epic film. ...

Synopsis

While Scary Movie parodies a number of films, the main plot spoofs the films Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Six friends - 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) - are being stalked by a serial killer. The serial killer, who is dressed like the masked killer in the Scream trilogy, is after them because of an accident that they caused last Halloween (They ran over a fisherman and dumped his body in a river). The movie opens with the stalking and death of Drew Decker (Carmen Electra).They all find themselves being stalked, (in weird ways), and one by one they each get killed. First up being dead is Greg Phillipe, the football jock who goes out with Buffy Gilmore. Next up is Buffy Gilmore, the preppy cheerleader, and Greg's girlfriend. Brenda next dies, but instead of getting killed by the killer, the audience in the movie theater kills her for being obnoxious at the movies. Brenda is the tomboy girl, and girlfriend of Ray. Bobby and Ray die next, as Bobby was Cindy's ex-boyfriend, and Ray being the straight (but gay) dude, who is dating Brenda. Near the end of the film, it appears that Bobby and Ray are the killers, until the real killer attacked them, and Cindy manages to drive him off. Cindy, now the only survivor(Brenda, Ray, and Shorty come back in Scary Movie 2), finds out that Doofy, Buffy's retarded brother, is the killer, faking mental retardation. Scream is a 1996 horror film, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. ... I Know What You Did Last Summer is an Award-winning 1997 horror film. ... Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American actress, best known for her leading role of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films. ... Jon Avery Abrahams (born 29 October 1977 in New York) is an American actor, most notably playing Bobby Prinze in the horror spoof Scary Movie. ... Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. ... Image:LMunro. ... Shawn Wayans (born January 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. ... Regina Hall Regina Hall (born on December 12, 1970 in Washington, D.C.) is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in the Scary Movie films. ... “Tara Patrick” redirects here. ...

Parodies

• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
• The Scream Trilogy
• The Sixth Sense
• The Matrix
• The Usual Suspects
• American Pie
• The Blair Witch Project
• Halloween
• The Exorcist
• Drop Dead Gorgeous
• Dawson's Creek
• Budweiser Commercial

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Body Count

• 20 people are killed in the film

Characters

• Cindy Campbell - Played by Anna Faris, she is the parody character of both Sidney Prescott from the Scream trilogy and Julie James from the I Know What You Did Last Summer trilogy. Her name is a spoof of Sidney, and also of Cindy Brady, and her surname is taken from Neve Campbell (the actress who played Sidney from Scream). Cindy is peppy, gullible, and very bubbly. Her father does business with the Escobar crime family ("Uncle Escobar," as Cindy knows him), dealing freebase and sometimes using it himself. Killed in the end when a car runs her over.

• Bobby Prinze - Played by Jon Abrahams, he is the parody character of Ray Bronsen from I Know What You Did Last Summer and Billy Loomis from Scream and shares many of the same interests and personality with Billy (such as brow-beating Cindy to lose her virginity towards him). He constantly gets blamed for being the killer of the movie. His name is taken from Bobby Brady ("Cindy and Bobby"), and also from Freddie Prinze Jr, who starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer. In a nod to the film Wild Things, it is revealed that is gay, in a relationship with Ray and that the two plan on killing Cindy and starting a new life. Bobby gets stabbed by Ray, as part of their coverup, too many times and dies.

• Brenda Meeks - Played by Regina Hall, Brenda is the parody character of Maureen Evans from Scream 2 and Karla Wilson from I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. She is shown to be a real "tough girl", with a bit of ghetto-ness, as depicted in her speech and actions. She is butchered by angry cinema patrons; her death scene parodies the death of Maureen in the cinema scene of Scream 2. Brenda's name is taken from: the character Brenda from Friday the 13th; and from Randy Meeks, a character from Scream and Scream 2. Brenda was temporarily resurrected for Scary Movie 2 and Scary Movie 3, only to be killed off again(in the latter)...this time by the girl from The Ring. This was after faking several almost-deaths, leading her to be ignored while she was killed for real. She was resurrected once again in Scary Movie 4 and lived through the entire movie.

