Scary Movie 4 Movie Review 2006

Critic-proof spoof has Zucker returning for a second director's stint and the formula staying the same. Nominal story involves Cindy (Faris) being a home care worker for an elderly woman (unbilled Leachman) and falling for divorced dad Tom (Bierko, doing that Cruise couch-jumping thing in front of a fake Oprah). Films spoofed include "Saw" (with Shaq and Dr. Phil), "The Grudge," "The Village," "War of the Worlds," and more. Some jokes hit, more miss, but the franchise made $41 million its opening weekend so it's likely to lead to a fifth go-round.

Distribution

Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment, 345 Hudson St., 13th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Fax: (917)368-7058

Running time 83 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Horror Comedy, Satire & Parody, Stupid Is..., Genre Spoofs

Screenplay

David Zucker, Craig Mazin, Jim Abrahams

Cast

Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Anthony Anderson, Carmen Electra, Chris Elliott, Kevin Hart, Cloris Leachman, Michael Madsen, Leslie Nielsen, Bill Pullman, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen, Molly Shannon, Shaquille O'Neal, Bryan Callen, Dave Attell, Conchita Campbell, Debra Wilson, Patrice O'Neal

Cinematography

Thomas Ackerman

Director

David Zucker

Music

James L. Venable

Other

Hamilton Sterling, Craig Herring, Tom Lewis, Willie Heslup, Carol Ramsey, Holger Gross

Producer

Robert K. Weiss, Craig Mazin, Dimension Films, Miramax, Brad Grey Pictures, Dimension Films