Scary Movie (UK)

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No mercy. No shame. No sequel.
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 85 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
This hilarious, must-see comedy smash places Carmen Electra (TV`s Baywatch), Marlon Wayans (Senseless), Jon Abrahams (Boiler Room, The Faculty) and some of today`s hottest young stars in a wickedly funny send-up of today`s most popular horror movies!

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

With Shannon Elizabeth, Shawn Wayans and Cheri Oteri adding sidesplitting performances, there`s nothing to fear in this scary movie, unless you`re afraid of laughing too much!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Additional Scenes
Behind-the-Scenes
DVD-Rom Features
Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian

Subtitle Tracks:
Italian
English

Directed By:
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Written By:






Starring:
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Jon Abrahams
Lochlyn Munro
Regina Hall
Shannon Elizabeth
Anna Faris

Casting By:
Mary Vernieu
Christine Sheaks
Anne McCarthy

Soundtrack By:
David Kitay

Director of Photography:
Francis Kenny

Editor:
Mark Helfrich

Costume Designer:
Darryle Johnson

Production Designer:
Robb Wilson King

Producer:
Eric L. Gold
Lisa Suzanne Blum
Lisa Blum
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Lee R. Mayes
Robb Wilson King

Executive Producer:
Bo Zenga
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Peter Schwerin
Peter Safran
Brad Grey
Cary Granat

Distributor:
Buena Vista


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9 / 10
After missing this film at the cinema I was looking forward to seeing it on DVD. I wasn`t disappointed! This is a great parody and well worth a look as long as you`re not easily offended. The basic plot is that of Scream with many other films such as The Matrix and I Know What You Did Last Summer also having the mick taken out of them.

Picture quality is absolutely fine and the music score is great and fits in well with this teen film.

As for bonus material, the behind the scenes video and the trailer are good but the deleted scenes (about 5 or 6) have to be some of the best I`ve seen, some being funnier than many scenes actually in the film. But all in all, there just aren`t enough extras to give the disc top marks.

OK this isn`t a cinema classic or anything, but if you want a good laugh and a DVD that you`ll watch more than once then I highly recommend Scary Movie to you.
posted by superdan on 3/9/2001 16:33
7 / 10
A hilarious parody and a good one, as long as you treat it like a parody. As a movie - it sucks, but as a parody - it`s cool.
The video transfer (my disk contained only the fullscreen version) is good. There are no compression signs and the dark scenes are rendered nicely.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is flat. I couldn`t notice any activity in the surrounds.
The menus are all still.
The extras include a behind the scenes look and 6 deleted scenes (some funny, some - less).
Bottom line - rude and shallow but works great, especially if you`ve seen "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "The Matrix".
posted by Zvi Josef on 9/9/2001 23:30