History Main / TheScreamParody

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A SubTrope of ArtImitatesArt. See also AmericanGothicCouple, another painting frequently parodied.

Said parodies usually use a form of TheScream and have the character screaming against an odd (though usually red) coloured background. The general purpose of the parody is usually either to highlight that the character is disturbed in some particular way or even as a RuleOfSymbolism (such as anxiety or existential dread). Some versions of this parody may even undergo an ArtShift (usually into the oil, pastel, and tempera-esque design) to better reflect the style of the most known version of the painting. Sometimes, the other people depicted in the background of the painting may play a key role, usually as a character that the other one hates or has some relation to, and who are sometimes the reason why they are screaming like that.

* Orbulon's "Culture"-themed stage in ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'''': Get it Together!'' has a parody of ''The Scream'' featuring said alien that shows up alongside other famous creations (such as the Statue of Liberty and a [[ManekiNeko Maneki Neko]]) whenever you successfully complete a microgame.

''[[Art/TheScreamMunch The Scream]]'' (also known as ''Shriek'' and ''The Scream of Nature'') refers to a very popular trio of artworks by Creator/EdvardMunch, the first one of which was first released in 1893. The artworks have thus proven to be so popular that they are some of the most widely parodied pieces of art in the world, fictional or otherwise. Said parodies usually use a form of TheScream and have the character screaming against an odd (though usually red) coloured background. The general purpose of the parody is usually either to highlight that the character is disturbed in some particular way or even as a RuleOfSymbolism (such as anxiety or existential dread). Some versions of this parody may even undergo an ArtShift (usually into the oil, pastel, and tempera-esque design) to better reflect the style of the most known version of the painting. Sometimes, the other people depicted in the background of the painting may play a key role, usually as a character that the other one hates or has some relation to, and who are sometimes the reason why they are screaming like that.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': WordOfGod is that the Silence are inspired by the screaming figure in the painting. What makes it more interesting is that InUniverse, the painting may actually be based off them, which has led to the Silence being responsible for the numerous thefts of the painting.

* ''Manga/ExcelSaga'': A RunningGag in the anime adaptation is [[ButtMonkey Pedro]] letting out a BigNo after something distressing happens to him. At least one of these morphed into a parody of Munch's "The Scream".

* Luigi is shown in this pose on the cover of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E5TreehouseOfHorrorIV Treehouse Of Horror IV]]" features a Simpsonised version of the painting amongst the pictures during the ''Series/NightGallery''-inspired wraparound segment of the episode.

* ''Film/{{Scream}}'': The masks worn by all of the Ghostface killers is a variant of Edvard Munch's ''The Scream''.

* ''Website/{{Cracked}}'''s Photoplasty [[http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_581_17-famous-images-as-seen-from-different-angle/?view=article Famous Images, As Seen from a Different Angle]] shows what the figure in Edvard Munch's painting was screaming at: Franchise/{{Superman}}.

* In the second ''VideoGame/RockOfAges'' game, the Scream itself appears at one point, sunbathing in Oslo. Due to a mix-up, it accidentally glues its hands to its face, and this results in it making the screaming face.

* When the disco zombie Makkey from ''Videogame/KendoRage 2'' has a panic attack, he generates a ghostly version of "The Scream" over his head. It can harm Makendo, but is easily avoided.

* In most renderings, the 😱 UsefulNotes/{{emoji|s}} resembles the subject of the painting.

* ''VideoGame/Sackboy:ABigAdventure'': Happens to N.A.O.M.I. during the second act of One Track Mind.

* ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet Sackboy: A Big Adventure'': Happens to N.A.O.M.I. during the second act of One Track Mind.

* ''Sackboy: A Big Adventure'': Happens to N.A.O.M.I. during the second act of One Track Mind.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': In the OVA "Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!"[[note]] Otherwise known as "Konoha Annual Sports Festival"[[/note]], Naruto (who is suffering from a PottyEmergency) makes his clones disappear after they've run into the stalls in the men's room, and then [[OhCrap he finds out too late that now all the doors are locked from the inside]]. He then imagines himself doing the same pose as the person in ''The Scream'' as [[ColorFailure he turns gray]].

* ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'': There's a chase scene at the Louvre with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd jumping in and out of famous paintings and one of the paintings is ''The Scream''. When Elmer thinks he has Bugs and Daffy cornered, Bugs [[AgonyOfTheFeet stomps on Elmer's foot]], resulting in Elmer Fudd screaming in a fashion similar to the painting's subject, as seen in the Trope image.

''[[Art/TheScreamEdvardMunch The Scream]]'' (also known as ''Shriek'' and ''The Scream of Nature'') refers to a very popular trio of artworks by Creator/EdvardMunch, the first one of which was first released in 1893. The artworks have thus proven to be so popular that they are some of the most widely parodied pieces of art in the world, fictional or otherwise. Said parodies usually use a form of TheScream and have the character screaming against an odd (though usually red) coloured background. The general purpose of the parody is usually either to highlight that the character is disturbed in some particular way or even as a RuleOfSymbolism (such as anxiety or existential dread). Some versions of this parody may even undergo an ArtShift (usually into the oil, pastel, and tempera-esque design) to better reflect the style of the most known version of the painting. Sometimes, the other people depicted in the background of the painting may play a key role, usually as a character that the other one hates or has some relation to, and who are sometimes the reason why they are screaming like that.