NO MERCY. NO SHAME. NO SEQUEL.

High school teens accidentally hit a stranger with their car; then a murderer starts terrorizing their school. This film looked to Airplane! (1980) for ideas, but came up empty. The humor is so lowbrow it’s hard to fathom anyone older than high-school teens coming up with the jokes. Worth a smile or two at times, some of the actors are amusing, but the lion’s share of it is just stupid; remaking Scream (1996) scene by scene is admittedly one way of showing that you’re out of ideas.

2000-U.S. 88 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Screenplay: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer. Cast: Jon Abrahams (Bobby Prinze), Carmen Electra (Drew Decker), Shannon Elizabeth (Buffy Gilmore), Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall.

Trivia: In 1996, Wes Craven considered naming his new thriller Scary Movie; eventually, Scream was chosen. Followed by four sequels, starting with Scary Movie 2 (2001).

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