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Scream 2

Scream 2 film poster
Directed byWes Craven
Produced byCathy Konrad,
Wes Craven,
Marianne Maddalena
Written byKevin Williamson
StarringDavid Arquette
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Jamie Kennedy
Laurie Metcalf
Jerry O'Connell
Jada Pinkett Smith
Liev Schreiber
Omar Epps
Distributed byDimension Films
Release date(s)December 12, 1997
Running time120 min. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror Cathy Konrad is an award winning American Producer. She has produced several successful films including the ''Scream'' trilogy, Girl Interrupted Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror Marianne Maddalena is an American Film producer. She is part of a joint venture called Craven-Maddalena Films alongside Wes Craven. Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14 1965) is an American screenwriter known for his screen works of Scream, I Know What David James Arquette (born September 8 1971) is an American Actor, Film director, producer and Screenwriter Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16 1955 is an American three-time Emmy Award -winning Actress. Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American Actor, best known for playing Vern Tessio in the film Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24,000,000
Gross revenue$172,363,301
Preceded byScream
Followed byScream 3
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Scream 2 is a 1997 film, the second part of the Scream trilogy. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Scream 3 ( 2000) is the third installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical Horror films The film stars Neve The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace As with the other films in the trilogy, Scream 2 combines straight-forward scares with dialogue that satirizes conventions of slasher films, especially (in this case) slasher film sequels. The slasher film (sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies) is a Sub-genre

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Plot

The plot is centered on a group of college friends, an ex-cop and a news reporter as they deal with some mysterious killings that take place after the release of the horror movie Stab, which was inspired by the events in the fictional California town of Woodsboro depicted in the original film. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Many of the survivors from the first movie return to reprise their original roles in this film.

Sidney (Neve Campbell) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) attend the fictional Windsor College. Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress. James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. They see on the news that a couple (Jada Pinkett Smith and Omar Epps) were murdered in a movie theatre at the preview of Stab, a movie based on a book by Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) about the Woodsboro murders. Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Woodsboro may refer to Woodsboro Maryland Woodsboro Texas A fictional town in Northern California (most likely They realize that it's starting all over again. Dewey (David Arquette) is hanging around the campus to make sure Sidney's alright. David James Arquette (born September 8 1971) is an American Actor, Film director, producer and Screenwriter A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Randy and Dewey talk to each other and explain to each other that anyone could be the killer (known as Ghostface), including themselves. Identity In the first film the killer is in fact two people Billy Loomis ( Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher ( Matthew Lillard)

The killer attempts to kill Sidney, while setting up a copycat ploy. Casey "CiCi" Cooper, a sorority girl (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), is the next victim. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. While alone at her sorority house, CiCi gets chased and literally stabbed in the back by the killer before being thrown over the third story balcony. Randy is the next victim when the killer calls and Gale and Dewey search for where the call is coming from when the killer says he can see them. Randy looks around and is outside of Joel's van when he is unexpectedly pulled into the van in broad daylight and stabbed to death after insulting the dead Billy Loomis . Officer Andrews and Officer Richards, the detectives who were assigned to protect Sidney, are also killed. Gale and Dewey are caught up in a game of cat and mouse with the killer, resulting in Dewey being stabbed. After being trapped in a cop car that has crashed and narrowly escaping a "tight" squeeze, Hallie (Elise Neal), Sid's roommate, is killed and Sidney heads for the campus theatre. Elise Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American Film and Television actress.

