The "accidental hit-and-run" subplot and the character Buffy Gilmore.
The plot follows a group of clueless teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car and dispose of the body, only to be stalked by a clumsy serial killer a year later. This narrative serves as a "spoof of a spoof," largely because its main target, Scream , was already a self-referential take on horror tropes.
It mocks the "Final Girl" trope, character illogic (e.g., hiding under a cafeteria table), and the "Black person dies first" stereotype—though it often leans into these same stereotypes for comedic effect.
The central plot, the Ghostface killer, and characters like Cindy Campbell (a play on Sidney Prescott/Neve Campbell).
This analysis explores the 2000 comedy Scary Movie , a defining entry in the "spoof" subgenre that satirized late-'90s horror and teen culture. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the 88-minute film served as a vulgar, high-speed parody that revitalized the spoof genre for a new generation.
