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Bookmark this pageScary Movie 4 (2006)
Director: David Zucker
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From Time Out London
The ‘Scary Movie’ franchise has become little more than an excuse to parody recent big movies – badly. This time, ‘Saw’ and ‘The Grudge’ are the main two horrors referenced: otherwise it’s thrillers (‘War of the Worlds’), dramas (‘Brokeback Mountain’) and even chat shows (‘Oprah’). Anna Faris reprises her role as Cindy, now a Kate Hudson-type figure who’s haunted by a small boy whose village-dwelling father (Bill Pullman) holds the key to the recent alien invasion. It edges closest to successful comedy with its characters. Otherwise, the humour’s base, and at its happiest when racist, homophobic and scatological (preferably all at the same time). Watch (sober) at your peril.Author: Anna Smith
Time Out London Issue 1860: April 12-19 2006
Cast & crew
Director: David Zucker
Producer: Robert K Weiss, Craig Mazin
Cast: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen, Carmen Electra, Craig Bierko, Molly Shannon, Conchita Campbell, Bill Pullman, Beau Mirchoff, Chris Elliott, Shaquille O'Neal, James Earl Jones, Michael Madsen, Alonso Bodden, David Attell, Chingy, Charlie Sheen full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: 15
Duration: 100 mins
UK Release: Apr 14 2006
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