Scary Movie 4 is a horror comedy parody film and the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is distributed by The Weinstein Company via its Dimension Films unit in the U.S. and Television, and internationally by Buena Vista Distribution . It was released on April 14, 2006. This was initially intended to be the final film in the Scary Movie franchise, but Scary Movie 5 was announced by The Weinstein Company on December 20, 2009, setting for April 20, 2012... release. This is also the second and final film in the series to star Leslie Nielsen before his death in November 2010. The film opens with Shaquille O'Neal and Dr. Phil waking up to find their ankles chained to pipes in the same rusty bathroom Adam and Lawrence from "Saw" woke up in. They have only two minutes to escape as their host, Billy the Puppet, reveals that the room is filling up with nerve gas. Phil realises they have to cut through their own ankles, but accidentally saws off the wrong foot, inadvertently leaving both men to die, for their bones are seen later in the movie.
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| Release date: | April 12, 2006 |
| Directed by: | David Zucker |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert K. Weiss, Craig Mazin |
| Editor: | Tom Lewis, Craig Herring |
| Music by: | James L. Venable |
| Cinematography: | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Screenplay by: | Pat Proft, Craig Mazin, Jim Abrahams |
| Estimated budget: | $45,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |