Scary Movie (2000)
55%RT Audience Score: 43%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Scary Movie, a film that is as much a parody of horror movies as it is a parody of itself, is a mixed bag of laughs and groans. While the Wayans brothers’ commitment to gross-out humor is admirable, the film’s reliance on crude jokes and slapstick gags wears thin after the first 20 minutes. The film’s saving grace is its energy and glee, as if the Wayans brothers were still little boys trying to out-gross each other. However, the air of desperation is palpable, and the insistence on padding out horror-movie gags with crude Farrelly-style humor only emphasizes this. In the end, Scary Movie is a mindless, guilty pleasure that will leave you feeling both amused and slightly dirty.
Scary Movie is like a rollercoaster ride – it starts off exciting and fun, but then you hit a few bumps and suddenly you’re just holding on for dear life until it’s over. Sure, there are some moments that will make you laugh out loud, but there are also some that will make you cringe and wonder why you’re even watching this. It’s definitely not for everyone, but if you’re in the mood for some mindless humor and don’t mind a few penis jokes, then give it a shot. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Production Company(ies)
Wayans Bros. Entertainment
Distributor
Miramax
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
SHOOT LOCATION(S):
Pasadena, California, United States; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 28m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:NA
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
comedy, parody, horror, pop culture, Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Blair Witch Project, teen movie, crude humor, gross-out, drug use, crude sexual material, language, violence, R, box office, $157.0M, budget, Wayan Bros Entertainment, Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Miramax, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, produced by Eric L Gold, Lee R Mayes, Shawn Wayans, written by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, reviewed by Paul Tatara, Peter Bradshaw, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Glenn Lovell, Kim Newman, Liam Lacey, Wayne Broadway, Tony Black, Felix Vasquez Jr., Stuart Klawans, John A Nesbit, Beth Pratt, MPAA rating R, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $178,262,620
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $90,710,620
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): REPORTED BUDGET:
$19,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Marlon Wayans – Shorty
Cheri Oteri – Gail Hailstorm
Shannon Elizabeth – Buffy
Anna Faris – Cindy Campbell
Jon Abrahams – Bobby
Director – Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producers – Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Shawn Wayans
Writers – Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Production Company – Wayan Bros. Entertainment, Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Miramax
Sound Mix – DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio – Scope (2.35:1)
Director(s)
NA
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (117) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (57)
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.
October 19, 2018
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
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.
October 19, 2018
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The kind of thing that leads to sleepless nights — from severely bruised rib cages.
October 10, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
The air of desperation is emphasised by the insistence on padding out horror-movie gags with crude Farrelly-style humour.
December 2, 2002
Kim Newman
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
There’s energy and glee in the movie, as if the Wayans brothers were still little boys, desperately working to out-gross each other. Naughty little boys and girls everywhere, even those who have officially grown up, will appreciate their commitment.
March 22, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
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.
October 12, 2022 | Rating: 1/5
Wayne Broadway
Black Girl Nerds
Scary Movie is terrible. Not just terrible, but horrible.
February 14, 2021 | Rating: 1/5
Tony Black
Cultural Conversation
Scary Movie might not be a classic, but it’s a solid satire of contemporary slasher films that I had a good time with.
October 19, 2018
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
I laughed some at Scary Movie, but I came away from it feeling dirty.
July 13, 2015
Stuart Klawans
The Nation
mindless fun
May 5, 2013 | Rating: C+
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews
This movie will only frighten you with its crudeness.
January 1, 2011 | Rating: 1/5
Beth Pratt
Common Sense Media…
Plot
Scary Movie is a comedy that parodies popular horror films and teen movie clichés, with no-holds-barred humor and crude jokes.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t have anything goofy or funny or odd to say about the film Signed in.
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