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{{Infobox film
| name           = Scream 2
| image          = Scream 2.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Wes Craven]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Wes Craven
* [[Cathy Konrad]]
* [[Marianne Maddalena]]
}}
| writer         = [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|Characters|Kevin Williamson}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|<!-- These actors are listed on the poster. Please, do not add anyone else. -->
* [[David Arquette]]
* [[Neve Campbell]]
* [[Courteney Cox]]
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]
* [[Jamie Kennedy]]
* [[Laurie Metcalf]]
* [[Jerry O'Connell]]
* [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]]
* [[Liev Schreiber]]
}}<!-- These actors are listed on the poster billing block. Please, do not add anyone else. -->
| music          = [[Marco Beltrami]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Deming]]
| editing        = [[Patrick Lussier]]
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
* Konrad Pictures<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=61462 |title=Scream 2 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |access-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915183534/http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=61462}}</ref>
* [[Craven-Maddalena Films]]<ref name="afi" />
}}
| distributor    = [[Dimension Films]]
| released       = {{Film date|1997|12|10|[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]|1997|12|12|United States}}
| runtime        = 120 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 120:21--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/scream-2-film |title=''Scream 2'' (18) |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=February 2, 1998 | access-date=October 16, 2016 | archive-date=August 4, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804055820/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/scream-2-film}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $24{{nbsp}}million<ref name="BOM" />
| gross          = $172.4{{nbsp}}million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120082/ |title=Scream 2 (1997) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=September 13, 2016 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116173055/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120082/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Scream 2''''' is a 1997 American [[slasher film]] directed by [[Wes Craven]] and written by [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]]. It stars [[David Arquette]], [[Neve Campbell]], [[Courteney Cox]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Jamie Kennedy]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[Jerry O'Connell]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]] and [[Liev Schreiber]]. A sequel to ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996), the film was released on December 12, 1997, by [[Dimension Films]] as the second installment in the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' film series]]. ''Scream 2'' follows the character of [[Sidney Prescott]] (Campbell), and the other survivors of the Woodsboro massacre, at the fictional Windsor College in [[Ohio]] where they are targeted by a [[Copycat crime|copycat]] killer using the identity of [[Ghostface (Scream)|Ghostface]]. Like its predecessor, ''Scream 2'' combines the violence of the slasher genre with elements of comedy, satire and "[[whodunit]]" mystery while satirizing the [[cliché]] of film [[sequel]]s.

Williamson provided a five-page outline for a sequel to ''Scream'' when auctioning his original script, hoping to entice bidders with the potential of buying a franchise. Following a successful [[test screening]] of ''Scream'' and the film's financial and critical success, Dimension moved forward with the sequel while ''Scream'' was still in theaters, with the principal cast all returning to star, Craven to direct and Beltrami to provide music. The film faced controversy following its significant issues with plot information [[Internet leak|leaking onto the Internet]], revealing the identity of the killers. Combined with the film's rushed schedule, the script was rewritten often; pages were sometimes completed on the day of filming.

Despite these issues, ''Scream 2'' earned $172.4{{nbsp}}million at the box office, only $683,362 less than ''Scream'', and received positive reviews from critics. Beltrami received positive critical reception for his score for evolving the musical themes of the characters created in ''Scream'', although some critics claimed that the most memorable pieces from the film were created by composers [[Danny Elfman]] and [[Hans Zimmer]]. Elfman's contribution had been specially written for the film, but Zimmer's score for ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996) was controversially used in the film, replacing Beltrami's own work. The film's soundtrack achieved moderate sales success, reaching number 50 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. A sequel, ''[[Scream 3]]'', was released on February 3, 2000.

== Plot ==
Two Windsor College seniors, Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens, attend a sneak preview of ''Stab'', a [[film within a film|film]] based on the events of the Woodsboro massacre.{{efn|name=scream|As depicted in ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996)}} Briefly exiting the theater to use the restroom, Phil is killed by an individual donning a [[Ghostface (Scream)|Ghostface]] costume, who proceeds to sit beside Maureen in Phil's place. The killer then stabs her repeatedly, unnoticed by the raucous crowd, leading her to climb up on stage in a cry for help, which the audience mistakes for a publicity stunt until she falls dead.

The news media, including local journalist Debbie Salt, descend on Windsor College where [[Sidney Prescott]] is a student alongside her roommate Hallie McDaniel, her new boyfriend Derek Feldman, fellow Woodsboro survivor [[Randy Meeks]] and Derek's friend [[Mickey Altieri]]. Two other Woodsboro survivors arrive: police deputy [[Dewey Riley]] to offer Sidney protection, and reporter [[Gale Weathers]] to cover the incident. Gale and her new cameraman, Joel Jones, unsuccessfully try to stage a confrontation between Sidney and [[Cotton Weary]], who is attempting to gain fame from his exoneration for the rape and murder of Sidney's mother, Maureen Prescott.

