2. Index
1. Scary Movie (film series)………………………..P.1
2. Scary Movie 1………………………………………..P.2
3. Scary Movie 2………………………………………..P.3
4. Scary Movie 3………………………………………..P.4
5. Scary Movie 4………………………………………..P.5
6. Scary Movie 5………………………………………..P.6
7. Scary Movie logos………………………………….P.7
8. End………………………………………………………..P.8
3. Scary Movie (Film Series)
Scary Movie is a series of American comedy films created by Shawn
Wayans and Marlon Wayans that mainly specialize in parodyzing 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.
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4. Scary Movie 1
Scary Movie is a 2000 horror comedy parody film directed by Keenen
Ivory Wayans. It is an American dark comedy which heavily parodies the
horror, slasher, and mystery genres. Several mid- and late-90s films and
TV shows are spoofed, most predominantly Scream and I Know What You
Did Last Summer, along with The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects, The
Matrix, The Blair Witch Project, and Dawson's Creek.
The tagline reads "No mercy. No shame. No sequel.", the last reference
being an ironic nod towards the tendency of popular horror movies
becoming cash cow franchises. 2001 saw the release of Scary Movie 2,
with the appropriate tagline "We lied". Later video covers of the first film
frequently drop the tagline's third statement. The film was originally titled
"Last Summer I Screamed Because Halloween Fell on Friday the 13th".
Scary Movie was followed by three more sequels Scary Movie 2 (2001),
Scary Movie 3 (2003), and Scary Movie 4 (2006). Its title serves as a
homage to the production title of Scream, which was also released
through Dimension Films. In early 2013, Scary Movie 5 will be released.
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5. 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 Movie's tagline
read "...No sequel," this film's tagline compensated by adding "We
lied".
Scary Movie 2 was originally rated NC-17 for sexuality but it was
edited for an R-rating. The cut material resurfaced on the home
video release. The film parodies a range of horror-thriller movies,
including The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, The
Changeling, Hollow Man, The Legend of Hell House, and The
Haunting.
The film currently stands as the last film in the series to star the
Wayans siblings, and the last to be directed by Keenan Ivory
Wayans.
Some of the original working titles were Scary Sequel and Scarier
Movie.
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6. Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction horror
comedy parody 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.
This is most evident as the film's content is less vulgar
than the previous films, and the characters of Shorty
Meeks and Ray Wilkins do not appear, nor are they
referenced. The film's plot significantly parodies the
films The Ring, Signs, The Matrix and 8 Mile. It is also
the first film of two in the series to star Leslie Nielsen.
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7. Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 horror comedy parody film and the
fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, directed by David
Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat
Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin. It
is distributed by The Weinstein Company via its Dimension
Films unit in the U.S. and Japan, and internationally by
Buena Vista Distribution's Miramax Films label.
This film marks the final Scary Movie appearances of the
main stars, Anna Faris and Regina Hall (who portray Cindy
and Brenda, respectively), and concludes the original story
arc. This was initially intended to be the final film in the
Scary Movie franchise, but Scary Movie 5 was announced
by The Weinstein Company on December 20, 2009.
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8. Scary Movie 5
Scary Movie 5 is an upcoming horror comedy
parody film, and the fifth film in the Scary
Movie franchise. In addition to being a sequel,
it will also serve as a reboot of the series. It is
being distributed by The Weinstein Company
via Dimension Films. The film is directed by
Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker.
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