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Scream 2

- Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

Release Date : 1997-12-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Dimension FilmsKonrad PicturesCraven-Maddalena Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Scream AgainScream Louder

Cast

Neve Campbell

Character Name : Sidney Prescott

Original Name : Neve Campbell

Gender : Female

Courteney Cox

Character Name : Gale Weathers

Original Name : Courteney Cox

Gender : Female

David Arquette

Character Name : Dewey Riley

Original Name : David Arquette

Gender : Male

Jerry O'Connell

Character Name : Derek Feldman

Original Name : Jerry O'Connell

Gender : Male

Timothy Olyphant

Character Name : Mickey Altieri

Original Name : Timothy Olyphant

Gender : Male

Jamie Kennedy

Character Name : Randy Meeks

Original Name : Jamie Kennedy

Gender : Male

Laurie Metcalf

Character Name : Debbie Salt

Original Name : Laurie Metcalf

Gender : Female

Elise Neal

Character Name : Hallie McDaniel

Original Name : Elise Neal

Gender : Female

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Character Name : Cici Cooper

Original Name : Sarah Michelle Gellar

Gender : Female

Liev Schreiber

Character Name : Cotton Weary

Original Name : Liev Schreiber

Gender : Male

Jada Pinkett Smith

Character Name : Maureen Evans

Original Name : Jada Pinkett Smith

Gender : Female

Omar Epps

Character Name : Phil Stevens

Original Name : Omar Epps

Gender : Male

Duane Martin

Character Name : Joel Jones

Original Name : Duane Martin

Gender : Male

Lewis Arquette

Character Name : Chief Hartley

Original Name : Lewis Arquette

Gender : Male

Rebecca Gayheart

Character Name : Sorority Sister Lois

Original Name : Rebecca Gayheart

Gender : Female

Portia de Rossi

Character Name : Sorority Sister Murphy

Original Name : Portia de Rossi

Gender : Female

Heather Graham

Character Name : 'Stab' Casey

Original Name : Heather Graham

Gender : Female

Roger L. Jackson

Character Name : Ghostface (voice)

Original Name : Roger L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Joshua Jackson

