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{{Short description|American horror parody film series}}
{{Infobox Film
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| name = Scary Movie series
{{Infobox film
| image = Scary Movie Trilogy.jpg
| caption = R2 DVD Box cover for the first three films
| name = Scary Movie
| image = File:Scary Movie film series logo.png
| director = '''Films''': '''[[Scary Movie|1]]''', '''[[Scary Movie 2|2]]'''<br>[[Keenen Ivory Wayans]]<br/>'''Films''': '''[[Scary Movie 3|3]]''', '''[[Scary Movie 4|4]]'''<br>[[David Zucker]]
| alt =
| producer = '''Films''': '''[[Scary Movie|1]]''', '''[[Scary Movie 2|2]]'''<br>[[Marlon Wayans]] <br> [[Shawn Wayans]]<br/>'''Films''': '''[[Scary Movie 3|3]]''', '''[[Scary Movie 4|4]]'''<br>[[Robert K. Weiss]]
| caption = Official film series logo
| writer = [[Jason Friedberg]] <br> [[Aaron Seltzer]] <br> [[Shawn Wayans]] <br> [[Marlon Wayans]] <br> [[Craig Wayans]] <br>[[Pat Proft]] <br> [[Craig Mazin]] <br> [[Jim Abrahams]]
| studio = [[Dimension Films]] (1–5)<br>[[Miramax]] (4; 6)
| starring = [[Anna Faris]] <br> [[Regina Hall]] <br> [[Marlon Wayans]] <br> [[Shawn Wayans]] <br> [[Leslie Nielsen]] <br> [[Charlie Sheen]] <br> [[Simon Rex]] <br> [[Anthony Anderson]] <br> [[Kevin Hart (actor)|Kevin Hart]]
| distributor = '''[[United States]]''':<br>[[Dimension Films]]<br />[[Miramax Films]] (from films [[Scary Movie|1]] to [[Scary Movie 3|3]]) <br/> [[The Weinstein Company]] (Scary Movie 4 and on.)<br />'''International''':<br/> [[Miramax Films]] <br /> [[Buena Vista Distribution]]
| distributor = Miramax Films (1–3)<br>[[The Weinstein Company]] (4–5)<br>[[Paramount Pictures]] (6)
| released = [[2000 in film|2000]] &ndash; Present
| released = 2000–present
| runtime = 338 minutes (as of 2007)
| runtime = 423 minutes (5 films)
| country = {{USA}}
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget =
| budget = $177 million (5 films)
| gross = [[USD|$]]817 million (as of 2007)
| gross = $896.5 million (5 films)
}}
}}


The '''''Scary Movie'' series''' is a series of films which mainly specialize in spoofing current, popular [[horror films]], which have collectively grossed over $817 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, respectively. They are joined by new or recurring actors and characters.
'''''Scary Movie''''' is a series of American [[parody film]]s, mainly focusing on spoofing [[horror film]]s. The films have a combined gross of almost $900 million at the worldwide box office. The two recurring actresses are [[Anna Faris]] and [[Regina Hall]] as [[Cindy Campbell]] and [[Brenda Meeks]], respectively, appearing in all installments except [[Scary Movie 5|the fifth film]].


The franchise was developed by [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]], [[Shawn Wayans]], and [[Marlon Wayans]], who wrote and directed the first two entries, with the latter two also starring. Produced by [[Dimension Films]], with [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] co-producing the fourth, the films saw distribution through Miramax Films (1–4) and [[The Weinstein Company]] (4–5). A sixth film is in development as of 2024 with Miramax producing and [[Paramount Pictures]] handling distribution.
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. Miramax/Disney retains international distribution rights.


==Plot summary==
== Films ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
===''Scary Movie''===
! Film
{{see|Scary Movie}}
! U.S. release date
''Scary Movie'' (July 7, 2000) is the first film in the series. The film is the only in the series to feature exposed male genitalia.
! Director
''Scary Movie'' was the highest grossing film of the series, grossing around $278,019,771 worldwide. The movie is based on other scary movies made before but some of the details are made into jokes (Scream)<ref name="BOM2">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com|work=Scary Movie, worldwide gross |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie.htm|accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>.
! Screenwriter(s)
! Story by
! Producer(s)
! Status
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Scary Movie]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{Start date|2000|07|07}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]]
| colspan="2" | Phil Beauman, [[Shawn Wayans]], [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]], Buddy Johnson, [[Marlon Wayans]] & [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]
| Lee R. Mayes & Eric L. Gold
| rowspan="5" | Released
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{Start date|2001|07|04}}
| colspan="2" | [[Dave Polsky]], [[Craig Wayans]], Shawn Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Marlon Wayans, Greg Grabianski & Michael Anthony Snowden
| Eric L. Gold
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{Start date|2003|10|24}}
| rowspan="2" | [[David Zucker (director)|David Zucker]]
| colspan="2" | [[Pat Proft]] & [[Craig Mazin]]
| [[Robert K. Weiss]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{Start date|2006|04|14}}
| Pat Proft, Craig Mazin & Jim Abrahams
| Craig Mazin
| Craig Mazin & Robert K. Weiss
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{Start date|2013|04|12}}
| [[Malcolm D. Lee]]
| colspan="2" | Pat Proft & David Zucker
| David Zucker & Phil Dornfeld
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[#Future|Scary Movie 6]]''
| style="text-align:left" | 2026
| {{TBA}}
| colspan="2" | Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans & Keenen Ivory Wayans
| [[Neal H. Moritz]], Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans & Rick Alvarez
| In development
|}


