Scary Movie 4 (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

Craig Mazin (screenplay) &
Jim Abrahams (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're coming. We need your support.

Plot:

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.

Plot Keywords:

Alien Invasion | Overdose | Gay Cowboy | Gay Magazine | Oral Sex

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Anna Faris	...	Cindy
Regina Hall	...	Brenda
Craig Bierko	...	Tom
Bill Pullman	...	Henry Hale
Anthony Anderson	...	Mahalik
Leslie Nielsen	...	President Baxter Harris
Molly Shannon	...	Marilyn
Michael Madsen	...	Oliver
Chris Elliott	...	Ezekiel
Carmen Electra	...	Holly
Shaquille O'Neal	...	Shaq
Phil McGraw	...	Dr. Phil (as Dr. Phil McGraw)
Cloris Leachman	...	Mrs. Norris
Conchita Campbell	...	Rachel
Beau Mirchoff	...	Robbie

Also Known As:

Scary Movie 4 (Australia) (cable TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language.

Runtime:

83 min | USA:89 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Sweden:11 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (re-rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:10 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | France:U | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The poster is a spoof of Saw II (2005). The 'Saw II' poster had two decaying fingers and this poster has fingers displaying the number 4.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tom is walking around after the first alien attack, the camera shows him walking toward it with a guy in red behind him, next to a car. In the next shot, the man in red is gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Shaquille O'Neal: [screaming] Help! Help! Am I dead?
Dr. Phillip C. McGraw: You're not dead. You've been taken against your will.
Shaquille O'Neal: Kobe?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs War of the Worlds (2005)

Soundtrack:

Lights Out

Reassuringly Funny

Having seen all three previous Scary Movies I was well informed as to what to expect from the film, yet I wasn't at all bored with the film. I found my self chuckling out loud for the entirety of the movie. Some of the gags in the film were really quite funny, especially the Brokeback Mountain sketch between "Mahalik" and "CJ" was particularly funny. some of the apparently off the cuff humour was really quite enjoyable to watch including the banter between the above characters. Anna Faris was on usual form fulfilling her role as the "female title fight boxer", her missing swing at female opponent "Mike Tyson"(busy biting ears) causing nearly everyone involved in the fight and the crowd, to almost majestically, break their necks, leaving Cindy distraught and full of guilt. The overall length of the movie was quite short but I felt that it was just the right time, any longer and perhaps my interest would have been lost. The Tom Cruise character in the film was OK but his face was rather annoying sometimes, and they even managed to get in a contractual Michael Jackson kiddie fiddler crack. Overall I thought the performances were good and was a quality addition to the Scary Movie franchise.