''Scary Movie 5'' (stylized as ''Scary MoVie'') is a 2013 American

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directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by

David Zucker David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized for collaborating with Jim Abrahams and his brother Jerry as part of Zucker, Ab ...

and Pat Proft, and produced by Zucker and Phil Dornfeld. It is the

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to ''

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'' (2006) and the fifth installment in the ''Scary Movie'' film series. It is the second and last film in the series to be distributed by

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, as well as the only one not to involve

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. The film stars

Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles on-screen and in theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatric ...

, Simon Rex, Erica Ash, Katrina Bowden,

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former professional American football, football player. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/The CW Television Network, CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which air ...

Heather Locklear Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress known for her role as Amanda Woodward on '' Melrose Place'' (1993–1999), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television Se ...

, J. P. Manoux,

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip hop music, hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15. In 2010, he signed ...

, Jerry O'Connell, Molly Shannon,

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, Kate Walsh and Katt Williams. The film is the only installment of the franchise not to feature Cindy Campbell (played by

Anna Faris Anna Kay Faris ( ; born November 29, 1976) is an American actress. Known for playing comedic roles, she rose to prominence with the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie (film series), ''Scary Movie'' films (2000–2006). Her film credi ...

) or Brenda Meeks (

Regina Hall Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Brenda Meeks in the comedy horror ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). Hall received critical acclaim for her role in the film '' Sup ...

). It premiered on April 11, at the Hollywood's ArcLight Cinerama Dome. The film parodies various horror films and other popular culture. ''Scary Movie 5'' was released on April 12, 2013. The film received negative reviews from critics. With a gross of $78.4 million against a $20 million budget, it is the lowest-grossing film in the ''Scary Movie'' series despite being a box office success. A sequel, ''Scary Movie 6'', is set for release in 2026, with the Wayans brothers' involvement.

Plot

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and

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan ( ; born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman. Born in New York City and raised on Long Island, Lohan was signed to Ford Models at age three. She appeared as a regular on the soap opera ' ...

get together to make a sex tape with over 20 cameras in his room. They do all sorts of bedroom antics, including gymnastics, riding a horse, and having clowns jump in. Sheen is pulled into the air by a paranormal force and thrown against walls, shelves, and doors until he lands on the bed again. Frightened, Lohan decides to go home when she also flies into the air; becoming possessed she throws Sheen into the camera, killing him. The text explains that Sheen's body was found that day but he did not stop partying until days later and that his three children were found missing, Lohan was arrested, again, and a reward was put out for the missing kids. Several months later, Ja'Marcus and D'Andre are walking in the Humboldt County woods in California, searching for

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to steal. Afterwards, they hide in a cabin in the woods. Inside, they see three strange creatures, later confirmed to be Sheen's children, and turn them in for the reward. The feral children are placed in isolation at a child development research center for a few months until they are deemed well enough to be returned to familial custody. Sheen's brother Dan Sanders and his wife Jody come for them. They can only have them if they agree to stay in a large suburban middle-class home fitted with security cameras. She is reluctant to take them at first but soon adapts. In an attempt to bond with their new children, Jody auditions for a ballet performance, ''

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'', and is given the lead, the Swan Queen. Meanwhile, a continuing pattern of bizarre

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in their new home makes them investigate further. They eventually learn from the children that the attacks on their home are by "

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", their mother, who is under a curse and wants them back to sacrifice both herself and the children. Maria, the Hispanic live-in maid and housekeeper, is frightened and keeps trying various rituals, Catholic and otherwise, to ward off the evil spirits in the house. During the day, Dan is frustrated with the modest progress of his test subjects at a primate intelligence research facility; ironically, he is not bright enough to realize that one of the chimpanzees,

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, is now actually much smarter than he is. One night, the pool drain invites others to a party. In the morning, Maria sees the mess in the pool and does more rituals, causing Dan to fire her. Because Dan doesn't understand her

