Scary Movie 2 is a
2001The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. -Top-grossing films:...
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dark comedyBlack comedy is a sub-genre of comedy and satire in which topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo are treated in a satirical or humorous manner while retaining their seriousness...
which parodies the
horrorHorror films are movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness...
,
slasherSlasher film is a sub-genre of the horror film genre typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a chainsaw or scythe...
, and
mysteryMystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film. It focuses on the efforts of the Detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction....
genres. It is the second film of the
Scary MovieScary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres...
franchise.
Plot
A sequel to
Scary MovieScary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres...
begins with a parody of
The ExorcistThe Exorcist is a 1973 U.S. horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests....
, in which Megan Voorhees (
Natasha LyonneNatasha Lyonne is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Lyonne was born Natasha Braunstein in New York City, the daughter of Yvette Lyonne, a product licensing consultant, and Aaron Braunstein, a native of Brooklyn who worked as a boxing promoter...
), is possessed and two priests, Father McFeely (
James WoodsJames Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor and comedian. Woods is best known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador, Casino and as the Disney villain Hades in Hercules.-Early life:Woods was born in Vernal, Utah...
) and Father Harris (
Andy RichterPaul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his sidekick role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien between 1993 and 2000...
), must drive the demon out. The
exorcismExorcism is the practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed...
doesn't go as planned, and a chain of
the ExorcistThe Exorcist is a 1973 U.S. horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests....
-like vomiting occurs. Megan insults McFeely's mother and he shoots her in the head.
One year later, Cindy Campbell (
Anna FarisAnna Kay Faris is an American actress and singer known for her comic roles. Faris has appeared in the Scary Movie series of films, The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , and My Super Ex-Girlfriend...
), Brenda Meeks (
Regina HallRegina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally Mcbeal.-Early life:...
), Ray Wilkins (
Shawn WayansShawn M. Wayans is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon, Marlon, Kim and Nadia Wayans.-Personal life:...
) and Shorty Meeks (
Marlon WayansMarlon L. Wayans is an American actor, producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. He is known for mostly teaming with his brother Shawn Wayans, in movies such as Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little...
) are at college, trying to live new lives, after the events in the previous movie. (Although all of them died in
Scary MovieScary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres...
, in a deleted scene, Brenda says her death was a near death experience, and Cindy was never officially declared dead.) Cindy and Brenda get tagged by a dorky girl, Alex Monday (
Tori SpellingVictoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became an international household name in the early 1990s for starring in the Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin. The original 90210 series became a worldwide phenomenon after airing 1990, and earned several notable awards such as a...
); Ray, who is still confused by his sexuality, has two new friends, Tommy (
James DeBelloJames DeBello is an American film actor.-Filmography:*Transylmania *Ghouls *National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 *Steel City *The Hillz *National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze...
) and Buddy (
Christopher MastersonChristopher Kennedy Masterson is an American actor, best known for his role as eldest brother Francis in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. His brother is actor Danny Masterson of That '70s Show.-Personal life:...
); while Shorty is still the same stoner he was in the last movie.
The story begins when a college teacher, Professor Oldman (
Tim CurryTimothy James "Tim" Curry is an English actor, singer, composer and voice artist, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
) and his wheelchair-bound assistant Dwight (
David CrossDavid Cross is an American comedian, writer, and actor.-Early life:Cross was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Susi, a computer retailer. Six months later, Cross' family moved to Florida. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family settled back in Roswell, Georgia, where...
) plan to study the paranormal activity at Hell House, with the clueless teens as bait and for Oldman to get action with the college girls. Then, Theo (
Kathleen RobertsonKathleen Robertson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 .-Career:Robertson started taking acting classes when she was ten, and had roles in local theater productions...
) also becomes part of the study group.
When Cindy arrives at the Hell House, she meets a talking
Amazon parrotAmazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These are medium-size parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean....
who is vulgar and slanderous, and the caretaker, Hanson (
Chris ElliottChristopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer.-Personal life:Elliott was born in New York City, the son of Lee and Bob Elliott, who was a well-known comedian as part of the very successful comedy team Bob and Ray. He attended the National Theater Institute in 1979...
