| Scary Movie 5 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Malcolm D. Lee |
| Produced by |
David Zucker Phil Dornfeld |
| Written by |
Pat Proft David Zucker |
| Starring |
Ashley Tisdale Simon Rex Erica Ash Molly Shannon Heather Locklear J. P. Manoux Jerry O'Connell Charlie Sheen Lindsay Lohan |
| Music by | James L. Venable |
| Cinematography | Steven Douglas Smith |
| Edited by | Sam Seig |
Production company |
Brad Grey Pictures Dimension Films |
| Distributed by |
Dimension Films The Weinstein Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $78.4 million |
Scary Movie 5 is a 2013 American horror comedy film and the fifth installment in the Scary Movie franchise. It is the second film to be distributed by The Weinstein Company under the Dimension Films brand. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker. It was released on April 12, 2013.
Scary Movie 5 is the only installment of the franchise not to feature Cindy Campbell (played by Anna Faris) or Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall) (due to the end of their storyline). It premiered on April 11, at the Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinerama Dome. The film parodies various horror films and other popular culture.
Contents
Plot
Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan get together to make a sex tape with over 20 cameras beside Sheen's bed. The time-lapsed tape fast forwards through the two doing all sorts of bedroom antics, including gymnastics, riding a horse, and having clowns jump in under the sheets. Sheen is pulled into the air by a paranormal force and thrown against walls, shelves, and doors until he lands on the bed again. Lohan is frightened so she decides to go home when she flies into the air as well; she becomes possessed and throws Sheen into the camera and kills him. The text explains that Sheen's body was found that day but he didn't stop partying until days later, and that his three kids were found missing, Lohan was arrested, again, and a reward was put out for the missing children.
Several months later, Ja'Marcus (Snoop Dogg) and D'Andre (Mac Miller) are walking in the Humboldt County woods in California in search of cannabis plants to steal. After stealing one and fleeing, they take shelter in a cabin in the woods. Upon entering they see three strange creatures, later confirmed to be Sheen's children, and turn them in for the reward. The feral children are placed in isolation at a child development research center for a few months until they are deemed well enough to be returned to familial custody. When Sheen's brother, Dan Sanders (Simon Rex) and his wife Jody (Ashley Tisdale) come to collect them, they are told they can have them if they agree to stay in a large suburban middle-class home fitted with security cameras. Jody is reluctant to take the kids at first but soon adjusts to having them. In an attempt to bond with their new children, Jody auditions for a ballet performance, Swan Lake, and is cast in the lead role as the Swan Queen.
Meanwhile, a continuing pattern of bizarre paranormal activity in their new home makes them investigate further. They eventually learn from the children that the attacks on their home are by "Mama", the mother of the children, who is under a curse and is trying to get them back so she can sacrifice both herself and the children. Maria, the couple's Hispanic live-in maid, is frightened and keeps experimenting with various rituals, Catholic and otherwise, to ward off the evil spirits in the house. During the day, Dan is frustrated with the modest progress of his test subjects at a primate intelligence research facility; ironically, Dan is not bright enough to realize that one of the chimpanzees, Caesar, is now actually much smarter than he is.
Jody and Dan, with the help of Jody's close friend Kendra Brooks (Erica Ash), who Jody met at her ballet class, must quickly find a way to lift the curse and save their family. Along the way, they seek the assistance of psychic Blaine Fulda, who turns out to be a complete fraud, and a dream extractor named Dom Kolb (Ben Cornish), who helps them understand that the solution to their problems lies in the mysterious Book of the Evil. However, Jody and Kendra fail to see what the book is capable of, oblivious to four friends continuously becoming possessed and reviving in the cabin. They wreak havoc when either of the two read the two passages of the book; one that unleashes demons, "gort klaatu barada nikto", and the other that revives them from possession. When "Mama" takes the children to a cliff to sacrifice them, Jody fails to lift the curse with the book, but does manage to knock the evil spirit into Ja'Marcus and D'Andre's pool containing a live shark, which then devours her.
Realizing the love for her adopted children is all she needs in life, Jody gives the part of the Swan Queen to Kendra, who performs the dance in the style of a stripper. The performance is heavily applauded by an audience that includes Jody, Dan, the children, and Madea. The story's narrator is revealed to be Caesar, who then informs the audience that the humans should enjoy the time they have on earth and says that apes will one day take over the world.
In a post-credits scene, Sheen wakes up, with Dom Kolb sitting beside him, from a dream extraction, i.e. the whole movie was a dream. After Kolb informs that Sheen will be sleeping with Lohan, a car crashes into the room, killing Sheen. Lohan is revealed as the driver; she gets out of the car, says to Kolb "You were driving" and throws him the keys, blaming the accident on him.
Cast
- Ashley Tisdale as Jody Sanders
- Simon Rex as Dan Sanders
- Erica Ash as Kendra Brooks
- Katrina Bowden as Natalie
- Terry Crews as Martin
- Jasmine Guy as Mrs. Brooks
- Darrell Hammond as Dr. Hall
- Sarah Hyland as Mia
- Heather Locklear as Barbara
- J. P. Manoux as Pierre
- Mac Miller as D'Andre
- Shad Moss as Eric
- Jerry O'Connell as Christian Grey
- Tyler Posey as David
- Molly Shannon as Heather Darcy
- Snoop Dogg as Ja'Marcus
- Mike Tyson as himself
- Usher as Ira
- Kate Walsh as Mal Colb
- Katt Williams as Blaine Fulda
- Charlie Sheen as himself
- Lindsay Lohan as herself
- Lil Duval as Brooks
- Angie Stone as Kendra's Cousin
- Lewis Thompson as Mabel "Madea" Simmons
- Audrina Patridge and Kendra Wilkinson (deleted scenes) as Christian Grey's slaves
- Big Ang as herself
- Josh Robert Thompson as Narrator (voice)
Parodies
The main films parodied in Scary Movie 5 include Paranormal Activity, Black Swan, Mama and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Other films parodied are Sinister, Inception, Ted (only in the unrated DVD), Evil Dead (which was released a week prior to SM5), The Cabin in the Woods, Insidious, The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Help. The film also parodies the best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey and Tyler Perry's character Madea.
Production
Development
The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker. Anna Faris, who starred in the previous films in the franchise, confirmed that she would not return for the fifth film. Tisdale's involvement in the film was confirmed in June 2012.
Lohan and Sheen joined the cast in August 2012.[21] Terry Crews joined the cast on August 14, 2012.[22]
Filming began in September 2012.[23][24] The first promotional image of the film, featuring Lohan and Sheen in the very first scene of the movie, was released on September 20, 2012.[25][26]
The only actors from any of the previous installments to appear in this film are Sheen,[27] Rex, Hammond, and Shannon. They do not portray their original characters, Sheen stars as himself, Rex plays Dan, Shannon plays Heather, and Hammond plays a doctor.
The film was largely shot in and around Atlanta, Georgia in the fall of 2012, with additional filming January and February 2013 at Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles. David Zucker reportedly handled additional filming and reshoots while Malcolm D. Lee was starting production for The Best Man Holiday.
Music
Soundtrack
| Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 23, 2013 |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 44:34 |
| Label | Lakeshore Records |
Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the film and was released on April 23, 2013.[28][29]
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