- Cameo: [James Van Der Beek] Van Der Beek appears at the window when Cindy and Bobby are about to make love, and "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole plays in the background, which is the theme to "Dawson's Creek" (1998) which stars James Van Der Beek.
- Casting directors Mary Vernieu and Anne McCarthy left the film after both a lengthy casting period and over differences with the director. A third casting director, Christine Sheaks, was brought aboard. Sheaks had little to do, since most of the film was cast by Vernieu and McCarthy.
- "Scary Movie" was the working title of Scream (1996/I), the main movie parodied.
- The cameraman played by Dan Joffre is called Kenny. Not only is this a reference to Scream (1996/I), where the cameraman (W. Earl Brown) in the movie had the same name, but is also the last name of Francis Kenny, Scary Movie's cinematographer.
- Released by the same studio (Dimension Films) as the Scream (1996/I) films.
- In one of the first scenes in Cindy's bedroom. She says, "Would like to have a little bump-bump?" This line was originally written for Scream (1996/I), but it was later changed to "Would you like to have a little raw footage?"
- Anna Faris's characters name, Cindy Campbell, is a play on the name Sidney, from the Scream Trilogy, and a reference to the actress Neve Campbell, who plays Sidney.
- Shannon Elizabeth plays Buffy who is based on Sarah Michelle Gellar's characters in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) hence Buffy (from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), of course).
- As Ray is stabbing Bobby, Ray shouts, "Watching TV shows doesn't make people violent, canceling TV shows makes people violent! 'Wayans Brothers' was a good show!" This refers to "The Wayans Bros." (1995) in which Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans starred.
- The principal (Principal Squiggman) is played by David L. Lander, who played greaser Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley" (1976) (there's a bottle of Schotz beer, from the brewery where Laverne and Shirley worked, in his office). The principal in Scream, which Scary Movie parodies, was played by Henry Winkler, who played greaser Fonzie on "Happy Days" (1974).
- The lunch room menu at the high school reads "Same Old Shit".
- The name of the high school is "B.A. Corpse High School".
- In the scene outside the Sheriff's dept with Gail Hailstorm reporting, the Steveston County Sheriff's Dept sign shows it was founded in 2017.
- When Ray and Brandy are in the movie theatre, the preview screen reads: "The following 'Peeview' has been 'assproved' for immature audiences only. If you can read this you are too close. Pee Pee Poopy Boogers Farts Butthole. Rated I for Immature. We thought it would be funny to put this here. Kiss our asses and take it off pause."
- The role of Brenda was originally offered to Aaliyah but she turned it down.
- Jennifer Coolidge was offered the role of Miss Mann, but she turned it down.
- After the release of Scary Movie 2 (2001), the covers for Scary Movie were modified - the "NO SEQUELS" is marked over with a large red X.
- DIRECAMEO(Keenen Ivory Wayans): the slave in the Amistad 2 trailer.
- The script for Scary Movie is actually a combination of two scripts Dimension Films bought in 1998: "Last Summer I Screamed Because Halloween Fell On Friday The 13th" written by the Wayans brothers and Phil Beauman; and "Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween" by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The latter was the working title for this project.
- The killer's first victim's name is Drew. This is a reference to Scream (1996/I), in which the second victim is played by Drew Barrymore. The scene and killing is identical to Scream.
- Brenda's character is based on Brandy Norwood's character in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998).
- Jared Leto was offered to play Bobby during the early stages of casting. He eventually declined, in favor of doing Requiem for a Dream (2000).
- Alicia Silverstone was offered the lead role of Cindy Campbell, but turned it down.
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- SPOILER: In the scene where Gail is asking whether or not Cindy's dad has been found, which leads to the "swallow" joke again, Gail is hurrying past the police building to get to the sheriffs. If you look at the brick wall in the background, in white spray paint is the name "Doofy", a foreshadow that Doofy is the serial killer.
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