With a new ‘Scary Movie’ on the way, the original’s gay jokes still haunt the franchise
reuniting for a new Scary Movie, reviving the horror spoof series they first started back in 2000.Now, we’re not going to sit here and defend the Scary Movies as some works of high art, but they could be pretty darn funny—especially the first two, which happened to be directed by Keenan with Marlon & Shawn writing and starring.
It’s no coincidence that, afters the Wayans brothers parted ways with the franchise, the movies—and other parodies that followed their lead like Epic Movie and Disaster Movie—suffered from diminishing returns.
In other words, we have hope that they’ll be able to re-animate Scary Movie‘s lifeless corpse!Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.But why do we mention this here at Queerty?
Well, for one, the series introduced the world to the comedic genius of both Anna Faris and Regina Hall, and for that the queer community will always be grateful (Brenda Meeks is and will forever be an icon).Then there’s Ray Wilkins, Brenda’s closeted boyfriend, played by Shawn Wayans.For many young moviegoers, Ray may have been one one of our first examples of a Black gay character in mainstream cinema… for better or for (much, much) worse.From his tight-fitting clothing to the fact that he gets turned on by Brenda roleplaying in bed as a football player, Scary Movie makes it obvious to everyone that Ray is gay—except for Ray himself.
