David Zucker
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Sep 20, 2026
SimonHOST
Today's movie review is for Scary Movie 4.
SimonHOST
Scary Movie 4, directed by David Zucker, is the fourth instalment in the comedy franchise that has made a name for itself by parodying popular horror and science fiction films.
SimonHOST
Released in 2006, this film attempts to weave together a plot involving Cindy Campbell, played by Anna Faris, who finds herself in a cursed house, and Tom Ryan, played by Craig Bierko, a crane operator trying to protect his children from an alien invasion.
SimonHOST
The film's runtime is a brisk 83 minutes and it carries a PG-13 rating, making it accessible to a wide audience.
SimonHOST
Yet, these technical achievements are not enough to compensate for the lack of a cohesive and engaging script.
SimonHOST
The film's narrative feels like a patchwork of loosely connected scenes, with little effort made to create a compelling storyline.
SimonHOST
Director David Zucker, known for his work on Airplane, brings his signature style to the film, but it lacks the cleverness and wit that made his earlier works memorable.
SimonHOST
The inclusion of B-grade celebrities like Dr. Phil, Carmen Electra and Mike Tyson adds to the film's chaotic feel, but their appearances do little to elevate the overall experience.
Steve MooreHOST
This is The More Money Show.
Steve MooreHOST
As I mentioned earlier, I am so excited about my next guest, David Zucker.
Steve MooreHOST
He is a legend in the movie industry, has become a friend over the years, and you've all seen his movies.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, if you're over the age of 35 or 40, you have.
9 MINS LATER
David ZuckerGUEST
And, you know, what they say is, well, it's a big tent.
David ZuckerGUEST
But, you know, how big a tent do you need? You need, you know.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, by the way, folks, if you're just joining, I'm talking to David Zucker, who, of course, is a legend in the movie making business.
Steve MooreHOST
And I've become friends with him over the years.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, it's actually still summer, I think, for another week.
Steve MooreHOST
75 degrees and sunny and a wonderful day to get out and get exercise but do that after the more money show thanks so much for joining boy I'm so excited today bubbling with excitement because we have a great great lineup today and my first guest you cannot miss this folks stay on the line for sure stay on do not change that radio station because David Zucker will be my first guest and David Zucker is a legend in the movie business you know him from making Top Gun, and he made, of course, the airplane movie, which was iconic, and Naked Gun 1, 2, and 3 and 1 3rd, and so many Kentucky Fried movie, et cetera, et cetera.
Steve MooreHOST
So he is an amazing movie maker and they don't make comedies like that anymore.
Steve MooreHOST
So we're going to have a really fun discussion about how do you make great movies? Because I have not seen a great movie in a long, long time.
Steve MooreHOST
One question is why won't they? And I think part of it is political correctness.
Steve MooreHOST
They won't let you say funny things because, oh my gosh, you might offend someone.
Steve MooreHOST
But David Zucker is a genius.
Steve MooreHOST
He and I have worked together on political ads and he is just, he is always so funny and so on point.
Steve MooreHOST
This is The More Money Show.
Steve MooreHOST
As I mentioned earlier, I am so excited about my next guest, David Zucker.
Steve MooreHOST
He is a legend in the movie industry, has become a friend over the years, and you've all seen his movies.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, if you're over the age of... 35 or 40 you have certainly you've seen, you remember airplane, which was iconic movie, a comic movie.
9 MINS LATER
David ZuckerGUEST
You know, what they say is, well, it's a big tent.
David ZuckerGUEST
But, you know, how big a tent do you need? You need, you know.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, by the way, folks, if you're just joining, I'm talking to David Zucker, who, of course, is a legend in the movie making business.
Steve MooreHOST
And I've become friends with him over the years.
Steve MooreHOST
This is The More Money Show.
Steve MooreHOST
As I mentioned earlier, I am so excited about my next guest, uh, David Zucker.
Steve MooreHOST
He is a legend in the movie industry, has become a friend over the years and, uh, and y- you've all seen his movies.
Steve MooreHOST
Uh, well, [laughs] if you're o- over the age of 35 or 40 you have.
9 MINS LATER
Steve MooreHOST
[laughs]
David ZuckerGUEST
... you know.
Steve MooreHOST
Well, by the way, folks, for, if you're just joining, I'm, uh, I'm ta- talking to David Zucker, who of course is a legend in the movie making business, and, and, uh, yeah, I've become friends with him over the years and, and of course a great admirer of his.
Steve MooreHOST
Couple of just fun points to mention.
Dave RubinHOST
We were just fu- We grew up in the '80s with ridiculous comedies, and I remember the first time I saw Airplane!, and I remember, I really remember the first time I saw Naked Gun, which I think is the best comedy movie ever.
Dave RubinHOST
And as you know, I've interviewed and become friends with David Zucker, who's one of the, one of the co-creators and director, uh, which has been one of the great joys of my life.
Dave RubinHOST
Um, and we've had many, many dinners where just literally we laugh for five straight hours, all the crazy references and silly stuff.
Dave RubinHOST
I remember seeing Naked Gun in the theater in 1989.
Kaitlyn BristoweHOST
Yeah
James MurrayGUEST
... uh, which is the Zucker brothers.
Kaitlyn BristoweHOST
Yes.
James MurrayGUEST
And, uh, Dave Zucker made Scary Movie 3.
Kaitlyn BristoweHOST
Oh.
James MurrayGUEST
Uh-huh.
Simon BrewHOST
But, uh, uh, it's notable for being the first movie outing for ZAZ.
Simon BrewHOST
Now, ZAZ is the David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker team who would go on to do Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret, films I've talked about a lot on Film Stories over the years.
Simon BrewHOST
But Kentucky Fried Movie, which was directed by John Landis, was their first film, and it's effectively a series of sketches.
Simon BrewHOST
I mean, the closest you get to it now is what, a Jackass film or something like that.
Alan NgGUEST
just a series of sketches.
Alan NgGUEST
And if you watch my interview with David Zucker, he'll tell you that you've got to have a story.
Alan NgGUEST
know that's what they learned with top secret is you have to have a strong story or people just don't connect with it and um and he'll admit yeah he he fell into uh what top secret fell into popularity you know it was critically panned it didn't do well the box office but it found a life afterwards and That's exactly what happened with UHF.
LaurenHOST
Oh, yeah, for sure.
17 MINS LATER
Alan NgGUEST
Well, you know what it is? What what really worked is the director knew exactly how it needed to look and how it needed to be paced.
Alan NgGUEST
Going in with knowing exactly what needs to be done makes me believe it was shot in 17 days because you know what you want.
Alan NgGUEST
David Zucker, watch my interviews with him.
Alan NgGUEST
Same thing.
Wesley MorrisHOST
And the plot of this movie, um...
Wesley MorrisHOST
First of all, we should say it's directed by the partnership of the Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker.
Wesley MorrisHOST
We should say Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, um, who did the Airplane movies.
Wesley MorrisHOST
They did Top Secret.
Sam AndersonGUEST
Yep.
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Wesley MorrisHOST
This won't do.
Sam AndersonGUEST
This movie is so preposterous.
Sam AndersonGUEST
It's such a weird combination, this film, of, like, the, uh, zany sort of, um, anti-gravity, like, like, Zucker brothers comedy, where there's just no, it's not even a film.
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