Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Skeet Ulrich
Billy Loomis
Rose McGowan
Tatum Riley
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Matthew Lillard
Stu Macher
Jamie Kennedy
Randy Meeks
W. Earl Brown
Kenny Brown
Joseph Whipp
Sheriff Burke
Liev Schreiber
Cotton Weary
Drew Barrymore
Casey Becker
Roger L. Jackson
Ghostface (voice)
Kevin Patrick Walls
Steven Orth
David Booth
Casey's Father
Carla Hatley
Casey's Mother
Lawrence Hecht
Neil Prescott
Lois Saunders
Mrs. Tate
Lisa Beach
TV Reporter #1 / Casting
Tony Kilbert
TV Reporter #2
C.W. Morgan
Hank Loomis
Frances Lee McCain
Mrs. Riley
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
Henry Winkler
Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)
Linda Blair
Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)
Wes Craven
Fred the Janitor (uncredited) / Director
Matt McDonald
Video Customer (uncredited)
Freddy W. Smith
Hall Monitor (uncredited)
Patrick Lussier
Editor
David Lubin
Art Direction
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Bruce Alan Miller
Set Designer / Production Design
Marianne Maddalena
Executive Producer
Cary Woods
Producer
Kevin Williamson
Screenplay
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Cathy Konrad
Producer
Michele Poulik
Set Decoration
Dixie J. Capp
Co-Producer
Stuart M. Besser
Co-Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Bergstrom
Costume Design
James Burke
Greensman
Nicholas Mastandrea
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Annie Welles
Script Supervisor
Mathew Hooey
Costume Supervisor
Gerald Lehtola
Art Department Coordinator
Gary J. Saldutti
Costume Supervisor
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott A. Tinsley
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Sean Rush
Boom Operator
E. Gedney Webb
Music Editor
David Moir
Still Photographer
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
Dan Kneece
Steadicam Operator
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects Supervisor
Sam Gemette
Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Rabhan
Music Supervisor
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Carlyle
Construction Coordinator
Ryan Krayser
Post Production Assistant
J.P. Jones
Property Master
Derek Raser
Transportation Coordinator
Lynn Marie Curreri
Hairstylist
Barbara Olvera
Key Hair Stylist
Dean Wright
Production Office Coordinator
Ron Diggory
Rigging Grip
Doug Hunt
Video Assist Operator
Karen Bradley
Makeup Artist
Braxton Bragg
Carpenter
Cary Granat
Executive In Charge Of Production
J.T. Thayer
Transportation Captain
Robert Burg
Painter
Mary Ellen Leonard
Craft Service
Daniel K. Arredondo
Post Production Supervisor / Second Second Assistant Director
Mike Mertens
Color Timer
Peter Devaney Flanagan
First Assistant Editor
Claire Raskind
Unit Publicist
Theresa Donahoe
Stand In
Jason Boccaleoni
Lighting Technician
David Crockett
Production Accountant
Victoria Carlson
Standby Painter
Craig Braginsky
Additional Music
Joseph J. Allen
Grip
Steve Kohler
Sound Recordist
Eric Klosterman
Location Manager
Scott Andrew Ressler
First Assistant Camera
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator
Anthony Cecere
Stunt Coordinator
Lori Harrison
Set Dressing Artist / Property Buyer
Moore Brian
Driver
John K. Adams
ADR Supervisor
Bob Goold
Dialogue Editor
John O. Wilde
Dialogue Editor
Pat Somerset
ADR Editor
Vic Radulich
Dialogue Editor
Marla McGuire
Dialogue Editor
Ed Gerrard
Music Consultant
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Ricki Fournier
Costumer
Sarah Katzman
Casting Assistant
Deborah Alexander-Lee
Stunt Double
Paul Boettiger
Production Assistant
Egor Davidoff
Camera Loader
Kevin Ball
Second Company Grip
Paul Kieran
Assistant Editor
Katherine Zilavy
Production Secretary
Paul Benedici
Foley Mixer
Jay W. Yowler
Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Ketterer
Sound Assistant
Don Starnes
BTS Videographer
Charles J. Schray
Dolly Grip
Jeffrey N. Civa
Second Assistant Camera
Scott Medcalf
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Paul B. Clay
Sound Supervisor
Charlene Barr
Art Department Production Assistant
Charles M. Smallwood
First Company Grip
Michael D. Gillis
Location Assistant
John 'Skip' Weaver
Assistant Property Master
Roy Baker
Foley Artist
Thomas M. Harrigan
Assistant Location Manager
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Beau Biggart
ADR Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$14,000,000
Box Office$173,100,000
Filming LocationsCalifornia · Santa Rosa, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Scream is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich and Drew Barrymore. Set in the small American town of Woodsboro, Scream's plot follows high school student Sidney Prescott (Campbell) and her friends, who, on the anniversary of her mother's murder, become the targets of a costumed serial killer known as Ghostface.
Williamson, who was struggling to get his projects off the ground, was inspired by reports of a series of murders by the Gainesville Ripper as he wrote a screenplay that satirized the clichés of the slasher genre popularized in films such as Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Developed under the title Scary Movie, Williamson's script became the subject of an intense bidding war from multiple studios before Miramax Films purchased the rights. Craven, despite turning down the opportunity multiple times, agreed to direct the film after he had read the script as he was determined to re-establish himself after several career setbacks. The involvement of Barrymore and Cox helped secure more support from the studio. Principal photography took place from April to June 1996 in California on a budget of $15 million. Craven trimmed down the violence in the film after being involved in a tense conflict with the Motion Picture Association of America over the desired R-rating.
Released on December 20, 1996, Scream was not expected to perform well due to concerns over releasing a slasher film in a time normally reserved for holiday entertainment, but it went on to gross approximately $173 million worldwide through the strength of word of mouth, becoming a surprise success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Reviews praised the performances of its cast and its unique meta humor but criticized its excessive violence and lack of suspense in favor of that humor. The film helped elevate Williamson's career as a writer and raised the profiles of the rest of the cast.
Scream is now regarded as one of the greatest horror and slasher films ever made. It has been credited with rekindling interest in the horror genre during the 1990s following a decline in the genre's popularity. It has remained influential, as Barrymore's involvement helped make participating in horror films more acceptable to prominent actors and increased horror films' appeal with younger audiences. The success of the film launched a multimedia franchise, which comprises the sequels Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 4 (2011), Scream (2022), and Scream VI (2023), as well as an anthology television series.