Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Matthew Lillard
Stu Macher
Rose McGowan
Tatum Riley
Skeet Ulrich
Billy Loomis
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)
David Lubin
Art Direction
Cary Woods
Producer
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Patrick Lussier
Editor
Cathy Konrad
Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Bruce Alan Miller
Set Designer / Production Design
Marianne Maddalena
Executive Producer
Kevin Williamson
Screenplay
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Michele Poulik
Set Decoration
Stuart M. Besser
Co-Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Dixie J. Capp
Co-Producer
Cynthia Bergstrom
Costume Design
James Burke
Greensman
Nicholas Mastandrea
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Gerald Lehtola
Art Department Coordinator
Annie Welles
Script Supervisor
Gary J. Saldutti
Costume Supervisor
Mathew Hooey
Costume Supervisor
Scott A. Tinsley
Sound Effects Editor
Sean Rush
Boom Operator
Sam Gemette
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
David Moir
Still Photographer
Dan Kneece
Steadicam Operator
E. Gedney Webb
Music Editor
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects Supervisor
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Leslie Shatz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Jeff Rabhan
Music Supervisor
Barbara Olvera
Key Hair Stylist
Steve Kohler
Sound Recordist
John K. Adams
ADR Supervisor
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator
Braxton Bragg
Carpenter
Doug Hunt
Video Assist Operator
Karen Bradley
Makeup Artist
Anthony Cecere
Stunt Coordinator
Ron Diggory
Rigging Grip
Daniel K. Arredondo
Post Production Supervisor / Second Second Assistant Director
Claire Raskind
Unit Publicist
Victoria Carlson
Standby Painter
Craig Braginsky
Additional Music
Moore Brian
Driver
Jason Boccaleoni
Lighting Technician
Cary Granat
Executive In Charge Of Production
Joseph J. Allen
Grip
J.P. Jones
Property Master
J.T. Thayer
Transportation Captain
Peter Devaney Flanagan
First Assistant Editor
Eric Klosterman
Location Manager
Theresa Donahoe
Stand In
Derek Raser
Transportation Coordinator
Robert Burg
Painter
Mary Ellen Leonard
Craft Service
Dean Wright
Production Office Coordinator
Ryan Krayser
Post Production Assistant
Mike Mertens
Color Timer
Robert J. Carlyle
Construction Coordinator
Lynn Marie Curreri
Hairstylist
David Crockett
Production Accountant
Scott Andrew Ressler
First Assistant Camera
Lori Harrison
Set Dressing Artist / Property Buyer
Bob Goold
Dialogue Editor
Pat Somerset
ADR Editor
Vic Radulich
Dialogue Editor
Marla McGuire
Dialogue Editor
John O. Wilde
Dialogue Editor
Ricki Fournier
Costumer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Paul Benedici
Foley Mixer
Sarah Katzman
Casting Assistant
Ed Gerrard
Music Consultant
Don Starnes
BTS Videographer
Michael D. Gillis
Location Assistant
Charles J. Schray
Dolly Grip
Deborah Alexander-Lee
Stunt Double
Jay W. Yowler
Chief Lighting Technician
Egor Davidoff
Camera Loader
Kevin Ball
Second Company Grip
Charlene Barr
Art Department Production Assistant
Roy Baker
Foley Artist
Thomas M. Harrigan
Assistant Location Manager
Scott Medcalf
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Peter Deming
Additional Director of Photography
Beau Biggart
ADR Mixer
Tom Ketterer
Sound Assistant
Paul Kieran
Assistant Editor
Paul Boettiger
Production Assistant
John 'Skip' Weaver
Assistant Property Master
Charles M. Smallwood
First Company Grip
Jeffrey N. Civa
Second Assistant Camera
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Paul B. Clay
Sound Supervisor
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.