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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
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Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg are a pair of writer/directors that collaborate with each other on all of their projects. They create comedic movies that parody and reference pop culture in the Zucker, Abrams and Zucker style of rapid-fire gags without concern for the overarching plot or characterization.
Their first official project was the 1996 Leslie Nielsen spy parody ''Film/SpyHard.'' It received a lukewarm reception and little notice at the box office. Their next contribution to parody films was one of the many scripts that was folded into the first ''Film/ScaryMovie''. The duo finally attracted commercial success on their own with the 2006 film ''Date Movie''. While panned by critics, the film made back triple its meager budget and secured them a contract to do a couple more films. They became known for turning out simple, cheap, and quickly produced parody films during the mid-late 2000s, releasing ''Epic Movie'', ''Meet the Spartans'', and ''Disaster Movie'' back to back over 2007 and 2008, the latter two films coming out within mere months of each other. Their movies were routinely NotScreenedForCritics. The few critics that ''did'' see them had nothing but scorn for them. However, the duo's successes tend to involve the low-cost of their movies (not a one of them has a budget over $20 million) and their release dates during the typical DumpMonths of January and February when the competition is light and a film simply cashing in on a pop culture craze can stand out.
After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released three more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
Due to the nature of their films largely being simplistic parodies of whatever is popular at the time, a number of other parody films in the same style have been wrongly attributed to them. This includes ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', ''Film/SuperheroMovie'' (which was in fact by a ''different'' pair of ''Scary Movie'' alumni), and ''Dance Flick'' (which was actually the Wayans brothers).
Their first official project was the 1996 Leslie Nielsen spy parody ''Film/SpyHard.'' It received a lukewarm reception and little notice at the box office. Their next contribution to parody films was one of the many scripts that was folded into the first ''Film/ScaryMovie''. The duo finally attracted commercial success on their own with the 2006 film ''Date Movie''. While panned by critics, the film made back triple its meager budget and secured them a contract to do a couple more films. They became known for turning out simple, cheap, and quickly produced parody films during the mid-late 2000s, releasing ''Epic Movie'', ''Meet the Spartans'', and ''Disaster Movie'' back to back over 2007 and 2008, the latter two films coming out within mere months of each other. Their movies were routinely NotScreenedForCritics. The few critics that ''did'' see them had nothing but scorn for them. However, the duo's successes tend to involve the low-cost of their movies (not a one of them has a budget over $20 million) and their release dates during the typical DumpMonths of January and February when the competition is light and a film simply cashing in on a pop culture craze can stand out.
After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released three more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
Due to the nature of their films largely being simplistic parodies of whatever is popular at the time, a number of other parody films in the same style have been wrongly attributed to them. This includes ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', ''Film/SuperheroMovie'' (which was in fact by a ''different'' pair of ''Scary Movie'' alumni), and ''Dance Flick'' (which was actually the Wayans brothers).
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Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg are a pair of writer/directors that collaborate with each other on all of their projects. They create comedic movies that parody and reference pop culture in the Zucker, Abrams and Zucker style of rapid-fire gags RapidFireComedy without concern for the overarching plot or characterization.
Their first official project was the 1996Leslie Nielsen Creator/LeslieNielsen spy parody ''Film/SpyHard.'' ''Film/SpyHard'', which was directed by Jason's father Rick Friedberg. It received a lukewarm reception and little notice at the box office. Their next contribution to parody films was one of the many scripts that was folded into the first ''Film/ScaryMovie''. ''Film/ScaryMovie''.
The duo finally attracted commercial success on their own with the 2006 film''Date Movie''.''Film/DateMovie''. While panned by critics, the film made back triple its meager budget and secured them a contract to do a couple more films. They became known for turning out simple, cheap, and quickly produced parody films during the mid-late 2000s, releasing ''Epic Movie'', ''Meet the Spartans'', and ''Disaster Movie'' back to back over 2007 and 2008, the latter two films coming out within mere months of each other. Their movies were routinely NotScreenedForCritics. The few critics that ''did'' see them had nothing but scorn for them. However, the duo's successes tend to involve the low-cost of their movies (not a one of them has a budget over $20 million) and their release dates during the typical DumpMonths of January and February when the competition is light and a film simply cashing in on a pop culture craze can stand out.
After''Disaster Movie'' ''Film/{{Disaster Movie|2008}}'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released three two more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and projects in 2013, ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter Games''' a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', ''Superfast!'' a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' parody, in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
2015.
