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Scream
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R,1hr 50min
Released:
December 20, 1996
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: Scream is at once a slasher film and a tongue-in-cheek position paper on the "dead teenagers" movies of the late 1970s/early 1980s that plays as half-parody, half-tribute. Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is having a rough time lately: she's still getting over the brutal rape and murder of her mother a year ago, and now one of her friends (Drew Barrymore) has been killed by a lunatic who harassed her with terrifying phone calls, then stabbed her to death while wearing a Halloween costume. Soon Sydney ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
A deft, funny, shrewdly unsettling tribute to such slasher-exploitation thrillers as "Terror Train," "New Year's Evil," and Craven's own "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Full Review
Metascore
®
65
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Sidney Prescott
Gale Weathers
Deputy Dewey Riley, Dewey Riley
Principal Himbry
Photos
Drew Barrymore promotes "Scream" in London.
Drew Barrymore attends the London premiere of "Scream" at Chelsea Cinema on April 24, 1997.
Courteney Cox (43): The winsome, Alabama-born actress lost her drawl when she built her acting...
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