Scary Movie 4 (PG-13, 2006)

common sense media says

Still more insipid movie spoofing. Enough already!


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that the film includes assorted violent acts, exaggerated for comedy, such as stabbings, shootings, collisions, car crash, seppuku, a hit to the crotch, running into trees and a building, boxing, necks breaking, Mike Tyson lookalike biting off ears, vehicles and shipyard containers slamming into people, alien tripods zapping people into electricky dust, and U.S. military blowing things up. Tom hits his daughter with suitcase, slams her head in car door, and leaves her outside to be zapped by aliens. Saw spoof includes saw to cut off leg, knife to cut out eyeball, toothy torture helmets, and other mechanical threats. Very little blood visible throughout the film, exaggerated sound effects for breaking bones, some screams of comedic terror. At film's end, Tom ("the man who saved the world") appears on Oprah, where he eats the sofa, punches Oprah (she punches back), smashes her with a chair, breaks her hands, and generally destroys the set. Characters drink vodka and beer; characters refer to "weed." Characters make sexual references (language and some images, with immature joking about nakedness and genitalia). Lots of profanity. In the context of not liking kids, the president says, "Remind me to sign that abortion bill."

Positive messages: Typical of this broad comedy franchise, ludicrous behaviors and moral failings.
Violence: Various stabbings, punchings, shootings, one seppuku, a crotch-whomping; Dr. Phil hit in head with pipe and ceiling chunks, then saws off his own foot; child appears in photo with automatic weapons; shipyard container splats foreman; Asian woman is missing half her face (coworkers slam her head like a stapler); healthcare manager tries to drown ghost-child; Cindy hit in head with baseball and football; Tom accidentally hits daughter, slams her head in car door, and throws her violently; Million Dollar Baby spoof features multiple necks breaking and Mike Tyson lookalike biting off a pile of ears; Tom shoots himself by accident; alien tripods zap victims; Lil Jon's car crashes; Tom and two others hold gun and knife on one another; fake monsters in village; knife in Henry's chest.
Sex: Several open-mouthed kisses between primary couple; movie opens with Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" over jiggling microbes (scene ends with man on bench itching his crotch); Charlie Sheen wakes up with three porn stars, then overdoses on Viagra (causing gigantic erection); Brokeback Mountain spoof; photo shows woman lifting up shirt (nonexplicit); Cindy says she's "taken balls to the face" Cindy appears in shower (shoulders up); village feast table features two roasted pigs in fornicating position; two village members are gay; Carmen Electra wears a corset and fishnets; zap-ray turns evaporates clothes off UN members and U.S. president (he spends minutes not quite showing his butt and front, covered by obstacles; he says he thought his penis was a "zipper," and pulled it up and down); alien snakey-robot appears to fornicate with vacuum cleaner; one torture device has missile pointed at Tom's butt; one bit of torture involve "t---y"-twisting; wiping her lips, Brenda has apparently had oral sex with scary Saw puppet off-screen; Mahalik and CJ show bare butts as they wear chaps; president in bed with a duck.
Language: Right on the edge for language: one f-word; several s-words; slang for sex and genitals; assorted other language ("hell," "pissed," "damn it," "bitch," "snow ho," "ass clown," "turd," "Rumpleforeskin," "p---y").
Consumerism: Vaseline; Yahoo.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Character drinks vodka with bottle full of Viagra; characters drink beer in a bar; two young black males note a "weed" in the woods (with smoke puffing around them); rap lyrics "blaze up them trees").

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the point of movie spoofs. Do you need to know the original films to get the jokes? Why is this movie series so popular?

What's the story?