Due to the nature of their films largely being simplistic parodies of whatever is popular at the time, a number of other parody films in the same style have been [[{{Misblamed}} wronglyattributed attributed]] to them. This includes ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', ''Film/SuperheroMovie'' (which was in fact by a ''different'' pair of ''Scary Movie'' alumni), and ''Dance Flick'' ''Film/DanceFlick'' (which was actually the Wayans brothers).
brothers).
!!Films directed by the duo:
[[index]]
* ''Film/DateMovie''
* ''Film/EpicMovie2007''
* ''Film/MeetTheSpartans''
* ''Film/DisasterMovie2008''
* ''Film/VampiresSuck''
* ''The Starving Games''
* ''Film/BestNightEver''
* ''Superfast!''
[[/index]]
Their first official project was the 1996
The duo finally attracted commercial success on their own with the 2006 film
After
Due to the nature of their films largely being simplistic parodies of whatever is popular at the time, a number of other parody films in the same style have been [[{{Misblamed}} wrongly
!!Films directed by the duo:
[[index]]
* ''Film/DateMovie''
* ''Film/EpicMovie2007''
* ''Film/MeetTheSpartans''
* ''Film/DisasterMovie2008''
* ''Film/VampiresSuck''
* ''The Starving Games''
* ''Film/BestNightEver''
* ''Superfast!''
[[/index]]
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* BlackComedy:
** Jokes about the most recent deaths of celebrities like Anna Nicole Smith in ''Meet The Spartans''.
** In ''Disaster Movie'', Juney chugs vodka, breakdances on her belly, and she and her unborn child get ripped apart by rabid wildlife from the popular disaster film ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''.
** In ''Disaster Movie'', there was a big bottle of Ambien and a wine glass, which could be a reference to Heath Ledger's death. Rumors also circulated that they wanted to be more direct based on casting the role of the Joker, but the deleted scene in question was actually just the character making out with some guy in a reference to ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.
** A recurring theme in ''Meet the Spartans'' is violence against children. Not over-the-top ridiculous violence or violence for the sake of social commentary... just plain, down-to-earth violence. People are expected to laugh at kids having chairs broken over their backs?
** Jokes about the most recent deaths of celebrities like Anna Nicole Smith in ''Meet The Spartans''.
** In ''Disaster Movie'', Juney chugs vodka, breakdances on her belly, and she and her unborn child get ripped apart by rabid wildlife from the popular disaster film ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''.
** In ''Disaster Movie'', there was a big bottle of Ambien and a wine glass, which could be a reference to Heath Ledger's death. Rumors also circulated that they wanted to be more direct based on casting the role of the Joker, but the deleted scene in question was actually just the character making out with some guy in a reference to ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.
** A recurring theme in ''Meet the Spartans'' is violence against children. Not over-the-top ridiculous violence or violence for the sake of social commentary... just plain, down-to-earth violence. People are expected to laugh at kids having chairs broken over their backs?
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* CrackFic: Most of the JustForFun/XMeetsY formulas for the Seltzer and Friedberg are bizarre beyond belief, with the very few threads connecting them being that they were in the public's zeitgeist by the time the film was created. For example, "Meet The Spartans" was ''Film/ThreeHundred'' combined with ''Film/MeetTheParents''. As WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[BlatantLies eloquently asked]]: "'''What''' the '''fuck''' do those two things have in common?!"
* CreatorKiller: ''Disaster Movie'' was their only movie to bomb both critically and financially, and since then, their output has been far more sporadic.
* CreatorKiller: ''Disaster Movie'' was their only movie to bomb both critically and financially, and since then, their output has been far more sporadic.
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* CrackFic: Most of the JustForFun/XMeetsY formulas for the Seltzer and Friedberg are bizarre beyond belief, with the very few threads connecting them being that they were in the public's zeitgeist by the time the film was created. For example, "Meet The Spartans" was ''Film/ThreeHundred'' combined with ''Film/MeetTheParents''. As WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[BlatantLies eloquently asked]]: asked: "'''What''' the '''fuck''' do those two things have in common?!"
* CreatorKiller: ''Disaster Movie'' was their only movie to bomb both critically and financially, and since then, their output has been far more sporadic.common?!"
* CreatorKiller: ''Disaster Movie'' was their only movie to bomb both critically and financially, and since then, their output has been far more sporadic.
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* DeusExMachina: The ending of ''Epic Movie''. When it looks like Peter is going to lose, he just randomly finds the magic remote from ''Film/{{Click}}'' in the grass, (which, he ''of course'' [[DontExplainTheJoke helpfully tells the audience]], is the remote from ''Click'').
* DisposableWoman: Lisa in ''Disaster Movie'', though the characters' grief doesn't last for very long.
* DistressedDamsel: Amy (Vanessa Minnillo), also from ''Disaster Movie'' being an expy of Beth from ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''.
* DisposableWoman: Lisa in ''Disaster Movie'', though the characters' grief doesn't last for very long.
* DistressedDamsel: Amy (Vanessa Minnillo), also from ''Disaster Movie'' being an expy of Beth from ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''.
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* DropTheCow: Literally in ''Disaster Movie'' -- [[RuleOfThree three cows]] fall on different superheroes during the tornado scene, and another falling cow caps off the MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber.
* DVDCommentary: Two film critics who did not like the movie were hired to commentary ''Date Movie''. Highlights include pin-pointing exactly where movies like ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' succeeded while ''Date Movie'' failed. The directors themselves did a commentary for one of their films that started out informative, but quickly turned into a tongue-in-cheek bullshitting contest.
* DVDCommentary: Two film critics who did not like the movie were hired to commentary ''Date Movie''. Highlights include pin-pointing exactly where movies like ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' succeeded while ''Date Movie'' failed. The directors themselves did a commentary for one of their films that started out informative, but quickly turned into a tongue-in-cheek bullshitting contest.
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* HumongousMecha: In ''Meet the Spartans''. It even has a TV screen on its chest playing Creator/ChrisCrocker's Music/BritneySpears rant. For no reason.
* IAteWhat: In ''Epic Movie,'' Edward notices what he thinks is the chocolate river, and quickly gulps some "chocolate" up in enjoyment. After a beat, Willy points out, "That's actually the sewer line," causing Edward to gag in disgust.
* InformedFlaw: The main character of ''Date Movie'' is "389 pounds, smokes a thousand cigarettes a day, and drinks like Tara Reid". While the first one is quite visible (and gets quickly removed via magic liposuction), she is never shown smoking or binge drinking. At all. Maybe an unmentioned rehab session happened some time during the liposuction?
* InherentlyFunnyWords: ''Meet The Spartans'' was called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Spartatouille]]'' (pronounced "Sparta-too-eee") in France.
* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
* MonsterMisogyny: Juno ''getting eaten by chipmunks''.
* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'',''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
* NegativeContinuity:
** Main characters in ''Epic Movie'' suffer numerous life-threatening and traumatic injuries and are just fine in the next scene.
** ''Disaster Movie'' has a character get all covered in shit....only for him to be clean in the next scene. And "water breaking" (which in this case means "everybody is covered in foam").
** The two scenes where "Enchanted Princess" is mutilated by broken glass...
* NoBudget: Not much has gone to special effects, while production has been quick to reduce costs. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
* IAteWhat: In ''Epic Movie,'' Edward notices what he thinks is the chocolate river, and quickly gulps some "chocolate" up in enjoyment. After a beat, Willy points out, "That's actually the sewer line," causing Edward to gag in disgust.
* InformedFlaw: The main character of ''Date Movie'' is "389 pounds, smokes a thousand cigarettes a day, and drinks like Tara Reid". While the first one is quite visible (and gets quickly removed via magic liposuction), she is never shown smoking or binge drinking. At all. Maybe an unmentioned rehab session happened some time during the liposuction?
* InherentlyFunnyWords: ''Meet The Spartans'' was called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Spartatouille]]'' (pronounced "Sparta-too-eee") in France.
* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
* MonsterMisogyny: Juno ''getting eaten by chipmunks''.
* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'',''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
* NegativeContinuity:
** Main characters in ''Epic Movie'' suffer numerous life-threatening and traumatic injuries and are just fine in the next scene.
** ''Disaster Movie'' has a character get all covered in shit....only for him to be clean in the next scene. And "water breaking" (which in this case means "everybody is covered in foam").
** The two scenes where "Enchanted Princess" is mutilated by broken glass...
* NoBudget: Not much has gone to special effects, while production has been quick to reduce costs. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* IAteWhat: In ''Epic Movie,'' Edward notices what he thinks is the chocolate river, and quickly gulps some "chocolate" up in enjoyment. After a beat, Willy points out, "That's actually the sewer line," causing Edward to gag in disgust.
