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Scary Movie 3 (2003)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:11

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Though an improvement over the second Scary Movie, the laughs are still inconsistent.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for pervasive crude and sexual humor, language, comic violence and drug references

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $109,838,872

Synopsis: The comedy spoof series that knows no fear is at it again with its funniest installment yet: SCARY MOVIE 3. Taking shots at the latest crop of block-busters, SCARY MOVIE 3 irreverently roasts "The... The comedy spoof series that knows no fear is at it again with its funniest installment yet: SCARY MOVIE 3. Taking shots at the latest crop of block-busters, SCARY MOVIE 3 irreverently roasts "The Ring," "Signs," "Matrix Reloaded," "Eight Mile," "The Others" and more, as well as pop culture trends such as "American Idol." The film brings director David Zucker back to the genre he helped create with the classics "Airplane!," "Naked Gun," "Naked Gun 2 1/2" and "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult." The cast of SCARY MOVIE 3 includes Anna Faris as eager anchorwoman Cindy Campbell; Charlie Sheen as the aliens-attracting farmer Tom and Denise Richards as his hapless wife Annie; Eddie Griffin as Orpheus and Queen Latifah as The Oracle, Aunt Shaneequa; Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy as Catholic School Girls; Leslie Nielsen as the President of The United States; Simon Rex as rap-star wannabe George; Jeremy Piven as reporter Ross Giggins; Camryn Manheim as the formidable Trooper Champlin; Regina Hall as eerie school teacher Brenda Meeks; Anthony Anderson as rap promoter Mahalik; as well as George Carlin. Fat Joe, Simon Cowell, Method Man, Redman, Macy Gray, Master P., Ja Rule, D.L. Hughley, Wu Tang Clan and The Coors Twins. The producer is Robert K. Weiss. -- © Dimension Films [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson

Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Peter Boyle, George Carlin, Fat Joe, William Forsythe, Simon Rex, Jeremy Piven, Regina Hall

Director: David Zucker

Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Brian Lynch, Craig Mazin, Pat Proft, Hayden Schlossberg, Phil Beauman, Jonathan Hurwitz, Alison Fouse
Producer: David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss
Composer: James Venable
Studio: Dimension Films

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  • Scary Movie 3.5 Special Edition
  • Now, add to your comedy collection the unrated Collector's Series version of SCARY MOVIE 3, the outrageous motion picture that had both moviegoers and critics crying ... from laughter! 3.5 times the laughs! 3.5 times the terror! 3.5 times the stars! Charlie Sheen (TWO AND A HALF MEN), Anna Faris (SCARY MOVIE 1 & 2), Eddie Griffin (MY BABY?S DADDY), Queen Latifah (CHICAGO), Regina Hall (SCARY MOVIE 1 & 2), and Denise Richards (UNDERCOVER BROTHER) take SCARY MOVIE 3.5 to new levels of twisted comedy. With the help of nonstop celebrity cameos -- including Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, George Carlin, Leslie Nielsen, and a who's who of rap artists -- thrillers, blockbusters, and pop culture get their best goosing yet. Rapid-fire jokes and funny bone-chilling suspense are sure signs this outrageous comedy will have you laughing your head off ... once you experience this longer, funnier, and more explicit unrated version!~~~
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    Reviews for Scary Movie 3

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    Just middling funny, with no truly memorable high points and a sum impact that goes poof! before you've left the parking garage.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/23/08
    Dennis Harvey
    Dennis Harvey
    Variety
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    A hit-or-miss affair, but the gags that connect really connect.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    10/29/03
    Owen Gleiberman
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    Entertainment Weekly
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    Rebounds nicely from its sophomore misfire, giddily inbreeding the plots of a half-dozen box office overachievers—from The Ring to 8 Mile -- until the result assumes a comically unstoppable life of its own.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    10/28/03
    David Ng
    David Ng
    Village Voice
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    ... this genre is pretty much dead.

    Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
    10/27/03
    Richard Roeper
    Richard Roeper
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    [David] Zucker's film ultimately comes up short because he doesn't seem to want to slow down as he gets older.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Matt Bonesteel
    Matt Bonesteel
    Washington Post
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    If you haven't been a regular fixture at the multiplex, or don't spend all your time in front of the tube surfing hip-hop videos on MTV2, then you're not in on the joke, and if you're not in on the joke, you might want to skip this one.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Teresa Wiltz
    Teresa Wiltz
    Washington Post
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    A sequel funnier than its predecessors.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Mike Clark
    Mike Clark
    USA Today
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    It's all been there, razzed that, with long flat valleys stretching beneath the comic peaks.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    Toronto Star
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    There are a few laughs in Scary Movie 3, but most of the content is hopelessly dated.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Peter Hartlaub
    Peter Hartlaub
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    The Naked Gun 33 1/3 wasn't the final insult from a founding ZAZ (Zucker/Abrams/Zucker) member; this is.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
    ReelViews
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    Scary Movie 3 is a veritable time capsule of of-this-moment kitsch, schlock and bad taste. And it's funny, too.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Steven Rea
    Steven Rea
    Philadelphia Inquirer
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    Mediocre spoof.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Jonathan Foreman
    Jonathan Foreman
    New York Post
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    Despite one of the year's best trailers, this horror-film spoof is as laugh-challenged as the woeful first sequel.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Bruce Westbrook
    Bruce Westbrook
    Houston Chronicle
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    It has the tasteless thing going on but no film can succeed on vomit alone.

    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Tom Long
    Tom Long
    Detroit News
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    If you don't think Mother Teresa commemorative bobbleheads are funny, this movie is definitely not for you.

    Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Michael Booth
    Michael Booth
    Denver Post
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    The movie is filled with famous and semi-famous faces, although only two of them work for their laughs and get them.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    The last 15 minutes of this movie feel as sleepy and uninspired as the last 30 of any recent episode of Saturday Night Live. But the movie has given up long before that.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Wesley Morris
    Wesley Morris
    Boston Globe
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    There are worse comedies, but few more pointless.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press
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    The funniest and possibly sickest entry yet.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Jack Mathews
    Jack Mathews
    New York Daily News
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    New director, new writers, same old shtick.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Michael Rechtshaffen
    Michael Rechtshaffen
    Hollywood Reporter
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