What's the story?
In this sequel, Cindy (dauntless Anna Faris) yet again endures a series of physical abuses inspired by several film plots. She starts off in The Grudge, working as a home-caregiver for Mrs. Norris (Cloris Leachman)and a dark-eyed ghost-boy (Garrett Masuda). She and handsome neighbor Tom (Craig Bierko) meet cute when he hits her in the head with a baseball intended to slam into his rebellious son Robbie (Beau Mirchoff). They trade sad romantic histories. When the alien tripods pop out of the ground (from War of the Worlds), everyone runs in different directions, so they can run into a few hip-hop artists scattered over the landscape (Chingy, Fabolous, and Lil' Jon). Cindy reunites with Brenda (Regina Hall), her best friend from early Scary Movies. The girls end up in The Village, where they're beaten up by a couple of girls whose old-timey dress they try to steal. More madness and mayhem ensue.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Another movie comedy mash-up, SCARY MOVIE 4 suggests the franchise has run out of steam... again.

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: Weinstein Co.
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Anna Faris, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 83 minutes
Theatrical release: April 14, 2006
DVD release: August 15, 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
MPAA explanation: crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language.

This review was written by Cynthia Fuchs
 
 

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xBVBxARMYx
kid, 13 years old
 
. Wow i should not be watching this. But it is to funny to resist.
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! I first saw it when I was like 10. I started crying because my uncle loves horror movie but funny ones so i wanted to watch it with them and not Finding Nemo like my mother wanted me to watch. I watched the unrated version. Lets just say, my mom was very mad at my uncle for giving her the wrong info about the movie. Language, sexual content, violence is all in there. But it is hilarious. The scary movie series makes fun of popular horror movies in this case Saw and War of the Worlds. But turns it into something funny. I definitly should not be watching it. But it is just to funny! There are some gay scenes. Close ur kids eyes. Honestly though. I would not let ur kids see this. especially the unrated version.

BellaWolf
kid, 13 years old
 
Urgh stick to the edited TV version
I saw the edited version on comedy central, but out of curiosity saw the uncensored one...Stick to the edited version on TV. Once again the movie got rated PG-13 when it clearly makes fun of R rated movies, way less funny then the previous ones.

jenny666
teen, 14 years old
 
good
love this movie

luwana
teen, 13 years old
 
good
it is good

Goosebump
kid, 7 years old
 
why peaple
not to bad but it is fine. why. it is not that bad

antoineisthebest
teen, 15 years old
 
mature humor
hiloarious

ironkid21
kid, 13 years old
 
This was very funny and way better than the third one. I am not allowed to see the first two so I don't know which is the best but out of 3 and 4, 4 is the best. I laughed hard throughout. But there is a lot of inappropriate scenes you should be worried about including A man wakes up with three women then takes viagra and his crotch gets bigger. Two men are in a tent and they are gay. And the president is naked. Iffy for 11+

kittycat106519
teen, 13 years old
 
It's a great movie... very funny
I LOVE this movie

belletab
parent
 
No no no
Not going to ever see another one of these movies

Spielberg00
teen, 14 years old
 
Much funnier than #1 (the only other one I've seen so far), but I think this could be rated R.
My rating: R for nonstop crude humor and language.

HippieDippyGirl
kid, 12 years old
 

9001
teen, 15 years old
 
Saw the edited version on Comedy Central.
I have to admit, Scary Movie 4 was very entertaining. It wasn't a great movie; its plotline made no sense at all. But, I guess that's the point, because it was still very funny. It had one use of the F word, several uses of the S word, crude sexual content, and some almost-nudity, but nothing that wouldn't be appropriate for many14 year olds. I think Common Sense Media's 16+ rating is too strict, but it is really up to the parent to decide what is appropriate for their child. I rate this movie iffy for ages 14-15.

Mya12345678
teen, 14 years old
 

 
pg 13 main
i think its okay the ratings were right pg 13

slasher23
teen, 16 years old
 

uhya
teen, 13 years old
 
funny at parts, but closer to a R than PG-13
some very bad sex scenes (maybe it's only in the unrated), violence and strong language. My Rating:R

ohya
parent of 14 year old
 
a bit mature for a PG-13
tom has sex with oprah My MPAA rating:R For strong language,sexuality and intense comic violence.

stuff
teen, 15 years old
 
13+
its not bad like to the first 2 i cant tell u that much

 
terrible funny but stupid its so stupid im not giving a review

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