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Parody film
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A parody or spoof film is a comedy that satirizes other film genres or classic films.The five main conventions for this genre are:
- Sarcasm
- Huge stereotyping, e.g., the dumb blonde, the hardboiled detective
- Mocking other films or scenes from serious movies
- Violence with no consequence for characters' actions
- Obvious meanings to characters' actions
These are usually light family movies even if they are parodying serious, dramatic, or violent movies.
- A Shot in the Dark (1964)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- High Anxiety (1977)
- Airplane! (1980)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Top Secret! (1984)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- UHF (1989)
- Hot Shots! (1991)
- Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
- Scary Movie series (2000)
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
- Team America: World Police (2004)
- Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
- Date Movie (2006)
- Epic Movie (2007)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
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