Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres. Several mid- and late-1990s movies are spoofed, including the more subtle horror film parody series Scream trilogy, The Sixth Sense, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, and The Blair Witch Project, while it also parodies many of the classic horror films, most notably Halloween.

The tagline is "No mercy. No shame. No sequel.", with the last reference being to the tendency of popular horror movies to become long-running franchises. However, in 2001, Scary Movie 2 was released (with the tagline "We lied"). The film was followed by a series of sequels Scary Movie 3 (2003), and Scary Movie 4 (2006). The original title for the film Scream was "Scary Movie" which ironically was later used to parody it. Both films were released through Dimension Films. It is the highest grossing film by a black director in history.

Plot

A young teenaged girl (Carmen Electra) is home alone when she receives a phone call. The caller constantly tries to find out her name, and she doesn't give in. He then reveals he is looking at her. Scared, she answers the front door and (thinking they are the caller) attacks trick or treaters with a baseball bat. The caller then appears in her house, dressed as Ghostface from the movie Scream. He chases her outside, where he accidentally rips her clothes off. She runs into the sprinklers in her underwear, and he stabs her in the chest. She tries to alert her father, who runs her over without noticing. She is then murdered by the killer.