Scary Movie 3 (2003) on Netflix
Reporter Cindy Campbell covers crop circles outside Washington, D.C., and a videotape that leaves viewers seven days to live. Pastor Tom Logan and his brother George find circles in their corn.
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Plot summary
The circles that Cindy Campbell reports on for 8 News sit in the cornfield of Tom Logan, a widowed pastor, and his brother George, on a farm outside Washington, D.C. Cindy also cares for her young nephew Cody, who shows flashes of precognition. Collecting him from school one day, she meets George, who asks her to come to a rap battle. Her friend Brenda Meeks has watched a cursed videotape that kills whoever sees it within a week, and she asks Cindy to stay the night at her house. Cindy's reports on the circles draw the attention of President Baxter Harris, who comes to look into them.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Scary Movie 3 (2003)
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- The Wayans brothers left the Scary Movie franchise after Miramax offered them only the fee agreed for the first film, which Marlon Wayans said meant a pay cut; later offers made once White Chicks was greenlit still fell short of their demand.
- Scary Movie 3 opened at number one in North America, taking $48.1 million in its opening weekend and beating Red Dragon for the highest October opening weekend at the time.
- After the Wayans left the film, Keenen Ivory Wayans urged Anna Faris not to star in it, but she stayed on as Cindy Campbell because her three-picture contract made her fear the financial consequences of a lawsuit.
- Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer were first hired to write the script, titled Scary Movie 3: Episode I - Lord of the Brooms and meant to parody Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, but David Zucker chose a new screenplay by Craig Mazin and Pat Proft instead.
- Anthony Anderson said he signed on to the film because he wanted to work with Marlon and Shawn Wayans, not realizing the brothers had already left the franchise.
