Scary Movie 3 (2003)

About Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3 is an American comedy horror film, released in 2003. It's the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, which parodies popular horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres. This installment specifically satirizes 'The Ring', 'Signs', 'The Matrix', and '8 Mile' among other films. The plot revolves around news reporter, Cindy Campbell, who sets out to investigate a murderous videotape, getting caught up in a web of alien crop circles and rap battles along the way.

Making / Production

Scary Movie 3 was directed by David Zucker, marking a departure from the previous director of the first two movies, Keenen Ivory Wayans. Written by Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, the film was produced by Robert K. Weiss and released by Dimension Films.

Actors

• Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell. Faris returns in her role as Cindy, continuously playing the confused and clueless protagonist with comedic brilliance.
• Regina Hall as Brenda. Hall excellently portrays Brenda's outrageous antics and delivers her lines with comedic gusto.
• Anthony Anderson as Mahalik. Anderson's character provides a humorous take on stereotype characters commonly found in the horror and sci-fi genre.
• Simon Rex as George. Rex plays George, a satire of Eminem's character from '8 Mile'. His comedic timing fits perfectly into the film's humor and adds to the overall spoof nature of the film.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This is the only movie in the Scary Movie franchise that does not feature the character Shorty Meeks.
• Leslie Nielsen reprised his role from 'The Naked Gun' series for Scary Movie 3.
• Scary Movie 3 also spoofs commercials and pop culture references beyond just films.

Quotes

• Cindy Campbell: "I'm just not sure, about BEING here, George... I've got a weird feeling."
• Brenda: "Cindy! The TV's leaking!"
• President Baxter: "What do you know about trilogies?"

Music, Soundtrack

• "Ridin' Rollin'" - N-Kroud Kliq
• "Mayhem Remix" - N-Kroud Kliq
• "White Boy" - Simon Rex
• "Everybody Get Loose" - Da Brat and Ja Rule