That evening, Sidney and Hallie attend a party at the [[sorority house]] Delta Lambda Zeta. At Omega Beta Zeta, another nearby sorority house, Ghostface murders student Cici Cooper. After the partygoers leave to observe Cici's crime scene, Ghostface enters Delta Lambda Zeta and attacks Sidney. Ghostface injures Derek but flees when the police arrive. Later, after realizing that Cici is a diminutive for [[Casey Becker|Casey]], Gale theorizes that the new Ghostface is targeting students with the same names as the Woodsboro murder victims. Randy theorizes that the killer is likely someone Sidney knows and is patterning the homicides after a movie sequel. Soon after, Ghostface calls Gale, Dewey, and Randy while they are together in daylight on the college campus. Despite their attempts to find him, Ghostface ultimately ambushes Randy, pulling him into Joel's media van, where he is murdered. Shortly after, Joel, fearing he will be targeted next, skips town.

As night falls over the campus, Dewey and Gale go to a building to review tapes of footage shot by Joel, hoping to spot the killer in the vicinity of the previous crime scenes, but Ghostface attacks them, stabbing Dewey. Two officers driving Sidney and Hallie to a safe house are murdered when Ghostface intercepts the vehicle. In the ensuing struggle, Ghostface is knocked unconscious, but recovers and kills Hallie. Drawn to music playing in the campus theater{{efn|name=play|From the college's production of ''[[Oresteia|The Oresteia]]''}} while seeking safety, Sidney finds Derek in the auditorium tied to a cross from an earlier fraternity [[Hazing in Greek letter organizations|hazing]] ritual. Ghostface arrives, revealing himself as Mickey, and shoots Derek, killing him.

Mickey divulges his intent to kill Sidney and allow his arrest, in an effort to blame movie violence for the murders and become famous from the oncoming trial. Debbie arrives, holding Gale at gunpoint, and is revealed to be Mickey's accomplice, whom Sidney recognizes as Nancy Loomis, the mother of Woodsboro killer [[Billy Loomis|Billy]]. Nancy betrays Mickey and shoots him, affirming that she only used Mickey to frame him for their killing spree. Mickey fires his gun before collapsing, wounding Gale, who falls offstage. Nancy discloses she is seeking revenge against Sidney for killing Billy and that she murdered Randy in Joel's news van for slandering her son's name during their phone call. However, Sidney points out the hypocrisy of Nancy's motives, considering that her abandonment fueled Billy's psychotic tendencies. The pair fight until Cotton appears and holds them at gunpoint. Nancy attempts to manipulate Cotton into murdering Sidney, reminding him that her testimony got him arrested. Much to Nancy's shock, he instead chooses to shoot her in exchange for an interview with Sidney and [[Diane Sawyer]]. As Sidney, Cotton, and a recovered Gale glance over Nancy's body, Mickey suddenly resurfaces but is shot to death by Gale and Sidney. Sidney then shoots Nancy in the head to ensure her death.

When the police arrive, Dewey is revealed to be alive and Gale climbs into the ambulance with him rather than taking the opportunity to report with the returning Joel. Sidney then instructs the press to direct questions to Cotton to remove attention from herself and reward Cotton for helping her.

== Cast ==
{{further|topic=individual characters|List of Scream (film series) characters#Introduced in Scream 2|l1=List of ''Scream 2'' characters}}
{{Cast listing|
* [[David Arquette]] as [[Dewey Riley]]
* [[Neve Campbell]] as [[Sidney Prescott]]
* [[Courteney Cox]] as [[Gale Weathers]]
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as Cici Cooper
* [[Jamie Kennedy]] as [[Randy Meeks]]
* [[Laurie Metcalf]] as Debbie Salt / Nancy Loomis
* [[Elise Neal]] as Hallie McDaniel
* [[Jerry O'Connell]] as Derek Feldman
* [[Timothy Olyphant]] as Mickey Altieri
* [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]] as Maureen Evans
* [[Liev Schreiber]] as [[Cotton Weary]]
* [[Lewis Arquette]] as Louis Hartley
* [[Duane Martin]] as Joel
* [[Rebecca Gayheart]] as Lois
* [[Portia de Rossi]] as Murphy
* [[Omar Epps]] as Phil Stevens
* [[Heather Graham]] as herself as [[Casey Becker]] (character in the in-universe film ''Stab'')
* [[Roger L. Jackson]] as the voice of [[Ghostface (character)|Ghostface]]
* [[Joshua Jackson|Josh Jackson]] as film class guy #1
* [[Marisol Nichols]] as Dawnie
* [[Nancy O'Dell]] as Tori's interviewer
* [[Tori Spelling]] as herself and as Sidney Prescott (character in the in-universe film ''Stab'')
* [[Luke Wilson]] as himself as [[Billy Loomis]] (character in the in-universe film ''Stab'')
* [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as Gus Gold
}}