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, their fighting leads to the lab releasing all of the apes. Jody and Dan, with the help of Jody's close friend Kendra Brooks who she had met at ballet, must quickly find a way to lift the curse and save their family. Along the way, they seek help from psychic Blaine Fulda, a complete fraud, and dream extractor Dom Kolb, who helps them understand that the solution to their problems lies in the mysterious Book of the Evil. However, Jody and Kendra are oblivious to the book's power, wreaking havoc on the four friends. They take turns reading the book's two passages: one that unleashes demons, "gort klaatu barada nikto", and the other that frees them from possession. When "Mama" takes the children to a cliff to sacrifice them, Jody fails to lift the curse with the book, but manages to knock the evil spirit into Ja'Marcus and D'Andre's pool, where a shark devours her. Realizing the love for her adopted children is all she needs, Jody gives the Swan Queen part to Kendra, who performs the dance in the style of a

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. The audience applauds enthusiastically, including Jody, Dan, the children, Kendra's family, and

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. The narrator is revealed to be Caesar, who tells the audience that humans should enjoy the time they have on Earth, saying that apes will one day take over the world. In a

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, Sheen wakes up, realizing that the whole movie was a dream. After Kolb tells Sheen he will be sleeping with Lohan, a car crashes into the room, killing him. The driver is Lohan as she gets out, throws Kolb the car keys and says, "You were driving".

Cast

as Jody Sanders * Simon Rex as Dan Sanders * Erica Ash as Kendra Brooks * Gracie Whitton as Kathy * Ava Kolker as Lily * Lidia Porto as Maria *

as himself *

as herself *

as Martin *

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as Mrs. Brooks *

Darrell Hammond Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and announcer. He was a regular cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2009, and has been its announcer sinc ...

as Dr. Hall *

as Barbara * J. P. Manoux as Pierre *

as D'Andre * Sarah Hyland as Mia *

Tyler Posey Tyler Garcia-Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as Raul Garcia in ''Doc (2001 TV series), Doc'' (2001–2004) and Ty Ventura in ''Maid in Man ...

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* Bow Wow as

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* Katrina Bowden as Natalie * Jerry O'Connell as Christian Grey * Molly Shannon as Heather Darcy *

as Ja'Marcus *

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as himself * Usher as Ira the Janitor * Ben Cornish as Dom Kolb * Kate Walsh as Mal Colb * Katt Williams as Blaine Fulda * Lil Duval as Brooks *

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as Kendra's Cousin * Lewis Thompson as Mabel "Madea" Simmons * Audrina Patridge and Kendra Wilkinson (in

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s only) as Christian Grey's slaves * Big Ang as herself * Shereé Whitfield as herself *

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as Narrator (voice)/ Caesar (voice) *Christopher Antonucci as Caesar

Parodies

The main films parodied in ''Scary Movie 5'' include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'' and ''

Rise of the Planet of the Apes ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film series and is the seventh install ...

''. Other films parodied are '' Sinister'', ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by inf ...

'', '' Ted'' (only in the unrated DVD), ''

Evil Dead ''Evil Dead'' is an American horror franchise created by Sam Raimi consisting of five feature films and a television series. The series follows various characters as they battle demonic forces unleashed by an ancient book called the ''Necrono ...

'' (which was released a week prior to the film), ''

The Cabin in the Woods ''The Cabin in the Woods'' is a 2011 science fiction comedy horror film directed by Drew Goddard in his directorial debut, produced by Joss Whedon, and written by Whedon and Goddard. It stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchis ...

'', '' Insidious'' and ''

The Help ''The Help'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. A ''USA Today' ...

''.

Production

The film was directed by Malcolm D. Lee and co-written and co-produced by

, who previously directed '' Scary Movie 3'' (2003) and ''

'' (2006).

, who starred in the previous films in the franchise, confirmed that she would not return for the fifth film. Tisdale's involvement in the film was confirmed in June 2012. Lohan and Sheen joined the cast in August 2012. Terry Crews joined the cast on August 14, 2012.

Filming Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sensor or light-s ...

began in September 2012. The first promotional image of the film, featuring Lohan and Sheen in the very first scene of the movie, was released on September 20, 2012. The only actors from any of the previous installments to appear in this film are Sheen, Rex, Shannon, and Hammond. They do not portray their original characters, Sheen stars as himself, Rex plays Dan, Shannon plays Heather, and Hammond plays a doctor. The film was largely shot in and around

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in the fall of 2012, with additional filming January and February 2013 at Sunset Gower Studios in

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. Zucker reportedly handled additional filming and reshoots while Malcolm D. Lee was starting production for '' The Best Man Holiday'' (2013).

