Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Zucker
Screenplay by	Craig Mazin Jim Abrahams Pat Proft
Story by	Craig Mazin
Based on	Characters by Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Buddy Johnson Phil Beauman Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Produced by	Robert K. Weiss Craig Mazin
Starring	Anna Faris Regina Hall Craig Bierko Bill Pullman Anthony Anderson Carmen Electra Chris Elliott Kevin Hart Cloris Leachman Michael Madsen Phil McGraw Leslie Nielsen Shaquille O'Neal Molly Shannon
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Craig Herring Tom Lewis
Music by	James L. Venable
Production companies	Dimension Films[1] Miramax Films Brad Grey Pictures[1]
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company (North America) Miramax International (through Buena Vista International; International)
Release date	April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)
Running time	83 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[3]
Box office	$178.3 million

Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American parody film directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is the sequel to Scary Movie 3 and the fourth installment in the Scary Movie film series, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released by The Weinstein Company (TWC) following the purchase of Dimension Films from Miramax Films (who did still co-produce the film). The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman, Anthony Anderson, Carmen Electra, Chris Elliott, Kevin Hart, Cloris Leachman, Michael Madsen, Dr. Phil McGraw, Leslie Nielsen, Shaquille O'Neal and Molly Shannon.

The film marks the final franchise appearances of the main stars, Faris and Hall (who portray Cindy and Brenda, respectively), and concludes the original story arc. This was initially intended to be the final film in the Scary Movie film series, until Scary Movie 5 was released in 2013. The film grossed $178 million on a $40 million budget, becoming the third highest-grossing film in the series.