Scary Movie
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It's been more than 25 years since Scary Movie showed up to lampoon horror movie tropes. Since then, it's been sequelized, passed from creator to creator, and now rebooted as a legacy sequel, led by the Wayans brothers, who started it all. I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we are talking about Scary Movie on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.
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What is the history of the Scary Movie franchise?
Hello, hello. Also with us is Ronald Young Jr. He's the host of the film and television review podcast Leaving the Theater. Hey, Ronald. Hello, Stephen. Also with us is freelance music and culture journalist Rihanna Cruz. Hey, Rihanna. Wazzup.
Oh, my God.
There is a wazzup joke in this movie. Yeah, there is. Ripped from the cultural headlines.
So relevant. It's astonishingly relevant.
Okay.
So, the original Scary Movie came out in 2000 as a parody of horror franchises like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Since then, Scary Movie has followed a trajectory familiar to fans of the movies it was originally spoofing. It got sequels, then it got passed to different directors and writers, and then it fizzled out entirely. Now Scary Movie is getting a reboot slash legacy sequel, which is itself a parody of other reboots slash legacy sequels. The Wayans brothers are back on board. Many, many Wayanses pop up in the cast, led by Marlon and Sean. Other familiar faces return as well, including Anna Faris and Regina Hall, while a new generation turns up to face the return of the dreaded Ghostface.
It's in theaters now. Rihanna Cruz, I'm going to start with you. What did you think of Scary Movie?
All right. I'll put it simply. Is it a good movie? Debatable. That's what we're here to do. Why don't you tell us? Do we expect any scary movie to be a good movie, though? I would say no. And I think because of that, the bar was on the floor and I had fun. You know, I love the scary movie franchise personally. I love parody movies. I watch all the scary movies so frequently, like even four and five, which are generationally terrible and have pretty much only boner jokes. I love them. They make me laugh. This movie, I was entertained. I laughed a lot. Most I could ask for. It's bloated. Not everything lands. I think there's a lot of dated jokes in it that feel like they were made six years to a decade ago at best generous between the the doofy character which should have been left in the early 2000s if at all there's some transphobia here that i don't really get down with but there is a space for this kind of movie and i'm happy to see it back
And I also am like a Wayans apologist. Like I watch everything they do and they make me laugh.
I mean, look, man, I rocked with In Living Color in the early 90s. I watched the hell out of that show. And did every joke land then? No, it didn't. But the ones that do really do. The ones that do, do.
Right. Like I grew up on that. You know, my dad watched that all the time. And I watched that with my dad when I was like.
Oh, Steven, yes, you, like my father, also watched that show.
Yeah.
I don't know. It made me laugh. I think the bar is truly on the floor and it stepped over the bar. You know, I laughed more than I thought I would.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:30
2
What is the history of the Scary Movie franchise?
1:30–7:54
3
How does the new Scary Movie parody legacy sequels?
7:54–9:52
4
What are the audience's initial reactions to the new Scary Movie?
9:52–10:49
5
What critiques do the panelists have about the humor in the film?
10:49–19:02
6
How does nostalgia play a role in the film's reception?
19:02–21:15