# Any decent parody movies since Not Another Teen Movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305 "2018-03-27T23:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/1 "2018-03-27T23:22:42Z")
I like parody movies. I think the first one I saw was Top Secret, then Naked Gun that my parents took me to see when I was a kid (which if I remember right, came out the same time as Batman or Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade). Anyway, I’ve always thought Not Another Teen Movie was really good, but it seems like any parody movie that came out after that was complete and utter drivel, but perhaps I missed a gem because I gave up on the genre after Epic Movie or one of its clones. Have any good parody movies been made in the past decade or so? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/2 "2018-03-27T23:52:05Z")
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a pretty good parody of biopic movies. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/3 "2018-03-28T00:01:42Z")
Walk Hard is fuckin’ hilarious and the music is actually awesome. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/4 "2018-03-28T00:52:36Z")
Full-bore parodies have been disappointing, perhaps with the rise of Youtube as a platform for parodies, but many movies and TV shows have parody elements you might enjoy. Edge Wright’s stuff: Shaun of the Dead (zombie movies) Hot fuzz (cop movies) The world’s end (disaster/horror) Scott Pilgrim vs the World (romantic comedy/video games) Four lions (a Wilt-like take on terrorism) 21 & 22 Jump Street (cop/school) Community often has episodes dedicated to taking the piss at particular genres. Rick & Morty riffs off and subverts genres. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/5 "2018-03-28T01:01:08Z")
I liked Vampires Suck. Especially Jacob scratching behind his ear with his foot. The gal doing Kristen Stewart’s facial contortions was good, too. Of course, I enjoyed the Twilight movies, so bear that in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/6 "2018-03-28T02:27:31Z")
Does _Shoot 'em Up_ count? Sure, they play it straight, but it’s so gloriously over the top there’s no way it was meant to be taken seriously. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/7 "2018-03-28T02:30:14Z")
Both of the Machetes were fun. I’ll second all the Edgar Wright stuff and 3rd Walk Hard. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/8 "2018-03-28T02:35:50Z")
My favourite parody of the past decade is probably the British TV series “Hunderby” which is a wonderfully bizarre and crude parody of 19th-century books like “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights”. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/9 "2018-03-28T03:05:49Z")
Team America: World Police is a fantastic parody of action films. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/10 "2018-03-28T03:14:04Z")
Not a straight parody like _The Naked Gun_ or _Airplane_, but I liked the role-reversal in _Dale and Tucker vs Evil_. \*Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. \* Tucker: What am I supposed to say, Dale? “Oh hidy ho officer! We’ve had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house when kids started killing themselves all over my property.” Dale: Yeah, yeah, just like that. Tucker: They’re never gonna believe that. Dale: But that’s exactly what happened! ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/11 "2018-03-28T03:15:46Z")
Wasn’t _Scary Movie_ supposed to have worked fairly well? Not seen any of them, but I heard at least one of them was good. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/12 "2018-03-28T04:38:22Z")
A few that I don’t think have been mentioned: _Kung Fu Hustle_: A great parody of Chinese action movies. _A Mighty Wind_: A Christopher Guest mockumentary. What more do you need to know? _Tropic Thunder_: A great parody of both military action thrillers and movie making. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/13 "2018-03-28T13:50:14Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Wasn’t _Scary Movie_ supposed to have worked fairly well? Not seen any of them, but I heard at least one of them was good. A lot of people use them to exemplify bad parodies, but I find that _ **SM** _ I, III, and IV are pretty reliable, as long as you enjoyed the original movies they are parodying. Like _ **Airplane** _, there are some scenes that are sublime send-ups and others that fall absolutely flat. Even _ **SM** _ II has some enjoyable scenes. SM V, unfortunately, has no redeeming qualities. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/14 "2018-03-28T14:43:39Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Wasn’t _Scary Movie_ supposed to have worked fairly well? Not seen any of them, but I heard at least one of them was good. Scary movie and all its sequels are all complete shit. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/15 "2018-03-28T14:52:53Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Scary movie and all its sequels are all complete shit. Dang it, now I want to know what movie I was thinking of. I could have sworn there was a horror movie spoof that worked, unless this is a difference of opinion as **ZonexandScout** thinks _Scary Movie_ worked. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/16 "2018-03-28T14:54:21Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Dang it, now I want to know what movie I was thinking of. I could have sworn there was a horror movie spoof that worked, unless this is a difference of opinion as **ZonexandScout** thinks _Scary Movie_ worked. I thought the first two Scary Movies were good. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/17 "2018-03-28T14:56:24Z")
If we’re talking mocumentaries, I rather enjoyed _The making of …And God Spoke._, a behind the scenes documentary of the making of a biblical film. It’s along the lines of _This is Spinal Tap_. Marvin Handleman: We’ll fix that in post. Marvin Handleman: We can also fix that in post. Marvin Handleman: We’ll fix that in post too. Don’t underestimate the magic of post production Chip… Marvin Handleman: …That will be a little more difficult to fix in post ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/18 "2018-03-28T14:57:56Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Scary movie and all its sequels are all complete shit. _Walk Hard_ was complete shit. _Scary Movie_ had some redeeming qualities. Specifically, it had the wonderful Anna Faris. And so did the sequels. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/19 "2018-03-28T16:04:52Z")
_A Million Ways To Die In The West_ wasn’t bad for a parody of westerns. I mean, it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t total shit either. _Cabin In The Woods_ was in part a parody of scary movies. It’s not a full-out comedy parody like a Mel Brooks film, though. While it had its funny moments, it was still very scary and a great watch. There was so much metafiction, genre awareness, lampshade hanging, etc. So it’s a parody while not being a parody because it’s aware of what it’s parodying. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305/20 "2018-03-28T16:55:39Z")
There are some recent parody series with a mention: American Vandal is a parody of true crime investigations and Documentary Now creates amazing parodies of various documentaries. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-parody-movies-since-not-another-teen-movie/811305.md?page=2)