Scream 2 Movie Review 1997

Sidney (Campbell) trades psychotheraphy for college, only to be harassed by a lunatic willing to duplicate her nightmares from the original. All the cast that survived the first pic are back (and some new faces, with O'Connell as Sidney's new boyfriend) including TV-tabloider Gale Weathers (Cox), who has turned a best-seller about the murders into a movie called "Stab"; lovable, huggable sheriff Dewey (Arquette); and horror film fanatic Randy (Kennedy). Director Craven and writer Williamson add more of the satirical spark that propelled its predecessor into boxoffice success. By following the rules of sequels, they increase the suspense (everyone is a suspect) and gore to tantalizing fun, making this entry to the popular franchise a hard one to top.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

At the Movies, Satire & Parody, Phone Terror, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Serial Killers, Front Page, Campus Capers, Top Grossing Films of 1997, Fraternities & Sororities, Slasher Flicks

Screenplay

Kevin Williamson

Cast

Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Jerry O'Connell, David Arquette, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, Elise Neal, Lewis Arquette, Duane Martin, Omar Epps, David Warner, Timothy Olyphant, Rebecca Gayheart, Portia de Rossi, Heather Graham

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Director

Wes Craven

Music

Marco Beltrami

Other

Tori Spelling

Producer

Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena, Dimension Films, Miramax

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1998: Female Perf. (Campbell).