Cindy Campbell - Main Characters

Main Characters

• Cindy Campbell: Throughout the course of the franchise, Cindy transitions from a naive high school student to a working-class adult. Cindy is a beautiful, good-intentioned, yet accident prone young woman who manages to unravel the mysteries in all four films. In Scary Movie 3, she is the legal guardian of her nephew Cody, whom she ships off to military school in Scary Movie 4. Despite her poor history with relationships, she has a new love interest in every film. She initially was a parody of Neve Campbell's character Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise, but the character was later adjusted to be a parody of the female protagonist of the main film each Scary Movie parodies, as she was a parody of Lili Taylor's character from The Haunting in Scary Movie 2, Naomi Watts' character from The Ring in Scary Movie 3 and Sarah Michelle Gellar's character from The Grudge in Scary Movie 4. She appears in the first four films but not in the 5th due to Faris's pregnancy.

• Brenda Meeks: Cindy's sex-crazed best friend. A ghetto-fabulous young woman who is very loud and aggressive. She is almost killed in the 1st film by being very loud and obnoxious, during which the movie-goers stab her repeatedly. In the 3rd film, she killed by Tabitha and then blown up by Mahalik. but how she comes back to life is never explained. In the first two films, she dated Ray Wilkins. Her brother is Shorty Meeks, who also only appears in the first two films. Though she suspected something odd about Ray, she was oblivious to the fact he is attracted to other men. She is a parody of singer-actress Brandy's character in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and is portrayed by Regina Hall. Her role in Scary Movie 3 was brief and is credited as a special appearance.

• George Logan: Cindy's love interest in Scary Movie 3. He is Tom Logan's easily discouraged younger brother and is friends with Mahalik. He originally wanted to be a rapper but after a failed rap battle, he gives up. He is hesitant to settle down and start a family, as he feels he isn't good at anything. In the end, he gets over that fear and marries Cindy. He makes a brief cameo in Scary Movie 4 as it is revealed that he died before the events of Scary Movie 4, as it is shown in a flashback in a parody of Million Dollar Baby. As Cindy is about to fall on a stool and break her neck, George saves her by jumping in the way but he unintentionally kills himself, leading a chain reaction of multiple people breaking their necks and dying. Cindy appeared to still be grieving his death. He is both a parody of Joaquin Phoenix's character in Signs, and Eminem's character in 8 Mile. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 and is portrayed by Simon Rex. Simon Rex will star in Scary Movie 5 portraying a different character.

• Ray Wilkins: Brenda's former boyfriend. Although he was obviously in love with Brenda, it is heavily implied that Ray is a closet homosexual or bisexual as he finds other men attractive and sometimes behaves in a feminine manner, though he confirmed at the end of the 1st film that he was straight after a misunderstanding. Strangely, Ray tries to kill Cindy along with her boyfriend Bobby (Jon Abrahams) but in Scary Movie 2 they are friends again, and he even saves her life from the Hell House Ghost (Richard Moll). He dies at the end of the original but returns in the second film, as do Brenda and Shorty. He appears in Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. He is portrayed by Shawn Wayans.

• Shorty Meeks: Brenda's brother. He is a stereotypical stoner who speaks in urban slang and frequently puts the word "son" at the end of almost every sentence. He is shown to be good friends with Cindy and Ray. His catchphrase is "Oh shit, son!". Like Brenda and Ray, he dies in the original film and appears in the sequel. Though his killer Bobby does mention that killing Shorty wasn't planned. He is a parody of Jamie Kennedy's character Randy Meeks from the Scream franchise. He appears in Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. However in Scary Movie 3, it seems as though Shorty never existed as Brenda was portrayed as an only child, and there was no mention of Shorty or any other siblings. He is portrayed by Marlon Wayans.

• Tom Logan: George's older brother. He is a depressed farmer and single parent, still grieving over his late wife, Annie (Denise Richards). He was once a pastor. In the end, he regains his faith and becomes a pastor again. Tom makes a brief cameo at the beginning of Scary Movie 4, reverting back to his depression. This time, his depression is spurred by the death of George. He puts himself out of his misery and commits suicide by leaping over his condo balcony. He is a parody of Mel Gibson's character in Signs. He is portrayed by Charlie Sheen, though his appearance in Scary Movie 4 is uncredited. Sheen will make another cameo appearance in Scary Movie 5, this time playing himself as opposed to the "Tom Logan" character.

• Mahalik: a good friend of George's who first appears in Scary Movie 3. He is a rapper who sports long dreadlocks. He frequently goes off into a long debate with his buddy CJ (Kevin Hart) over what something really is or possibly could be (for instance, can a mouse be a rat when it's indoors). He is a parody of Mekhi Phifer's character in 8 Mile. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. He is portrayed by Anthony Anderson.

• CJ: Mahalik's best friend and sidekick. Like Mahalik, he is also a rapper who frequently accompanies Mahalik everywhere he goes. He appears to be quite dimwitted and hyperactive. He appears in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. He is portrayed by Kevin Hart.