Scream 3 (2000)

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

Kevin Williamson (characters), Ehren Kruger

Stars:

David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A new film is currently in production, and a killer is on the loose. The murders draw a reporter, ex-cop, and young woman to the set of the movie inspired by their life. They soon find out that they are dealing with a trilogy, and in a trilogy...anything can happen.

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Plot Keywords:

tape over mouth | horror icon | reference to princess leia | slasher flick | slasher killer | 

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Taglines:

The Millennium Starts With Scream

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In his book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made", Greg Sestero revealed that he had auditioned for a role in the film.

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Goofs

(at around 46 mins) After Jennifer's house blows up, when Dewey fires at Ghostface you can clearly hear 7 shots. Revolvers only hold 6.

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Quotes

The Voice: Where's Maureen's daughter Sidney?
Cotton Weary: Who the fuck is this?
The Voice: Somebody who would kill to know where Sidney Prescott is! One chance Cotton, you've got connections. Where is she?

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Alternate Versions

R1 DVD includes an alternative ending and some deleted/alternative scenes:

• Two different versions of Cotton Weary's pre-title sequence;
• A scene taking place on the Stab 3 set, where we see the crew sitting together and talking with Dewey;
• A scene showing Jenny McCarthy talking with a security guard for Sunrise Studios.
• The alternate ending to the film involves Sydney hiding from the killer, while preparing to strike at the right moment. Only the beginning and end of the two endings are different.

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Connections

Referenced in WCW Worldwide: Episode dated 26 February 2000 (2000)

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Soundtracks

Red Right Hand 2
Written by Nick Cave (as Cave), Mick Harvey (as Harvey), Thomas Wydler (as Wydler)
Performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Strings Conducted and Arranged by Barry Adamson
Courtesy of Mute Records Ltd. U.K.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

A bit better than Scream 2

I was expecting this to be worse than Scream 2, but surprisingly I liked it a bit more. I thought the plot was decent and it kept me intrigued till the end. One issue I had with this movie and also in Scream 2 is that I find the reasoning of some of the main characters being reunited a bit weird and not believable. I don't know how Sidney managed to survive at the end; They should've stuck with the original ending even though it might have been boring, at least it would be a bit more believable. This movie is not great, but it's nearly as good as Scream and Its a movie that I would probably watch again.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghostface

Filming Locations:

21914 Gold Stone Road, Topanga, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,713,342, 6 February 2000

Gross USA:

$89,143,175

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$161,834,276

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures, Craven-Maddalena Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1