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Scary Movie is an adult slasher spoof with near-constant crude jokes. Strong language, graphic sex gags, drug and drinking jokes, and cartoon blood run throughout. Some humour relies on racial and sexual stereotypes. The violence is exaggerated, but the material is firmly for older viewers. We put it at MA 15+ and up.
Story (may spoil tone)
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
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Violence The film spoofs slasher set-pieces, so there is a masked killer, stabbi…
The film spoofs slasher set-pieces, so there is a masked killer, stabbings, chases, and several on-screen deaths. It is all played for laughs with exaggerated staging, but the murders and attacks are frequent
Language The f-word, s-word, b-word, and a-word appear almost constantly, alongs…
The f-word, s-word, b-word, and a-word appear almost constantly, alongside crude name-calling. There is little break from strong language
Sex / nudity Graphic bedroom gags, nudity, porn references, and body jokes run throu…
Graphic bedroom gags, nudity, porn references, and body jokes run through the film. The sexual humour is frequent and aimed squarely at adults
Drugs / alcohol Characters get drunk at parties and there are repeated jokes about weed…
Characters get drunk at parties and there are repeated jokes about weed and harder drugs, including a crack gag and a Cheech and Chong riff. Substance use is treated as a running punchline, never anything serious
Frightening Masked-killer scenes mimic slasher films, but the film usually turns th…
Masked-killer scenes mimic slasher films, but the film usually turns them into jokes. A few chases briefly raise tension
Bullying / discrimination The film repeatedly uses crude jokes about race, sexuality, and bodies.…
The film repeatedly uses crude jokes about race, sexuality, and bodies. Their mocking tone may trouble viewers even though the scenes are played for laughs
Gore / death / weapons The parody deaths come with cartoonish gore, from a severed head that t…
The parody deaths come with cartoonish gore, from a severed head that talks to a character boasting about blood and guts everywhere. It is deliberately silly instead of realistic, but the splatter is frequent
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- This film mocks horror cliches non-stop. If you are watching as older teens or adults, which spoof jokes actually landed for you?
- The humour leans hard on crude and offensive gags. Where is the line in your household between edgy comedy and going too far?
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