Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Cast
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Matthew Lillard
Stu Macher
Rose McGowan
Tatum Riley
Skeet Ulrich
Billy Loomis
Jamie Kennedy
Randy Meeks
W. Earl Brown
Kenny Brown
Joseph Whipp
Sheriff Burke
Liev Schreiber
Cotton Weary
Drew Barrymore
Casey Becker
Roger L. Jackson
Ghostface (voice)
Kevin Patrick Walls
Steven Orth
David Booth
Casey's Father
Carla Hatley
Casey's Mother
Lawrence Hecht
Neil Prescott
Lois Saunders
Mrs. Tate
Lisa Beach
TV Reporter #1
Tony Kilbert
TV Reporter #2
C.W. Morgan
Hank Loomis
Frances Lee McCain
Mrs. Riley
Troy Bishop
Expelled Teen #1
Ryan Kennedy
Expelled Teen #2
Leonora Scelfo
Cheerleader in Bathroom
Nancy Anne Ridder
Girl in Bathroom
Lisa Canning
Reporter with Mask
Bonnie Wood
Young Girl in Video Store
Aurora Draper
Party Teen #1
Kenny Kwong
Party Teen #2
Justin Sullivan
Teen on Couch
Kurtis Bedford
Bored Teen
Angela Miller
Girl on Couch
Henry Winkler
Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)
Linda Blair
Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)
Wes Craven
Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Lynn McRee
Maureen Prescott (uncredited)
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Activity
Scary voted for Scream over I Know What You Did Last Summer
Scary voted for Prometheus over Scream
- Release Date 12/20/1996
- Language English
- Director Wes Craven
- Editor Patrick Lussier
- Cinematographer Mark Irwin
- Producers Cathy Konrad, Cary Woods
- Companies Dimension Films, Woods Entertainment
- Budget $14,000,000
- Homepage www.miramax.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Dec 18, 1996 | Premiere (Los Angeles, California) | R |
| United States | Dec 20, 1996 | Theatrical | R |
| Brazil | Jan 31, 1997 | Theatrical | 14 |
| Australia | Feb 13, 1997 | Theatrical | MA15+ |
| Spain | Apr 10, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | May 2, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| HK | May 8, 1997 | Theatrical | III |
| FI | May 9, 1997 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| IE | May 16, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| ZA | May 16, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| PH | May 28, 1997 | Theatrical | R-18 |
| NO | Jun 13, 1997 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United States | Jun 24, 1997 | Physical (VHS) | NR |
| Netherlands | Jun 26, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| DK | Jun 27, 1997 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Jun 27, 1997 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| United States | Jul 2, 1997 | Physical (Laserdisc) | NR |
| CZ | Jul 3, 1997 | Theatrical | 15+ |
| France | Jul 16, 1997 | Theatrical (Visa CNC 91977) | 12 |
| BE | Jul 30, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| SE | Aug 1, 1997 | Theatrical | 15 |
| SG | Aug 14, 1997 | Theatrical | M18 |
| TR | Aug 15, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Poland | Aug 22, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Japan | Aug 23, 1997 | Theatrical | R-15 |
| KW | Aug 23, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| AR | Sep 11, 1997 | Theatrical | +16 |
| Italy | Sep 11, 1997 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| CH | Oct 10, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| GR | Oct 10, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Oct 30, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| AT | Oct 31, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Mexico | Oct 31, 1997 | Theatrical | B |
| United States | Dec 2, 1997 | Physical | R |
| United States | Dec 3, 1997 | Physical (DVD) | R |
| CL | Jan 8, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| VE | Mar 18, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | May 7, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Sep 1, 1998 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| France | Oct 22, 1998 | Physical (VHS) | 12 |
| South Korea | Jan 16, 1999 | Theatrical | 19 |
| Netherlands | May 13, 2002 | TV (Yorin) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Sep 14, 2011 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Nov 2, 2011 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| France | Aug 23, 2012 | Digital (VOD) | 16 |
| France | Aug 20, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 12 |
| France | Oct 20, 2021 | Physical (4K UHD) | 16 |
| SK | Oct 31, 2024 | Digital (VOYO) | 18 |
Scream Ratings
Overall
Overall rating of the media
Scares
How effective are the jump scares
Atmosphere
How immersive and tense is the atmosphere
Gore
Level and quality of gore/violence
Story
Quality of the storyline and plot
Special Effects
Quality of special/visual effects
Sound Design
Audio quality and sound effects
Pacing
Flow and timing of the narrative