This paper explores the Scary Movie film series (2000–2013) as a pivotal cultural artifact in the landscape of early 21st-century comedy. By analyzing the franchise through the lens of intertextuality and genre hybridization, this study indexes the series’ progression from sharp satire to absurd pastiche. The paper examines how the franchise codified the "spoof" movie formula, the implications of its reliance on pop-culture references over narrative coherence, and its legacy within the broader context of the "Scream" meta-horror renaissance.
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