Scary Movie
Marlon Wayans reveal the surprising inspiration for hisScary Moviecharacter Shorty as a friend of the same name who was ab initio upset . Wayans developed the 2000 slasher parody with his brothers Shawn , who also star in the picture , and Keenen Ivory , who would steer the film . Scary Moviewould satirise a numeral of popular revulsion and slasher films of its era , primarily draw fromScreamandI Know What You Did Last Summerwhile also stab fun atHalloween , The Shining , The Sixth Sense , The Blair Witch ProjectandThe Matrix .
Alongside Marlon and Shawn Wayans , the dramatis personae forScary Moviewas led by Anna Faris , Regina Hall , Jon Abrahams , Carmen Electra , Shannon Elizabeth , Kurt Fuller , Lochlyn Munro , Cheri Oteri and Dave Sheridan . The picture show receive mixed - to - confirming reviews from critic for its scattershot sense of humour and effective parody cloth and was a box authority striking , gross over $ 278 million against its $ 19 million budget . Scary Movie ’s success would assist engender a franchisethat included four sequel , which saw a rollercoaster of critical and commercial-grade reception .
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Marlon Wayans recently pose down withGQto look back on some of his fan - favored projects for the publication’sIconic Charactersseries . When see back at the originalScary Movie , Wayans revealed the inspiration for his character Shorty came from a admirer of the same name who was initially demented at Wayans , only to afterward gain he was mixing up the worker ’s film . See what Wayans portion out below :
“ Shorty was base on a friend of mine who was a weedhead name Shorty . He was sore at me , he did n’t see Scary Movie , so he believe I did him dingy . He was like , ‘ Son , I ’m sue you for case defecation . ’ I say , ‘ You mean defamation , ’ and he said , ‘ Nah , son , defecation , because you s — ed on me . I look Requiem for a Dream . ’ I said , ‘ I did n’t do you in Requiem for a Dream , I did you in Scary Movie . ’
Then he wound up date Scary Movie and goes , ’ N—- , my badness , that s — t was uproarious . I should gain ground a Grammy for that . ’ I won weedhead of the year two times , I think , for Shorty . Then Shorty was rum because when we wrote the original Scary Movie , we did n’t really have anything written for Shorty . So I ’d get to set and Keenan would go , ‘ Okay , what ’s Shorty going to do today ? ’ So a wad of those scenes we did off the handcuff . "
Wayans ' execution as stoner Shorty intheScary Moviefranchisewas generally considered to be one of the better - receive elements , appropriately lean into his comedic capabilities for an outrageous character . It does prove interesting to teach that not only did Wayans base Shorty on a friend of his but that his Quaker was initially very upset at the mind that he was being played on screen to humorous outcome . Given the originalScary Moviewas release the same class asRequiem for a Dreamand both saw Wayans ' characters connected to drugs in some capacity , it ’s understandable the thespian ’s friend would get the two conflate up .
Despite star in and co - write the first two films , Wayans would ultimately depart theScary Moviefranchise along with his brothers starting withScary Movie 3 . Though the 2003 threequel did see better reviews and box office returns than its predecessor , it would also be see as the start of the ruination of the dealership asScary Movie 4saw less lucky review article from audience andScary Movie 5was thoroughly pannedby critics and viewers alike . Audiences can revisit Wayans ' tenure as Shorty with the first twoScary Movies streaming on Paramount+ now .
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