Music

''Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the

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of the film and was released on April 23, 2013. ''Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Score'' is the soundtrack of the film scored by James L. Venable it was released on May 14, 2013. All songs were written and composed by Venable.

Release

Home media

''Scary Movie 5'' was released on

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and

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on August 20, 2013. An unrated version was also released.

Reception

Box office

''Scary Movie 5'' grossed $32 million in North America and $46.4 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $78.4 million. In North America, the film opened to #2 in its first weekend with $14.2 million, behind '' 42'', making it the lowest-grossing opening weekend for a film in the ''Scary Movie'' franchise. It was expected to take in about half as much as its predecessors, around $17 million in its opening weekend. The film held up reasonably well in its second weekend, slipping two spots to #4 with an estimated $6,296,000. In its third weekend, the film dipped 43.8% to #7 earning an estimated $3,457,000. The film held a spot in the top ten for the fourth weekend in a row, falling to #9 with a gross of $1,441,360. ''Scary Movie 5'' fell to #13 in its fifth weekend earning $675,942 and slid to #15 in its sixth with $420,253.

Critical response

''Scary Movie 5'' was not screened for critics in advance. The film received negative reviews from critics. On

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, the film has a score of 4% based on 52 reviews and an average rating of 2.29 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "Juvenile even by ''Scary Movie'' standards, this fifth installment offers stale pop culture gags that generate few laughs." On

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, the film has a score of 11 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences surveyed by

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gave the film a grade "C−" on a scale of A+ to F.

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gave the film a 1.0 out of 10. Stephanie Merry of ''

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'' gave the film zero stars saying, "The movie is so appalling that even a film fan who guffawed her way through '' The Aristocrats'' would feel nothing but a deep emptiness as the end credits begin to roll, wondering if one solid joke was too much to ask from a movie that bills itself as comedy." Joe Neumaier of ''

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'' gave the film one star saying, "Like so much of this whole series – hatched in 2000 by the Wayans brothers and intermittently directed by ''

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'' veteran David Zucker, though newcomer Malcolm D. Lee takes over here – the mere mention of a familiar pop culture figure or title is supposed to be hilarious. It often isn't, and in fact the constant name-dropping and gross-out humor gets tiresome (in a movie that's at least 10 minutes too long). Luckily, folks like Snoop and good sports like Sheen and, yes, Lohan, break up the monotony. Until, like an undead beastie, the boredom and dumb jokes come roaring back." Rafer Guzman of ''

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'' felt that "Even the talented people – comedian Katt Williams as a fake psychic, high-energy actor Jerry O'Connell in a send-up of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' books – get chewed up and spit out by this relentless anti-laugh machine. ''Scary Movie 5'' doesn't even have the imagination for a worthwhile gross-out joke. When the best you can offer is a poopy toothbrush, it's time to pack it in." Darren Franich of ''

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'' said "Hitting theaters seven years after the last ''Scary Movie'', the new film doesn't even feature the ameliorating presence of Anna Faris, who gave the earlier films a certain spoofy grace. In her place is ''

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'' refugee Ashley Tisdale, her face frozen in an eye roll of mild irritation. Who can blame her? The film hopscotches between too-late riffs on ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', ''Inception'', ''Insidious'', and ''Black Swan''. At a running time of 86 minutes, it's about as long as an episode of ''

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'', except with less laughs and worse storytelling." Frank Scheck of ''

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'' said "The filmmakers' desperation is evident from the fact that a good chunk of the running time is devoted to spoofing the recent

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starrer ''

''. While that film was indeed a

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, it hardly seems memorable enough to warrant such sustained treatment, and indeed the comic payoffs are nil." The film earned three nominations at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Supporting Actress for Lindsay Lohan, Worst Screen Combo for Lohan and Charlie Sheen and Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel. Director Malcolm D. Lee was very critical of the movie: "It was just a bad movie. Believe me. Don't bother going to see that movie. Or renting it, or anything. It's not worth your time".

References

External links

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