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Horror icon Wes Craven's subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it's a little too cheeky for some.

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Trivia The party scene near the end of the film runs forty-two minutes long. It was shot over the course of twenty-one days from the time the sun set to the time it rose. After it wrapped, the crew had t-shirts made that read "I SURVIVED SCENE 118" (which was the name of the scene during shooting). The cast and crew jokingly called it "The longest night in horror history."
Goofs (at around 34 mins) When Gale is attempting to enter the police station with Kenny the cameraman, she is stopped by a police officer and is heard saying "Hey watch the hand, do you know who you're dealing with here?!" But her mouth isn't moving.

Stu : Did you really call the police?

Sidney Prescott : You bet your sorry ass I did.

Stu : [starting to cry] My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!

Crazy credits No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board.
Alternate versions German DVD/VHS releases by VCL/MAWA were offered in two versions: the uncut 'Not under 18' version and a cut version which misses 4 minutes and has a 'Not under 16' rating.
Connections Edited into What Happened to Her (2016)
Soundtracks Don't Fear The Reaper Performed by Gus Black (as Gus) Written by Donald Roeser Courtesy of Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

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Hate to admit it, but it's great.

MadReviewer
May 8, 2001
Why wasn't Jamie Kennedy's name listed alphabetically in the credits like the rest of the cast?
Is "Scream" based on a book?
Why is having a cell phone suspicious?
December 20, 1996 (United States)
United States
Official Facebook
Official site
Scream. Grita antes de morir
1820 Calistoga Road, Santa Rosa, California, USA (Sidney's house)
Dimension Films
Woods Entertainment
See more company credits at IMDbPro
$14,000,000 (estimated)
$103,046,663
Dec 22, 1996
$173,046,663
Runtime 1 hour 51 minutes
Dolby Digital