Scary Movie

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Scary Movie

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Released Jul 7, 2000

1h 28m

Comedy

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Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

These gags are hardly the height of inspiration, but it could be that people laugh at them because they're not as pathetic as a character having a penis jabbed through his head like an ice pick.

Oct 19, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The Wayans brothers just want to make us laugh... And for the first 20 minutes, they do. After that the gag-rate plummets, and it's a long haul to the credits.

Oct 19, 2018

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Wayne Broadway

Black Girl Nerds

To say 'Scary Movie' isn’t hilarious in parts would be a lie, although I do suspect the film is funnier in YouTube clips than as a whole.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 12, 2022

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Scary Movie is terrible. Not just terrible, but horrible.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 14, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Scary Movie might not be a classic, but it's a solid satire of contemporary slasher films that I had a good time with.

Oct 19, 2018

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Carson H

It's not terrible...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Samuel P

This movie is hilarious. It's totally stupid, but super fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Jamie R

If you can’t watch this and not find something funny from it then you aren’t a comedy fan. Yes this is meant to be your typical mockery comedy, so take it for that. Don’t be such a literal fu*k nut and learn to laugh a little.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Richard A

Pretty good match my humor too much dick stuff though

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Mike G

Mostly sexual and it’s not even that funny.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Max K

It wasn’t That bad, but it had a lot of unnecessary gags in it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Synopsis

Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Production Co: Wayan Bros. Entertainment, Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Miramax
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $157.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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