Scream 2 (HBO)

About Scream 2 (HBO)

Scream 2 is a 1997 American horror film created as the second installment in the Scream franchise. Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, the film takes place two years after the events of the first Scream, and again follows the character Sidney Prescott, now a student at the fictional Windsor College, who becomes the target of a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface.

Making / Production

After the success of the first film, the production of Scream 2 was immediately set into motion by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. They decided to create a sequel that would comment not just on horror movies, but on the phenomenon of sequels themselves. The production phase was fast-track with filming taking place in various locations within California. The script was also kept under extreme secrecy due to the leaking of the original draft's plot on the internet.

Actors

• Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott: The film's protagonist who now lives a life of paranoia.
• Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers: An ambitious reporter determined to uncover the truth.
• David Arquette as Dewey Riley: A former sheriff's deputy who tries to protect Sidney from the Ghostface killer.
• Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks: A movie geek who provides comic relief and genre-savvy commentary throughout the film.
• Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary: An acquitted convict who becomes a prime suspect once new killings begin.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The original script was leaked online leading to alternative versions.
• Actors were given script pages only for scenes they were filming that day to maintain secrecy.
• The college campus that served as the setting for the movie was actually Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.
• Jada Pinkett Smith's death scene at the movie theatre was done in one take.

Awards

Scream 2 was nominated for several MTV Movie Awards in 1998, including Best Movie, Best Female Performance for Campbell, and Best On-Screen Duo for Cox and Arquette, among others.

Quotes

• "If you find yourself dealing with an unexpected back story and a preponderance of exposition, then the sequel rules do not apply. Because you are not dealing with a sequel, you are dealing with the concluding chapter of a trilogy."- Randy
• "Showgirls. Absolutely frightening. Wouldn't see that again for all the money in the world." - Dewey
• "Jesus Christ, you don't know the rules?!?" - Randy

Music, Soundtrack

• "Scream" by Master P
• "Suburban Life" by Kottonmouth Kings
• "She's Always in My Hair" by D'Angelo
• "Everclear" by Electrafixion