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Scary Movie (2000)

Scary Movie poster
Directed by
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Genre
horror film, parody film, comedy horror, slasher film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7,942 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers accidentally hit a man with their car and dump his body in a lake. A year later, a killer in a ghost mask starts hunting them one by one, spoofing famous horror movies along the way.

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What happens

Scary Movie is a 2000 American parody film 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 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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