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July 7, 2000

“Scary Movie” is a comedic spoof film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.

“One time I got sent the script for Scary Movie. But it was a little bit different when I received it. It changed a lot by the time they made it and you know it was a parody of the Scream movies & I Know What You Did Last Summer. And they actually had a character, it was the Brandy character, and they wanted me to play Brandy, and kind of do a parody of her. I actually liked the script, I thought it was really funny, but I didn’t want anybody to take it like I was disrespecting her in anyway. So, I actually didn’t do it and it turned out to be a really funny movie.” <-- Aaliyah on turning down a role in Scary Movie.

July 7, 2000

“Scary Movie” is a comedic spoof film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The main parody inspirations came from the 1997 film, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and the 1996 film, “Scream”. You will, however, see other scenes drawing inspirations from “Matrix”, “Candyman”, “The Sixth Sense”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer “ and even “The Blair Witch Project” (and many others).

DID YOU KNOW: Aaliyah was offered the role of “Brenda Meeks” which was a mock of Brandy’s character (Karla Wilson) from the 1998 film “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”. Aaliyah shared this during her interview with MTV when asked of the unusual script she’d ever been offered. Aaliyah shared that she turned it down because it was poking fun of Brandy and she didn’t want anyone to misconstrue that.

The role would then go on to NAACP Image Award winning actress Regina Hall who would reprise her role as “Brenda Meeks” for the next 3 “Scary Movie” films.