Scream (1996) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Sidney has more than her share of teenage angst to cope with. Her mom was murdered a year ago, her dad is perpetually away on business, and her boyfriend Billy is pressuring her to go all the way. As if that weren't enough, a brilliant serial killer has begun to terrorize Sidney's quiet hometown, including her highschool classmate Casey Becker. With the calculated genius of a perfect predator, the killer is using his love of scary movies to turn the town upside down - taking everything he knows about the genre to trick his victims, outwit the police and throw his pursuers off base. Now, no one is safe - and everyone is a suspect.

Cast & Crew

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Wes Craven

David Arquette

Courteney Cox

Drew Barrymore

Neve Campbell

Skeet Ulrich

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Horror

Teens

Thriller

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Alexander Halloran Nau & Rose; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Dimension Films; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates (Ny); Hayes & Van Horn Casting; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; Miramax International; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities

Distribution Company

Dimension Films; Asmick Ace Inc.; Cathay Film Organization; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Comerica Entertainment Group; Dimension Films; Dimension Home Video; Frenetic Films; Gaumont Buena Vista International; Kinepolis Film Distribution; Lauren Films; RCV Distribution; Rep; Scanbox Entertainment; Shaw Organization; Skifan Hf; Spentzos Films; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Location

Petaluma, California, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Petaluma, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Synopsis

Sidney has more than her share of teenage angst to cope with. Her mom was murdered a year ago, her dad is perpetually away on business, and her boyfriend Billy is pressuring her to go all the way. As if that weren't enough, a brilliant serial killer has begun to terrorize Sidney's quiet hometown, including her highschool classmate Casey Becker. With the calculated genius of a perfect predator, the killer is using his love of scary movies to turn the town upside down - taking everything he knows about the genre to trick his victims, outwit the police and throw his pursuers off base. Now, no one is safe - and everyone is a suspect.

Director

Wes Craven

Cast

David Arquette

Courteney Cox

Drew Barrymore

Neve Campbell

Skeet Ulrich

Rose Mcgowan

Matthew Lillard

Jamie Kennedy

Liev Schreiber

Henry Winkler

Principal Himbry

Lawrence Hecht

Linda Blair

Obnoxious Reporter

Roger L. Jackson

Kevin Patrick Walls

Carla Hatley

W. Earl Brown

Lois Saunders

Joseph Whipp

Lisa Beach

Tony Kilbert

C W Morgan

Frances Lee Mccain

Troy Bishop

Ghost Teen No 1

Ryan Kennedy

Ghost Teen No 2

Leonora Scelfo

Cheerleader In Bathroom

Nancy Ann Ridder

Girl In Bathroom

Lisa Canning

Bonnie Wood

Lucille Bliss

Aurora Draper

Party Teen No 1

Kenny Kwong

Party Teen No 2

Justin Sullivan

Kurtis Bedford

Angela Miller

Rick Lambert

Ken Montante

Local Lead Person

Crew

John Adams

Rick Alexander

Re-Recording Mixer

Joseph Allen

Steve Alterman

Pete Anthony

Noby Arden

Stunt Performer

Daniel Arredondo

2nd Assistant Director

Daniel Arredondo

Post-Production Supervisor

Roy Baker

Kevin Ball

2nd Company Grip

Charlene Barr

Art Department Production Assistant

Christine Baur

Stunt Performer

Marco Beltrami

Marco Beltrami

Orchestra Conductor

Paul Benedict

Howard Berger

Special Makeup Effects Supervision (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Stuart Besser

Co-Executive Producer

Stuart Besser

Unit Production Manager

Casey Bishop

Kamar Bitar

Special Make-Up Effects Coordinator (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Jason Boccaleoni