=== ''Scary Movie'' (2000) ===
After a group of teenagers (consisting of Cindy Campbell ([[Anna Faris]]), Bobby Prinze ([[Jon Abrahams]]), Buffy Gilmore ([[Shannon Elizabeth]]), Greg Phillipe ([[Lochlyn Munro]]), Ray Wilkins ([[Shawn Wayans]]), Shorty Meeks ([[Marlon Wayans]]), and Brenda Meeks ([[Regina Hall]])) accidentally hit a man with their car they decide to throw him in the lake and never talk about it again (in a spoof of ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''). A few years later a man (or woman) with a [[Ghostface (Scream)|Scream mask]] kills them one by one. They decide to figure out who the killer is, but is the killer closer to them than they all thought?
{{main|Scary Movie}}
''Scary Movie'' is the first film of the franchise and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Richard K. |title=Scary Movie Overview |url=https://movikv.com/scary-movie-in-order/#strongwhy-watching-scary-movie-in-order-mattersstrong |website=movikv.com |date=February 17, 2023 |publisher=movikv}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing film of the series, with $278,019,771 worldwide. It is a spoof of several films and television series, with a primary focus on ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996) and ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997).<ref name="BOM2">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com|work=Scary Movie, worldwide gross |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4033840641/|access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref>


After a group of teenagers (consisting of [[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]]) accidentally hit a man with their car, they decide to dump his body in a lake and never talk about it again. A year later someone wearing a [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface mask and robe]] kills them one by one.
===''Scary Movie 2''===
{{see|Scary Movie 2}}
''Scary Movie 2'' (July 6, 2001) is the second in franchise. In the U.S., the film grossed $71,308,997. Worldwide, it grossed $141,220,678. Although being a hit, out of the four ''Scary Movie'' films, this is the least successful to date<ref name="BOM1">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com|work=Scary Movie 2 |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie2.htm|accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>. Not only this is the second and final Scary Movie film to receive an R-rating, this film also marks the end of the Wayans siblings involvement with the series as they moved on to pursue other projects, among them, their [[2004 in film|2004]] comedy ''[[White Chicks]]''.


=== ''Scary Movie 2'' (2001) ===
The film starts with a parody of ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'', a little girl named Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the notorious fictional serial killer [[Jason Voorhees]]) is possessed by the devil, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris ([[James Woods]] and [[Andy Richter]] respectively) have to force the devil out. But after Megan insults Harris's mother he shoots her in the head.
{{main|Scary Movie 2}}
''Scary Movie 2'' is the second film of the franchise. It grossed $141,220,678 worldwide with $71,308,997 in the U.S. This is the last installment to receive an R-rating and also marked the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the franchise, until the development of the sixth film.


The film starts with a parody of ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' (1973), in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the fictional serial killer [[Jason Voorhees]]) is possessed by Hugh Kane, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris ([[James Woods]] and [[Andy Richter]]) have to force Hugh Kane out. But after Megan insults McFeely's mother he shoots her in the head. Cindy, Brenda, Ray, and Shorty return in this film. Greg, Buffy, and Bobby are replaced by Buddy ([[Christopher Masterson]]), Theo ([[Kathleen Robertson]]), and Alex ([[Tori Spelling]]). The film then merges into a parody of ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'' (1999) with the story beginning when a perverted college professor, Professor Oldman ([[Tim Curry]]) and his wheel-chair bound assistant, Dwight ([[David Cross]]), plan to study ghosts inside a haunted mansion with the clueless teens as bait. At the house, strange things happen: Ray gets attacked by a clown (whom he also rapes), Shorty gets attacked by a living marijuana plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat, and Dwight gets into an argument with a foul-mouthed bird. When they find out about the professor's plan they try to escape the house, finding out that there is a ghost who still lives in the house. They must defeat the ghost in order to escape.
The characters who all had died in the first film mysteriously return in this film and they are joined with new characters: Buddy ([[Christopher Masterson]]), Theo ([[Kathleen Robertson]]) and Alex ([[Tori Spelling]]).


=== ''Scary Movie 3'' (2003) ===
The story begins when a college professor, Professor Oldman ([[Tim Curry]]) and his wheel-chaired assistant Dwight ([[David Cross]]) plan to study ghosts from a haunted mansion, with the clueless teens as bait.
{{main|Scary Movie 3}}
''Scary Movie 3'' is the third film of the franchise. With $220,673,217 earned worldwide,<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie 3 Worldwide Gross |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4067395073/ |access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref> it is the second most successful film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof of ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'' and ''[[Signs (2002 film)|Signs]]'' (both 2002) as well as several other films and celebrities. [[Michael Jackson]] planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester and having a fake nose.<ref name="SWL">{{cite web |title=Starswelove.com |work=Angry Michael Jackson to Sue "Scary Movie 3" |url=http://www.starswelove.com/scriptsphp/news.php?newsid=3494 |access-date=February 23, 2008 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718180948/http://www.starswelove.com/scriptsphp/news.php?newsid=3494 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was the first ''Scary Movie'' film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States<ref name="BOM" /> as well as the first film to have no involvement from the [[Wayans family]].<ref name="MOJO1">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie MPAA Rating|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4033840641/|access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name="MOJO2">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie 2 MPAA Rating|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4050617857/|access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref>


