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1. Inspired by the trend of '90s slasher films starring young and attractive casts, Shawn Wayans came up with the initial concept and the script was picked up by Dimensions, a studio that produced a majority of the films being parodied, before it was even finished.
2. The hardest role to cast was Cindy Campbell, which went to a then-unknown actress named Anna Faris.
"The biggest surprise was Anna," director Keenen Ivory Wayans told Entertainment Weekly. "And it wasn't really a surprise, it was a gift. I had seen everybody, and I kept saying no to the point that the casting people were getting pissed. But I was looking for someone specific."
3. Prior to landing Scary Movie, Faris didn't have head shots or an agent. "I had no idea what to say when he called 'Action,'" she told EW. "I turned to [co-star] Jonny [Abrahams] and was like, 'So wait, what are we supposed to do?' And he was like, 'Say your line.'"