Cry (Film)

Scream is a 1996 horror and thriller film directed by Wes Craven. The film centers on a group of teenagers in the town of Woodsboro who become targets of a mysterious serial killer known as Ghostface.

Plot

In the town of Woodsboro, a serial killer calls his victims, asking them questions about horror films before attacking them. This string of murders deeply affects Sidney Prescott, who witnessed her mother’s death a year earlier. The killer plays a game that requires the characters to be aware of and follow the rules of horror films. Sidney, alongside journalist Gale Weathers and Sheriff Dewey Riley, works to uncover the killer’s identity and survive.

Thematic Structure

• Subverting Horror Film Tropes: The film has a meta quality, satirizing its own genre’s clichés and conventions.
• Identity Mystery and Distrust: The uncertainty surrounding the killer’s identity heightens suspicion among the characters, intensifying the film’s suspense.
• Trauma and Confrontation: Sidney Prescott’s past trauma forms the core of the narrative, transforming her struggle against the killer into a deeply personal confrontation.

Production and Release Information

Scream is an American production directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film was produced by Cathy Konrad and Cary Woods. Principal photography took place primarily in California, with the fictional town of Woodsboro represented by Santa Rosa. The film was released in Türkiye on 15 August 1997.

Cast

• Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott)
• Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers)
• David Arquette (Sheriff Dewey Riley)
• Skeet Ulrich (Billy Loomis)
• Matthew Lillard (Stuart Macher)
• Rose McGowan (Tatum Riley)
• Drew Barrymore (Casey Becker)
• Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks)

Awards and Nominations

The film won a total of 12 awards and received 11 nominations.

Saturn Awards (1997)

MTV Movie Awards (1997)

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (1997)

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

Box Office Performance

Scream grossed approximately $173 million worldwide, becoming one of the most successful horror films of 1996.