While in the school theatre, Sidney witnesses the death of her boyfriend Derek. In the final confrontation, the killers are revealed to be Sidney's new boyfriend's best friend, Mickey (Timothy Olyphant), and Mrs. Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20 1968) is an American Actor. Loomis (Laurie Metcalf), the mother of Sidney's previous boyfriend, Billy, who was one of the two killers in the first film. Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16 1955 is an American three-time Emmy Award -winning Actress. Mrs. Loomis wanted to kill Sidney as a revenge of killing her son, yet Sidney pointed out to her that if she didn't abandon Billy in the first place he wouldn't have been on his killing spree with Stu. Mrs. Loomis shoots Mickey, removing her accomplice and a potential threat, stating that his motive was completely absurd and that no one would believe it. (Mickey wanted to blame it on the craze that the film within a film, Stab, had created. A story within a story is a Literary device or Conceit in which one story is told during the action of another story )

Before he collapses, Mickey shoots Gale as she is running towards him, causing her to fall off the stage. Sidney is cornered by Mrs. Loomis and tricks her by saying, "Isn't Mickey supposed to be dead?", and when Mrs. Loomis looks, Sidney hits Mrs. Loomis in the face with a prop jar. A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an Actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a Theatrical Sidney then causes the stage to collapse on Mrs. Loomis. Mrs. Loomis survives and gets Sidney in an armlock, and Cotton (played by Liev Schreiber, the man framed for killing Sid's mother) shows up, and picks up Mickey's gun. In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor.

Mrs. Loomis tries to convince Cotton to kill Sidney, but Cotton shoots Mrs. Loomis instead. Gale is alive, as the bullet had bounced off one of her ribs. Then Mickey suddenly jumps up and Gale and Sidney shoot him multiple times. Then, Sidney turns around and shoots Mrs. Loomis in the head, killing her outright, "Just in case". It is then revealed that Dewey was alive after, quite literally, being stabbed in the back (while a horrified Gale watched while in a sound studio, unable to hear him cry for help because of soundproof glass). Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of Sound with respect to a specified source and receptor Gale is overjoyed that he was found alive, and the movie ends with Sidney looking up into the sky and walking away from the scene of the carnage.

Satirical/Self-Referential Style

As with the original film, Scream 2 utilizes self-aware characters and a self-referential style. Self-awareness is the concept that one exists as an individual separate from other people with private Thoughts. Self-reference is a phenomenon in natural or Formal languages consisting of a sentence or Formula referring to itself directly or In the world of the movie, a movie called Stab has been released, which is based on the real events of the first film and is also a parody of Scream. Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The scenes we see of Stab (actually directed by Robert Rodriguez) directly recreate scenes in the first film, with Heather Graham and Luke Wilson being parodies of Drew Barrymore and Skeet Ulrich's characters, respectively. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born January 20, 1970) is an American Actor who starred in the CBS drama Jericho that We also see Tori Spelling being interviewed by Nancy O'Dell (both making cameos as themselves) to promote the movie. Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Nancy Humphries O'Dell (born February 25, 1966) is an American Television host and entertainment Journalist. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as

There is heavy reference to the downplay of black actors in conventional horror films (including the first Scream, which was criticized for it). This is referenced in the first scene which ironically portrays this downplay in the original film and highlights the increased importance of the roles that black actors play in this movie.

The characters (especially Randy) seem unable to differentiate between movie conventions and conventions of their own world, referring to what is happening around them as a sequel and discuss whether or not sequels have been able to surpass the qualities of their originals.

Furthermore, the climax of the film takes place on a stage (another reference to the characters being simply characters), with stage props figuring prominently. And the last line of the film is Cotton remarking: "It'd make one hell of a movie. "

There are also references to David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston (an in-joke since Courteney Cox co-starred with them on Friends) as well as to Hollywood luminaries such as Kevin Costner, James Cameron, and Jane Seymour. David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2 1966 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an Emmy -nominated American Actor Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Friends was an Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known

Reception

As with the first film, Scream 2 received a mostly positive critical reception. Roger Ebert noted the film as being "about as good as the original". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. His late reviewing partner, Gene Siskel, also gave it a 'thumbs up', despite giving a negative review of the first film. Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic.

