Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Cast
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Jerry O'Connell
Derek Feldman
Timothy Olyphant
Mickey Altieri
Jamie Kennedy
Randy Meeks
Laurie Metcalf
Debbie Salt
Elise Neal
Hallie McDaniel
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Cici Cooper
Liev Schreiber
Cotton Weary
Jada Pinkett Smith
Maureen Evans
Omar Epps
Phil Stevens
Duane Martin
Joel Jones
Lewis Arquette
Chief Hartley
Rebecca Gayheart
Sorority Sister Lois
Portia de Rossi
Sorority Sister Murphy
Heather Graham
'Stab' Casey
Roger L. Jackson
Ghostface (voice)
Joshua Jackson
Film Class Guy #1
Marisol Nichols
Dawnie
Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling / 'Stab' Sidney
Luke Wilson
'Stab' Billy
David Warner
Gus Gold
Selma Blair
Cici's Friend on Phone
Rasila Schroeder
Screaming Girl Up Aisle
Peter Deming
Popcorn Boy
Molly Gross
Theater Girl #1
Rebecca McFarland
Theater Girl #2
Kevin Williamson
Cotton's Interviewer
Sandy Heddings
Girl in Dorm Hallway
Dave Allen Clark
Reporter Outside Theater
Joe Washington
Reporter #1
Angie Dillard
Reporter #2
John Patrick
Reporter #3
Craig Shoemaker
Artsy Teacher
Walter Franks
Film Class Guy #2
Nina Petronzio
Film Class Mopey Girl
Stephanie Belt
Reporter #4
Richard Bruce Doughty
Reporter #5
Cornelia Kiss
Coroner at Cici's House
Lucy Lin
ER Doctor
Philip Pavel
Officer Andrews
Nancy O'Dell
Tori's Interviewer
Greg Meiss
Zeus
Adam Shankman
Ghost Dancer
Kris Andersson
Dancer
Carmen M. Chavez
Dancer
Anne Fletcher
Dancer
Erik Hyler
Dancer
Sebastian La Cause
Dancer
Lance MacDonald
Dancer
Laurie Sposit
Dancer
Ryan Lee Swanson
Dancer
Sarah Christine Smith
Dancer
Jack Baun
Tackled Cell Phoner
Christopher Doyle
Officer Richards
Jason Horgan
Fraternity Brother #1
Daniel K. Arredondo
Fraternity Brother #2
John Embry
Fraternity Brother #3
Corey Mendell Parker
Library Guy
Tim Hillman
Captain Down
Mark Oliver
Reporter #6
Jennifer Weston
Reporter #7
Shelly Benedict
Reporter #8
Paulette Patterson
Usher Giving Out Costumes
Wes Craven
Doctor (uncredited)
Jason Trost
Audience Member (uncredited)
Franco Castan
Student (uncredited)
Carrie Collins
College Student (uncredited)
Rodney L. James
Photographer (uncredited)
Matthew Lillard
Guy at Party (uncredited)
Deadra Moore
College Professor (uncredited)
Lynn McRee
Maureen Prescott (uncredited)
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- Release Date 12/12/1997
- Language English
- Director Wes Craven
- Editor Patrick Lussier
- Cinematographer Peter Deming
- Producers Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena
- Companies Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures, Craven-Maddalena Films
- Budget $24,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Dec 10, 1997 | Premiere | R-13 |
| United States | Dec 10, 1997 | Premiere (Hollywood) | R |
| Canada | Dec 12, 1997 | Theatrical | 18A |
| United States | Dec 12, 1997 | Theatrical | R |
| PH | Dec 17, 1997 | Theatrical | R-13 |
| CL | Dec 18, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| CM | Dec 26, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Jan 15, 1998 | Theatrical | MA 15+ |
| Brazil | Feb 5, 1998 | Theatrical | 14 |
| PT | Feb 23, 1998 | Premiere (Fantasporto Film Festival) | M/16 |
| BE | Mar 1, 1998 | Premiere (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science Fiction Films) | 18 |
| SG | Mar 5, 1998 | Theatrical | NC16 |
| TW | Mar 20, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| ZA | Mar 20, 1998 | Theatrical | 16 |
| TR | Mar 27, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Apr 2, 1998 | Theatrical | 16 |
| DK | Apr 9, 1998 | Theatrical | 15 |
| CH | Apr 17, 1998 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Mexico | Apr 17, 1998 | Premiere | B |
| Germany | Apr 23, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| HK | Apr 23, 1998 | Theatrical | IIB |
| Spain | Apr 24, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| IE | May 1, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| NO | May 1, 1998 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United Kingdom | May 1, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| PT | May 8, 1998 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| Poland | May 8, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| IS | May 21, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| PA | May 22, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Jun 5, 1998 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| SE | Jun 24, 1998 | Theatrical | 15 |
| GR | Jun 26, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Jun 27, 1998 | Premiere | 12 |
| BE | Jul 2, 1998 | Premiere | 18 |
| France | Jul 8, 1998 | Theatrical | 12 |
| ID | Jul 11, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| BE | Jul 22, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Japan | Aug 15, 1998 | Theatrical | PG12 |
| KW | Aug 19, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| AR | Sep 10, 1998 | Theatrical | +16 |
| Italy | Sep 10, 1998 | Theatrical | 14+ |
| SI | Sep 17, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| SV | Sep 25, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| CO | Oct 16, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| UY | Nov 6, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| VE | Dec 2, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| CZ | Jan 14, 1999 | Theatrical | 15+ |
| SK | Jan 14, 1999 | Theatrical | — |
| Brazil | Feb 5, 1999 | Theatrical | 14 |
| HU | Feb 18, 1999 | Theatrical | 18 |
| South Korea | Jun 5, 1999 | Theatrical | 19 |
| LT | May 26, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Oct 30, 2005 | TV (Veronica) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Sep 14, 2011 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Oct 26, 2011 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| United States | Oct 9, 2022 | Theatrical (Limited) (25th anniversary re-release) | — |
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