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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   44,882 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Kevin Williamson (characters)
Kevin Williamson (written by)
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Release Date:
12 December 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Jemand ist mit seiner Liebe zu Fortsetzungen einen Schritt zu weit gegangen. (Somebody has taken his love for sequels one step too far.) more
Plot:
It has been two years since the tragic events at Woodsboro. Sidney Prescott and Randy Meeks are trying to get on with their lives... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Even better the second time around. more (433 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Maureen (as Jada Pinkett)

Omar Epps ... Phil
Paulette Patterson ... Usher Giving Out Costumes
Rasila Schroeder ... Screaming Girl Up Aisle

Heather Graham ... 'Stab' Casey
Roger Jackson ... The Voice (voice) (as Roger L. Jackson)
Peter Deming ... Popcorn Boy
Molly Gross ... Theater Girl #1

Rebecca McFarland ... Theater Girl #2

Neve Campbell ... Sidney Prescott
Elise Neal ... Hallie

Liev Schreiber ... Cotton Weary

Kevin Williamson ... Cotton's Interviewer
Sandy Heddings ... Girl in Dorm Hallway (as Sandy Heddings-Katulka)
Dave Allen Clark ... Reporter Outside Theater
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Scream Again (USA) (working title)
Scream Louder (USA) (working title)
Scream: The Sequel (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and strong bloody violence.
Runtime:
120 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Sarah Michelle Gellar signed on for the movie before even reading the script more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where the killer is after CiCi on the balcony, the killer stabs her in the back twice but when the killer removes the knife from her back both times you can clearly see there is no blood on it. more
Quotes:
Gale: Look, local woman! I know you hold me up as your career template and that it gives you some sort of charge to challenge me, but give it a rest. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Office: Frame Toby (#5.8)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Suburban Life more

FAQ

Which characters in this movie are also from Scream (1996)?
Wasn't Randy wrong about the Aliens quote?
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32 out of 38 people found the following comment useful.
Even better the second time around., 13 April 2003
9/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a university student a few years after the events of the original movie. As could be expected, a movie titled "Stab", based on the events of the original film, is being released. Also, as could be expected, a copycat killer is on the loose, savagely killing everybody in sight, intent on creating a "real-life" sequel of sorts.

I like "Scream 2" even better than the first movie. I think it gave me even more for my money. More killings, more bloodshed...and more chase/suspense scenes. It goes on pretty long for a horror/thriller (those kinds of films generally aren't much longer than an hour and a half, while this one runs about two hours long) but it provides good entertainment throughout. The gimmick is that now the film-makers are attempting to poke fun at horror movie *sequels*, where the rules tend to change a little bit.

Best of all, the movie has one smart African-American character who's actually smarter than most of the panic-stricken white folk in the film. You don't see that too often in horror movies.

And one spectacular death scene for one extremely unfortunate police detective. OUCH!

Some folks may think that this is formula-driven stuff itself that has already become derivative. But at least for me, it's still exciting to watch.

Nine out of ten; sometimes sequels really *do* deliver the goods.

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