Scary Movie

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| gross = $278 million

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'''''Scary Movie''''' is a 2000 American [[Parody film|parody]] [[slasher film]]. It was directed by [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]] and written by [[Marlon Wayans|Marlon]] and [[Shawn Wayans]] (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer]]. The film stars [[Jon Abrahams]], [[Carmen Electra]], [[Shannon Elizabeth]], [[Anna Faris]], [[Kurt Fuller]], [[Regina Hall]], [[Lochlyn Munro]], [[Cheri Oteri]], and [[Dave Sheridan (actor)|Dave Sheridan]]. The film is a parody of the [[slasher film]] genre, most notably ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997) and the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]], where the plot follows a group of clueless teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body in a lake, and swear to secrecy. A year later, a bumbling serial killer, wearing a [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface mask and robe]], begins hunting them one by one.

'''''Scary Movie''''' is a 2000 American [[parody film]]. It was directed by [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]] and written by [[Marlon Wayans|Marlon]] and [[Shawn Wayans]] (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer]]. The film stars [[Jon Abrahams]], [[Carmen Electra]], [[Shannon Elizabeth]], [[Anna Faris]], [[Kurt Fuller]], [[Regina Hall]], [[Lochlyn Munro]], [[Cheri Oteri]], and [[Dave Sheridan (actor)|Dave Sheridan]]. The film is a parody of the [[slasher film]] genre, most notably ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997) and the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]], where the plot follows a group of clueless teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body in a lake, and swear to secrecy. A year later, a bumbling serial killer, wearing a [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface mask and robe]], begins hunting them one by one.

[[Dimension Films]], then a subsidiary label of [[Miramax Films]], released ''Scary Movie'' in the United States on July 7, 2000. The film grossed $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget and is the highest-grossing in the series. It was the [[List of American films of 2000#Box office|ninth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically]] in the United States. The film is the first installment in the [[Scary Movie (film series)|''Scary Movie'' film series]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and later spawned five sequels, starting with ''[[Scary Movie 2]]'' in 2001.

[[Dimension Films]], then a subsidiary label of [[Miramax Films]], released ''Scary Movie'' in the United States on July 7, 2000. The film grossed $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget and is the highest-grossing in the series. It was the [[List of American films of 2000#Box office|ninth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically]] in the United States. The film is the first installment in the [[Scary Movie (film series)|''Scary Movie'' film series]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and later spawned five sequels, starting with ''[[Scary Movie 2]]'' in 2001.