== Production ==
=== Writing and early stages ===
While writing the script for ''Scream'', screenwriter Kevin Williamson also developed two five-page treatments for potential sequels, hoping to entice prospective buyers with the fact that they were not just buying a film but a franchise,<ref name="ETrueHollywoodStory"/><ref name="fangoria160"/> and after a successful [[test screening]] for the original, at which [[Miramax]] executives were present, Craven was also given a contract to direct the two future films.<ref name="fangoria160"/> Williamson's idea for a sequel was that Sidney Prescott would now be attending college and a [[copycat crime|copycat]] [[Ghostface (Scream)|Ghostface]] killer would start a new series of murders.

[[Dimension Films]] considered pursuing development of a sequel in January 1997 after ''Scream'' grossed more than $50{{nbsp}}million in the first month of its release, with production being [[greenlit]] in March 1997 and the provision of an increased budget of $24{{nbsp}}million over ''Scream''{{'}}s $15{{nbsp}}million.<ref name=":0" /> Williamson already had 42 pages of the plot developed by this point,<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Shapiro |first=Marc |date=January 1998 |title=Super-Secret Scream 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/Fangoria_169_1998_Alien_Resurrection_HQS_c2c |magazine=[[Fangoria]] |issue=169 |pages=20–25, 82}}</ref> which involved four different killers: [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Derek Feldman|Derek]]; [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Hallie|Hallie]]; [[Cotton Weary]]; and [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Debbie Salt|Nancy Loomis]], who is the mother of one of the previous film's killers.<ref name="imsdb2"/> 

Craven was hesitant about returning to direct the film, as he was worried about missing other opportunities, not wanting to be "trapped" by a [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]], so Williamson and the other filmmakers talked with [[Robert Rodriguez]] about directing ''Scream 2'', an offer he was willing to take. However, Craven ultimately felt unable to leave ''Scream 2'' to someone else and agreed to direct it, so Rodriguez left to direct ''[[The Faculty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2025 |title=Scream Creator Confirms Long-Held Theory About Who Almost Directed Scream 2 Before Wes Craven |url=https://screenrant.com/scream-2-almost-directed-robert-rodriguez/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=June 12, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] for ''Scream 2'' took place over a nine-week period beginning in mid-June 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cash-dash-8-sequels-hollywood-rushed-into-theaters-92151582377.html |title=Sequel Opportunity: 8 of the Fastest Follow-Ups in Film History |website=[[Yahoo!]] |date=July 18, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223439/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cash-dash-8-sequels-hollywood-rushed-into-theaters-92151582377.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and on a budget of $24{{nbsp}}million. [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and [[Los Angeles]] were used to represent the state of [[Ohio]], where the fictional Windsor College is situated in ''Scream 2'', with filming taking place largely in Los Angeles and over four weeks in Atlanta. The opening scene featuring the premiere of the fictional ''Stab'' film was filmed over three days in the Vista Theater on Sunset Drive, Hollywood, with the exterior represented by the Rialto Theater in [[South Pasadena, California]].<ref name="scream2filmlocations"/>

The [[sorority]] homes used by the character [[Casey "Cici" Cooper|Cici Cooper]] and a nearby party were also filmed in Pasadena, east of Los Angeles.<ref name="scream2filmlocations"/> The fictional ''Stab'' film was filmed in [[Malibu, California]].<ref name="scream2filmlocations"/> [[Agnes Scott College]], just outside Atlanta,<ref name="AtlantaMagazine"/> and [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] in Los Angeles were used to represent the fictional Windsor College which appears in the film.<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary"/>

=== Plot leak and re-writes ===
After Williamson transferred his script to the production, it was [[Internet leak|leaked onto the Internet]] in full by one of the film's extras, revealing the identity of the killers and a large amount of the involved plot.<ref name="scriptleak2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Scream_2_rewritten_after_script_leak/6845335 |title=Scream 2 rewritten after script leak |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206011700/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Scream_2_rewritten_after_script_leak/6845335 |url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in the production continuing to film with only a partial script while Williamson conducted extensive rewrites, changing much of the film's finale, the identities of the film's killers and drastically altering the roles of other characters such as [[Randy Meeks]] and [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Joel|Joel]].<ref name="scriptleak2"/>