* InformedFlaw: The main character of ''Date Movie'' is "389 pounds, smokes a thousand cigarettes a day, and drinks like Tara Reid". While the first one is quite visible (and gets quickly removed via magic liposuction), she is never shown smoking or binge drinking. At all. Maybe an unmentioned rehab session happened some time during the liposuction?
* InherentlyFunnyWords: ''Meet The Spartans'' was called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Spartatouille]]'' (pronounced "Sparta-too-eee") in France.
* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
* MonsterMisogyny: Juno ''getting eaten by chipmunks''.
** Main characters in ''Epic Movie'' suffer numerous life-threatening and traumatic injuries and are just fine in the next scene.
** ''Disaster Movie'' has a character get all covered in shit....only for him to be clean in the next scene. And "water breaking" (which in this case means "everybody is covered in foam").
** The two scenes where "Enchanted Princess" is mutilated by broken glass...
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* OverlyLongGag:
** In ''Date Movie'', a scene involving a hand-puppet cat squirming on a toilet bowl lasts several minutes.
** Amy Winehouse's belch in ''Disaster Movie''.
** Silas shooting Mr. Tumnus to death.
** In ''Meet the Spartans'', they parody the famous "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis This is Sparta]]" scene from ''Film/ThreeHundred'' by... having their Leonidas equivalent kick about ten more people into the well in succession.
* ParodyNames: Not often, but they're there. [[strike:Film/{{Juno}}]] Juney, the [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia White]] [[strike:[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Witch]]]] Bitch, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack]] [[strike:[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Sparrow]]]] Swallows, etc.
** In ''Date Movie'', a scene involving a hand-puppet cat squirming on a toilet bowl lasts several minutes.
** Amy Winehouse's belch in ''Disaster Movie''.
** Silas shooting Mr. Tumnus to death.
** In ''Meet the Spartans'', they parody the famous "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis This is Sparta]]" scene from ''Film/ThreeHundred'' by... having their Leonidas equivalent kick about ten more people into the well in succession.
* ParodyNames: Not often, but they're there. [[strike:Film/{{Juno}}]] Juney, the [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia White]] [[strike:[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Witch]]]] Bitch, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack]] [[strike:[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Sparrow]]]] Swallows, etc.
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** In ''Date Movie'', a scene involving a hand-puppet cat squirming on a toilet bowl lasts several minutes.
** Amy Winehouse's belch in ''Disaster Movie''.
** Silas shooting Mr. Tumnus to death.
** In ''Meet the Spartans'', they parody the famous "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis This is Sparta]]" scene from ''Film/ThreeHundred'' by... having their Leonidas equivalent kick about ten more people into the well in succession.
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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: ''Disaster Movie'' contains a parody of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. And by only following [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B3Ev4Qg7L._AC_SY679_.jpg the poster]], the crystal skull is orange!
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* SayMyName: ''Disaster Movie'' features several characters doing nothing more than yelling their names, y'know, so you understand who they are. The best way to parody something is to [[DontExplainTheJoke explain exactly what it is you're parodying!]]
--> "I AM IRONMAN!"
--> "I am [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Prince Caspian!]]"
-->" I! AM! [[WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}} BEOWULF!]]
--> "I AM ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda KUNG FU PANDA!]]''"
* TongueOnTheFlagpole: In ''Epic Movie'', complete with the tongue getting torn off. Since the movie has no continuity, the character's tongue is fine anyway for the rest of the film.
* UniversalRemoteControl: ''Epic Movie'' has a parody of the ''{{Film/Click}}'' remote, which the characters use to win the battle of Narnia.
* VulgarHumor:
** ''Disaster Movie'' has multiple scenes of women pulling objects out of their crotches.
** The "[[UnratedEdition uncut]]" version of ''Epic Movie'' apparently decides that the best way to improve an [[OverlyLongGag already overly long vomiting scene]] is to make it even longer.
--> "I AM IRONMAN!"
--> "I am [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Prince Caspian!]]"
-->" I! AM! [[WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}} BEOWULF!]]
--> "I AM ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda KUNG FU PANDA!]]''"
* TongueOnTheFlagpole: In ''Epic Movie'', complete with the tongue getting torn off. Since the movie has no continuity, the character's tongue is fine anyway for the rest of the film.
* UniversalRemoteControl: ''Epic Movie'' has a parody of the ''{{Film/Click}}'' remote, which the characters use to win the battle of Narnia.
