Scary Movie 4

2006, Comedy, 1h 23m

127 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Sure to inspire a few chuckles, but not enough to compensate for the recycled material from its predecessors. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Dim-witted Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and her sex-crazed friend, Brenda (Regina Hall), team up with cute-but-clueless Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko) to save the world from a hostile alien invasion, with hints of "War of the Worlds," "Saw II," "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Village." Celebrity cameos include Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Dr. Phil McGraw, Bill Pullman, Molly Shannon and Michael Madsen.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Humor|Some Comic Violence)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Zucker
  • Producer:
    Robert K. Weiss
  • Writer:
    Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, Pat Proft
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $90.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Weinstein Co.
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Anna Faris
Cindy Campbell
Craig Bierko
Tom Ryan
Regina Hall
Brenda Meeks
Carmen Electra
Holly
Leslie Nielsen
President Harris
Chris Williams
Marcus
Conchita Campbell
Rachel
Chingy
Chingy
DeRay Davis
Manny
Debra Wilson
Oprah
Garrett Masuda
Ghost Boy
Anthony Anderson
Mahalik
David Zucker
Director
Jim Abrahams
Writer
Craig Mazin
Writer
Pat Proft
Writer
Robert K. Weiss
Producer
Thomas E. Ackerman
Cinematography
Stuart H. Pappé
Film Editing
Roger Mussenden
Casting
William Heslup
Art Director
Holger Gross
Production Design
Carol Ramsey
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Scary Movie 4

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Audience Reviews for Scary Movie 4

  • Apr 06, 2015
    Probably the strongest entry in the series but still ridiculously silly and slapstick, Scary Movie 4 is far from good but it is good enough to enjoy. If you didn't enjoy the first three however, you need not apply.
    Harry W Super Reviewer
  • Sep 07, 2013
    Unbelievably bad, Scary Movie 4 is incredibly stupid and juvenile. This time the series parodies War of the Worlds and The Grudge, with additional spoof of Million Dollar Baby, Brokeback Mountain, Saw, and The Village. The humor is extremely low-brow and there's nothing clever or innovative about any of it. Additionally, the pacing is too fast and doesn't allow any time for the jokes to work. Scary Movie 4 is a poorly made and uninspired piece of trash, and an embarrassment to the series.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 02, 2011
    Scary Movie 4 was a pathetic film. The storyline never matters in these movies, but this was not a good spoof, and mostly because they are just tryig too hard with this film, but I did have the occasional laugh. The cast is ok, Anna farris is really getting old by doing these movies, and the rest of the people are just here to be look alikes of the movies being spoofed, nothing else really. The jokes aren't really that funny, and even though I laughed at the Saw spoof, nothing else was really funny for me. Saw 4 was a pathetic excuse for a spoof movie, but its still better than the second film.
    Bradley W Super Reviewer
  • Nov 29, 2011
    There are a good amount of funny parts, especially the scene with Michael Madsen, but the dirty jokes brought it down and in the end, it was too stupid.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
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