Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Directed by

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Genre

supernatural, comedy horror, parody film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5,269 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of college students are recruited to participate in a paranormal study at a haunted mansion. They deal with a creepy butler and various ghostly antics while making raunchy jokes.

sillygross-outfast-pacedzanyirreverentteen-orientedslapstickspoofy

What happens

Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to Scary Movie (2000) and the second installment in the Scary Movie film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans (all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters having been killed), as well as Tim Curry, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Chris Masterson, Kathleen Robertson, David Cross, and James Woods. The film was the last in the series to feature the involvement of stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and director Keenen until Scary Movie (2026). Where the original film was mainly based on the slasher films of the 1990s, Scary Movie 2 parodies an array of supernatural and haunted house films from various decades, namely The Haunting (1999), Stigmata (1999), The Exorcist (1973), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), The Amityville Horror (1979), Poltergeist (1982), The Legend of Hell House (1973), House on Haunted Hill (both the 1959 and 1999 versions), The Changeling (1980), What Lies Beneath (2000), and Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984). It also spoofs the comedy film Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and some contemporary films, such as Hannibal (2001), Hollow Man (2000), and Charlie's Angels (2000). Scary Movie 2 was released by Dimension Films on July 4, 2001 and grossed $141 million worldwide against a $45 million budget and received largely negative reviews from critics. A sequel, Scary Movie 3, was released in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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