* VulgarHumor:
** ''Disaster Movie'' has multiple scenes of women pulling objects out of their crotches.
** The "[[UnratedEdition uncut]]" version of ''Epic Movie'' apparently decides that the best way to improve an [[OverlyLongGag already overly long vomiting scene]] is to make it even longer.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released three more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released three more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
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* NoBudget: Considering the poor quality of their special effects along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* NoBudget: Considering the poor quality of their Not much has gone to special effects along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given.effects, while production has been quick to reduce costs. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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--> "I AM ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda KUNG FU PANDA!]]''" (See IAmNotShazam)
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--> "I AM ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda KUNG FU PANDA!]]''" (See IAmNotShazam)PANDA!]]''"
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: One of the main criticisms of their work is that the pop culture jokes that they rely on become outdated within just a few years, with the things that they're parodying having fallen out of the collective consciousness. A few of their gags had fallen out of memory before the respective movie came out. Their tendency to base brief parodies on the trailers to movies that wouldn't be released until well into their own production probably has something to do with it.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released two more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames.'' While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released two three more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames.'' ''Film/TheHungerGames'', and ''Superfast!'', a parody of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', in 2015. While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: ''Disaster Movie'', like most films made by them, contains a parody of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''.
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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: ''Disaster Movie'', like most films made by them, Movie'' contains a parody of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''.of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. And by only following [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B3Ev4Qg7L._AC_SY679_.jpg the poster]], the crystal skull is orange!
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* NoBudget: Considering the [[UncannyValley poor quality of their]] [[SpecialEffectsFailure special effects]] along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* NoBudget: Considering the [[UncannyValley poor quality of their]] [[SpecialEffectsFailure their special effects]] effects along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced on even smaller budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* NoBudget: Considering the [[UncannyValley poor quality of their]] [[SpecialEffectsFailure special effects]] along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced [[UpToEleven on even smaller budgets]] compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* NoBudget: Considering the [[UncannyValley poor quality of their]] [[SpecialEffectsFailure special effects]] along with how fast they [[ShallowParody apparently write]] [[NegativeContinuity and produce their films]], this should be a given. Following "Vampire's Suck", their later films would be produced [[UpToEleven on even smaller budgets]] budgets compared to their Hollywood titles.
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* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
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* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008.Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'',
''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'',
''Film/{{The''Series/SexAndTheCity'',''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
''Film/{{The
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* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/TheIncredibleHulk. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
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* MagicPants: Parodied, of course, with Film/TheIncredibleHulk.Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008. [[DropTheCow Then a cow falls on him.]]
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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
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* NarrowParody: The movies "parodied" are often only one or two years old. For example, ''Film/DisasterMovie'' had parodies of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'',
''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', ''Film/TheLoveGuru'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Wanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'', ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', and ''Film/TenThousandBC''. None of these movie were older than a year at the time, and many were in fact released after ''Disaster Movie'' hit theaters.
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** The duo were the first choice to write and direct ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'', but turned in a script that barely parodied horror films at all, and instead mostly spoofed ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings''. In the duo's defence their script was written in 2001, which was an '''awful''' year for the horror genre -- there were no real high-profile horror releases at all that year, outside of ''Film/TheOthers'' and ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', and maybe ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'' and ''Film/DonnieDarko'' if you're being generous -- but the studio quickly realized that they were more interested in just getting cheap laughs from whatever happened to be popular rather than sticking to what they were actually meant to be spoofing, resulting in them being canned and replaced by David Zucker.
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** The duo were the first choice to write and direct ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'', but turned in a script that barely parodied horror films at all, and instead mostly spoofed ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings''. In the duo's defence their script was written in 2001, which was an '''awful''' year for the horror genre -- there were no real high-profile horror releases at all that year, outside of ''Film/TheOthers'' ''Film/TheOthers2001'' and ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', and maybe ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'' and ''Film/DonnieDarko'' if you're being generous -- but the studio quickly realized that they were more interested in just getting cheap laughs from whatever happened to be popular rather than sticking to what they were actually meant to be spoofing, resulting in them being canned and replaced by David Zucker.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released two more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'', the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames.'' While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
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After ''Disaster Movie'' flopped even by their standards (largely due to popping up in August, which has become a much more crowded Dump Month in recent years), they took a short break before jumping on board the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' train with ''Film/VampiresSuck''. While the latter was still not well received, it did slightly better critically than their previous couple of films and returned them to box office glory. They have since released two more projects, ''Best Night Ever'' and ''The Starving Games'', Games'' both in 2013, the latter a clear parody of ''Film/TheHungerGames.'' While their output has slowed since their heyday, they've hardly stopped.