To avoid another such incident and prevent sensitive plot details being revealed through other means, the actors were not given the last pages of the script until weeks before shooting and the pages that revealed the killer's identity were only provided on the day the scene was shot and only to the actors involved.<ref name=":0" /> The short production schedule on ''Scream 2'' and his work on other projects meant that Williamson's final script used for the film was detailed in some areas but lacking in others, with Craven forced to write and develop certain scenes as they were being filmed.<ref name="fangoria171"/> Following the script's leak, security around the production was significantly increased, with a focus on closed [[Set construction|film set]]s and strict restrictions on what personnel could be present during filming and have access to the script, with all present required to sign [[non-disclosure agreements]]. The script itself was reprinted on specialty paper to prevent [[photocopying]] and was often destroyed after use.<ref name="ETrueHollywoodStory"/>

The incident was the first in which a film was significantly affected by an Internet leak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2018 |title=Local Man Makes National News with 'Scream Comes Home' Event |url=https://explorevenango.com/clarion-man-makes-national-news-with-scream-comes-home-event/ |access-date=October 13, 2021 |website=exploreVenango.com |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028140359/https://explorevenango.com/clarion-man-makes-national-news-with-scream-comes-home-event/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Williamson claimed the leaked script was a "dummy draft" that was crafted specifically to avoid leaked details.<ref name="dreadcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261779/exclusive-scream-2s-jerry-oconnell-kevin-williamson-talk-leaked-scripts-different-killers/ |title=Exclusive: Scream 2's Jerry O'Connell and Kevin Williamson Talk Leaked Scripts and Different Killers! |last=Mullins |first=Travis |date=December 12, 2017 |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213012304/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261779/exclusive-scream-2s-jerry-oconnell-kevin-williamson-talk-leaked-scripts-different-killers/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Williamson claimed there were three dummy endings written.

{{blockquote|"They were worried the killer's identity would be leaked, so we wrote several endings. Three in all, if memory serves, and when actors and potential crew members asked to read the script, we would send the script with the dummy ending ... There was even a fake ending where Dewey was the killer. They existed as a decoy and nothing more. Extreme measures, but we really wanted to keep the killer's identity a secret!"<ref name="dreadcentral"/>}}

In an interview, Craven commented on the rushed six-month production schedule, with the film being expected ready for release on December 12, less than a year after the release of ''Scream'', and Williamson forced to rewrite his script. Pages for scenes would often only be ready on the day of filming and others lacked significant detail, forcing Craven to develop them as the scenes took place.<ref name="fangoria171"/> Various titles were considered for the sequel at different points in the film's production, including ''Scream Again'', ''Scream Louder'' and ''Scream: The Sequel'' before the studio decided to simply use ''Scream 2''.<ref name="WesCravenArtofHorror"/>

=== Casting ===
{{Further|topic=individual characters|List of Scream (film series) characters{{!}}List of ''Scream'' (film series) characters}}
[[Neve Campbell]] had been contracted to reprise her role as heroine Sidney Prescott in a potential sequel before filming had even begun on ''Scream'', her character being the only one from the original film guaranteed to survive and lead a new film.<ref name="fangoria162"/> Once production of a sequel was seen as inevitable, following the success of ''Scream'', [[Dimension Films]] added sequel options for the actors whose characters had survived the previous film: [[Courteney Cox]] as ambitious [[news reporter]] [[Gale Weathers]], [[David Arquette]] as retired [[deputy sheriff]] [[Dewey Riley]], [[Jamie Kennedy]] as film-geek [[Randy Meeks]] and [[Liev Schreiber]] as [[Cotton Weary]], the man exonerated for the murder of Sidney's mother.<ref name="fangoria162"/> [[Roger L. Jackson]] also returned to voice the character of [[Ghostface (Scream)|Ghostface]].

Having finalized the returning principal cast from ''Scream'', the production approached their casting for ''Scream 2'' in a similar manner, seeking established and popular actors, largely sourcing from TV shows of the time. In interviews, the production staff of the film remarked that they found approaching and securing the talent they wanted significantly easier than it had been for ''Scream'', considering the financial and critical success of the film but also believing the prior involvement of [[Drew Barrymore]] had lent the horror genre an element of credibility which made serious actors eager to become involved.<ref name=":0" />