The film revolves around strange [[crop circle]]s found near an old farm and the circulation of an unusual videotape. Upon watching this tape, the phone rings and a creepy voice says: "You're going to die in seven days". Cindy falls in love with a rapper named George ([[Simon Rex]]), a parody of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. of ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' (2002), when she hears that she is to die in seven days. Meanwhile, George and his older brother Tom ([[Charlie Sheen]])—the farmers who discovered the crop circles in their corn field—learn that extraterrestrials are coming to Earth to destroy the killer responsible for the deaths of those who have watched the tape.
When at the house, strange things happen, Ray gets attacked by a clown, Shorty gets attacked by a living [[marijuana]] plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a [[possessed]] cat, and Dwight has an argument with a bad mouthed pet bird. When they find out about the professor's plan they try to escape the house, finding out that there is a ghost who still lives in the house. They have to defeat the ghost before they are able to escape.


===''Scary Movie 3''===
=== ''Scary Movie 4'' (2006) ===
{{see|Scary Movie 3}}
{{main|Scary Movie 4}}
''Scary Movie 4'' is the fourth film of the franchise. The film opened with $40 million at the weekend box office, making it the third best opening in the series. With a $178,049,620 at the worldwide box office, ''Scary Movie 4'' ranks as the third highest grossing entry. The main target of spoof was ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005), ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'', ''[[The Village (2004 film)|The Village]]'' and ''[[The Grudge (2004 film)|The Grudge]]'' (all three 2004). The film concludes the story-arc that began with the first film and is also the final film in the series to feature any of the original cast members.
''Scary Movie 3'' (October 24, 2003) is the third film in the series. With $220,673,217 worldwide<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie 3 Worldwide Gross |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie3.htm |accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>, it is second most successful/popular film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof combination of ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'' and ''[[Signs (film)|Signs]]'' with other film/celebrity spoofs thrown in. [[Michael Jackson]] planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester<ref name="SWL">{{cite web |title=Starswelove.com |work=Angry Michael Jackson to Sue "Scary Movie 3" |url=http://www.starswelove.com/scriptsphp/news.php?newsid=3494|accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>. This was the first ''Scary Movie'' film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States<ref name="BOM" /> (as well as the first to have no involvement from the [[Wayans brothers|Wayans]]), as the first two were R-rated<ref name="MOJO1">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie MPAA Rating|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie.htm|accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref><ref name="MOJO2">{{cite web |title=Boxofficemojo.com |work=Scary Movie 2 MPAA Rating|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie2.htm|accessmonthday=February 23 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>. This is because from this movie forward, the films are more toned down in content.


=== ''Scary Movie 5'' (2013) ===
In a spoof to ''[[Signs (film)|Signs]]'' the film revolves around some strange [[Crop circle]]s found near an old farm. And in a spoof to ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'' a strange videotape is going around, and when you've watched this tape the phone rings and a creepy voice says: "You're going to die in seven days". Everything keeps coming closer when Cindy has just fallen in love with a rapper named George (a spoof of [[8 Mile|Eminem]]), and she hears she is going to die in seven days.
{{main|Scary Movie 5}}
Meanwhile the farmers who had found the strange cropcircles in their cornfield discover that the aliens that are coming to earth come to destroy the killer who kills the people who have watched the tape, because they have looked at the tape themselves.
''Scary Movie 5'' is the fifth film of the franchise. It is the only film in the series to not feature [[Anna Faris]] and [[Regina Hall]]. The film was panned by critics and fans alike, and grossed $72,992,798 worldwide in the box office, thus being the least successful film in the franchise.


Jody ([[Ashley Tisdale]]) and Dan Sanders ([[Simon Rex]]) move into a new home after adopting three mysterious children. There are video cameras to record the events, and Jody and Dan soon discover that a powerful creature known as "Mama" is haunting them, trying to claim their newly adopted children. The film ''[[Mama (2013 film)|Mama]]'' (2013) is primarily parodied with scenes parodying the [[Paranormal Activity (film series)|''Paranormal Activity'' film series]] and ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' (2010).
===''Scary Movie 4''===
{{see|Scary Movie 4}}
''Scary Movie 4'' (April 14, 2006) is the 4th in the series. The film opened with $40 Million at the weekend box office, making it the third best opening in the series. With a $178,049,620 at the worldwide box office, ''Scary Movie 4'' ranks as the third highest grossing ''Scary Movie''.


