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Scream

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
365K
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Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)
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A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

  • Director
    • Wes Craven
  • Writer
    • Kevin Williamson
  • Stars
    • Neve Campbell
    • Courteney Cox
    • David Arquette
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    365K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    244
    47
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Kevin Williamson
    • Stars
      • Neve Campbell
      • Courteney Cox
      • David Arquette
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos5

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    Neve Campbell in Scream (1996)
    David Arquette and Courteney Cox in Scream (1996)
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    Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, and Jamie Kennedy in Scream (1996)
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    Top cast

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    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Sidney
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Gale Weathers
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Deputy Dewey
    Skeet Ulrich
    Skeet Ulrich
    • Billy
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Casey
    Roger Jackson
    Roger Jackson
    • Phone Voice
    • (voice)
    Kevin Patrick Walls
    • Steve
    David Booth
    David Booth
    • Casey's Father
    Carla Hatley
    • Casey's Mother
    Lawrence Hecht
    • Mr. Prescott
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Kenny
    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Tatum
    Lois Saunders
    • Mrs. Tate
    Joseph Whipp
    Joseph Whipp
    • Sheriff Burke
    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Stuart
    Jamie Kennedy
    Jamie Kennedy
    • Randy
    Lisa Beach
    • TV Reporter #1
    Tony Kilbert
    • TV Reporter #2
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Kevin Williamson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 34 mins) When Gale is attempting to enter the police station with Kenny the cameraman, she is stopped by a police officer and is heard saying "Hey watch the hand, do you know who you're dealing with here?!" But her mouth isn't moving.
    • 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
      Edited into What Happened to Her (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Fear The Reaper
      Performed by Gus Black (as Gus)

      Written by Donald Roeser

      Courtesy of Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

    User reviews1.2K

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Enjoyed it a lot more than expected...
    I have been recently reading a lot of reviews of the latest film in this series, Scream 4. Now, for one reason or another I have never seen any of the 'Scream' films before… well not all the way through anyway. Time to change that I thought and so here we are with the first one, Scream. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, it doesn't take itself all that seriously and there's an awful lot more humour than I expected.

    We open with a mysterious voice calling up a girl called Casey, who is home alone about to watch a scary movie. She tries to blow him off but he is persistent and eventually begins to creep her out. Things don't end too well for Casey, or her boyfriend, Steve, after a masked assailant has finished with them. We then switch to another girl, Sidney, her mother had been murdered almost a year ago and her father is about to leave on a business trip. All the talk the next day at school is about the murder and on returning home Sidney receives a call from a man with a mysterious voice. She isn't so easily scared, but still she is attacked by the same masked assailant. Having fought him off, her boyfriend, Billy turns up just before Deputy Dewey. Having found a cell phone on him, Dewey arrests Billy and Sidney goes to stay the night with Dewey's sister, Tatum. As time goes by the bodies begin to mount up and this attracts the media, particularly ambitious reporter, Gale Weathers. It's only a matter of time before Sidney is to be the next on the list, and anyway, there's a score to settle and an awful lot of suspects.

    This made a refreshing change for me, a horror film that doesn't take itself too seriously but at the same time has all the scares and shocks of a more serious one. I liked it! Decent performances all round; Neve Campbell did a good job as Sidney, as did Skeet Ulrich as Billy. Also of note were Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, David Arquette as Deputy Dewey and Matthew Lillard as Stuart. Also nice cameos from Drew Barrymore as Casey, Wes Craven very briefly appeared as Fred the Janitor and Henry Winkler as Principal Arthur Himbry.

    There is a great soundtrack too, including an interesting acoustic rendition of 'Don't Fear the Reaper' when Sidney and Billy are first seen on screen together (very nicely done). I suspect, unfortunately, that the other films in the series may not live up to this rather good beginning, but we shall see… If you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth a viewing, even if you're not really a fan of teen horrors (like me)… Final verdict: Recommended.

    My Score: 7.5/10
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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(Sidney's house)
    • 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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