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Scream 2 (1997) is the second part of the Scream
trilogy, which was concluded by Scream 3
. As with the other films in the trilogy, Scream 2 combines straight-forward scares with dialogue that satirizes conventions of slasher films, especially (in this case) slasher film sequels.

Plot

The plot is centered on a group of college friends, an ex-cop and a news reporter as they deal with some mysterious killings that take place after the release of the horror movie Stab, which was inspired by the events of the original film. Many of the survivors from the first movie return to reprise their original roles in this film.

Sidney and Randy are in college now. They see on the news that a couple of kids were murdered at the preview of Stab, a movie based on Gale Weathers' book about the Woodsboro murders. They realize that it's starting over again. Dewey's hanging around to make sure Sidney's alright. Randy and Dewey talk to each other and explain to each other that anyone could be the killer, including themselves.

In the final confrontation on the school stage, the killer(s) are revealed to be Sidney's new boyfriend's best friend, Micky, and her old boyfriend's mother, who had gone virtually insane from her family's break-up and wanted to kill Sidney and all who she holds dear as revenge against her mother. The mother kills Micky, stating that his motive was completely absurd and that no one would believe it (he was going to blame it on the craze that the-film-within-a-film, Stab, had created). Sidney is cornered by her, and tricks the mother by saying, "Isn't Micky supposed to be dead?", and when the mother looks, Sidney grabs a glass bottle and smashes it over the mother's head, and runs back stage. Sidney then causes the stage to collapse on the mother. Gale shows up with a gun to help, but is shot by the mother, who wasn't dead and falls off the stage. The mother then gets Sidney in an arm-lock, and Cotton, who was the new janitor (and the man who went to jail for allegedly killing Sid's mother) shows up, and picks up Micky's gun.

The mother tries to convince Cotton to kill Sidney, but Cotton shoots the mom instead. Gale is alive, as the bullet just bounced off her rib. But then, Micky suddenly jumps up and gale and Sidney shoot him multiple times. Then, Sidney turns around and shoots the mom's body in the neck, "Just to be safe". It is then revealed that Dewey was alive after, quite litteraly, being stabbed in the back (while a horrified Gale watched while in a sound studio, unable to hear him cry for help because of sound-proof glass). Gale is overjoyed that he was found alive, and the movie ends with Sidney looking up into the sky.

The Rules

A signature device, started in Scream and continued in Scream 2 and Scream 3
, was the typical "rules" for that type of horror movie being stated by the characters. In Scream 2, the rules for a sequel (as described by Randy) are: #The body count is always bigger. #The death scenes are always much more elaborate, with more blood and gore. #Randy starts to describe the third rule: "If you want your films to become a successful franchise, never, ever...' before being interrupted by Dewey. (The joke is that the filmmakers are admitting there is no surefire way to ensure a film franchise is successful.) However, the film's original teaser trailer featured an extended version of the rules scene which reveals that originally the third rule was supposed to be "Never, ever, under any circumstances assume the killer is dead." This referenced Randy's last line in the original Scream which stated that a killer always comes back to life for one last scare.

Trivia

Not only was the cast not informed who the killer was until the last Day of shooting, they also didn't receive the last 10 pages of the script until it was time to film them. The last 10 pages were also printed on grey paper, therefore making them unable to be illicitly Xeroxed. All cast members had to sign contracts that they would not discuss the movie's outcome or the killer's identity with the media.
In Scream, Sidney laments that with her luck, she'd be portrayed by Tori Spelling
if her story were ever filmed. In Stab, the film-within-a-film in Scream 2, Tori Spelling does in fact play Sidney.
Cameo: Wes Craven
man in the background at the hospital.
Cameo: Kevin Williamson Cotton's interviewer on T.V.
Cameo: Matthew Lillard
Co-star of the original Scream is in the background at the frat party.
The striped sweater of Freddy Krueger can be seen hanging in Sidney's dorm room while she watches Cotton on television.
Liev Schreiber's dog (terrier) has a cameo in the film. A female co-ed leads him in front of the crowd that goes to investigate after news of Cici's murder.
Most of the outdoor scene are filmed at Agnes Scott College, a women's college in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cameo: Rose McGowan
In crowd of movie theatre during Stab.
"Dewey's Theme" and other bits of the score are actually taken from the "Broken Arrow" soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. Later Score Soundtrack releases for Scream 2 feature Belltrami's score, although it was not used in the film.
There are several references to actors from "Friends" (1994), which stars Courtney Cox. Gale says that the nude photos of her that were put on the internet are fakes, and that the body is that of Jennifer Aniston
. Also, We learn that in Stab, Dewey is played by David Schwimmer
.
Though in most films, phone voices are recorded later, director Wes Craven actually had the voice of the killer on set, to heighten the sense of fear for the actors. According to Roger L. Jackson, who plays the voice, he was kept on set but always out of sight from the actors, so they couldn't picture a face with the voice. He said while watching the monitors, he could see between takes that Heather Graham looked a little scared, whereas Sarah Michelle Gellar would pick up the phone and carry on a conversation with him.
Gail's mention of doctored internet photos is also a reference to an incident that actually happened to Courtney Cox in the mid-1990s.
Paulette Patterson, who plays the usher who hands masks to Maureen and Phil, won her role in a contest sponsored by MTV.
Eric Mabius, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and Paula Marshall all auditioned for roles.
The Gothic statues in the film aren't Agnes Scott campus features; they were put there for the film and guarded by a watchman. Students on the campus for summer events were told not to mess with the statues, but at least once the statues were dressed up and decorated by mischievous students who evaded the watchman.
Officers Richards and Andrews are named after Kyle Richards and Brian Andrews, the two child actors that Jamie Lee Curtis babysat in the original Halloween.
The girl that Cici talks to on the phone before the killer calls is Selma Blair.
The third rule to surviving a sequel is cut from the movie, but is shown in the trailer. ""And #3. Never, ever under any circumstance assume that the killer is dead."
The tagline for "Stab" (the movie within the movie) is, "This is Gonna Hurt".

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