=== Future ===
This film’s main plot is a mix of ''[[The Grudge]]'' and [[Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg's]] ''[[War of the Worlds (2005)|War of the Worlds]]'' with major scenes spoofing ''[[Saw (film series)|Saw]]'', ''[[The Village (film)|The Village]]'', and ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]''.
In April 2024, it was announced that a new film was in development, with producer [[Neal H. Moritz]] attached to the project. Production will be financed entirely by [[Miramax]], while [[Paramount Pictures]] will distribute the movie. Principal photography is expected to commence in late 2024<ref name="Future_Deadline">{{cite web|title=New ''Scary Movie'' In The Works Under Jonathan Glickman's Miramax & Neal H. Moritz – CinemaCon|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=11 April 2024|access-date=11 April 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/scary-movie-paramount-cinemacon-1235881783/}}</ref><ref name="Future_THR">{{cite web|title=New ''Scary Movie'' in the Works From Paramount|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Aaron|last=Couch|date=11 April 2024|access-date=11 April 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-scary-movie-paramount-1235871898/}}</ref> and is projected for a 2026 release date.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL1kwiIYsSo&t=496s |title=Marlon Wayans Speaks on Jay Z, Drake Lawsuit, Diddy, New Scary Movie, Health {{!}} NEW BIG Interview |date=December 14, 2024 |last=BigBoyTV |author-link=Big Boy (radio host) |access-date=December 14, 2024 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> It will be the first film in the series not to be produced by [[Dimension Films]] (due to the company being inactive since 2019) and the second film in the series to be produced by Miramax. In October 2024, it was confirmed that the Wayans brothers would reunite for the first time in 18 years to develop the new film.<ref name="Future Deadline">{{cite web|title=The Wayans Brothers Reunite For New 'Scary Movie' With Miramax & Paramount|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/scary-movie-wayans-brothers-1236160945/}}</ref>


== Main cast and characters ==
==Cast/Characters==
* A {{note label|puppetry|P}} indicates a performance through puppetry.
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* A {{note label|uncredited|U}} indicates the actor or actress was uncredited for their role.
<p style="text-align: center;">'''List indicator(s)'''
*A dark grey cell indicates the character did not appear in the film.
* A {{note label|voice|V}} indicates a performance through voice-work.
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{{anchor|Main characters}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=99%
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Character
! colspan="4" align="center" | Film
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | Character
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Scary Movie]]''
! colspan="5" | Films
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
|-
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie]]''
! Cindy Campbell
! ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''
| colspan="4" | [[Anna Faris]]
! ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''
! ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
! ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''
|-
! 2000
! 2001
! 2003
! 2006
! 2013
|-
! [[Cindy Campbell|Cynthia "Cindy" Campbell]]
| colspan="4" | [[Anna Faris]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Brenda Meeks
! Brenda Meeks
| colspan="4" | [[Regina Hall]]
| colspan="4" | [[Regina Hall]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Shorty Meeks
! Shorty Meeks
| colspan="2" | [[Marlon Wayans]]
| colspan="2" | [[Marlon Wayans]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Ray Wilkins
! Ray Wilkins
| colspan="2" | [[Shawn Wayans]]
| colspan="2" | [[Shawn Wayans]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Bobby Prinze
! President Harris
| [[Jon Abrahams]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Leslie Nielsen]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Buffy Gilmore
! Tom Logan
| [[Shannon Elizabeth]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Charlie Sheen]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! Greg Phillipe
! George
| [[Lochlyn Munro]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Simon Rex]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Doofus "Doofy" Gilmore<br>{{small|[[Ghostface (identity)|The Killer]]}}
| [[Dave Sheridan (actor)|Dave Sheridan]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Gail Halistorm
| [[Cheri Oteri]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sheriff Burke
| [[Kurt Fuller]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Buddy Sanderson
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Christopher Masterson]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Theo
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Kathleen Robertson]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Dwight Hartman
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[David Cross]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Father McFreely
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[James Woods]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Professor Oldman
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Tim Curry]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Alex Monday
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Tori Spelling]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Hanson<hr>Ezekiel
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Chris Elliott]]
|{{cEmpty}}
|[[Chris Elliott]]
|{{cEmpty}}
|-
! Father Harris
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Andy Richter]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Hugh Kane
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Richard Moll]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Tom Logan<hr>Charlie
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Charlie Sheen]]
| Charlie Sheen{{ref|uncredited|U}}
| Charlie Sheen
|-
! George Logan<hr>Dan Sanders
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Simon Rex]]
| Simon Rex{{ref|uncredited|U}}
| Simon Rex
|-
|-
! Mahalik
! Mahalik
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Anthony Anderson]]
| colspan="2" | [[Anthony Anderson]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
|-
! CJ
! CJ
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Kevin Hart (actor)|Kevin Hart]]
| colspan="2" | [[Kevin Hart]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! President Harris
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Leslie Nielsen]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Cody Campbell
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Drew Mikuska
| {{N/A|Drew Mikuska}}{{ref|photo|P}}
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[Michael Jackson]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Edward Moss (impersonator)|Edward Moss]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sue Logan
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Jianna Ballard
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[Sadako Yamamura|Tabitha]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Marny Eng]]<hr>Naomi Lawson-Baird<hr>{{small|Phil Dornfield}}{{ref|voice|V}}
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Ross Giggins
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Jeremy Piven]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Carson Ward
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Timothy Stack|Tim Stack]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Trooper Champlin
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Camryn Manheim]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Agent Thompson
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Ja Rule]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sayaman
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Ajay Naidu]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[Extraterrestrial life|Aliens]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Tom Kenny]]{{ref|uncredited|U}}{{ref|voice|V}}<hr>{{small|[[Derek Stephen Prince]]}}{{ref|uncredited|U}}{{ref|voice|V}}<hr>{{small|Troy Yorke}}<hr>{{small|Marco Soriano}}
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[The Oracle (The Matrix)|Aunt Shaneequa<br>{{small|The Oracle}}]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Queen Latifah]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Tom Ryan<br>{{small|Horace P. McTitties}}
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Craig Bierko]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Robbie Ryan
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|[[Beau Mirchoff]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Rachel Ryan
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|[[Conchita Campbell]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[Billy the Puppet|Saw Villain]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Craig Mazin]]{{ref|voice|V}}
| rowspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
| Laura Dash{{ref|puppetry|P}}
|-
! [[Toshio Saeki|Japanese Ghost Boy]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Garret Masuda
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[Kayako Saeki|Japanese Ghost Woman]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Tomoko Sato
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Henry Hale
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Bill Pullman]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Marilyn<hr>Heather Darcy
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Molly Shannon]]
|-
! Emma Norris
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Cloris Leachman]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jody Sanders
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Ashley Tisdale]]
|-
! Dan Sanders
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Simon Rex
|-
! Kathy
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Gracie Whitton
|-
! Lily
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Ava Kolker]]
|-
! Aiden
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Dylan and Ryan Morris
|-
! Kendra Brooks
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Erica Ash]]
|-
! Maria
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Lidia Porto]]
|-
! [[Caesar (Planet of the Apes)|Caesar]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Chris "Critter" Antonucci
|-
! Mama
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Scott Nery
|-
! Heather Daltry
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| Molly Shannon
|-
! Pierre
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[J. P. Manoux]]
|-
! Martin Jacobs
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Terry Crews]]
|}
|}


