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Scream

Year:

1996

Duration:

111 min | Germany:103 min

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Wes Craven

Awards:

7 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-12-20

Filming Locations: 3871 Tomales Road, Tomales, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,354,586 (USA) (22 December 1996)

Gross: $103,001,286 (USA) (20 July 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Drew Barrymore

Scream

Roger Jackson

Phone Voice

Kevin Patrick Walls

Steve

David Booth

Casey's Father

Carla Hatley

Casey's Mother

Neve Campbell

Sidney

Skeet Ulrich

Billy

Lawrence Hecht

Mr. Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

W. Earl Brown

Kenny

Rose McGowan

Tatum

Lois Saunders

Mrs. Tate

David Arquette

Deputy Dewey

Joseph Whipp

Sheriff Burke

Matthew Lillard

Stuart

Jamie Kennedy

Randy

Lisa Beach

TV Reporter #1

Tony Kilbert

TV Reporter #2

C.W. Morgan

Hank Loomis

Frances Lee McCain

Mrs. Riley

Liev Schreiber

Cotton Weary

Troy Bishop

Expelled Teen #1

Ryan Kennedy

Expelled Teen #2

Leonora Scelfo

Cheerleader in Bathroom

Nancy Anne Ridder

Girl in Bathroom

Lisa Canning

Reporter with Mask

Bonnie Wood

Young Girl in Video Store

Aurora Draper

Party Teen #1

Kenny Kwong

Party Teen #2

Justin Sullivan

Teen on Couch

Kurtis Bedford

Bored Teen

Angela Miller

Girl on Couch

Linda Blair

Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Boom Operator (uncredited)

Wes Craven

Fred the Janitor

Matt McDonald

Video Customer (uncredited)

Carter Raff

Student (uncredited)

Freddy W. Smith

Hall Monitor (uncredited)

Henry Winkler

Principal Arthur Himbry

Did you know?

Trivia

Contains spoilers for Friday the 13th (1980).

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The cheerleader in the washroom scene was played by one of Skeet Ulrich's girlfriends.

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Courteney Cox and David Arquette met and fell in love on the set of this movie. They eventually married, but divorced in 2013.

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Goofs

When Tatum is throwing the beer bottles at Ghostface, one clearly hits him hard in the forehead. Yet, moments later we see both the possible killers and neither of them even has a mark on their faces.

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Length of the sheriff's cigarette during the conversation with the deputy.

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At the end of the movie when Gale Weathers is holding the gun in the kitchen, you can clearly hear the sound of the hammer being pulled before the camera goes to her. However, when the camera shows a view from behind, you can see the hammer on the gun is still up and not in a firing position. Also, on the standard Beretta 92FS handgun, the hammer is unable to cocked back with the safety on, as Billy stated it was. Furthermore, when the safety is on, the trigger will pull freely. When Gale tried pulling the trigger, she encountered resistance.

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Quotes

Randy: [Gale, Sid and Randy are looking at Billy's body] Careful. This is the moment when the supposedly dead killer comes back to life, for one last scare.

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Casey: Who's there?

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Stu: I didn't kill anybody.

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Faq

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Scream can be found here.

Is 'Scream' based on a book?

No. Scream is based on a script by American screenwriter Kevin Williamson who meant to present a satirical view of other slasher movies, e.g., Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980), so these movies can be said to provide part of the ideas on which Scream is based. Scream is also partly based on the Gainesville Ripper (real name: Danny Rolling), an American serial killer who murdered five students in Gainesville, Florida. Due to its box office success, Scream was followed by Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), and Scream 4 (2011).

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