Epic Movie (2007)

Directed by

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

3.9 of 10 from 1,700 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a parody movie that makes fun of big blockbuster films. A group of orphans go on a wild adventure that references stories like Narnia, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The jokes come fast and often land with a thud.

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What happens

Epic Movie is a 2007 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and starring Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jayma Mays, Jennifer Coolidge, Faune A. Chambers, Crispin Glover, Tony Cox, and Fred Willard. A parody of the epic film genre, the film references The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men, and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, the latter of which also starred Penn. Epic Movie was released by 20th Century Fox on January 26, 2007 and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, with many deeming it as one of the worst movies ever made. However, it was a box office success, grossing $86.9 million against a $20 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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