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Dimension Films Dimension Films
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Woods Entertainment
Scream Collection Scream Collection

Scream

Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.

1996 112 min ★ 7.4 (8,223) Released
Crime Horror Mystery

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.

Original title
Scream
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$173,046,663
Reviews & Ratings 2
Nathan

Nathan

Mar 5, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

**_Scream delivered a breath of fresh air into the slasher franchise and holds up rather well nearly 30 years later._** The plot of this film follows a cookie-cutter structure that models nearly all of the great slasher franchises of the late 1970s and early 1980s, but that is entirely the point. Scream is completely aware of the tropes of horror movies and utilizes them in a creative way by adding commentary and subtle comedy delivered by the characters throughout the film. It is not a full-fledged comedy by any means; there is no forced humor or jokes, but it is more of a dark comedy that pokes fun at itself in the background. The performances from our main cast were great. Neve Campbell delivers an excellent badass performance and is the perfect lead for the franchise. She is capable of fighting back in a brutal way and rivals Laurie Stroud from Halloween as my favorite final girl of all time. Courtney Cox was quite good as well; she had limited screen time but was able to really make the most of it. David Arquette was okay; he did not blow me away by any means, and he is quite replaceable in my opinion. Matthew Lillard was my favorite of the film; his performance was over the top and quite mentally deranged, which worked really well. Skeet Ulrich was also quite good, but took a backseat to Lillard in my opinion. The direction of this film was great. Wes Craven did an excellent job delivering unique shots and utilizing the camera angle and height quite well. I do think this movie needs a little more gore and violence for it being a slasher film. There was really only one kill that was quite memorable to me. For it being a homage and critique of the slasher genre, it was lacking quite a bit in the slash department. In addition, the runtime felt a bit bloated, and I think if this was cut down to maybe ten minutes, the viewing experience would have been better. Overall, I do think this movie is slightly overrated, but it is still a great film and worthy of its praise (for the most part). **Score:** _79%_ | **Verdict:** _Great_

The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

Sep 3, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

**Scream was the first of its kind that redefined horror with new rules, a meta plot, and rebellious unexpected twists.** Scream followed all the rules and simultaneously broke them in a brilliant self-aware genre reinvention that leveraged every horror movie trope to set up and subvert every expectation. Scream is a love ballad to horror movie fans that intimately knows and zealously honors the legacy of terror-filled films that came before while creating something new, innovative, bold, and surprising. Scream’s dark humor and admiration of overused horror plot points resulted in one of the first meta films in history. Characters know they are living a real-life horror film and yet make dumb and predictable horror movie decisions tricking the viewers into a sort of safety before breaking all the rules and surprising with unexpected twists and turns. Scream was the first of its kind and welcomed a whole new horror sub-genre and a movie franchise that still has no end in sight over 25 years later.

User reviews courtesy of TMDB.

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Cast 25
Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell

Sidney

Skeet Ulrich

Skeet Ulrich

Billy

Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan

Tatum

Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

Stuart

David Arquette

David Arquette

Deputy Dewey

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Randy

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Casey

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Kenny

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Sheriff Burke

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Cotton Weary

Roger L. Jackson

Roger L. Jackson

Phone Voice (voice)

Kevin Patrick Walls

Kevin Patrick Walls

Steve

David Booth

David Booth

Casey's Father

Carla Hatley

Carla Hatley

Casey's Mother

Lawrence Hecht

Lawrence Hecht

Mr. Prescott

C.W. Morgan

C.W. Morgan

Hank Loomis

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Mrs. Riley

Ryan Kennedy

Ryan Kennedy

Expelled Teen #2

Leonora Scelfo

Leonora Scelfo

Cheerleader in Bathroom

Nancy Anne Ridder

Nancy Anne Ridder

Girl in Bathroom

Lisa Canning

Lisa Canning

Reporter with Mask

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

Crew 24
Peter Deming

Peter Deming

Additional Director of Photography

Mark Irwin

Mark Irwin

Director of Photography

Scott Andrew Ressler

Scott Andrew Ressler

First Assistant Camera

Dan Kneece

Dan Kneece

Steadicam Operator

Craig Braginsky

Craig Braginsky

Additional Music

Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle

Stunts

Dane Farwell

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Frank Lloyd

Frank Lloyd

Stunts

Noby Arden

Noby Arden

Stunts

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Director

Patrick Lussier

Patrick Lussier

Editor

Peter Devaney Flanagan

Peter Devaney Flanagan

First Assistant Editor

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Andrew Durham

Andrew Durham

Assistant Production Coordinator

Bob Weinstein

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Marianne Maddalena

Marianne Maddalena

Executive Producer

Cary Woods

Cary Woods

Producer

Cathy Konrad

Cathy Konrad

Producer

Dean Wright

Dean Wright

Production Office Coordinator

Marco Beltrami

Marco Beltrami

Conductor

Marco Beltrami

Marco Beltrami

Original Music Composer

Leslie Shatz

Leslie Shatz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson

Screenplay

Gallery 328
Videos 23
Similar Movies 724
Recommended 62
US Release Dates 7

Dec 18, 1996

Los Angeles, California

R Premiere

Dec 20, 1996

R Theatrical

Jun 24, 1997

VHS

NR Physical

Jul 2, 1997

Laserdisc

NR Physical

Dec 3, 1997

VHS

R Physical

Oct 19, 2021

25th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Digital

R Physical

May 4, 2025

R Theatrical (Limited)

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