Lighting Technician

Paul Boettiger

Production Assistant

Tara Boger

Clay Boss

Stunt Performer

Bill Boston

Tim Boyle

Karen Bradley

Braxton Bragg

Julian Bratolyubov

Music Preparation

Marty Brenneis

Video Playback 24-Frame

Pete Brocco

Robert Burg

James Burke

Mark Byers

Special Effects Foreman

Robert Cable

Accounting Assistant

Dixie J Capp

James Capp

Production Assistant

Victoria Carlson

Robert J Carlyle

Construction Coordinator

Kevin Cartenson

Tony Cecere

Stunt Coordinator

Frank Ceglia

Special Effects Supervisor

Jeffrey N Civa

2nd Assistant Camera

Jessica Closson

Production Assistant

David Crockett

Production Accountant

Lynn Marie Curreri

Tom Dahl

Re-Recording Mixer

Egor Davidoff

Ben Davis

Peter Deming

Additional Director Of Photography

David Denison

Production Assistant

Brian Dettor

Production Assistant

Ron Diggory

James Distefano

Dick Dova

Rick Downey

Negative Cutter

Chris Doyle

Stunt Performer

Bernie Druckman

Video Playback 24-Frame

Lynn Dupree

Apprentice Editor

Andrew Durham

Assistant Production Office Coordinator

Debra Echard

Assistant Set Decorator

Josh Elliot

John D Embry

Production Assistant

Dave Erickson

Dane Farwell

Stunt Performer

Don Feeney

Lauren Feige

Production Assistant

Lisa K. Ferguson

Stan Fiferman

Greg Finley

Peter Devaney Flanagan

1st Assistant Editor

William A Fobert

Construction General Foreperson

Norris Fong

Mike Ford

Ricki Fournier

Heather French

Laura Galt

Kirk Gardner

Steadicam Operator

Wendy Gayner

Sam Gemette

Ivan Genit

Assistant Production Accountant/Payroll

Ed Gerrard

Music Consultant

Beau Gibbart

Michael D Gilles

Location Assistant

Richard Bryce Goodman

Bob Goold

Dialogue Editor

Cary Granat

Executive In Charge Of Production

Theodore J Haines

Special Makeup Effects Crew (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Barbara Harris

Adr Voice Casting

Lori Harrison

Set Dresser/Buyer

Thomas Harrison

Assistant Location Manager

Nancy Hayes

Local/Extra Casting (Hayes & Van Horn Casting)

Doris Hess

Bernie Honigman

Mathew Hooey

Costume Supervisor

Paul Hughen

"A" Camera Operator

Doug Hunt

William Hunt

Special Makeup Effects Crew (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Garrett Immel

Special Makeup Effects Crew (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Mark Irwin

Director Of Photography

John Paul Jones

Property Master

Dave Joseph

Sarah Katzman

Casting Assistant

Patricia Kazmierowski

Tom Ketterer

Sound Assistant

Paul Kieran

Assistant Editor

Eric Klosterman

Location Manager

Dan Kneece

Steadicam Operator

Steve Kohler

Cathy Konrad

Robert Kurtzman

Special Makeup Effects Supervision (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Merv Ladd

Local/Extra Casting

Gerald Lahtola

Art Department Coordinator

Vanessa Lapato

Sound Assistant

Mary Ellen Leonard

Melanie Levitt

Mark Lewis

Rigging Lighting Technician

Alice Livingston

Frank Lloyd

David Lubin

Ivy K Lukas

Production Assistant

Patrick Lussier

Marianne Maddalena

Executive Producer

Rose Malley

Steven Mann

Steadicam Assistant

Kristen March

Assistant (To Cary Woods)

Kathy Marshall

Stunt Performer

John Martin

John S. Martin

Nicholas C Mastandrea

1st Assistant Director

Nicholas C Mastandrea

Associate Producer

Robert Maverick

Special Makeup Effects Crew (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Chad Maxwell

Production Assistant

Lisa Mccampbell

Assistant (To Marianne Maddalena & Stuart M Bresser)

