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March 15, 2002
'Showtime' feels stale despite Murphy, De Niro
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
Can these spoofs just go POOF! and disappear?
Spoofing a genre is a tired idea. In the past couple of years alone, "Not Another Teen Movie" made fun of teen movies, "Wet Hot American Summer" made fun of Eighties sex comedies, and "Scary Movie" made fun of scary movies -- then did it again in a sequel.
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