New cast included [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[sorority]] sister and film fan [[Casey "Cici" Cooper|Cici Cooper]], [[Elise Neal]] as Sidney's friend and roommate [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Hallie|Hallie]], [[Jerry O'Connell]] as Sidney's boyfriend [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Derek Feldman|Derek]], [[Timothy Olyphant]] as [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Mickey|Mickey]] and [[Laurie Metcalf]] as local reporter [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Debbie Salt|Debbie Salt]], later revealed as Nancy Loomis, mother of [[Billy Loomis]] from ''Scream''. Early in development, [[Alicia Silverstone]] and [[Liv Tyler]] were approached to appear in the film's opening sequence,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/branagh-booked-for-woody-s-pic-1116678115/ |title=Branagh booked for Woody's pic |last=Fleming |first=Michael |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 22, 1997 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126145751/https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/branagh-booked-for-woody-s-pic-1116678115/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Eric Mabius]], [[Natasha Gregson Wagner]] and [[Paula Marshall]] all auditioned for unspecified roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/07/11/scream-goes/ |title=''Scream'' goes on |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 11, 1997 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151253/https://ew.com/article/1997/07/11/scream-goes/ |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jamie Kennedy, [[Tobey Maguire]] was offered the role of Mickey, but he turned it down.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJgtlPNpbWs | title=How I Got Cast in SCREAM 2 &#124; Ep. 2 - Jamie Kennedy's Hate to Break It to Ya Podcast (Solo) | website=[[YouTube]] | date=December 4, 2020 }}</ref> Many of the actors involved in the production, including Campbell, Cox, Gellar, and O'Connell were starring in their own television series at the time, allowing the production limited availability to schedule their involvement. Gellar in particular was in-between filming of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and had only recently finished work on another Williamson-penned film, ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997). Despite the hectic scheduling, Gellar admitted in an interview that she agreed to perform in ''Scream 2'' without having read the script because of the success of ''Scream''.<ref name="behindthescreamdocu"/> Metcalf had only just finished her nine-year run on the popular sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' when she began work on ''Scream 2'' and Craven was praising of her ability to portray the deranged Nancy Loomis.<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary"/> To obtain the role of Derek, O'Connell and other candidates had to audition by performing a scene from the film where the character sings "[[I Think I Love You]]".<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary"/> Olyphant's involvement as Mickey was his first leading role in a feature film. Despite scheduling difficulties, Craven took their desire to participate in the film despite their workload as a compliment to the film's quality.<ref name=":0" />

The cast was rounded out by [[Lewis Arquette]], father of David Arquette, as a local Sheriff in charge of investigating the new murders, [[Duane Martin]] as Gale's [[cameraman]] [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Joel|Joel]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]] and [[Omar Epps]] as [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens|Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens]], patrons of the fictional "Stab" film who become the film's opening victims, and [[Portia de Rossi]] and [[Rebecca Gayheart]] as sorority sisters Murphy and Lois. Gayheart had auditioned for the role of [[Tatum Riley]] in ''Scream'' and auditioned multiple times for ''Scream 2'' for the roles of Cici Cooper, Hallie and Maureen Evans before obtaining her eventual role.<ref name="behindthescreamdocu"/> Minor roles were filled by Chris Doyle and Philip Pavel as Officer Richards and Officer Andrews, assigned to protect Sidney, veteran actor [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as Sidney's drama teacher, [[Joshua Jackson]] as an unnamed film student, and [[Nancy O'Dell]] as an unnamed reporter who would reprise the role in future installments of the series. [[Tori Spelling]], [[Luke Wilson]] and [[Heather Graham]] played themselves as characters in the "Stab" films; credited as Stab Sidney, Stab Billy and Stab [[Casey Becker|Casey]] respectively. Spelling was cast based on a sarcastic remark by Campbell's character in ''Scream'' that she would be played by Spelling in a movie based on her life. Craven remarked that she was a "good sport" about the joke and happy to take part.<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary"/>

=== Post-production ===
Craven had difficulties passing ''Scream'' through the film-rating body [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|MPAA]] to receive an R-rating to help the film remain commercially viable,<ref name="GuardianNC17"/> sending eight different cuts and requiring the direct intervention of Dimension Films founder [[Bob Weinstein]] to eventually obtain the necessary rating to release the film without significant cuts.<ref name="InsideStoryScream"/>

Eager to avoid the same experience on ''Scream 2'', Craven attempted to manipulate the MPAA by sending them a version of the film that had been edited to focus on and enhance the gore and violence present beyond what they actually wanted in the film, including reusing a clip of [[Omar Epps]]' [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens|character Phil Stevens]] being stabbed in the ear three times, instead of only once as seen in the final film, and an extended scene of [[Randy Meeks]]' death that showed his throat being slashed. Craven's reasoning was that the parts of the film they wished to keep would be more acceptable when viewed with the enhanced violence and so the MPAA would force them to remove the footage they already did not want to keep while passing the content they did want. However, the MPAA granted ''Scream 2'' an R-rating for the more violent cut, as they believed the underlying message of the film was significant enough to warrant the violence.<ref name="behindthescreamdocu"/>

