Scary Movie (2000)

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers (WGA):

Shawn Wayans (written by) &
Marlon Wayans (written by) ...

Release Date:

7 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A killer comedy.

Plot:

A year after disposing the body of a man they accidently killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Masked Killer | Crude Humor | Decapitation | Transgender

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Carmen Electra	...	Drew Decker
Dave Sheridan	...	The Killer / Doofy Gilmore
Frank B. Moore	...	Not Drew's Boyfriend
Giacomo Baessato	...	Trick or Treater #1
Kyle Graham	...	Trick or Treater #2
Leanne Santos	...	Trick or Treater #3
Mark McConchie	...	Drew's Dad
Karen Kruper	...	Drew's Mom
Anna Faris	...	Cindy Campbell
Jon Abrahams	...	Bobby Prinze
Rick Ducommun	...	Cindy's Dad
Regina Hall	...	Brenda Meeks
Marlon Wayans	...	Shorty Meeks
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Buffy Gilmore
Lloyd Berry	...	Homeless Man

Also Known As:

Last Summer I Screamed Because Halloween Fell on Friday the 13th (USA) (working title)
Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude sexual humor, language, drug use and violence.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (extended version) | Malaysia:U (heavily edited) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Chile:18 | Colombia:12 | Finland:K-14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:B (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Steveston, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The role of Brenda was originally offered to Aaliyah but she turned it down.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Cindy is taking a bath she shaves and the razor is drawn along her wet hair but does no damage to the hair, revealing there are no blades.

Quotes:

Gail Hailstorm: What can you tell us about the victim?
Shorty: Well, she had a phat ass! It was like BANG!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Election (1999)

Soundtrack:

Jump Up (If You Feel Alright)

Lighten up and enjoy!

I'm not sure what the people who dumped on this film were expecting, but I found it entertaining. I am a fan of good horror and good satire, so I was able to recognize and appreciate the jokes.

True, this film relies a bit much on poddy humor, but at the same time, there is a cleverness in the way all the films being spoofed (and there are many) get twisted together and played with here. Some of the slapstick and sight gags do fall flat, but the movie is quick paced and the satire is fun. If you don't go in expecting Shakespeare, you'll enjoy it. And you might even get some Shakespeare.