Scary Movie

About Scary Movie

Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres. Several mid- and late-1990s movies are spoofed, including the more subtle horror film parody series Scream trilogy, The Sixth Sense, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, and The Blair Witch Project, while it also parodies many of the classic horror films, most notably Halloween.

The tagline is "No mercy. No shame. No sequel.", with the last reference being to the tendency of popular horror movies to become long-running franchises. However, in 2001, Scary Movie 2 was released (with the appropriate tagline "We lied"). The film was followed by a series of sequels Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006) and a Scary Movie 5 is in development for 2008. The original title for the film Scream was "Scary Movie" which ironically was later used to parody it. Both films were released through Dimension Films. It is the highest grossing film by an African-American director in history.

The movie begins as a girl called Drew Decker (Carmen Electra) is making popcorn in her house, when she receives a phone call from a person asking if she likes scary movies. The person reveals that he is watching her and then proceeds to attack her with a knife. She escapes into her garden with the killer on her tail, who eventually rips off her clothes and leaves her in her white bra and underwear. Drew passes through a set of sprinklers, acts sexy, and is stabbed by the killer, who gets a silicon implant for his efforts. She is then accidentally hit by a speeding car driven by her own father who doesn't see her run in front of his car. The killer catches and kills her with his knife and the opening credits start to roll.