Parody film

A parody or spoof film is a comedy that satirizes other film genres or classic films. Examples include such films as Not Another Teen Movie, Scary Movie, This Is Spinal Tap, and Spaceballs. The five main conventions for this genre are:

Other parody films

• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Airplane! (1980)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• ' (1988)
• UHF (1989)
• Hot Shots! (1991)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• ' (1993)
• ' (1995)
• ' (2004)