Scary Movie 4 (2006)

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.

Director:

David Zucker

Writers:

Craig Mazin (screenplay), Jim Abrahams (screenplay)

Stars:

Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The unemployed Cindy Campbell is hired to work in a cursed house as caretaker of an old lady and meets the ghost of a boy. Meanwhile, the teenager son Robbie and the young daughter Rachel of his next door neighbor and crane operator Tom Ryan are spending the weekend with their loser father. Cindy and Tom meet and fall in love for each other, but when Giant Tripods invade Earth, Tom escapes with Robbie and Rachel; Cindy travels to a village, trying to find the answer to a riddle to save the world; and the president of USA organizes the defense of the planet in UN under his intelligence and leadership.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | implied sex | sexual innuendo | accidental nudity | bare butt | 

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Taglines:

They're coming. We need your support.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scary Movie 4

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,222,875, 16 April 2006

Gross USA:

$90,710,620

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$178,262,620

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, 415 Project, Brad Grey Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 89 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film in the series to feature Brenda (Regina Hall) on the movie poster.

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Goofs

(at around 7 mins) After Tom falls over the railing, you get an overview shot where you see his arms stretched out on the pavement. When it cuts, his arms are pulled in under him.

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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?

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Crazy Credits

Nameless characters are credited as quotes, such as "I'll Pay You", "His Brother, The Sheriff", and "Were You Naked?"

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Scream (2007)

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Soundtracks

Lights Out
Written & Performed by P.O.D.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Group
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Scary Movie 4 - The tragedy continues.

It seems that with each new sequel the series gets worse. Sure I find it fun from time to time when they turn serious horror movies into.. well - laughter, but "Scary Movie 4" had few scenes that made me laugh out of pure laughter. Mostly I laughed due to others laughing. Not necessarily fun parts even.

I think the script was poorly executed to say the least. It is basically a reproduction of the 3:rd in the series. I think the series needs a actor/actress change, a radical one. Some new faces might make the series more "enjoyable". More like the first two in the series.

I think the current grade 5.4/10 is an okay grade. No more, no less. It delivered some good jokes, and the president made dumb was hilarious. But it has MANY flaws and things that could've been more well executed.

Better luck next time.

Dan