Extended version

The unrated, longer version (released in the United Kingdom as the "Rude & Crude Unseen Version") of the film features some scenes not shown in the theatrical version. In an alternate ending, Willy, instead of Borat, comes in and says: "I told you it was going to be an epic adventure." Willy then goes in the wardrobe and puts out a "do not disturb" sign that refers to the girl in the wardrobe. The Oompa-Loompas come in and start singing a parody version of the Willy Wonka theme song. The four are then crushed by the wheel. Also, during the scene where Lucy is crushed under the junk that falls out of the wardrobe, the girl who runs out is nude, as opposed to wearing a bikini. In the Snakes on a Plane scene, when the Samuel L. Jackson lookalike yells, he replaces "goddamn" with "motherfuckin'".

Films and TV shows

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)^[4][5][6] (main parody)
• The Da Vinci Code (2006)^[4][5]
• Nacho Libre (2006)^[5]
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)^[5]
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)^[4][5]
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)^[5]
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)^[5][6]
• Borat (2006)^[5][6]
• Rocky III (1982)
• Scarface (1983)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)^[6]
• Superman Returns (2006)^[7][8]
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
• Click (2006)^{[citation needed]}
• MTV Cribs (2000–2006)^[9][10][11]
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)^[10]
• Punk'd (2003–2007)^[10]
• Chappelle's Show (2003)^[12]
• Star Wars (1977)^[13]
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
• Saturday Night Live (2005) – "Lazy Sunday" song by The Lonely Island^[11]
• The Lord of the Rings (2001)^[14]
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
• Mission: Impossible III (2006)^[15][16]
• Casino Royale (2006)^[8]
• V for Vendetta (2005)^[8]
• Enter the Dragon (1973)
• Hustle & Flow (2005)
• Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)^[17]
• Finding Nemo (2003)

Celebrities

• Mel Gibson^[5]
• Michael Jackson
• Lindsay Lohan^[5]
• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie^[5]
• Kanye West^[15][16]
• Ashton Kutcher
• Flavor Flav
• Samuel L. Jackson^[9]
• Paris Hilton^[18]
• Puff Daddy
• Monty Python^[5]

Box office

Epic Movie debuted at number one at the box office with a gross of $18.6 million over the opening weekend.^[19] As of May 8, 2007, the film has grossed $86,865,564, with $39,739,367 of that amount earned domestically.^[20] The film was an economic success for its producers not least because it had a comparatively low budget, estimated at $20 million (the same as Date Movie).

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 2% based on 66 reviews and an average rating of 2.33/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A crude comedy with nothing new or insightful to say about the subjects it satirizes."^[21] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 17 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".^[22] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale.^[23][24]

A. O. Scott of The New York Times called the film "irreverent and also appreciative, dragging its satiric prey down to the lowest pop-cultural denominator" and added, "The humor is coarse and occasionally funny. The archly bombastic score . . . is the only thing you might call witty. But happily, Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard show up ... to add some easy, demented class."^[10] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle thought "only a complete idiot could think Epic Movie is remotely funny or worth making at all." Describing it as "so bereft of anything resembling wit or inspiration", he wondered, "What were the perpetrators, uh filmmakers, thinking?"^[25] In the Los Angeles Times, Alex Chun called the film "nothing more than a disjointed series of scenes and references cobbled together as a backdrop for sophomoric humor."^[26] Ronnie Scheib of Variety said it was "epically unfunny" and "unlikely to join the list of blockbusters it lampoons."^[27] The Radio Times said "There's very little that's epic about this senseless parody, but then there's very little that's funny about it, either... It's mind-numbingly, tediously unamusing and is so devoid of imagination it even parodies self-mocking films."^[4] The Chicago Reader described the film as being "the cinematic equivalent of a tapeworm", while in his review for The Guardian, John Patterson wrote that "Epic Movie is an epic catastrophe, or an artistic failure of epic proportions, or even an Emetic Piece of Insufferable Crap".^[28] The Times expressed surprise that "Penn would stoop so low".^[29]

Accolades

Epic Movie was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 28th ceremony: Worst Remake or Rip-off, Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Electra), and Worst Screenplay (Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer).^[30][31]