Scary Movie (2000)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 112
Fresh: 60 | Rotten: 52
Critics say Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 14
Critics say Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.
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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 32,562,115
Movie Info
After parodying the blaxploitation films of the 1970s in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Keenen Ivory Wayans takes aim at slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s in this raunchy satire, which was produced under the clumsy but inarguably appropriate title Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween. As you might expect, a group of teenagers -- not-terribly-bright Buffy (Shannon Elizabeth), her best friend Brenda (Regina Hall), stoner Shorty (Marlon Wayans), fey football player Ray (Shawn Wayans),
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Cast
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Shawn Wayans
Ray -
Marlon Wayans
Shorty -
Cheri Oteri
Gail Hailstorm -
Shannon Elizabeth
Buffy -
Anna Faris
Cindy Campbell -
Jon Abrahams
Bobby -
Lochlyn Munro
Greg -
Regina Hall
Brenda -
Dave Sheridan
Doofy -
Dan Joffre
Kenny -
Carmen Electra
Drew Decker -
Kurt Fuller
Sheriff -
David L. Lander
Principal Squiggly -
Lloyd Berry
Homeless Man -
Glynis Davies
Buffy's Mom -
Rick Ducommun
Cindy's Dad -
Doreem Ramus
Old Lady In Theater -
Lee R. Mayes
Amistad II Captain -
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Slave -
Kelly Coffield Park
Teacher -
Robert Jacks
Rowdie -
Peter Bryant
Black TV Reporter -
David Neal
Policeman #1 -
Reg Tupper
Beauty Pageant MC -
Peter Hanlon
Suicidal Teacher -
Andrea Nemeth
Heather -
Ian Bliss
Reporter #2 -
Trevor Roberts
Dookie -
Marissa Jaret Winoku...
Garage Victim -
Chris Robson
MOMQ Reporter -
Giacomo Baessato
Trick or Treater #1 -
Dexter Bell
Shorty's Friend -
Ted Cole
Old Man In Theater -
Nicola Crosbie
Reporter #1 -
D.M. Babe Dolan
Grandma -
Ted Gill
Store Clerk -
Kyle Graham
Trick or Treater #2 -
Mark Hoeppner
Whipmaster (Slavemas... -
Karen Kruper
Drew's Mom -
Nels Lennarson
Policeman #2 -
Mark McConchie
Drew's Dad -
Frank B. Moore
Not Drew's Boyfriend -
Matthew Paxman
Annoying Guy -
Tanja Reichert
Miss Congeniality -
Leanne Santos
Trick or Treater #3 -
Kendall Saunders
Miss Thing -
Susan Shears
Female Reporter -
Jim Shepard
Young Man In Theater -
Jayne Trcka
Miss Mann -
Jessica Van Der Veen
Woman In Theater -
Chris Wilding
Shorty's Roomate -
Craig Bruhnanski
Road Victim -
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All Critics (117) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (52) | DVD (20)
The kind of thing that leads to sleepless nights -- from severely bruised rib cages.
Top CriticThere'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.
Would it be asking too much if the hit-and-miss jokes could maybe nudge an inch beyond the obvious?
To get your money's worth, you need to be familiar with the various teenage horror franchises, and if you are, Scary Movie delivers the goods.
It's just crude, rude and socially unacceptable.
The satire is sharp and knowing.
mindless fun
This movie will only frighten you with its crudeness.
Ends up being less funny than its primary target, the already-self-satirizing Scream series.
The appeal seems to lie less in laughter than in respect for the filmmakers' irreverence as viewers sit back and think, "I can't believe they showed that!"
If you're hoping to forget your troubles for 90 minutes, Scary Movie certainly does the job.
Does its spoofing with a blunt instrument instead of a scalpel, and it's engineered to appeal to the lowest instincts of its targeted adolescent audiences.
Scary Movie's humor is definitely in the gutter.
The humor in this movie is based on the concept that if enough jokes are fired off in a row, some of them will make you laugh. The concept works.
Scary Movie is a sporadically hilarious parody of teen horror movies that too frequently seems half-baked.
Make no mistake -- this one is lowbrow comedy all the way.
[The Wayans'] approach, incorporating the crude humor that has become so popular of late, generates an unfortunate digression from the point.
The air of desperation is emphasised by the insistence on padding out horror-movie gags with crude Farrelly-style humour.
This is Dumb American Comedy at its best and well worth 90 minutes of your time.
Scary Movie is sporadically hilarious, and worth seeing for that...
I couldn't help wishing I were watching that obscure little children's fantasy instead. As I recall, it's a lot funnier and more frightening than Scary Movie.
By far director/actor Keenen Ivory Wayans' best parody effort to date, primarily because he here taps into a rejuvenated genre and is given access to broader subject matter with universal appeal.
One of the most appallingly hysterical movies of all time.
The film just uses the scattershot approach to parody: Throw constant jokes at the screen and some of them will stick.
Audience Reviews for Scary Movie
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Movies Like Scary Movie
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- Doofy: This shit is good.
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- Shorty: Oh. Shit son.
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- Black TV Reporter: White woman dead. And we're getting the fuck outta here!
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- Shorty: Can I tell you a secret. I see dead people
- Shorty's Friend: Ohh man! This shit is awesome!
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- Homeless Man: Can you spare a dollar?
- Buffy: Eurgh! Get away from me, you bum!
- Cindy Campbell: Buffy! Can't you see he's hungry. Here you go, sir. A nice sandwich for you. See?
- Homeless Man: I said a dollar, bitch!
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- Greg: Who did this? Huh, where are you? This isn't funny, alright. A small dick is like a disability, man. Huh, would you make fun of a guy in a wheelchair, huh? Would you? Come on out here, you sick fuck! I'll kick the shit out of you right now! Alright? It's not the size of the hammer, it's the nail you're throwing in at!
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