=== Music ===
{{See also|Scream 2 (soundtrack){{!}}''Scream 2'' (soundtrack)|Music of the Scream franchise{{!}}Music of the ''Scream'' franchise}}
[[Marco Beltrami]] returned to helm the [[film score|score]] for ''Scream 2'', though there would be a late inclusion by [[Danny Elfman]] in the form of the choral track "Cassandra Aria" which plays during a scene where Campbell's character performs in a [[Play (theatre)|play]] and again in the film's finale as "Cassandra Aria Reprise". Excerpts from the score of the 1996 film ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' by [[Hans Zimmer]] appeared in the film, in particular guitar work by [[Duane Eddy]], for the character Dewey, replacing the tracks that had been developed for the character from the original ''Scream'' score. Beltrami would explain in an interview that the Zimmer piece was used as a [[Studio recording#The process|placeholder]] for Beltrami's incomplete score during a [[test screening]]. The test audience reaction to it influenced the studio to keep the Zimmer piece, reducing "Dewey's Theme", which Beltrami had composed to fill its place, to minor use during more serious scenes involving the character.<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary"/><ref name="bsospiritbeltrami"/> In 1998, [[Varèse Sarabande]] released a 30-minute album with music from ''Scream'' and ''Scream 2'', and in 2016 ''Scream 2: The Deluxe Edition'' was released including the Elfman material and the complete Beltrami score.

== Release ==
''Scream 2'' held its [[premiere]] on December 10, 1997, at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]] in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]],<ref name="screampremieres">{{cite web |last=Wayne |first=Gary |url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/meet/moviepremierelocations.shtml |title=Locations of Hollywood Movie Premieres |year=2011 |access-date= April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408184749/http://www.seeing-stars.com/Meet/MoviePremiereLocations.shtml|archive-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> followed by a general release on December 12, 1997, less than a year after the release of ''Scream''. After the unexpected success of ''Scream'', by late 1997, ''Scream 2'' was considered such a potential box office success that the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' and [[James Cameron]]'s future hit ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' were moved from their release date of December 12 to 19, so as to not face the film as competition.<ref name="WesCravenArtofHorror"/>

=== Box office ===
''Scream 2'' opened in 2,663 theaters and took $32.9{{nbsp}}million on its opening weekend in box-office receipts, a $27{{nbsp}}million increase over ''Scream''. It went on to gross $101.4{{nbsp}}million in the United States and $71{{nbsp}}million in other territories with a worldwide lifetime gross of $172.4{{nbsp}}million. Its debut set the December opening weekend record until December 2000, being replaced by ''[[What Women Want]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108551463/mel-gibson-steals-show-from-grinch/ |title=Mel Gibson steals show from 'Grinch' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021024624/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108551463/mel-gibson-steals-show-from-grinch/ |date=December 18, 2000 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |page=2 |publisher=[[News-Journal]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="fangoria171" /><ref name="Scream2Opening" /> It also achieved the highest December weekend gross for two weeks until it was overtaken by ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jeff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102407881/scream-2-losing-its-voice-at-box/ |title='Scream 2' losing its voice at box office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613024916/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102407881/scream-2-losing-its-voice-at-box/ |date=December 30, 1997 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |page=8 |newspaper=[[Lebanon Daily News|The Daily News]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''Scream 2'' enjoyed financial success on par with ''Scream'' despite its rapid production time and issues with script rewrites, nearly matching the first film's total gross of $173{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="screamgross"/> ''Scream 2'' is currently the third highest-grossing film in the [[Slasher film|slasher]] genre, again behind ''Scream''.<ref name="highestslasher"/> ''Scream 2'' was the 21st highest-grossing film of 1997 despite competition from [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] films such as ''Titanic'' and ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]''.<ref name="scream2gross" />

