Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKeenen Ivory Wayans
Written by
Based onCharacters
Produced byEric L. Gold
Starring
CinematographySteven Bernstein
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Gold/Miller Productions[1]
  • Wayans Bros. Entertainment[1]
  • Brad Grey Pictures[1]
Distributed byDimension Films[1]
Release date
  • July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04)
Running time
82 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[3]
Box office$141.2 million[3]

Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to Scary Movie and the second film in the Scary Movie film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans (all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters having been killed), as well as Tim Curry, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Chris Masterson, Kathleen Robertson, David Cross and James Woods. The film is the last in the series to feature the involvement of stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and director Keenan. Marlon would eventually go on to produce a similar horror-themed parody, A Haunted House, and its sequel, both starring himself. In the latter film, Wayans pokes fun at the Scary Movie series' decline in quality after his family's departure.

Where the original film was mainly based on the slasher films of the 1990s, Scary Movie 2 parodies an array of supernatural and haunted house films from various decades, namely The Haunting (1999), Stigmata (1999), The Exorcist (1973), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), The Amityville Horror (1979), Poltergeist (1982), The Legend of Hell House (1973), House on Haunted Hill (both the 1959 and 1999 versions), The Changeling (1980), What Lies Beneath (2000) and Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) while also making many references to the slasher flick I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). It also spoofs the comedy film Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and some contemporary films, such as Hannibal (2001), Hollow Man (2000) and Charlie's Angels (2000).

Scary Movie 2 was commercially successful, grossing $141.2 million worldwide from a $45 million budget,[3] but received largely negative reviews from critics.[4] A sequel was released in 2003.

  1. ^ a b c d "Scary Movie 2". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Scary Movie 2 (18)". British Board of Film Classification. July 16, 2001. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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