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Scream

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Drew Barrymore, David Booth, Keith Meriweather, C.W. Morgan, Wendy Miklovic, Jody Mullins, Kelly Murtagh, Connor Weil, Madison Wolfe, Amor Owens, and Madeleine Woolner in Scream (1996)
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A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
332K
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POPULARITY
379
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  • Director
    • Wes Craven
  • Writer
    • Kevin Williamson
  • Stars
    • Neve Campbell
    • Courteney Cox
    • David Arquette
Top credits
  • Director
    • Wes Craven
  • Writer
    • Kevin Williamson
  • Stars
    • Neve Campbell
    • Courteney Cox
    • David Arquette
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 293Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos7

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    What Horror Movies Terrified You as a Kid?
    Full Episode 3:18
    What Horror Movies Terrified You as a Kid?
    Stars Who Turned Down 'Scream'
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    Stars Who Turned Down 'Scream'
    The Watchlist With "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Star Rachel Bloom
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    The Watchlist With "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Star Rachel Bloom

    Photos564

    Neve Campbell in Scream (1996)
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    Courteney Cox in Scream (1996)
    Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)
    Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, and Jamie Kennedy in Scream (1996)
    Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)
    Neve Campbell and Rose McGowan in Scream (1996)
    Courteney Cox in Scream (1996)
    Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, and Jamie Kennedy in Scream (1996)
    Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich in Scream (1996)
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    Top cast

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    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Sidneyas Sidney
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Gale Weathersas Gale Weathers
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Deputy Deweyas Deputy Dewey
    Skeet Ulrich
    Skeet Ulrich
    • Billyas Billy
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Caseyas Casey
    Roger Jackson
    Roger Jackson
    • Phone Voiceas Phone Voice
    • (voice)
    Kevin Patrick Walls
    • Steveas Steve
    David Booth
    David Booth
    • Casey's Fatheras Casey's Father
    Carla Hatley
    • Casey's Motheras Casey's Mother
    Lawrence Hecht
    • Mr. Prescottas Mr. Prescott
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Kennyas Kenny
    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Tatumas Tatum
    Lois Saunders
    • Mrs. Tateas Mrs. Tate
    Joseph Whipp
    Joseph Whipp
    • Sheriff Burkeas Sheriff Burke
    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Stuartas Stuart
    Jamie Kennedy
    Jamie Kennedy
    • Randyas Randy
    Lisa Beach
    • TV Reporter #1as TV Reporter #1
    Tony Kilbert
    • TV Reporter #2as TV Reporter #2
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Kevin Williamson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The party scene near the end of the film runs forty-two minutes long. It was shot over the course of twenty-one days from the time the sun set to the time it rose. After it wrapped, the crew had t-shirts made that read "I SURVIVED SCENE 118" (which was the name of the scene during shooting). The cast and crew jokingly called it "The longest night in horror history."
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 14 mins) When Gale Weathers leaves the cameraman in the back of the truck she is heard to say "I'll be right back", but her lips say something like "keep watching".
    • Quotes

      Stu: Did you really call the police?

      Sidney Prescott: You bet your sorry ass I did.

      Stu: [starting to cry] My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!

    • Crazy credits
      Henry Winkler, who played Principal Himbry, was asked to go uncredited because the producers did not want to detract any attention from the younger, lesser known actors.
    • Alternate versions
      German DVD/VHS releases by VCL/MAWA were offered in two versions: the uncut 'Not under 18' version and a cut version which misses 4 minutes and has a 'Not under 16' rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Evita/Beavis and Butt-Head Do America/One Fine Day/My Fellow Americans/Scream/Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Fear The Reaper
      Performed by Gus Black (as Gus)

      Written by Donald Roeser

      Courtesy of Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    8/10
    Hate To Admit It, But It's Great
    There's more than a few reasons to hate `Scream'; the main reason would be that the film single-handedly resurrected the teen-slasher genre, a movie category that had long been beaten to death. Because of the success of `Scream', witless horror crap like `I Know What You Did Last Summer' and `Urban Legend' got greenlighted, half the teenage casts of various WB television shows got summer acting jobs, and some awful scripts that should've been left dead and buried `Teaching Mrs. Tingle' got to see the light of day. `Scream' is responsible for a lot of garbage. But the truth of the matter is, `Scream' is also a phenomenal movie.

    The plot of `Scream' is very simple: a masked knife-wielding maniac is busy stalking the students of High, killing them off one by one. The killer's inordinately obsessed with one girl, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who of course gets involved in the quest to unmask the killer. The catch (in case you don't already know it), though, is brilliant. Everyone in the film is familiar with all the slasher film conventions. They know that you shouldn't walk in the woods alone at night. They know that having wild sex is an unwritten invitation to be hacked to pieces. They know not to say things to each other like `I'm going outside for a cigarette; I'll be right back.' -- such statements are virtual death warrants. One of the best examples (and best characters) of this is Randy (Jamie Kennedy), the film-obsessed nut of the film, who actually goes so far as to muse what `real' actors and actresses should play the other characters in the film, going so far as to joke about who gets to be Tori Spelling. All the dumb conventions of slasher films are pulled out of the shadows, exposed for what they really are . . . and then, some of them get used anyway, because the characters willingly choose to ignore those conventions. Some cliches are thrown away, while others are embraced. `Scream' really turned the horror/slasher film genre on its ear, becoming the first truly suspenseful and exciting slasher film in many, many years simply because it suddenly had a million new avenues to explore. The film's self-awareness allowed to move in brand-new directions . . . and suddenly, scenes that used to be predictable in other slasher films suddenly become incredibly intense in `Scream'.

    Director Wes Craven was perfect for this film -- as director of slasher classics like `Nightmare On Elm Street', he easily sets the visual feels and style of film to perfect evoke all the slasher films of yore . . . and then, much like `Scream's' script, chooses to either faithfully follow the tried and true, or to go off in competely unexpected directions. Either way, Craven manages to create a lot of absolutely nail-biting, thrilling scenes. He also doesn't hold back with the gore, which is always a plus in great slasher films. The acting ranges from barely mediocre to good -- Neve Campbell's okay as Sidney; Courtney Cox is pretty good as tart-tongued reporter Gail Weathers; Jamie Kennedy rules as Randy the film geek; and David Arquette is utterly bland and forgettable as Deputy Dewey Riley, the sad-sack policeman. But casts in slasher films don't particularly matter anyway; the good ones are all about suspense, terror, and gore. And in `Scream', Wes Craven provides massive amounts of all three of those criteria.

    The irony is, `Scream' spawned dozens of imitators, and by spawning imitators, all the new avenues opened up by `Scream' quickly got old and boring once more. Still, purely on its own merit, it's an excellent film. The best slasher film of all time is still John Carpenter's `Halloween', without question, but `Scream' actually runs a close second. It's well worth watching. Grade: A-
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    FAQ7

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scary Movie
    • Filming locations
      • 1820 Calistoga Road, Santa Rosa, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Woods Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $103,046,663
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,354,586
      • Dec 22, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $173,046,663
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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