== Additional crew and production details ==
==Box office performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Film
! Year
! colspan="7"|Crew/Detail
! Film
! Domestic Gross
! Foreign Gross
! Total
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer
| 2000
! style="text-align:center;"| Cinematographer
| Scary Movie<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie.htm Scary Movie (2000)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor(s)
| $157,019,771
! style="text-align:center;"| Production <br />companies
| $121,000,000
! style="text-align:center;"| Distributing <br />companies
| $278,019,771
! style="text-align:center;"| Running time
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| [[Motion Picture Association|MPA]] <br>rating
| 2001
| Scary Movie 2<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie2.htm Scary Movie 2 (2001)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| $71,308,997
| $69,911,681
| $141,220,678
|-
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie]]''
| 2003
| [[David Kitay]]
| Scary Movie 3<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie3.htm Scary Movie 3 (2003)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| [[Francis Kenny]]
| $110,003,217
| [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]]
| $110,670,000
| rowspan="2"| [[Dimension Films]], <br>Wayans Bros. Entertainment, <br>Gold/Miller Productions, <br>Brad Grey Pictures
| $220,673,217
| rowspan="3"| [[Miramax]], <br> Dimension Films
|-
| 1 hr 28 mins
| 2006
| rowspan="2"| [[Motion Picture Association#Film rating system|R]]
| Scary Movie 4<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie4.htm Scary Movie 4 (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| $90,710,620
| $87,552,000
| $178,262,620
|-
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''
| colspan="2" | <center>All films
| [[Mark McGrath]]
| $429,042,605
| [[Steven Bernstein (filmmaker)|Steven Berstein]]
| $389,133,681
| Tom Nordberg, [[Richard Pearson (film editor)|Richard Pearson]] & [[Peter Teschner]]
| $818,176,286
| 1 hr 22 mins
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''
| rowspan="3"| [[James L. Venable]]
| [[Mark Irwin]]
| [[Jon Poll]]
| Dimension Films, <br>Gold/Miller Productions, <br>Brad Grey Pictures
| 1 hr 24 mins
| rowspan="3"| [[Motion Picture Association#Film rating system|PG-13]]
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
| [[Thomas E. Ackerman]]
| Craig Herring & Tom Lewis
| Miramax, <br>Dimension Films, <br>Brad Grey Pictures, <br>415 Project Films
| [[The Weinstein Company]], <br>Dimension Films
| 1 hr 23 mins
|-
! ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''
| Steven Douglas Smith
| Sam Seig
| Dimension Films, <br>Brad Grey Pictures, <br>DZE
| The Weinstein Company
| 1 hr 26 mins
|-
! Untitled sixth film
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
| Miramax
| Paramount Pictures
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
|}
|}


==Scary movie 5==
== Production ==
=== Parodies ===
Scary movie has not been comfirmed, but it is on the [[IMDB]] website and has been given a 2011 release.
''Scary Movie''{{'}}s main parodies are of ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996) and ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997), with rest elements of ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (1999), ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' (1999), ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999), and ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' (1995).


''Scary Movie 2''{{'}}s primary target is ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'' (1999), while the rest of the film contains traces parodies are ''[[The Exorcist]]'' (1973), ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' (2000), ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982), ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997), ''[[The Amityville Horror (1979 film)|The Amityville Horror]]'' (1979), ''[[Hollow Man]]'' (2000), and ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000).
==See also==

''Scary Movie 3''{{'}}s general parodies are of ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'' (2002) and ''[[Signs (film)|Signs]]'' (2002). It also features elements of ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' (2001), ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980), ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' (2002), ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' (2003), ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' (1974), and ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002).

''Scary Movie 4''{{'}}s parodies are of the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' films]], ''[[The Village (2004 film)|The Village]]'' (2004), ''[[The Grudge]]'' (2004), and ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005), as well as ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004) and ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' (2005).

''Scary Movie 5''{{'}}s central areas of satire are the [[Paranormal Activity (film series)|''Paranormal Activity'' films]], ''[[Mama (2013 film)|Mama]]'' (2013), ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' (2010), and ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011). Other notable parodies are those of ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'' (2011), ''[[Evil Dead (2013 film)|Evil Dead]]'' (2013), ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey]]'', ''[[Inception]]'' (2010), ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'' (2012), and ''[[Madea]]''.

