Where to watch Scary Movie (2000)
Scary Movie is available to stream in CA on Hollywood Suite and Paramount Plus. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV and Amazon.
A group of teenagers becomes the target of a masked killer while their terrifying situation turns into a barrage of outrageous jokes. This broad parody pokes fun at familiar horror stories, teenage movie clichés, and other pop-culture favorites.
Cast: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Jon Abrahams, Lochlyn Munro, Shannon Elizabeth, Dave Sheridan, Cheri Oteri, Tanja Reichert, Carmen Electra, Kurt Fuller
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Trivia & production notes
- Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans conceived the film with writing partners Buddy Johnson and Phil Beauman, but screenwriters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer also pitched a similar parody script, and both teams received writing credits despite the Wayans' claim that none of the competing script's work appeared in the final film.
- Anna Faris was a first-time actress who had planned to move to London after graduating from the University of Washington but auditioned for Scary Movie instead, landing her first acting role.
- The original working title for the film was going to be 'Scream If You Still Know What I Did Last Halloween,' and notably, 'Scary Movie' was itself the original working title for what eventually became the Scream franchise.
- Singer Aaliyah turned down the role of Brenda out of respect for fellow R&B artist Brandy, believing the character was parodying Brandy's role in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
- Filming took place from August 16 to October 18, 1999, primarily in British Columbia, Canada.
- The original Ghostface costume from the Scream series was used in the scene where Cindy notices the killer outside the school, while other scenes used replica costumes.
- The film's poster tagline was 'No Mercy. No Shame. No Sequel,' but when Scary Movie 2 was released a year later, the sequel's tagline became 'We Lied.'
- The climax of Scary Movie mimics The Matrix fight scenes and uses bullet time effects, while the ending is a takeoff of the twist ending from The Usual Suspects.
- Scary Movie opened on 2,912 screens on July 7, 2000, debuted at number one at the US box office with a $42.3 million opening weekend, and broke Air Force One's record for the biggest opening weekend of any R-rated film.
- A compilation album titled Scary Movie: Music That Inspired The Soundtrack? was released on July 4, 2000, through TVT Soundtrax and blends hip-hop and rock music.
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