), who has great people skills and a genetically malformed little hand. After some weird incidents on that night (Cindy being beaten up by a cat, a toy clown attacking Ray, Shorty getting attacked and smoked by a weed-monster, Alex getting raped in her sleep by Hell House's dead owner, Hugo Kane, and falling in love with him) the teens finally learn about the professor's plan and try to escape the mansion.
The professor gets killed by a sexy female ghost with disfigured features as the ghost of Hugo Kane seals all exits of the manor to prevent the surviving occupants from escaping. Shorty encounters the same sexy butterface ghost, but instead of being killed is shown having sex with her with a paper bag over her head. Alex becomes a crazed stalker who pursues Kane until the ghost is forced to kill her. Realizing that killing the ghost is the only way out, the teens are equipped with several technological devices by Dwight that serve to harass and injure the spectral enemy. They are pursued all throughout the mansion. Buddy and Cindy get locked in the walk-in refrigerator. Thinking that Buddy is dying from their previous encounter with the ghost, Cindy gives him a "hand," with explosive results evoking memories of a similar situation from the first movie. After they escape from the room, Buddy flees while Cindy is chased by an undead skeleton and Brenda rips its head off. Hanson gets possessed, and Cindy, Brenda and Theo parody Charlie's Angels to get him, but end up beaten up. Eventually, they use Cindy as bait to lure the Kane ghost to a device that ultimately destroys him.
Two months later, taking care of the parrot though he despises her for talking too much, Cindy and Buddy are in a relationship and go out on a walk until Buddy disappears without notice as she looks up to see Hanson serving at the hot dog stand. She screams "No!" while Hanson screams "Yes!". Hanson is instantly hit by a car (although is not declared dead) driven by Shorty, who was distracted because he is being serviced by the butterface ghost, still with the bag over her head.
Parodies
- Paulie
Paulie is a 1998 film about a bird named Paulie, starring Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, and Jay Mohr. Jay Mohr performs the voice of Paulie, and as well plays a minor on-screen character. The film was released domestically as early as April 17, 1998 and as late in other...
- The talking parrot near the beginning of the film and near the end.
- The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a 1973 U.S. horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests....
- The entire opening sequence. Also the girl who is possessed is called Megan, while in The Exorcist the girl's name is Regan.
- Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
- When Buddy shows Cindy the book "Harry Pothead"
- Nike
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
Commercial - The dancing/basketball sequence
- Hollow Man
Hollow Man is a 2000 science fiction thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon and Josh Brolin. The film is about a scientist who renders himself invisible, a story inspired by H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man....
- Cindy and a badly injured Buddy being locked in the freezer and they must escape. The thermo-goggles and guns are an exact replica that the characters used in Hollow Man (Exception being that the guns shot darts instead of energy). In the deleted scenes, Cindy spreads blood on the floor to track the ghost's footprints. Also, Cindy makes a bulldozer out of packing tape, aluminum foil, etc, which is similar to the scene in Hollow Man where the main characters build an electromagnet in a freezer.
- Godzilla
is a daikaijū, a fictional Japanese giant monster. His first film was Ishiro Honda's 1954 film Gojira, and since then, he has made many more appearances, and has become a pop-culture icon. In total, Godzilla has appeared in 28 films, all of which were produced by Toho Company Ltd...
- The scene when Cindy is fighting the cat when he moves in slow motion and roars like Godzilla.
- The Shining
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Though it had mixed reviews from the critics upon its release it was wildly popular with moviegoers and financially successful...
- Scene locations. In the extras, the cat can be seen chopping the door and peeking in, as done in The Shining.
- The Haunting
The Haunting is a 1999 remake of the 1963 horror film of the same name. Both films are based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959. The Haunting was directed by Jan de Bont; the main actors are Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor...
- The character Theo; The main premise of a group unknowingly being used as a research group while staying in a haunted mansion. The ghost in "The Haunting" is Hugh Crain, where the ghost in this movie is Huey Kane.
- Urban Legend
Urban Legend is a 1998 horror film starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart and Robert Englund. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends as a means to kill his victims....
- Cindy singing badly in the car, a parody of the first death in Urban Legend
- Poltergeist
Poltergeist is an American horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper and released on June 4, 1982. It is the first and most successful of the Poltergeist film trilogy and was nominated for three Academy Awards...
- The clown underneath Ray's bed.*Poltergeist II: The Other SidePoltergeist II: The Other Side is a 1986 horror film. A sequel to Poltergeist, it features the return of the original's family and once again sees a spirit trying to harm their daughter, Carol-Anne...
