Scream (1996)
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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.
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... Sidney Prescott
... Dewey Riley
... Gale Weathers
... Stu Macher
... Tatum Riley
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**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.
Director:
Writer:
Kevin Williamson (Screenplay)
Release Date:
1996-12-20
Run Time:
112 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Scream
**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.
**_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_
Cast & Crew of
Scream
Cast
... Sidney Prescott
... Dewey Riley
... Gale Weathers
... Stu Macher
... Tatum Riley
... Billy Loomis
... Randy Meeks
... Kenny Brown
... Sheriff Burke
... Cotton Weary
... Casey Becker
... 'The Voice' (voice)
... Steven Orth
... Casey's Father
... Casey's Mother
... Neil Prescott
... Mrs. Tate
... TV Reporter #1
... TV Reporter #2
... Hank Loomis
... Mrs. Riley
... Expelled Teen #1
... Expelled Teen #2
... Cheerleader in Bathroom
... Girl in Bathroom
... Reporter with Mask
... Young Girl in Video Store
... Party Teen #1
... Party Teen #2
... Teen on Couch
... Bored Teen
... Girl on Couch
... Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)
... Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)
... Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Crew
... Executive Producer
... Screenplay
... Director of Photography
... Art Direction
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Director
... Executive Producer
... Editor
... Set Decoration
... Executive Producer
... Casting
... Producer
... Set Designer
... ADR Mixer
... Foley Artist
... Scoring Mixer
... Location Scout
... Stunts
... Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Associate Producer
... Co-Executive Producer
... Co-Producer
... Assistant Production Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Script Supervisor
... Art Department Coordinator
... Costume Supervisor
... Costume Supervisor
... Production Design
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Boom Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Music Supervisor
... Steadicam Operator
... Music Editor
... Still Photographer
... Steadicam Operator
... First Assistant Camera
... Set Dressing Artist
... Key Hair Stylist
... Greensman
... Painter
... Costume Design
... Hairstylist
... Standby Painter
... Grip
... Additional Music
... Driver
... Post Production Supervisor
... Construction Coordinator
... Location Manager
... Production Office Coordinator
... Craft Service
... Video Assist Operator
... Color Timer
... Stunt Coordinator
... First Assistant Director
... First Assistant Editor
... Carpenter
... Makeup Artist
... Post Production Assistant
... Stand In
... Lighting Technician
... Executive In Charge Of Production
... ADR Supervisor
... Orchestrator
... Unit Publicist
... Transportation Coordinator
... Unit Production Manager
... Sound Recordist
... Rigging Grip
... Property Master
... Transportation Captain
... Production Accountant
... ADR Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Sound Supervisor
... Stunt Double
... Foley Mixer
... Casting Assistant
... Foley Artist
... Camera Loader
... ADR Voice Casting
... Production Secretary
... Second Assistant Director
... Costumer
... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Property Buyer
... Location Assistant
... Conductor
... Dolly Grip
... Second Company Grip
... Music Consultant
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Additional Director of Photography
... Assistant Property Master
... Chief Lighting Technician
... Sound Assistant
... BTS Videographer
... First Company Grip
... Art Department Production Assistant
... ADR Mixer
... Production Assistant
... Second Assistant Camera
... Assistant Editor
... Assistant Location Manager
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Executive In Charge Of Production
... Set Decoration
... Leadman
... Leadman
... Set Designer
... Set Dresser
... "A" Camera Operator
... "A" Camera Operator
... First Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Camera
... Camera Loader
... Steadicam Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Rigging Grip
... Lighting Technician
... Key Makeup Artist
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