=== Critical reception ===
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "As with the first film, ''Scream 2'' is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate."<ref name="RottenTomatoesScream2"/> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> On [[CinemaScore]], audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |website=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217211441/https://m.cinemascore.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Both [[Gene Siskel]] and ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} [[Janet Maslin]] gave the sequel positive reviews despite their negative response to ''Scream''; Maslin remarked: "''Scream 2'' almost works as straight satire. It's so sharp—pardon the expression—that no pretty young things absolutely had to die."<ref name="janetmaslinscream2"/> [[Roger Ebert]] stated the film was "about as good as the original" but lamented that "[''Scream 2''] is gorier than the original, and that distracts from the witty screenplay."<ref name="EbertScream2"/> ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out London]]'' was mixed in its response, calling the film superior to most other horror films, but poor in comparison to ''Scream'',<ref name="reviewTimeOut"/> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', scathing of ''Scream'' before its release, positively received the sequel, saying "[characters] ponder whether any sequel ever topped the original. ''Scream 2'' is certainly worthy of being part of that debate."<ref name="Scream2Variety"/> ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'''s Kim Newman echoed this sentiment saying "Some great comic—and terrifying—moments, but suffers for not being as original as the original" remarking that though the film had the same elements that made ''Scream'' a success, they were no longer surprising for having been in ''Scream''.<ref name="reviewEmpire"/>

There was, however, criticism over the death of the character [[Randy Meeks]] played by Kennedy. John Muir, author of ''Wes Craven: The Art of Horror'' called the character's death the "most devastating moment of the sequel" and a "bad call", but praised the development of the other surviving characters from ''Scream'', calling Cox, Arquette and Campbell's characters "beloved".<ref name="WesCravenArtofHorror"/> In contrast, Muir criticized all of the new characters in ''Scream 2'', believing they never attained the same depth of the ''Scream'' cast because of ''Scream 2''{{'}}s focus on increasing the [[body count]] and violence over the original, saying that the film's killer could literally be anyone, as the audience is never provided with enough information about the new characters to form an opinion about them.<ref name="WesCravenArtofHorror"/> Ebert also commented upon this, saying "there is no way to guess who's doing the killing, and everyone who seems suspicious is (almost) sure to be innocent".<ref name="EbertScream2"/>

=== Accolades ===
''Scream 2'' won few awards compared to its predecessor, with Campbell again receiving the most nominations and wins, having won two awards for ''Scream''. She received a [[Saturn Award for Best Actress]] nomination and went on to win a [[MTV Movie Award for Best Performance|Best Female Performance]].<ref name="mtvmovieaward1998"/> Despite having only a brief cameo appearance as "Sidney Prescott" in the [[film within a film]] ''Stab'' shown in ''Scream 2'', [[Tori Spelling]] became one of the nominees for a 1997 [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star]], which was tied with her role in ''[[The House of Yes]]''.<ref name="SpellingNomination"/> The film also received Saturn Award nominations for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Courteney Cox and [[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|Best Horror Film]] for ''Scream 2'' itself.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|rowspan="3"|[[24th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Neve Campbell]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|Best Horror Film]]
|''Scream 2''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Courteney Cox]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[1998 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Performance|Best Female Performance]]
|[[Neve Campbell]]
|{{won}}
|}

=== Home media ===
''Scream 2'' was released in US territories on [[VHS]] on December 1, 1998,<ref name="vhsScream2"/> by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] (under the Dimension Home Video banner). It was distributed in Canada by [[Alliance Atlantis]], who had a pre-existing Canadian distribution agreement with Dimension/Miramax. ''Scream 2'' was released on [[DVD]] for the first time in the US on July 22, 1998<ref name="dvdreleaseScream2"/> with a Collector's Edition following on September 26, 2000, in "The Ultimate Scream Collection" and a separate release on August 7, 2001. The Collector's Edition featured additional material including outtakes, deleted scenes, the film's theatrical trailer, music videos of songs featured in the film and director's commentary. Both releases were undertaken by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Following the release of then series finale ''Scream 3'', the three films were collected in "The Ultimate Scream Collection" by [[Dimension Films]] on September 26, 2000, in a [[box set]] containing ''Behind the Scream'', a short [[documentary]] about the production of the three films and additional material including [[screen test]]s of actors involved in the films, outtakes and deleted scenes.

''Scream 2'' remained unreleased in foreign territories including Europe and Japan until February 26, 2001, when it was released simultaneously with ''Scream'' and ''Scream 3'' by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Each film contained the additional content found in the Collector's Edition version of the US release, including deleted scenes, outtakes, theatrical trailers, music videos and commentary from each respective film's crew.<ref name="dvdreleaseScream1Region2"/><ref name="dvdreleaseScream2Region2"/><ref name="dvdreleaseScream3Region2"/> Additionally, the three films were collected together in a single pack as the "''Scream'' Trilogy".<ref name="dvdreleaseScreamAllRegion2"/>

In 2005, Disney sold off Dimension, which they had owned along with Miramax since 1993, before selling off the main Miramax label in 2010. The company Miramax and the rights to the pre–October 2005 Dimension library were subsequently taken over by private equity firm [[Filmyard Holdings]] that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jul/30/film-industry-privateequity|title=Disney sells Miramax to investment group for $660m|first=David|last=Teather|work=The Guardian |date=July 30, 2010}}</ref>

