Scream 2 (1997)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Williamson (characters)
Kevin Williamson (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Jemand ist mit seiner Liebe zu Fortsetzungen einen Schritt zu weit gegangen. (Somebody has taken his love for sequels one step too far.)

Plot:

It has been two years since the tragic events at Woodsboro. Sidney Prescott and Randy Meeks are trying to get on with their lives...

Plot Keywords:

College | Murder | Death | Revenge | Sequel

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Maureen (as Jada Pinkett)
Omar Epps	...	Phil
Paulette Patterson	...	Usher Giving Out Costumes
Rasila Schroeder	...	Screaming Girl Up Aisle
Heather Graham	...	'Stab' Casey
Roger Jackson	...	The Voice (voice) (as Roger L. Jackson)
Peter Deming	...	Popcorn Boy
Molly Gross	...	Theater Girl #1
Rebecca McFarland	...	Theater Girl #2
Neve Campbell	...	Sidney Prescott
Elise Neal	...	Hallie
Liev Schreiber	...	Cotton Weary
Kevin Williamson	...	Cotton's Interviewer
Sandy Heddings	...	Girl in Dorm Hallway (as Sandy Heddings-Katulka)
Dave Allen Clark	...	Reporter Outside Theater

Also Known As:

Scream Again (USA) (working title)
Scream Louder (USA) (working title)
Scream: The Sequel (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and strong bloody violence.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:TV-PG (tv rating) | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Israel:16 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:18 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Company:

Craven-Maddalena Films

Trivia:

Any actor auditioning for the part of Derek had to perform the scene in the cafeteria where he sings "I Think I Love You" without accompaniment.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sidney gets the instant message from the killer, in the library, the man next to her tells her to hit Alt-M. She punches a lot more than two buttons to bring up her instant message.

Quotes:

Maureen Evans: Bitch, hang up the phone and star-69 his ass!

Movie Connections:

References Final Exam (1981)

Soundtrack:

I Think I Love You

Even better the second time around.

Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a university student a few years after the events of the original movie. As could be expected, a movie titled "Stab", based on the events of the original film, is being released. Also, as could be expected, a copycat killer is on the loose, savagely killing everybody in sight, intent on creating a "real-life" sequel of sorts.

I like "Scream 2" even better than the first movie. I think it gave me even more for my money. More killings, more bloodshed...and more chase/suspense scenes. It goes on pretty long for a horror/thriller (those kinds of films generally aren't much longer than an hour and a half, while this one runs about two hours long) but it provides good entertainment throughout. The gimmick is that now the film-makers are attempting to poke fun at horror movie *sequels*, where the rules tend to change a little bit.

Best of all, the movie has one smart African-American character who's actually smarter than most of the panic-stricken white folk in the film. You don't see that too often in horror movies.

And one spectacular death scene for one extremely unfortunate police detective. OUCH!

Some folks may think that this is formula-driven stuff itself that has already become derivative. But at least for me, it's still exciting to watch.

Nine out of ten; sometimes sequels really *do* deliver the goods.