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Scream 2

  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
223K
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POPULARITY
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Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Jada Pinkett Smith, Courteney Cox, and Jerry O'Connell in Scream 2 (1997)
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Dark ComedySlasher HorrorSuspense MysteryTeen HorrorWhodunnitHorrorMystery

A masked killer purses a student and her friends.A masked killer purses a student and her friends.A masked killer purses a student and her friends.

  • Director
    • Wes Craven
  • Writer
    • Kevin Williamson
  • Stars
    • Neve Campbell
    • Courteney Cox
    • David Arquette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    223K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,737
    365
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Kevin Williamson
    • Stars
      • Neve Campbell
      • Courteney Cox
      • David Arquette
    • 692User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Sidney Prescott
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Gale Weathers
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Dewey Riley
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • Maureen
    • (as Jada Pinkett)
    Omar Epps
    Omar Epps
    • Phil
    Paulette Patterson
    • Usher Giving Out Costumes
    Rasila Schroeder
    • Screaming Girl Up Aisle
    Heather Graham
    Heather Graham
    • 'Stab' Casey
    Roger Jackson
    Roger Jackson
    • The Voice
    • (voice)
    • (as Roger L. Jackson)
    Peter Deming
    Peter Deming
    • Popcorn Boy
    Molly Gross
    • Theater Girl #1
    Rebecca McFarland
    Rebecca McFarland
    • Theater Girl #2
    Elise Neal
    Elise Neal
    • Hallie
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Cotton Weary
    Kevin Williamson
    Kevin Williamson
    • Cotton's Interviewer
    Sandy Heddings
    • Girl in Dorm Hallway
    • (as Sandy Heddings-Katulka)
    Dave Allen Clark
    • Reporter Outside Theater
    Joe Washington
    • Reporter #1
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Kevin Williamson
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One scene in Kevin Williamson's screenplay was described simply as "Wes Craven will make it scary."
    • Goofs
      (at around 16 mins) Randy corrects Film Class Guy #1's quotation of Ripley's famous exclamation in Aliens (1986) ("Get away from her, you bitch!"), but Randy is wrong; Film Class Guy #1 was correct. Film Class Guy #1 was supposed to misquote Aliens (1986), but Joshua Jackson spoke Jamie Kennedy's line. Thinking fast, and to keep the scene going, Kennedy spoke the quote intended for Film Class Guy #1, "Stay away from her, you bitch."
    • Quotes

      Randy: [from the trailer] The way I see it, someone's out to make a sequel. You know, cash in on all the movie murder hoopla. So, it's our job to observe the rules of the sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate. Carnage candy. And number three: never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD omits Robert Rodriguez's directors credit during the opening titles for "Stab".
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Amistad/Titanic/Good Will Hunting/The Apostle (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      She's Always in My Hair
      Written by Prince (as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince)

      Performed and Produced by D'Angelo

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

    User reviews692

    Featured review
    7/10

    More of the same self-relative horror, enjoyably balances mock and slasher film goods

    Director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson re-teamed for this unneeded but entertaining sequel. Also returning is a majority of the original cast (Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, and Liev Schreiber), where the story picks up two years later with Campbell attending college when a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and stalks her and her college pals. As with the first film, everyone is a suspect and most importantly the film strikes a nice tonal balance of mocking slasher film conventions while also delivering the slasher film goods. Jamie Kennedy's video store clerk, now a film school student, at one point explains the rules for horror sequels, stating "there are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate - more blood, more gore - *carnage candy*. And number three: never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead." and "Scream 2" delivers on all three of these points. Besides meeting those sequel requirements, Craven is a master of suspense and shock and as with the first film, for a mainstream picture, he does deliver a shockingly rough horror film. Craven actually had to submit eight different cuts to the MPAA before getting an R-rating, so there's no mistaking that this film was from the same guy who made "The Last House on the Left" and "The Hills Have Eyes." The film is also immensely helped by a strong cast of new characters that include Jada Pinkett, Omar Epps, Sarah Michelle Gellar (interestingly playing a helpless blond character-type, the antithesis of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which she was playing at this same time), Timothy Olyphant, Jerry O'Connell, Laurie Metcalf, Rebecca Gayheart, an unrecognizable Portia de Rossi, and the great David Warner in a small role as a drama teacher. Best of all are the very funny cameos for the movie-within-a-movie "Stab," where Heather Graham plays the Drew Barrymore part form the first film and Tori Spelling & Luke Wilson play Campbell and Skeet Ulrich's parts (an inside joke from the first film where one of Campbell's friends asks her "If they make a movie about you, who's gonna play you?" and she answers, "With my luck, they'd cast Tori Spelling."). Look fast for a before-he-was-famous Adam Shankman as a Ghost Dancer and Selma Blair has an uncredited appearance (or is heard) as Gellar's friend on the phone. Also, the film was edited by Patrick Lussier, who'd later go on to direct the solid "My Bloody Valentine" remake, Nic Cage's "Drive Angry," and was co-writer on under appreciated Terminator sequel "Terminator Genisys." My main complaint about the film is that Williamson's script hasn't aged all that well, seeming at bit too clever for itself, reminding me in many ways of the endless Tarantino wannabes of this era, where pop culture references were lazy substitutes for good dialogue, interesting characters, or original stories. Still, while this sequel basically covers the same ground of the first film, it's a strong cast with a talented director making a big budget slasher film, which is not something horror fans are treated to very often. FUN FACT! Robert Rodriguez ("Desperado" "Sin City" "Machete") directed scenes of "Stab", the movie-within-a-movie.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scream 2: Grita y vuelve a gritar
    • Filming locations
      • Rialto Theatre - 1023 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA(movie premiere)
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Konrad Pictures
      • Craven-Maddalena Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,363,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,926,342
      • Dec 14, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $172,363,301
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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