Directed by: Wes Craven
Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell,
Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore
A killer named Ghostface unleashes true horror on the
town of Woodsboro when he brutally murders teen girl Casey Becker (Drew
Barrymore) and her boyfriend Steve (Kevin Patrick Walls). He calls Casey and quizzes her on scary
movies. She obviously does not pass the test
with flying colors. Afterwards, Casey’s
friend Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and her friends start dropping like
flies as Ghostface begins calling and killing all of them. Suspicion is rampant, and many accusations
start flying. Though still coping with the
vicious rape and murder of her mother one year prior, Sidney and her teen
friends leverage their knowledge of traditional horror films to protect themselves
from this sadistic killer who is plaguing the town.
In Scream, Wes
Craven—an auteur of the slasher flick—brings us a satirical horror film that cleverly
makes fun of the sex and gore of past works in the genre. Craven, a man who wrote many of the rules in
the slasher playbook, breaks them all in Scream. He gives us smart characters and, in turn, a
smarter killer. All in all, Scream is a thrilling and refreshing
addition to the horror genre.