- The caretaker, Hanson, is a parody of the character Reverend Henry Kane, the cult leader in "Poltergeist II". In addition, the name of the family home, Kane, also references "Poltergeist II". Hanson also sings "God is in his Holy Temple" the song that Kane sings in "Poltergeist II".
- Hannibal
Hannibal is a 2001 psychological thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Set ten years after The Silence of the Lambs, the premise is that one of Hannibal Lecter's surviving victims, the extremely wealthy Mason Verger, is determined to capture,...
- When Shorty is about to have his brain eaten.
- The Changeling - The ball bouncing down the stairs.
- The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 horror film by Academy Pictures. It was directed by John Hough and stars Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt...
- The attack of the black cat.
- Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a American action comedy film, co-produced Tall Trees Productions and Flower Films, distributed by Columbia Pictures, and directed by McG. The film is based on the same-titled television series from the late 1970s, which was adapted by screenwriters Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon and...
- When Cindy, Brenda, and Theo go hand-to-hand combat with Hanson. Tori SpellingVictoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became an international household name in the early 1990s for starring in the Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin. The original 90210 series became a worldwide phenomenon after airing 1990, and earned several notable awards such as a...
's character, Alex Monday, is a spoof of Lucy LiuLucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal as the vicious and ill mannered Ling Woo, and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill and Kung Fu Panda.-Early life:Lucy Liu was born and was...
's character in Charlie's Angels, Alex Munday.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a Chinese-language film in the wuxia style, released in 2000. A China-Hong Kong-Taiwan-United States co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and...
- During the "Charlie's Angels" scene.
- What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath is a supernatural thriller / horror film by film director Robert Zemeckis. It tells the story of a housewife who finds her home is haunted. The film stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as Norman and Claire Spencer....
- Scene with Cindy in the red dress, seducing the professor, then turning into Ray. Cindy confronts the Professor in the kitchen and tells him that she thinks his wife is starting to suspect something. In deleted scenes, Cindy is almost drowned in a bathtub.
- Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall...
- The cat attack and the slow piano theme when the cat came in.
- Bones
Bones is a 2001 horror film about a gangster that comes back from the dead to avenge his murder. The film stars Snoop Dogg as the title character Jimmy Bones....
- When Professor Oldman follows the lady ghost through the cave similar to the scene on Bones
- The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 horror film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jay Anson. The film was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and stars James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. The music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin...
- The scene where the priest is covered with flies during the exorcism.
- The Weakest Link - The parrot says "You are the weakest link, goodbye" after Alex falls unconscious.
- Dude, Where's My Car?
Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. It is about the journey of two young men to find their stolen car....
- The tattoo scene with instead of "Dude" and "Sweet", instead it's "Ray" and "f***ed me".
- Rocky
Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the...
- Cindy boxing the black cat in slow motion.
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films. Still in limited release 34 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences...
- with Tim Curry (who portrayed Dr. Frank N. Furter) as the Professor, Hanson resembles Riff Raff, and Dwight is confined to a wheelchair (Dr. Scott)
- Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
- The quote "Do you feel lucky punk?"
- Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance is a 2001 romantic drama film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main character,...
- Shorty shows Cindy how to be cool
- Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West is a science fiction Western action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline Wild Wild West (1999) is a science fiction Western action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline Wild Wild West (1999) is a...
- When Hanson and Dwight exchange insults, in the form of puns, this parodies the exchanges between West and Loveless.
- Stephen King's It
It is a 1990 horror television miniseries based on the novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Curry in the eponymous role of "It" .- Production :...
- "It" is written in blood on the wall of the root cellar where Shorty is hiding. The professor played Pennywise The Dancing Clown in "It". A clown doll tries to attack Ray under his bed but Ray instead rapes the clown. The clown doll scene is both a parody of Poltergeist and Stephen King's It.
- Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II is a 2000 action film directed by John Woo, and starring Tom Cruise, who also served as the film's producer...
- Dwight's wheelchair duel with the ghost mimics the motorcycle chase from M:I-2. During the duel, a flock of doves flies between the combatants, parodying John WooJohn Woo Yu-Sen is a Chinese film director and producer from Hong Kong. Recognized for his stylized films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled, and...
's signature shown in many of his movies.
- Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros. The plot revolves around a recently dead young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, a quaint and quiet house on a hill overlooking the...
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American horror film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp in his feature film...
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was the third film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Chuck Russell and starred Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp, and Craig Wasson.- Plot :...
- The skeleton that chased Cindy.
- Little Shop of Horrors- When Shorty's plant cracks out of its pot.
- Friday the 13th - The map to get to the mansion shows Camp Crystal Lake; the character Megan Voorhees shares the same last name as Pamela, the killer from the first movie in the Friday the 13th series, and her son Jason, from the rest of the series.
- Titanic
Titanic is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater, two members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the...
- When Buddy and Cindy are locked in the freezer, Cindy said the same words that Jack said to Rose when they were in the cold water. "Don't say your goodbyes, you're not gonna die here. You're gonna die an old man but not here", "Coming to this house was the best thing that ever happened to me", and "I'll never let go." Another thing to mention is during this scene Titanic theme music is playing.
- There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 romantic comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. Starring Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....
- The sign on the back of the bus which reads:
- Clue
Clue is a 1985 comedy film based on the board game of the same name. The film is a murder mystery set in a Gothic Revival mansion, and is styled after Murder by Death and other various murder/dinner parties of mystery...
- Tim Curry plays a mysterious man who gathered a group of people to a house under false pretenses, ending in deaths. The house in Clue was called "Hill House," versus "Hell House."
- Alien Resurrection- When the marijuana plant gets sucked out the window, similar (though less gory) to the death of the "Newborn".
- Thir13en Ghosts
Thirteen Ghosts is a 2001 horror film directed by Steve Beck. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name by William Castle. It follows the remake of another one of Castle's films, House on Haunted Hill.- Plot :Ghost hunter Cyrus Kriticos Thirteen Ghosts (also known as Thir13en Ghosts or 13...
- The final sequence when Kane is using the machine, similar to the same machine used to collect the souls of the thirteen restless ghosts.
- Twister - During the Charlie's Angels sequence, Cindy creates a twister and a cow flies around the room. This is similar to the waterspout sequence in Twister.
- House on Haunted Hill (1999) - The idea of hunting the ghost with the advanced camera's, and the high tech lab resemble some of the scenes from House on Haunted Hill.
- Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction thriller film that stars Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999.- Plot :...
- They both have parrots that enjoy insulting people.
- Scream 2
Scream 2 is a 1997 horror thriller film, the second part of the Scream trilogy. This movie takes place one year after the original. As with the other films in the trilogy, Scream 2 combines straight-forward scares with dialogue that satirizes conventions of slasher films, especially slasher film...
- in Scary movie 1 Cindy is in high school like Sydney Presscot was in the first ScreamScream is a 1996 horror film directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson, and the first of the Scream series. Filmed mostly in Santa Rosa, California, the film tells the story of the fictional town Woodsboro, CA being terrorized by a masked killer who enjoys tormenting his victims...
and in Scary Movie 2 she is in college like Sydney is in Scream 2Scream 2 is a 1997 horror thriller film, the second part of the Scream trilogy. This movie takes place one year after the original. As with the other films in the trilogy, Scream 2 combines straight-forward scares with dialogue that satirizes conventions of slasher films, especially slasher film...
.
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film released as a sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The film was then followed by I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, and Freddie Prinze, Jr....
-When Cindy tries to claim herself uncrazy that the cat was a ghost like Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
does in I Know What You Did Last SummerI Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 horror/slasher film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on a popular novel of the same title by Lois Duncan...
's second film when she thinks that "he" is back.
- Silence of the Lambs - Before the wheelchair duel, when Dwight arms up he puts on the night vision goggles, similar to the night-vision scene when Agent Sterling (Jodie Foster) enters Buffalo Bill's house.
- Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 science-fiction comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators. The film was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and like several films of the era, teamed Aykroyd and/or...
- Buddy,Ray and Brenda try to save Shorty from the plant like how Dan AykroydDaniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist...
and Harold RamisHarold Allen Ramis is an American actor, director, and writer, specializing in comedy. His best-known film acting roles are as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and Russell Ziskey in Stripes ; Ramis also co-wrote both films...
save Bill MurrayWilliam James "Bill" Murray is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live, and went on to star in films including Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.-Early years:Murray, the fifth...
from the slime ghost. Also,the theme in the background during the Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men. The series was broadcast in the USA on the ABC Television Network from 1976 to 1981 and was one of the most...
scene,is similar to the GhostbustersGhostbusters is a 1984 science-fiction comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators. The film was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and like several films of the era, teamed Aykroyd and/or...
song.