== Reception ==
=== Box office performance ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"

!rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Film'''
!rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Release date'''
!colspan="3" align="center" | '''Box office revenue'''
!colspan="2" align="center" text="wrap" | '''Box office ranking'''
!rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Budget'''
|-
!align="center" | '''North America'''
!align="center" | '''Other territories'''
!align="center" | '''Worldwide'''
!align="center" | '''All time domestic (US)'''
!align="center" | '''All time worldwide'''
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4033840641/ |title= Scary Movie (2000) | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] }}</ref>
|July 7, 2000
|$157,019,771
|$121,000,000
|$278,019,771
|align="center" | #221
|align="center" | #326
|align="center" | $19 million
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4050617857/ |title= Scary Movie 2 (2001)| work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref>
|July 4, 2001
|$71,308,997
|$69,911,681
|$141,220,678
|align="center" | #854
|style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
|align="center" | $45 million
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4067395073/ |title= Scary Movie 3 (2003)| work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] }}</ref>
|October 24, 2003
|$110,003,217
|$110,670,000
|$220,673,217
|align="center" | #453
|align="center" | #449
|align="center" | $48 million
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4084172289/|title=Scary Movie 4 (2006)| work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Scary-Movie-4-(2006) |title= Scary Movie 4 (2006) |work= The Numbers Box Office Data }}</ref>
|April 14, 2006
|$90,710,620
|$87,552,000
|$178,262,620
|align="center" | #606
|style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
|align="center" | $45 million
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4100949505/ |title=Scary Movie 5 (2013)| work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Scary-Movie-5#tab=summary |title= Scary Movie 5 (2013) |work= The Numbers Box Office Data }}</ref>
|April 12, 2013
|$32,015,787
|$46,362,957
|$78,378,744
|align="center" | #2,109
|style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
|align="center" | $20 million
|-
!colspan="2" align="center"|Total
!$461,058,392
!$435,496,638
!$896,555,030
! colspan="2"|
! align="center" |$177 million
|}

=== Critical and public response ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
! '''Film'''
! '''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'''
! '''[[Metacritic]]'''
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie]]''
| 51% (117 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie|title=Scary Movie|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref>
| 48 (32 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie/|title=Scary Movie (2000): Reviews|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 22, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227064443/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 2]]''
| 13% (112 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie_2|title=Scary Movie 2|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref>
| 29 (25 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie2/|title=Scary Movie 2 (2001): Reviews|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=Metacritic|access-date=November 22, 2009|archive-date=February 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220152403/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 3]]''
| 35% (131 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie_3|title=Scary Movie 3|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref>
| 49 (27 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie3/|title=Scary Movie 3 (2003): Reviews|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=Metacritic|access-date=November 22, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515204042/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
| 34% (128 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie_4|title= Scary Movie 4|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref>
| 40 (23 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie4/|title=Scary Movie 4 (2006): Reviews|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=Metacritic|access-date=November 22, 2009|archive-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401060142/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/scarymovie4|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''
| 4% (52 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie_5|title= Scary Movie 5|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref>
| 11 (16 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/scary-movie-5/|title=Scary Movie 5 (2013): Reviews|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=Metacritic}}</ref>
|}


== Music ==
* ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' (2001)
=== Soundtracks ===
* ''[[Date Movie]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Epic Movie]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Scary Movie#Music|Scary Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2000)
* ''Scary Movie 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2001)
* ''[[Postal (film)]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Scary Movie 3#Music|Scary Movie 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Meet the Spartans]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Superhero Movie]]'' (2008)
* ''Scary Movie 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2006)
* ''[[Disaster Movie]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Scary Movie 5#Music|Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Onion Movie]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Dance Flick]]'' (2009)


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=scarymovie.htm Scary Movie Series Grosses] at [[Box Office Mojo]]
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Scary Movie
Official film series logo
Production
companies
Dimension Films (1–5)
Miramax (4; 6)
Distributed byMiramax Films (1–3)
The Weinstein Company (4–5)
Paramount Pictures (6)
Release date
2000–present
Running time
423 minutes (5 films)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$177 million (5 films)
Box office$896.5 million (5 films)

Scary Movie is a series of American parody films, mainly focusing on spoofing horror films. The films have a combined gross of almost $900 million at the worldwide box office. The two recurring actresses are Anna Faris and Regina Hall as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, respectively, appearing in all installments except the fifth film.

The franchise was developed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, who wrote and directed the first two entries, with the latter two also starring. Produced by Dimension Films, with Miramax Films co-producing the fourth, the films saw distribution through Miramax Films (1–4) and The Weinstein Company (4–5). A sixth film is in development as of 2024 with Miramax producing and Paramount Pictures handling distribution.