• Shorty Meeks - Played by Marlon Wayans, Shorty is the parody character of Randy Meeks from the Scream trilogy and Max from I Know What You Did Last Summer. He is shown to drink, smoke lots of weed and take many other drugs. He is also the brother of Brenda Meeks. He is shot in the chest by Bobby (white cannabis smoke comes out of the wound), killing him. He is revived in Scary Movie 2.

• Ray Wilkins - Played by Shawn Wayans, Ray is the parody character of Phil Stevens from Scream 2. He also parodies Stu Macher from Scream towards the end of the movie. He is shown to be extremely gay, openly flirting with various guys, although he dates Brenda Meeks (whom he loves to dress up in his football uniform). In the cinema scene, Ray is stabbed in the head with a penis, which parodies the death of Phil. However, later in the movie, he is shown to survive and is Bobby's accomplice, which is how he parodies Stu. He is killed when the real killer (Doofy) stabs him in the back. His name was taken from Ray Bronson, a character from the I Know What You Did Last Summer trilogy.

• Buffy Gilmore - Played by Shannon Elizabeth, Buffy is the parody character of both Tatum Riley from Scream and Helen from I Know What You Did Last Summer. She is dating Greg Phillipe. Her death is less than similar to either of the original characters' deaths - she is stabbed, has her leg broken and is decapitated. However, it is not confirmed that Buffy actually dies; rather, she is decapitated yet her head somehow remains alive (as a joke in the film). Her name is a double homage to the young-adult series Gilmore Girls and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as she parodies Helen Shivers who is played by Sarah Michelle Gellar who starred as Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

• Greg Phillipe - Played by Lochlyn Munro, Greg is the parody character of Barry Cox from I Know What You Did Last Summer. Greg has the same basic personality as Barry,. His name is taken from Ryan Phillipe (who played Barry), and also from Greg Brady (goes with Cindy and Bobby). Greg has an extremely small penis, and tends to be vindictive towards women, Cindy in paticular. He is killed by Doofy at the pageant,parodying Ryan Phillipe's death in I Know What You Did Last Summer.

• Drew Becker - Played by Carmen Electra, Drew is the parody character of Casey Becker from Scream. Her name is taken from the actress who played Casey, Drew Barrymore. Her favorite horror movie is Kazaam; when Ghostface claims that doesn't qualify, Drew simply tells him, "Well, you haven't seen Shaq act."

• Special Officer Doofy Gilmore - Played by Dave Sheridan, Doofy is the parody character of Dwight "Dewey" Riley from the Scream trilogy. He is also one of the three killers in this movie (the other two are Bobby and Ray). Doofy is short for Doofus, as he suffers from extreme mental retardation (which may or may not be faked) and erratic regularity ("I got a poopie. It was good"). As Buffy's 25-year-old brother, he still attends "Special Class" at B.A. Corpse High School. Buffy attends the same school, known as "Miss Teen She's-So-Fine", while Doofy himself is a "Special Police Officer" whom nobody takes seriously. He enjoys masturbating with his mom's vacuum cleaner. At the end of the film, in a nod to "The Usual Suspects, he is seen changing his look and mannerisms, and getting away in a car with Gail Hailstorm.

• Gail Hailstorm - Played by Cheri Oteri, Gail is the parody character of Gale Weathers from the Scream trilogy. Gail actually commits the second murder in this movie, by gunning down a teenage boy who keeps making fun of her during a news broadcast. Ultimately, Gail and her long-suffering cameraman Kenny are slain by Ghostface in a sequence parodying The Blair Witch Project, though she is shown to live at the end, when she picks up Doofy (ditching his retarded disguise) for a date.

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Reception

The film was released on the 7th July, 2000 and grossed $42,346,669 (USD) in the opening weekend in the box-office. It went on to gross a total of $157,019,771 at the domestic box-office and a world-wide total of $278,019,771. USD redirects here. ...

See Also

• Date Movie - A spoof of romance/dating movies
• Epic Movie - A spoof of epic movies
• Not Another Teen Movie - A spoof of teen movies
• Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth - A spoof on horror films.

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External links

• Scary Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Scary Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
• Scary Movie at Metacritic
• Scary Movie at Box Office Mojo