Scary Movie 2

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans

Overview

This sequel to a box-office sleeper hit that spoofed teen slasher flicks takes its cues from haunted house and possession films, particularly The Haunting (1999) and The Exorcist (1973). Although many of the first film's main characters were homicide victims, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Anna Faris return anyway to "re-possess" their roles for this follow-up in which four students are invited by their professor (Tim Curry) to his haunted mansion, Hell House, for a weekend sleep-deprivation study. Providing the sleep deprivation, however, is a series of murderous, supernatural goings-on. Scary Movie 2 co-stars Tori Spelling, Andy Richter, Christopher Masterson, Kathleen Robertson, James Woods, Chris Elliott, and Natasha Lyonne.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2021
UPC:	0191329202814
Original Release:	2001
Source:	Miramax
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	60,166

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Marlon Wayans	Shorty Meeks,Ray Jones
Anna Faris	Cindy Campbell
Regina Hall	Brenda Meeks
Christopher Kennedy Masterson	Buddy
Kathleen Robertson	Theo
David Cross	Dwight
James Woods	Ojciec McFeely
Tim Curry	Profesor
Tori Spelling	Alex
Chris Elliott	Hanson
Andy Richter	Ojciec Kerris
Richard Moll	Mr. Kane
Natasha Lyonne	Megan
James DeBello	Tommy
Veronica Cartwright	Matka
Cordelia Reinhard	Actor
Vitamin C	Voices
Robert Schimmel	Actor
Jennifer Curran	Actor
Lester 'Beetlejuice' Green	Actor
Lee R. Mayes	Actor
Antony Acker	Actor
Mark Barrett	Actor
Richard Bellos	Actor
Suzanne Bianqui	Actor
Natale Bosco	Actor
Joann Connor	Actor
Brad Fisher	Actor
Suzanne O'Donnell	Actor
Kristi Pearce	Actor
Donna Silverberg	Actor
Helene Strayer	Actor
Christopher Masterson	Buddy
Clifford Minkoff	Cop
Suli McCullough	Voices
Henry B. Walthall	Actor
Mark McGrath	Composer

Technical Credits

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Dave Polsky

Michael Anthony Snowden

Alyson Fouse

Greg Grabinaski

Greg Grabianski

Keenen Ivory Wayans	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Rick Alvarez	Executive Producer
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Lisa Suzanne Blum	Executive Producer
Lou Carlucci	Special Effects
Joseph B. Conmy IV	Special Effects
Eric L. Gold	Producer
Tony Mark	Executive Producer
Lee R. Marks	Executive Producer
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting
Dave Polsky	Screenwriter
Michael Anthony Snowden	Screenwriter
Alyson Fouse	Screenwriter
Greg Grabinaski	Screenwriter
Peter Schwerin	Executive Producer
Christine Sheaks	Casting
Ariel Velasco Shaw	Special Effects
Eddie Watkins	Stunts
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Brad Weston	Executive Producer
Greg Grabianski	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

It's obvious Scary Movie 2 was cobbled together quickly after the surprise success of the original, hitting theaters less than a year later and containing of-the-moment parodies that must have been inserted just weeks beforehand. As if it matters, there's little in the way of plot propelling this variety show approach to puerile gags. Only a little less so than the original, the sequel oozes preternatural crassness and grossness, most frequently in the form of projectile bodily fluids -- Exorcist-style vomit, parrot feces, and other unmentionable excretions. But yes, there are laughs in there too, just not enough for this to exceed the status of a sloppy cash cow for Miramax, eager for its share of the summer box office. The actors are basically agreeable, with Anna Faris reprising her nimble pratfalling from the original, James Woods going surprisingly lowbrow, and 90210 alums Tori Spelling and Kathleen Robertson vamping up a storm. Keenen Ivory Wayans knows how to seek out and stab the most familiar parts of our popular consciousness, from Charlie's Angels to The Weakest Link to that Nike ad with the percussive basketball dribbling and shoe squeaking. There's just little thought given to turning them into something coherent. Scary Movie 2 is light on genuine knee-slappers and minutes of film stock (a scant 82), but those who liked the original shouldn't be overly disappointed.

All Movie Guide

It's a lot more tightly focused than the first outing, and for fans of the demented comedy of Elliott and Cross, or the thespian chops of Woods (a last-minute replacement for an ailing Marlon Brando), it's worth putting up with humor that's the filmic equivalent of a big, spit-soaked raspberry.

Washington Post - Michael O'Sullivan