Parody/Spoof

A parody or spoof film is a comedy that satirizes other film genres or classic films. The main conventions for this genre are:

• Sarcasm
• Huge stereotyping, e.g., the dumb blonde, the hardboiled detective
• Mocking other films or scenes from serious movies
• Violence with no consequence for characters' actions
• Obvious meanings to characters' actions
• Joking around with no purpose
• Random scenens, many layers

For some examples of parody movies, please visit the Parody entry on Wikipedia.