Films

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Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Status
Scary Movie July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Keenen Ivory Wayans Phil Beauman, Shawn Wayans, Aaron Seltzer, Buddy Johnson, Marlon Wayans & Jason Friedberg Lee R. Mayes & Eric L. Gold Released
Scary Movie 2 July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Dave Polsky, Craig Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Marlon Wayans, Greg Grabianski & Michael Anthony Snowden Eric L. Gold
Scary Movie 3 October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24) David Zucker Pat Proft & Craig Mazin Robert K. Weiss
Scary Movie 4 April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) Pat Proft, Craig Mazin & Jim Abrahams Craig Mazin Craig Mazin & Robert K. Weiss
Scary Movie 5 April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) Malcolm D. Lee Pat Proft & David Zucker David Zucker & Phil Dornfeld
Scary Movie 6 2026 TBA Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans & Keenen Ivory Wayans Neal H. Moritz, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans & Rick Alvarez In development

Scary Movie (2000)

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Main article: Scary Movie

Scary Movie is the first film of the franchise and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.[1] It was the highest-grossing film of the series, with $278,019,771 worldwide. It is a spoof of several films and television series, with a primary focus on Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).[2]

After a group of teenagers (consisting of 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) accidentally hit a man with their car, they decide to dump his body in a lake and never talk about it again. A year later someone wearing a Ghostface mask and robe kills them one by one.

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

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Main article: Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2 is the second film of the franchise. It grossed $141,220,678 worldwide with $71,308,997 in the U.S. This is the last installment to receive an R-rating and also marked the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the franchise, until the development of the sixth film.

The film starts with a parody of The Exorcist (1973), in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the fictional serial killer Jason Voorhees) is possessed by Hugh Kane, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods and Andy Richter) have to force Hugh Kane out. But after Megan insults McFeely's mother he shoots her in the head. Cindy, Brenda, Ray, and Shorty return in this film. Greg, Buffy, and Bobby are replaced by Buddy (Christopher Masterson), Theo (Kathleen Robertson), and Alex (Tori Spelling). The film then merges into a parody of House on Haunted Hill (1999) with the story beginning when a perverted college professor, Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) and his wheel-chair bound assistant, Dwight (David Cross), plan to study ghosts inside a haunted mansion with the clueless teens as bait. At the house, strange things happen: Ray gets attacked by a clown (whom he also rapes), Shorty gets attacked by a living marijuana plant, Cindy gets in a fight with a possessed cat, and Dwight gets into an argument with a foul-mouthed bird. When they find out about the professor's plan they try to escape the house, finding out that there is a ghost who still lives in the house. They must defeat the ghost in order to escape.

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

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Main article: Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3 is the third film of the franchise. With $220,673,217 earned worldwide,[3] it is the second most successful film in the series. The plot of the film is a spoof of The Ring and Signs (both 2002) as well as several other films and celebrities. Michael Jackson planned to sue the filmmakers for parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester and having a fake nose.[4] This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States[3] as well as the first film to have no involvement from the Wayans family.[5][6]

The film revolves around strange crop circles found near an old farm and the circulation of an unusual videotape. Upon watching this tape, the phone rings and a creepy voice says: "You're going to die in seven days". Cindy falls in love with a rapper named George (Simon Rex), a parody of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. of 8 Mile (2002), when she hears that she is to die in seven days. Meanwhile, George and his older brother Tom (Charlie Sheen)—the farmers who discovered the crop circles in their corn field—learn that extraterrestrials are coming to Earth to destroy the killer responsible for the deaths of those who have watched the tape.

Scary Movie 4 (2006)

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Main article: Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the franchise. The film opened with $40 million at the weekend box office, making it the third best opening in the series. With a $178,049,620 at the worldwide box office, Scary Movie 4 ranks as the third highest grossing entry. The main target of spoof was War of the Worlds (2005), Saw, The Village and The Grudge (all three 2004). The film concludes the story-arc that began with the first film and is also the final film in the series to feature any of the original cast members.

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

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Main article: Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5 is the fifth film of the franchise. It is the only film in the series to not feature Anna Faris and Regina Hall. The film was panned by critics and fans alike, and grossed $72,992,798 worldwide in the box office, thus being the least successful film in the franchise.

Jody (Ashley Tisdale) and Dan Sanders (Simon Rex) move into a new home after adopting three mysterious children. There are video cameras to record the events, and Jody and Dan soon discover that a powerful creature known as "Mama" is haunting them, trying to claim their newly adopted children. The film Mama (2013) is primarily parodied with scenes parodying the Paranormal Activity film series and Black Swan (2010).

Future

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In April 2024, it was announced that a new film was in development, with producer Neal H. Moritz attached to the project. Production will be financed entirely by Miramax, while Paramount Pictures will distribute the movie. Principal photography is expected to commence in late 2024[7][8] and is projected for a 2026 release date.[9] It will be the first film in the series not to be produced by Dimension Films (due to the company being inactive since 2019) and the second film in the series to be produced by Miramax. In October 2024, it was confirmed that the Wayans brothers would reunite for the first time in 18 years to develop the new film.[10]

Main cast and characters

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  • A P indicates a performance through puppetry.
  • A U indicates the actor or actress was uncredited for their role.
  • A V indicates a performance through voice-work.