Character Name : Film Class Guy #1

Original Name : Joshua Jackson

Gender : Male

Marisol Nichols

Character Name : Dawnie

Original Name : Marisol Nichols

Gender : Female

Tori Spelling

Character Name : Tori Spelling / 'Stab' Sidney

Original Name : Tori Spelling

Gender : Female

Luke Wilson

Character Name : 'Stab' Billy

Original Name : Luke Wilson

Gender : Male

David Warner

Character Name : Gus Gold

Original Name : David Warner

Gender : Male

Selma Blair

Character Name : Cici's Friend on Phone

Original Name : Selma Blair

Gender : Female

Rasila Schroeder

Character Name : Screaming Girl Up Aisle

Original Name : Rasila Schroeder

Gender : Female

Peter Deming

Character Name : Popcorn Boy

Original Name : Peter Deming

Gender : Male

Molly Gross

Character Name : Theater Girl #1

Original Name : Molly Gross

Gender : Female

Rebecca McFarland

Character Name : Theater Girl #2

Original Name : Rebecca McFarland

Gender : Female

Kevin Williamson

Character Name : Cotton's Interviewer

Original Name : Kevin Williamson

Gender : Male

Sandy Heddings

Character Name : Girl in Dorm Hallway

Original Name : Sandy Heddings

Gender : Female

Dave Allen Clark

Character Name : Reporter Outside Theater

Original Name : Dave Allen Clark

Gender : Male

Joe Washington

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Joe Washington

Gender : Male

Angie Dillard

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Angie Dillard

Gender : Female

John Patrick

Character Name : Reporter #3

Original Name : John Patrick

Gender : Male

Craig Shoemaker

Character Name : Artsy Teacher

Original Name : Craig Shoemaker

Gender : Male

Walter Franks

Character Name : Film Class Guy #2

Original Name : Walter Franks

Gender : Male

Nina Petronzio

Character Name : Film Class Mopey Girl

Original Name : Nina Petronzio

Gender : Female

Stephanie Belt

Character Name : Reporter #4

Original Name : Stephanie Belt

Gender : Female

Richard Bruce Doughty

Character Name : Reporter #5

Original Name : Richard Bruce Doughty

Gender : Male

Cornelia Kiss

Character Name : Coroner at Cici's House

Original Name : Cornelia Kiss

Gender : Female

Lucy Lin

Character Name : ER Doctor

Original Name : Lucy Lin

Gender : Female

Philip Pavel

Character Name : Officer Andrews

Original Name : Philip Pavel

Gender : Male

Nancy O'Dell

Character Name : Tori's Interviewer

Original Name : Nancy O'Dell

Gender : Female

Greg Meiss

Character Name : Zeus

Original Name : Greg Meiss

Gender : Male

Adam Shankman

Character Name : Ghost Dancer

Original Name : Adam Shankman

Gender : Male

Kris Andersson

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Kris Andersson

Gender : Male

Carmen M. Chavez

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Carmen M. Chavez

Gender : Female

Anne Fletcher

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Anne Fletcher

Gender : Female

Erik Hyler

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Erik Hyler

Gender : Male

Sebastian La Cause

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sebastian La Cause

Gender : Male

Lance MacDonald

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Lance MacDonald

Gender : Male

Laurie Sposit

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Laurie Sposit

Gender : Female

Ryan Lee Swanson

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ryan Lee Swanson

Gender : Male

Sarah Christine Smith

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sarah Christine Smith

Gender : Female

Jack Baun

Character Name : Tackled Cell Phoner

Original Name : Jack Baun

Gender : Male

Christopher Doyle

Character Name : Officer Richards

Original Name : Christopher Doyle

Gender : Male

Jason Horgan

Character Name : Fraternity Brother #1

Original Name : Jason Horgan

Gender : Male

Daniel K. Arredondo

Character Name : Fraternity Brother #2

Original Name : Daniel K. Arredondo

Gender : Male

John Embry

Character Name : Fraternity Brother #3

Original Name : John Embry

Gender : Male

Corey Mendell Parker

Character Name : Library Guy

Original Name : Corey Mendell Parker

Gender : Male

Tim Hillman

Character Name : Captain Down

Original Name : Tim Hillman

Gender : Male

Mark Oliver

Character Name : Reporter #6

Original Name : Mark Oliver

Gender : Male

Jennifer Weston

Character Name : Reporter #7

Original Name : Jennifer Weston

Gender : Female

Shelly Benedict

Character Name : Reporter #8

Original Name : Shelly Benedict

Gender : Female

Paulette Patterson

Character Name : Usher Giving Out Costumes

Original Name : Paulette Patterson

Gender : Male

Wes Craven

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Wes Craven

Gender : Male

Jason Trost

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Trost

Gender : Male

Franco Castan

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Franco Castan

Gender : Male

Carrie Collins

Character Name : College Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Carrie Collins

Gender : Female

Rodney L. James

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodney L. James

Gender : Male

Matthew Lillard

Character Name : Guy at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Lillard

Gender : Male

Deadra Moore

Character Name : College Professor (uncredited)