Cast

The Rules

A signature device, started in Scream and continued in Scream 2 and Scream 3, was the typical "rules" for that type of horror movie being stated by the characters. David James Arquette (born September 8 1971) is an American Actor, Film director, producer and Screenwriter Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress. Sidney Prescott (born 1979 is the fictional Heroine from the ''Scream'' trilogy. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. Scream 2 is a 1997 Slasher film, the second part of the ''Scream'' trilogy. James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16 1955 is an American three-time Emmy Award -winning Actress. Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20 1968) is an American Actor. Elise Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American Film and Television actress. Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American Actor, best known for playing Vern Tessio in the film Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such David Warner (born July 29, 1941) is an Emmy Award-winning English Actor who is known for playing sinister or evil characters Duane Martin (born January 1, 1970) is an American film and television Actor. Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. Rebecca Gayheart (born August 12, 1971) is an American Television and Film Actress. Portia de Rossi (born 31 January 1973 is an Australian actress best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal Lewis Michael Arquette ( December 14 1935 – February 10 2001) was an American Film Actor, writer Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Scream 3 ( 2000) is the third installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical Horror films The film stars Neve In Scream 2, the rules for a sequel (as described by Randy) are:

  1. The body count is always bigger.
  2. The death scenes are always much more elaborate, with more blood and gore. (Although this is nowhere near as violent as the original)
  3. Randy starts to describe the third rule: "If you want your films to become a successful franchise, never, ever. . . ' before being interrupted by Dewey. (The joke - a variation upon which appears in Ocean's Eleven - is that the filmmakers are admitting there is no surefire way to ensure a film franchise is successful. ) However, the film's original teaser trailer featured an extended version of the rules scene which reveals that originally the third rule was supposed to be "Never, ever, under any circumstances assume the killer is dead. " This referenced Randy's last line in the first Scream which stated that a killer always comes back to life for one last scare.

Soundtrack

Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture cover
Soundtrack by Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 18, 1997
LabelFestival Mushroom Records; Warner Bros. Records; Warner Bros. Music Entertainment
Professional reviews
Various Artists chronology
Scream: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
(1996)		Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
(1997)		Scream 3
(2000)

Track listing

  1. "Scream" - Master P, Silkk The Shocker 3:30
  2. "Suburban Life" - Kottonmouth Kings 3:34
  3. "Rivers" - Sugar Ray 2:50
  4. "She's Always in My Hair" - D'Angelo 6:19
  5. "Help Myself" - Dave Matthews Band 4:31
  6. "She Said" - Collective Soul 4:51
  7. "Right Place, Wrong Time" - Jon Spencer 3:16
  8. "Dear Lover" - Foo Fighters 4:33
  9. "Eyes of Sand" - Tonic 4:16
  10. "The Swing" - Everclear 2:59
  11. "I Think I Love You" - Less Than Jake 2:03
  12. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" - Eels 4:26
  13. "Red Right Hand" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, DJ Spooky 8:23
  14. "One More Chance" - Kelly 4:13
  15. "The Race" - Ear2000 2:19

Marco Beltrami returned for the score of Scream 2. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Festival Mushroom Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005 Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Scream 3 ( 2000) is the third installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical Horror films The film stars Neve Percy Miller, better known as P Miller, (formerly Master P is an American entertainer and entrepreneur Vyshonn King Miller, better known by his Stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper. Kottonmouth Kings is an American Rap rock group from Orange County California. This article is about the band Sugar Ray For the boxers see Sugar Ray Leonard or Sugar Ray Robinson. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974) better known by his Stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning African Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge Georgia. Blues Explosion (formerly The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York -based Punk blues trio Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Tonic is a Grammy -nominated American Post-grunge rock band formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, Dan Rothchild Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 " I Think I Love You " is a 1970 single by The Partridge Family, featuring David Cassidy. Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as A Man Called " Red Right Hand " is a 1994 song and single from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (born Paul D Miller,1970 is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental Hip hop musician whose work is often called " Marco Beltrami (born October 7, 1966) is an Academy-Award nominated Italian-American Film composer. While using similar themes as in the first film Marco also incorporated Hans Zimmer's Broken Arrow theme as Dewey's theme. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Broken Arrow is a 1996 American Action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta

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