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Directed by
David Zucker Written by
Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans Cast
Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Marny Eng, Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex [more]
Release Date
• USA: Oct 24, 2003
• UK: 23 Jan 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 11, 2004
• R2: 11 May 2004
Budget $45,000,000
Official Website:
Scary Movie 3 Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual humor, language, comic violence and drug references.
Running Time
1 hour, 24 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Dimension Films, Brad Grey Pictures
Studio Brad Grey Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Scary Movie 3 (2003)
• Scary Movie 3: Episode I - Lord of the Brooms
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Scary Movie 3 Reviews |
Yet Zucker can't tweak the tedium in the movies he's roughing up without his own movie growing tedious. The last 15 minutes of this movie feel as sleepy and uninspired as the last 30 of any recent episode of ''Saturday Night Live.'' But the movie has given up long before that. [read review] 
--Wesley Morris (Boston Globe)
This latest entry is a step up from its predecessor, but be forewarned: the PG-13 rating means far fewer sex and pot jokes, and nothing like the infamous bedroom scene in the original. However, for those that don't need bodily functions to have a good time, I'd say three out of every ten jokes are decent, and one out of 10 is a winner. [read review] 
--Lyle Henretty (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Even if Scary Movie 3 does not entirely look like a David Zucker production in terms of directing, in the writing he and his clan have their signature all over the place. In terms of production values and transitions, this movie falls pretty flat, but when it comes to creating laughs, this might just do the job. [read review] B-
--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
Scary Movie 3 starts off promisingly enough with a spoof that parallels the beginning of The Ring, placing Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy in the roles of the spooked schoolgirls. So far, so good... and then, despite a few chuckles and good sight-gagsalong the way, Scary Movie 3 never really finds its footing. In fact, it stumbled pretty badly when it tries to connect the dots between so many disparate story lines. [read review]
--Staci Layne Wilson (Horror.com)
Those who haven't seen the movies being spoofed should skip Scary Movie 3 altogether. Those who can pick them out will laugh at some of the references, but will also have to sit through some painfully bad scenes and plotlines to get to them. [read review] 
--Guylaine Cadorette (Hollywood.com)
Not to say that the film is not funny, it is a large improvement from the last Scary Movie feature, but there has to be a better way to get laughs then relentless slap-stick that gets more annoying then some of the films it tries to spoof. [read review] 5/10
--Joseph Kastner (Movie-Vault.com)
"Scary Movie 3" is too uneven to match those comedy classics, but Zucker and screenwriters Craig Mazin and Pat Proft throw a ton of gags at the joke wall and enough of it sticks to get you through the material that falls flat. [read review]
--Ron Weiskind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A whiz-bang compendium of pop-cult minutiae, from the Coors Twins to American Idol's Simon Cowell to Master P's cinematic oeuvre, Scary Movie 3 is a veritable time capsule of of-this-moment kitsch, schlock and bad taste. [read review] 
--Steven Rea (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The formula hasn't changed much. "Scary Movie 3" lifts themes and characters from a spate of recent hits, turns them into comic foils and cobbles them together in a mad scramble of outrageous quips, sight gags and puns. [read review]
--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
A decent comedy, but still fails in comparison to the first movie. Has some hits and misses when it came to the jokes, but it was an overall enjoyable flick. Worth a check if you're a fan of the series. [read review] 6/10
--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Ridiculous, extremely hit-and-miss and very, very stupid…and yet you’re almost guaranteed a decent laugh every couple of minutes. Catch it now while its targets are still relatively topical… [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
It’s like beating a dead horse with a road-grader, and then running over it with a steamroller, and then building Levittown on top of it – too many jokes, and not enough funny ones by half. [read review] 
--Marc Savlov (Austin Chronicle)
Leave your brain in the foyer, and your taste in the toilets. 'Scary Movie 3' is comedy at its least sophisticated, with zero subtlety and no critical insights into the horror it parodies. [read review] 2/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
Scary Movie 3 is hopelessly incoherent and, at times, looks like it had the budget of a Troma film, though the actual budget was somewhere over $50 million by the end of the day. [read review] 2.5/10
-- (CHUD.com)
This junk food orgy makes about as much sense as a tossed salad of lettuce, tomato and mustard vinaigrette drenched in a thick chocolate sauce. But that's the world, isn't it? [read review]
--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)
Director David Zucker has a sure if heavy comic hand, and his sequel to the Wayans brothers' horror movie spoofs is more coherent, if less inspired, than its predecessors. [read review]
--Jonathan Foreman (New York Post)
There are a few laughs in "Scary Movie 3," but most of the content is hopelessly dated. And that's the kind of problem that all the Toilet Guys in the world can't fix. [read review]
--Peter Hartlaub (San Francisco Chronicle)
The long gaps between the handful of genuine laugh-out-loud moments ensure that most people will find the thought of Scary Movie 4 a very frightening prospect indeed. [read review] 
-- (BBC Films)
Good for a few chuckles, but the absence of the Wayan's brothers is sorely felt. A watered-down, passive spoof from parody veterans who should probably retire. [read review]
--Derek May (MovieWeb)
Saying that Scary Movie 3 is better than its predecessors isn't exactly high praise, but at least it doesn't leave me dreading the inevitable Scary Movie 4. [read review]
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Less crude than its predecessors, this is a modestly successful spoof with just enough laughs to have you walking out with a smile on your face. [read review] 71/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
Less crude than its predecessors, this is a modestly successful spoof with just enough laughs to have you walking out with a smile on your face. [read review] 71/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
"Scary Movie 3" is juvenile and silly. It's puerile, sick and crude. It's humor at the basest level. And it's absolutely hilarious. [read review]
--Edith Alderette (San Francisco Examiner)
“Scary Movie 3” is idiotic, juvenile and often in spectacular bad taste, but like its predecessors it made me laugh hard and often. [read review] 
--Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
...a perfectly average movie, with fresh moments, lame retreads, and more opportunity for big box office. [read review]
--Norm Schrager (FilmCritic.com)
Some jokes soar while others crash and burn. [read review] C+
--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)
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