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Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times: 90 mins     95 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: DTS     Dolby Digital     SDDS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment / Dimension Films / Gold-Miller Productions / Wayans Brothers Entertainment
Executive Producer: Peter Schwerin, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Brad Weston
Co-Executive Producers: Rick Alvarez, Lisa Blum, Tony Mark, Lee R. Mayes, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Producers: Eric L. Gold
Associate Producers: Sue Jett, Barry Rosenbush
Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark
Production Co-Ordinator: Larry T. Lewis

SCRIPT
Script: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Dave Polsky, Michael Anthony Snowden, Craig Wayans
Characters: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

DIRECTION
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
1st Assistant Director: Carol Louise Green
2nd Assistant Director: Susan Fiore

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Steven Bernstein

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Tom Nordberg, Richard Pearson, Peter Teschner
Assistant Editors: Daniel Fort, Sean Thompson
Final Cut Pro Technician: Timothy Serda

MUSIC
Music: Marco Beltrami (uncredited); George S. Clinton (uncredited); John Debney (uncredited)
Additional Music: Kevin Kliesch, Michael McCuistion
Songs: Mystikal (Shake Ya Ass)
Songs Performed By: Tony Toni Tone (If I Had No Loot); Eve and Gwen Stefani (Let Me Blow Your Mind); Nelly (Ride Wit Me); Donell Jones (U Know What's Up)
Score Co-Ordinator: Marco Beltrami

SOUND
Supervising Sound Editor: Michael J. Benavente
Production Sound Mixer: David Kirschner
ADR Editor: Frederick H. Stahly
Sound Effects Editor: John Joseph Thomas

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Department Head: Laini Thompson
Assistant Make Up: Wendy Robin
Costume Designer: Valari Adams, Mary Jane Fort

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects Co-Ordinator: James Ferguson
Special Make Up Effects: Allan A. Apone, Jerry Constantine, Elvis Jones, Connor McCullagh

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Co-Ordinator: Lou Carlucci
Special Make Up Effects Production Manager: Jessica Huebner
Special Make Up Designer: Tony Gardner
Special Effects: Charles E. Dolan, Artist's Asylum Inc
Visual Effects Supervisors: Doug Beswick, Dr Ken Jones, Brad Kuehn, Ray McIntyre Jr, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Todd Vaziri
Visual Effects Producers: Carole Cowley, Lynda Ellenshaw Thompson
Visual Effects Production Manager: Omar McClinton
Visual Effects: Walter Garcia
Visual Effects Assistant Editor: David M. Katz
Sequence Supervisor: Fortunato Frattasio
Lead Digital Artist: Scott Wheeler
Digital Artist: Kevin Gendreau
Digital Compositors: Justin Hammond, Eric Reinhard, Todd Vaziri
Animatronic Creature Effects Puppeteers: Brian Bero, Mark Rappaport

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Cynthia Charette
Art Director: Cat Smith
Set Designers: Cameron Birnie, Lee Cole, Gina B. Cranham, Gene Darnell, Colin De Rouin, Kelly Hannafin, Rich Romig
Set Decorator: Robert Kensinger
Art Department Co-Ordinator: Mark Molina
Assistant Property Master: Scott Bauer
Lead Man: Thierry Labbe

MISCELLANEOUS
Construction Accountant: David Melito
Transportation Co-Ordinator: Steve Boyd
Key Set Production Assistant: Micah May
Clearance Co-Ordinator: Jodi Tripi

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

STUNTS
2nd Unit Stunt Co-Ordinator: Chris Palermo
Utility Stunts: Drew Renkewitz

CASTING
Casting: Juel Bestrop, Jeanne McCarthy, Christine Sheaks
Casting Assistant: Nadia Lubbe
Casting Associate: Blythe Cappello
Extras Casting Co-Ordinator: Chad Darnell
Extras Casting: Wendy Washbrook

CAST
Marlon Wayans (Shorty Meeks)
Shawn Wayans (Ray Maker)
Anna Faris (Cindy Campbell)
Regina Hall (Brenda Meeks)
James DeBello (Tommy)
Chris Elliott (Hanson)
Kathleen Robertson (Theo)
David Cross (Dwight)
Tim Curry (Professor Oldman)
Tori Spelling (Alex Monday)
Cordelia Reinhard (Father Harris' mother)
Andy Richter (Father Harris)
Natasha Lyonne (Megan Voorhees)
Veronica Cartwright (Mrs Voorhees)
James Woods (Father McFeely)
Richard Moll (Huey Cain)
Vitamin C (real name: Colleen Fitzpatrick) (herself)
Robert Schimmel (cab driver)
Jennifer Curran (siren)
Lester 'Beetlejuice' Green (Shorty's brain)
Suli McCullough (voice of clown)
Matthew Friedman (voice of bird)
Lee R. Mayes (hip Exorcist party goer)
Anthony Acker, Mark Barrett, Richard Bellos, Suzanne Biangui, Natale Bosco, Joann Connor,
Brad Fisher, Suzanne O'Donnell, Kristi Pearce, Donna Silverberg, Helene Strayer (Exorcist party goers)
Chris Masterson (Buddy)

PLOT SUMMARY

The survivors of Scary Movie are at college and are assigned a project by Professor Oldman and his assistant, Dwight. They con them into researching (in the guise of a sleep deprivation experiment) the legend of Hell House where a failed exorcism once took place. The group have to discover the terrible - and disgusting - secret of Hell House if they are to survive the night...

AVAILABILITY

Belgium
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution

France
Theatrical Distributor: Bac Films

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Highlight

Luxembourg
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Dimension Films / Miramax Films

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Netherlands
Rating: 12

Sweden
Rating: 11

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for strong sexual and gross humor, graphic language and some drug content)

TIMELINE

2001
February

13: USA - shooting begins

July
4: USA - theatrical release
19: Israel - theatrical release
25: France - theatrical release
26: Russia - theatrical release
27: Iceland - theatrical release

August
1: Belgium - theatrical release
2: Singapore - theatrical release
9: Netherlands - theatrical release
15: Sweden - theatrical release
16: Argentina - theatrical release
25: UK - shown at Frightfest 2001, London
31: Denmark - theatrical release
31: Finland - theatrical release

September
7: UK - theatrical release
14: Brazil - theatrical release
15: Venezuela - theatrical release

October
11: Germany - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

No More Mercy. No More Shame. No More Sequels - Honest!

We lied.

More Shameless. More Merciless.

The Movie that Dares You To Come - More Merciless. More Shameless.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Scarier Movie
Scary Movie II

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Scary Movie (2000)

SEE ALSO
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Biohazard (1996)
The Black Cat (1934)
Carrie (1976)
The Changeling (1980)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001)
Cujo (1983)
The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
The Entity (1981)
The Exorcist (1973)
Final Destination (2000)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Hannibal (2001)
The Haunting (1999)
Hollow Man (2000)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
It (1990)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
MacGyver (1985)
Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966)
The Matrix (1999)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
The Powerpuff Girls (1998 - )
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
The Shining (1980)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Twister (1996)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Wo hu cang long (2000)

KEYWORDS

comedy, ghosts, haunted houses

 


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