David Mccharen

Marla Mcguire

Dialogue Editor

Scott Mecalf

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Nicholas Meeks

Mike Mertens

Glenn Midcap

Bruce Alan Miller

Production Designer

Jeremy Miller

Mo Milligan

Assistant (To Cathy Konrad)

Jean-marie Mitchell

Sound Assistant

David M Moir

Still Photographer

Brian Joseph Moore

Carrie Nardello

Scott Newell

Greg Nicotero

Special Makeup Effects Supervision (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group Inc)

Teresa Nielsen

Nanci Noblett

Katsuhiko Okada

Barbara Olvera

Key Hair Stylist

Lucille Ouyang

2nd Assistant Director

Marie Pederson

Steadicam Assistant

John Peters

Julie Plec

Assistant (To Wes Craven)

Dan Porteous

Richard Potter

Executive In Charge Of Production

Michele Poulik

Carsten Rabehl

Jeff Rabhan

Music Supervisor

Vic Radulich

Dialogue Editor

Derek Raser

Transportation Coordinator

Claire Raskind

Kris Ravetto

Christina Raye

Noreen Reardon

Scott Ressler

1st Assistant Camera

Jed Rhein

Susan Rice

Allen Robinson

Stunt Performer

James Ronnei

Sean Rush

Gary J Saldutti

Costume Supervisor

Lynn Salvatori

Stunt Performer

Mike Sawyer

Charles J Schray

Carol Schwartz

Key Makeup Artist

Lizzie Schwartz

Assistant (To Cary Woods)

Sam Shank

Assistant (To Marianne Maddalena)

Mark Shankel

Leslie Shatz

Re-Recording Mixer

Justin Shenkarow

Ken Skinner

Charles M Smallwood

Kelsey Smith

Lighting Technician

Patrick Somerset

Ken Sommerville

Clay Digital Sound

Sound Editorial

Richard Spah

Chris Sparkes

Penny Sprague

Steadicam Assistant

Christine Stahl

Special Makeup Effects Crew (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group)

Michelle Stevens

Accounting Production Assistant

Steven Strong

Lighting Technician

Rick Suggett

Terry Sullivan

Lighting Technician

Geoff Teagardin

J T Thayer Ii

Transportation Captain

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Horror

Teens

Thriller

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Alexander Halloran Nau & Rose; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Dimension Films; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates (Ny); Hayes & Van Horn Casting; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; Miramax International; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities

Distribution Company

Dimension Films; Asmick Ace Inc.; Cathay Film Organization; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Comerica Entertainment Group; Dimension Films; Dimension Home Video; Frenetic Films; Gaumont Buena Vista International; Kinepolis Film Distribution; Lauren Films; RCV Distribution; Rep; Scanbox Entertainment; Shaw Organization; Skifan Hf; Spentzos Films; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Location

Petaluma, California, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Petaluma, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Re-released in United States April 11, 1997

Released in United States on Video June 24, 1997

Released in United States August 1997

Shown at Fantasy Film Festival in Germany August 1997.

The 1997 Fantasy Film Festival tours Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Berlin during the month of August.

Although slated to be released in Japan, June 21, 1997, Working with the Japanes distribution company Asmik Corp. Miramax International postponed the release date indefinitely due to a national drama caused by a serial killer on-the-loose.

Completed shooting June 14, 1996.

Began shooting April 15, 1996.

After its June 21st opening date was cancelled in Japan because of the national frenzy caused by a killer fugitive, Asmik Corp. decided to go ahead with the Japan release--scheduled for August 23rd--following an arrest in the murder case.

Dimension Films is the genre film division of Miramax Films.

Released in United States Winter December 20, 1996

Re-released in United States April 11, 1997

Released in United States on Video June 24, 1997

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Fantasy Film Festival in Germany August 1997.)

Released in United States August 1997 (The 1997 Fantasy Film Festival tours Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Berlin during the month of August.)

Released in United States Winter December 20, 1996

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