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Scary Movie (2000)

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Scary Movie (2000)

Overview

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!


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

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!


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Paramount+ logoParamount+
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is a parody primarily focused on comedic deconstruction of horror tropes and pop culture, lacking any discernible political agenda or advocacy for specific ideologies, thus earning a neutral rating.

Scary Movie exhibits significant DEI primarily through its casting, which intentionally recasts several traditionally white horror film roles with Black actors and features a prominent gay character. The narrative, however, focuses on comedic parody rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

Scary Movie's portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is predominantly negative, using queer identity as a source of problematic comedic shock. The film relies heavily on harmful stereotypes, gay panic, and homophobic slurs for humor, particularly through the character of Ray. There is no positive counterbalance, resulting in a depiction that mocks and degrades rather than affirms.

Scary Movie features multiple instances where characters' gender or sex characteristics are used for shock humor and ridicule. Jokes about characters having penises or being perceived as transsexual are consistently played for comedic disgust and discomfort, contributing to a problematic portrayal that lacks any affirming elements.

Several characters in "Scary Movie" are parodies of characters from "Scream" who were originally portrayed by white actors. For instance, the parodies of Stu Macher and Tatum Riley are played by Black actors Shawn Wayans and Regina Hall, respectively, constituting race swaps.

The film satirizes Christianity through the character of Father McFeely, portraying him as a lecherous and inappropriate priest. This depiction highlights hypocrisy and moral failings within religious institutions for comedic effect, without offering any counterbalancing positive or nuanced perspectives.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Scary Movie is a parody film featuring original characters created for the movie. These characters do not have a pre-established canonical gender from source material, previous installments, or real-world history that the film adapts or reboots. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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5.1
Metacritic logo
4.8

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