Character Films
Scary Movie Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 5
2000 2001 2003 2006 2013
Cynthia "Cindy" Campbell Anna Faris
Brenda Meeks Regina Hall
Shorty Meeks Marlon Wayans
Ray Wilkins Shawn Wayans
Bobby Prinze Jon Abrahams
Buffy Gilmore Shannon Elizabeth
Greg Phillipe Lochlyn Munro
Doofus "Doofy" Gilmore
The Killer 		Dave Sheridan
Gail Halistorm Cheri Oteri
Sheriff Burke Kurt Fuller
Buddy Sanderson Christopher Masterson
Theo Kathleen Robertson
Dwight Hartman David Cross
Father McFreely James Woods
Professor Oldman Tim Curry
Alex Monday Tori Spelling
Hanson
Ezekiel 		Chris Elliott Chris Elliott
Father Harris Andy Richter
Hugh Kane Richard Moll
Tom Logan
Charlie 		Charlie Sheen Charlie SheenU Charlie Sheen
George Logan
Dan Sanders 		Simon Rex Simon RexU Simon Rex
Mahalik Anthony Anderson
CJ Kevin Hart
President Harris Leslie Nielsen
Cody Campbell Drew Mikuska Drew MikuskaP
Michael Jackson Edward Moss
Sue Logan Jianna Ballard
Tabitha Marny Eng
Naomi Lawson-Baird
Phil DornfieldV
Ross Giggins Jeremy Piven
Carson Ward Tim Stack
Trooper Champlin Camryn Manheim
Agent Thompson Ja Rule
Sayaman Ajay Naidu
Aliens Tom KennyUV
Derek Stephen PrinceUV
Troy Yorke
Marco Soriano
Aunt Shaneequa
The Oracle 		Queen Latifah
Tom Ryan
Horace P. McTitties 		Craig Bierko
Robbie Ryan Beau Mirchoff
Rachel Ryan Conchita Campbell
Saw Villain Craig MazinV
Laura DashP
Japanese Ghost Boy Garret Masuda
Japanese Ghost Woman Tomoko Sato
Henry Hale Bill Pullman
Marilyn
Heather Darcy 		Molly Shannon
Emma Norris Cloris Leachman
Jody Sanders Ashley Tisdale
Dan Sanders Simon Rex
Kathy Gracie Whitton
Lily Ava Kolker
Aiden Dylan and Ryan Morris
Kendra Brooks Erica Ash
Maria Lidia Porto
Caesar Chris "Critter" Antonucci
Mama Scott Nery
Heather Daltry Molly Shannon
Pierre J. P. Manoux
Martin Jacobs Terry Crews

Additional crew and production details

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Film Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies 		Distributing
companies 		Running time MPA
rating
Scary Movie David Kitay Francis Kenny Mark Helfrich Dimension Films,
Wayans Bros. Entertainment,
Gold/Miller Productions,
Brad Grey Pictures 		Miramax,
Dimension Films 		1 hr 28 mins R
Scary Movie 2 Mark McGrath Steven Berstein Tom Nordberg, Richard Pearson & Peter Teschner 1 hr 22 mins
Scary Movie 3 James L. Venable Mark Irwin Jon Poll Dimension Films,
Gold/Miller Productions,
Brad Grey Pictures 		1 hr 24 mins PG-13
Scary Movie 4 Thomas E. Ackerman Craig Herring & Tom Lewis Miramax,
Dimension Films,
Brad Grey Pictures,
415 Project Films 		The Weinstein Company,
Dimension Films 		1 hr 23 mins
Scary Movie 5 Steven Douglas Smith Sam Seig Dimension Films,
Brad Grey Pictures,
DZE 		The Weinstein Company 1 hr 26 mins
Untitled sixth film TBA TBA TBA Miramax Paramount Pictures TBA TBA

Production

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Parodies

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Scary Movie's main parodies are of Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), with rest elements of The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Matrix (1999), and The Usual Suspects (1995).

Scary Movie 2's primary target is The Haunting (1999), while the rest of the film contains traces parodies are The Exorcist (1973), What Lies Beneath (2000), Poltergeist (1982), Titanic (1997), The Amityville Horror (1979), Hollow Man (2000), and Charlie's Angels (2000).

Scary Movie 3's general parodies are of The Ring (2002) and Signs (2002). It also features elements of The Others (2001), Airplane! (1980), 8 Mile (2002), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and Minority Report (2002).

Scary Movie 4's parodies are of the Saw films, The Village (2004), The Grudge (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), as well as Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).

Scary Movie 5's central areas of satire are the Paranormal Activity films, Mama (2013), Black Swan (2010), and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). Other notable parodies are those of The Cabin in the Woods (2011), Evil Dead (2013), Fifty Shades of Grey, Inception (2010), Sinister (2012), and Madea.

Reception

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Box office performance

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Film Release date Box office revenue Box office ranking Budget
North America Other territories Worldwide All time domestic (US) All time worldwide
Scary Movie[11] July 7, 2000 $157,019,771 $121,000,000 $278,019,771 #221 #326 $19 million
Scary Movie 2[12] July 4, 2001 $71,308,997 $69,911,681 $141,220,678 #854 $45 million
Scary Movie 3[13] October 24, 2003 $110,003,217 $110,670,000 $220,673,217 #453 #449 $48 million
Scary Movie 4[14][15] April 14, 2006 $90,710,620 $87,552,000 $178,262,620 #606 $45 million
Scary Movie 5[16][17] April 12, 2013 $32,015,787 $46,362,957 $78,378,744 #2,109 $20 million
Total $461,058,392 $435,496,638 $896,555,030 $177 million

Critical and public response

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Scary Movie 51% (117 reviews)[18] 48 (32 reviews)[19]
Scary Movie 2 13% (112 reviews)[20] 29 (25 reviews)[21]
Scary Movie 3 35% (131 reviews)[22] 49 (27 reviews)[23]
Scary Movie 4 34% (128 reviews)[24] 40 (23 reviews)[25]
Scary Movie 5 4% (52 reviews)[26] 11 (16 reviews)[27]

Music

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Soundtracks

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References

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