Relaunched by Wes Craven’s Scream in 1996 in the midst of the slasher wave, the comedy pokes fun at the figure of the masked serial killer. Scary Movie, which was released in the summer of 2000 in the United States and in the fall in France, became a phenomenon. The principle is simple: take advantage of the popularity of horror films to make fun of them.
Very popular in the 80s and 90s, especially thanks to the Is There a Cop… franchise and the two Hot Shots, the parody here provides an avalanche of visual gags, often below the belt, and lines that marked an entire generation. spectators.
Originally, Scary Movie is a mix of two screenplays that were acquired by production house Dimension Films in 1998. The first of these scenarios has a title. I screamed last summer because Halloween fell on Friday the 13th And second, Shout out if you know what I did last Halloween.
The story basically follows the plot of two major hits of the 90s: Scream and Remember… Last Summer. But other parodied movies include The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects, The Blair Witch Project, The Matrix and even Titanic.
When directors are casting, many stars who shy away from this kind of humor refuse the project. Alicia Silverstone turns down the lead role, Jared Leto turns down the role of Bobby, Jennifer Coolidge the gym teacher, and Britney Spears decides not to play the first victim, a role eventually played by Carmen Electra.
In addition, surprise, once in theaters, the film became a hit around the world – with a budget of 19 million dollars, it earned almost 280. Scary Movie, in turn, became a franchise, and many sequels appear. Anna Faris and Regina Hall, who play Cindy and Brenda respectively, play their characters in 4 films.
Scary Movie 2 mainly focuses on horror classics, The Exorcist, between The Haunting and Amityville. As for Scary Movie 3, which marks the appearance of Leslie Nielsen – the star is a cop… – we get a look at Signs, The Circle, 8 Miles and The Others, with a Michael Jackson lookalike as a bonus. . Warning, awkward moment.
Scary Movie 1, 2 and 3 are available on Netflix.
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