Scream (1996/I)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Williamson (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't Answer The Phone. Don't Open The Door. Don't Try To Escape.

Plot:

A psychopathic serial killer is stalking a group of teens just like in the movies!

Plot Keywords:

Death | Mask | Tabloid | Murder | News Reporter

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	8:00 PM	MTV
Sun. July 5	10:30 PM	MTV

Cast

David Arquette	...	Deputy Dwight 'Dewey' Riley
Neve Campbell	...	Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox	...	Gale Weathers
Skeet Ulrich	...	Billy Loomis
Rose McGowan	...	Tatum Riley
Matthew Lillard	...	Stuart Macher
Jamie Kennedy	...	Randy Meeks
W. Earl Brown	...	Kenneth Jones
Drew Barrymore	...	Casey Becker
Joseph Whipp	...	Sheriff Burke
Lawrence Hecht	...	Neil Prescott
Roger Jackson	...	Phone Voice (voice)
David Booth	...	Mr. Becker
Liev Schreiber	...	Cotton Weary
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Steven Orth

Also Known As:

Scary Movie (USA) (working title)
La máscara de la muerte (Ecuador) (TV title) (Venezuela) [es]
Крик (Russia) [ru]
Çiglik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Frissons (Canada: French title) [fr]
Grita antes de morir (Mexico) [es]
Gritos (Portugal) [pt]
Kravgi agonias (Greece) [el]
Krik (Slovenia) [sl]
Pânico (Brazil) [pt]
Scream (France) [fr]
Scream (Finland) [fi]
Scream (Norway) [no]
Scream - Schrei des Todes (Switzerland: German title) (TV title) [de]
Scream - Schrei! (Germany) [de]
Scream: Grita antes de morir (Mexico) [es]
Scream: Vigila quién llama (Spain) [es]
Sikoly (Hungary) [hu]
Skrik (Norway) [no]
Vrisak (Croatia) [hr]
Vrisak (Serbia) [sr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic horror violence and gore, and for language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 (re-rating) | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Sweden:18 (director's cut) | Austria:16 | Argentina:16 (director's cut) | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 (director's cut) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (original rating) | Norway:18 (director's cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Greece:K-17 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Bradley Video, Santa Rosa, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Kevin Patrick Walls, who plays Drew Barrymore's ill-fated boyfriend, was given this small part as compensation for not getting the role of Billy.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Casey runs into the kitchen after her boyfriend Steve is killed, The smoke alarm sounds like a fire truck siren. Much later, when Casey's Mother and Father come into the kitchen, the smoke alarm is making a "beeping" sound. This because many smoke alarm will do that when the battery gets weak. After whaling the full siren alarm, the battery got weak and the sound changed to the beeping sound.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Casey: Hello?
Phone Voice: Hello.
Casey: Yes?
Phone Voice: Who is this?
Casey: Who are you trying to reach?
Phone Voice: What number is this?
Casey: Well, what number are you trying to reach?
Phone Voice: I don't know.
Casey: I think you have the wrong number.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Whisper

Thrilling, refreshing horror tale

Watching this film for the first time in the basement of a four story house, with no-one else in was the perfect setting for this film. From the very first scene I was gripped and I could not wait for the climax to discover the murderer and his motives. The script was extremely original, as they had purposely set out to parodie the typical slasher style movie.

It was written in a way that deceived and tricked and had you jumping out of your seats but also laughing at the paradoxical black humour. For anyone looking for a good horror film with a twist, you won't find a better one than Scream.

Overall I give it 9.5/10