Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American
horror comedy parody film and the fourth film of the
Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under
The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films. It was directed by
David Zucker,
written by
Jim Abrahams,
Craig Mazin and
Pat Proft, and
produced by
Robert K. Weiss and
Craig Mazin. The film marks the final
Scary Movie appearances of the main stars,
Anna Faris and
Regina 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 franchise, but
Scary Movie 5 was released by The Weinstein Company on April 12, 2013, in a different storyline, with
Simon Rex,
Charlie Sheen, &
Molly Shannon in different roles.