Original Name : Deadra Moore

Gender : Female

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Wonderful bedfellow to the first film. I'm just not buying into the bad rating for this film, in 1996 Wes Craven's Scream reinvigorated an ailing genre and got fans back into the horror groove. The love for that film, I feel, tends to skew opinions of the second instalment in what became the Scream foursome, Scream 2 seams perfectly from its starting point to up the daring ante, and plonk tongue even further into its cheek in the process. Sidney Prescott has moved on from the horrendous murders in Woodsboro and is at college getting on with her life, but the peace and hope for a bright future is quickly shattered because the Scream killer is back for more carnage... The film's opening perfectly sets out the tone for the entire picture, we see a cinema full of fake knife wielding youths dressed as the Scream killer, the film they are watching is Stab, the story of the Woodsboro murders. It's a wry commentary moment from Wes Craven, but in truth it's just one of many he makes in the film, the in jokes about sequels never gets tired, and the boo jump scare moments are all there to enjoy. Red Herrings come and go, and all the great characters who survived the first film are back again. Dewey & Gale get fleshed out a bit more, and one time caged innocent (and chief suspect) Cotton Weary is now a major character just begging us to find out if he's hero or villain. This is a sharply scripted piece of work, it knows its aims and delivers what it sets out to do, it benefits from a brilliant sound mix to emphasise the mayhem, and Craven is something of a master in racking up the tension. To laugh and be scared is the order of the day, so sit back and enjoy a film that to me proves that not all sequels suck. Oh the ending does not disappoint at all either I have to say. Scream 2 is a very worthy and enjoyable companion piece to the first film, very much so. 8/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-13

So, moving along two years from the first carnage, "Sidney" (Neve Campbell) has moved into the Omega Beta Zeta frat house and is getting on with the her life. Well, that is what she hopes anyway but after a few minutes of this derivative and unimaginative sequel, we are back to square one when she learns on television that the grim reaper is back taking out fans at a sneak preview of "Stab!" - a film based on her first terrifying experiences. Then her friends start to drop, one by one - slasher style. Can she and reporter "Gale Wethers" (Courteney Cox) stay alive long enough to find out just who - or whom - is behind these ghastly crimes? I'm sorry, but this is just a straight and pretty shameless rip off of the first film. It's entirely devoid of menace or originality and the concluding twenty minutes are borderline farce. Wes Craven has a magic touch when it comes to gory action-horror films, but here he left it on the bathroom floor. This is just poor and repetitive and despite a competent cast just left me yawning after twenty minutes. Two hours is simply ninety minutes too long. I'm certain there will be a "Scream 3" - but I don't hold out high hopes.

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Nathan

@TitanGusang

2023-03-05

**_Scream 2_ starts off strong with a fantastic first act, but slowly stumbles into mediocrity with a lackluster finale.** The beginning of this film was exhilarating, it was so messed up seeing how infatuated people were with this real-life killer and their seeming lack of awareness that a woman was being brutally murdered in their presence. They crank up the gore from the original, leading me to believe that we were going to be in for a treat, but I was wrong. The first act was really strong, and I enjoyed the college campus setting with some exhilarating scenes in the sorority houses. But towards the end of the second act, the film starts to drag on, with too much down time spent on character development and lackluster chase scenes. I think the main killer’s motivation is pretty weak. They try to pull off a _Friday the 13th_-type reveal with Billy Loomis’s mom, but it just doesn't land. She abandoned her child before the first film, and all of a sudden, after he becomes a killer, she wants to get revenge on the victim? It just does not make sense. I did enjoy Mickey, as he was the only interesting new addition to the film. This story had a lot of potential, but I can't help but feel it was slightly wasted. Our performances were mixed this time around. Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox were fantastic; they are the true stars of the franchise, and their characters have such a nice arc here that I really appreciated, especially Cox. Jamie Kennedy was also great as the only character who truly realizes what is going on in this horror film, his commentary going forward will be missed. David Arquette was again pretty weak; I do think it mainly had to do with poor writing, as the crimpling walk he had to perform felt weird and in poor taste. Jerry O’Connell was corny and forgettable. Liev Schreiber’s character stinks. Timothy Olyphant was the only new addition that I genuinely enjoyed. The direction from Wes Craven was still great overall, with some fantastic scenes, particularly in the sorority house, that I thoroughly enjoyed. This may be personal taste, but I still think this franchise can push the horror and gore more. I feel they are giving us a tease in every film of what they are truly capable of. Overall, _Scream 2_ left a lot on the table for what could have been a really great sequel. It is still somewhat enjoyable, but it is hard to deny the massive step back it took from the original. **Score:** _63%_ **Verdict:** _Decent_