Scary Movie

Scary Movie is a 2000 American parody film. It was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film stars Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, and Dave Sheridan. The film, a parody of the slasher film genre, most notably the I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream franchises, follows a group of teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body in a lake, and swear to secrecy. A year later, someone, wearing a Ghostface mask and robe, begins hunting them one by one.

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Scary Movie is a 2000 comedy film that parodies the slasher genre, particularly the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer franchises, by following a group of teenagers who cover up a hit-and-run accident and are later hunted by a masked killer. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by the Wayans brothers along with several other screenwriters, the film became notable for launching a successful parody franchise that played with horror movie conventions for comedic effect.

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A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

Released: 2000-07-0788 minDir: Keenen Ivory WayansComedyBudget: $19.0MBox office: $278MPart of: Scary Movie Collection

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Cast

Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell
Regina Hall as Brenda Meeks
Marlon Wayans as Shorty Meeks
Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins
Jon Abrahams as Bobby Prinze
Lochlyn Munro as Greg Phillippe

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Scary Movie is a 2000 American slasher parody film. It was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film stars Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, and Dave Sheridan. The film, a parody of the slasher film genre, most notably the I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream franchises, follows a group of teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body in a lake, and swear to secrecy. A year later, someone wearing a Ghostface mask and robe begins hunting them one by one.

Dimension Films released Scary Movie in the United States on July 7, 2000. The film grossed $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget and is the highest-grossing in the series. It was the ninth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically in the United States. The film is the first installment in the Scary Movie film series. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and later spawned five sequels, starting with Scary Movie 2 in 2001.