Scream 3 (2000)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Williamson (characters)
Ehren Kruger (written by)

Release Date:

4 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Third and Final chapter in the trilogy that made you laugh, and made you Scream.

Plot:

Sidney visits the set of "Stab 3," after pictures of her mother become the clue to a series of murders around Hollywood.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Hollywood | Scream | Reporter | Mask

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Liev Schreiber	...	Cotton Weary
Beth Toussaint	...	Female Caller (voice)
Roger Jackson	...	'The Voice' (voice) (as Roger L. Jackson)
Kelly Rutherford	...	Christine
Neve Campbell	...	Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox	...	Gale Weathers (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Julie Janney	...	Moderator
Richmond Arquette	...	Student
Patrick Dempsey	...	Mark Kincaid
Lynn McRee	...	Maureen Prescott
Nancy O'Dell	...	Female Reporter
Ken Taylor	...	Male Reporter
Scott Foley	...	Roman Bridger
Roger Corman	...	Studio Executive
Lance Henriksen	...	John Milton

Also Known As:

Ghostface (USA) (working title)
Scream 3: Ghostface Killer (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:MA | Austria:16 | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

1336 Harper Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

Craven-Maddalena Films

Trivia:

Neve Campbell was concurrently shooting "Drowning Mona" and 'Party of Five' during the production of "Scream 3". As her character in "Drowning Mona" had long, streaked hair, she had to wear a wig to play Sidney Prescott, one that took 2 hours to apply each morning.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sidney is wearing black, high-heeled boots in the middle section of the film, but does not appear to be wearing them while waiting in the police station later in the film when the killer calls her. However, in the last part of the film, when Sidney arrives at the house, she is wearing boots again as she can be seen pulling not one but two guns from them.

Quotes:

Phone Voice: It was a simple game, Cotton, you should've told me where Sidney was... now you lose.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven (#1.4)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

So Real

Welcome to the final act!

Scream 3 will not disappoint fans of the first two unless your expectations are unrealistically high. All the Scream movies follow a pattern - one of the criticisms I read of Scream 3 was that it was a Xerox copy of the first two - but all sequels are basically remakes of previous films that preceeded it e.g. the Bond series. The success of the Scream films is that Craven and Williamson (and now Scream 3 scribe Kreuger) have blended the ingredients differently each time - you'll definitely enjoy the "Hollywood" flavour of this one!