- Thinner
Thinner is a 1996 horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell with the screenplay by Tom Holland. The film is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.-Cast:*Robert John Burke — Billy Halleck*Joe Mantegna — Richie Ginelli...
- The gag with the car driver overrunning a pedestrian while being distracted by oral sex, which had previously been employed in the prequelScary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres...
.
Reception
In the U.S., the film grossed
$The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents .The U.S...
71,308,997. Worldwide, it grossed $141,220,678. Although being a hit, out of the four
Scary Movie films, this is the least successful to date.
Despite its box office success, it was not as well received by critics achieving a rotten 13% rating on
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and a generally negative score of 29% on
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.
Cast
- Anna Faris
Anna Kay Faris is an American actress and singer known for her comic roles. Faris has appeared in the Scary Movie series of films, The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , and My Super Ex-Girlfriend...
as Cindy Campbell
- Christopher Masterson
Christopher Kennedy Masterson is an American actor, best known for his role as eldest brother Francis in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. His brother is actor Danny Masterson of That '70s Show.-Personal life:...
as Buddy
- Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie films and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama Ally Mcbeal.-Early life:...
as Brenda Meeks
- Marlon Wayans
Marlon L. Wayans is an American actor, producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. He is known for mostly teaming with his brother Shawn Wayans, in movies such as Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little...
as Shorty Meeks
- Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 .-Career:Robertson started taking acting classes when she was ten, and had roles in local theater productions...
as Theo
- Shawn Wayans
Shawn M. Wayans is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon, Marlon, Kim and Nadia Wayans.-Personal life:...
as Ray Wilkins
- David Cross
David Cross is an American comedian, writer, and actor.-Early life:Cross was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Susi, a computer retailer. Six months later, Cross' family moved to Florida. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family settled back in Roswell, Georgia, where...
as Dwight Hartman
- Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is an English actor, singer, composer and voice artist, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
as Professor Oldman
- James DeBello
James DeBello is an American film actor.-Filmography:*Transylmania *Ghouls *National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 *Steel City *The Hillz *National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze...
as Tommy
- Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer.-Personal life:Elliott was born in New York City, the son of Lee and Bob Elliott, who was a well-known comedian as part of the very successful comedy team Bob and Ray. He attended the National Theater Institute in 1979...
as Hanson
- Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became an international household name in the early 1990s for starring in the Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin. The original 90210 series became a worldwide phenomenon after airing 1990, and earned several notable awards such as a...
as Alex Monday
- James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor and comedian. Woods is best known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador, Casino and as the Disney villain Hades in Hercules.-Early life:Woods was born in Vernal, Utah...
as Father McFeely
- Andy Richter
Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his sidekick role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien between 1993 and 2000...
as Father Harris
- Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Lyonne was born Natasha Braunstein in New York City, the daughter of Yvette Lyonne, a product licensing consultant, and Aaron Braunstein, a native of Brooklyn who worked as a boxing promoter...
as Megan Voorhees
- Veronica Cartwright
Veronica A. Cartwright is an English-born actress who has worked mainly in American film and television.Cartwright was born in Bristol, England but grew up in Toronto and Los Angeles. Her career as a child actress began in 1958, with a role in In Love and War...
as Mrs. Voorhees
- Richard Moll
Charles Richard Moll is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Bull Shannon, the tall shaven-headed bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992.-Personal life:...
as Hugh Kane (Hell House Ghost)
- Beetlejuice
Lester Napoleon Green , known as legally Beetlejuice , is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He has appeared in feature films as well as performed voice-over work...
as Shorty's Brain
- Cordelia Reinhard as Blanche Harris
Production companies & distributors
- Dimension Films
Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films...
(USA)
- Wayans Bros. Entertainment (USA)
- Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
- Gold/Miller Productions
- Miramax Films
Miramax Films is the art-house/independent film division of The Walt Disney Company, and acts as both producer and distributor for its own films or foreign films....
(USA)
- Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. is a Toronto-based media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney.Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest...
(Canada)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a home video company founded in 1978 as MCA DiscoVision...
(Canada)