Filmyard temporarily sublicensed the home media rights for several Dimension/Miramax films to [[Lionsgate Films]]. ''Scream 2'' was released individually and in a collection with ''Scream'' and ''Scream 3'' on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on March 29, 2011, two weeks prior to the theatrical release of ''Scream 4'', by [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. In addition to the films, each release contained audio commentary, theatrical trailers and behind-the-scenes footage.<ref name="blurayScream"/>

During March 2016, Miramax and the pre–October 2005 Dimension library were purchased from Filmyard Holdings by Qatari company [[beIN Media Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/02/bein-media-group-miramax-film-studio-acquisition|title=Iconic film studio Miramax sells to Doha-based beIN Media Group|first=Nigel M.|last=Smith|work=The Guardian |date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> In April 2020, beIN sold a 49% stake in Miramax to [[ViacomCBS]] (now known as [[Paramount Skydance]]). This deal gave Paramount worldwide distribution rights to the entire Miramax library and the pre–October 2005 Dimension library, and the rights to release future projects based on Dimension or Miramax film properties, with the company subsequently distributing several new ''Scream'' films in the 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paramount.com/news/viacomcbs-makes-an-investment-in-miramax|title=ViacomCBS Makes an Investment in MIRAMAX &#124; Paramount|website=www.paramount.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/viacomcbs-closes-acquisition-miramax-stake-375-million-deal-1286478/ | access-date=2025-08-07 | website=www.hollywoodreporter.com | date=April 3, 2020 }}</ref>

Paramount later included ''Scream 2'' in a collection titled ''Paramount Scares'', which included other horror films they owned,<ref>{{cite web | title=Paramount Scares Collection &#124; Watch on Blu-ray & Digital | url=https://www.paramountmovies.com/collections/Paramount-Scares | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321095333/https://www.paramountmovies.com/collections/Paramount-Scares | archive-date=March 21, 2025 }}</ref> in addition to making ''Scream 2'' available on their streaming service [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-watch-the-scream-movies-online|title=How to watch the Scream movies online|first=Henry T. Casey last|last=updated|date=October 7, 2022|website=Tom's Guide}}</ref> The film was released on 4K [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on October 4, 2022, by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream 2 Drops On 4K Blu-ray With a 25th Anniversary SteelBook Edition |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/scream-2-drops-on-4k-blu-ray-with-a-25th-anniversary-steelbook-edition/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Horror|archive-date=July 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721214247/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/scream-2-drops-on-4k-blu-ray-with-a-25th-anniversary-steelbook-edition/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The 2022 home video reissue grossed $881,768 in sales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream 2 (1997) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Scream-2#tab=video-sales |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=The Numbers}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of films featuring fictional films]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="fangoria162">{{cite magazine |last1=Spelling |first1=Ian |date=May 1997 |title=Scream and Scream Again |magazine=Fangoria |issue=162 |pages=66–68}}</ref>

<ref name="scream2gross">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream2.htm |title=Scream 2 (1997) |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823003738/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream2.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="imsdb2">{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Kevin |website=Internet Movie Script Database |url=https://imsdb.com/scripts/Scream-2.html |title=Scream 2 screenplay by Kevin Williamson |year=1997 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-date=April 18, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418045844/https://imsdb.com/scripts/Scream-2.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ETrueHollywoodStory">{{Cite video |people=Diana Rico |title=E! A True Hollywood Story: Scream |medium=Television production |publisher=E! Entertainment Television |location=United States |date=October 31, 2001}}</ref>

<ref name="fangoria160">{{cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Chris |date=March 1997 |title=One Last Scream |magazine=Fangoria |issue=160 |pages=20–23}}</ref>

<ref name="scream2filmlocations">{{cite web |last=Reeves |first=Tony |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/s/scream2.html |title=Scream 2 film locations |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528102356/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/s/scream2.html|archive-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="AtlantaMagazine">{{cite magazine |title=Everyone loves a healthy debate |date=September 2007 |magazine=[[Atlanta (magazine)|Atlanta]] |page=56}}</ref>

<ref name="scream2dvdcommentary">{{cite video |people=Wes Craven (Director) |date=December 12, 1997 |title=Scream 2 - Commentary by Wes Craven, Patrick Lussier & Marianne Maddalena |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/ |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States | access-date = June 30, 2018 | archive-date = August 3, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180803162158/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/ | url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="InsideStoryScream">{{Cite video |people=Daniel Farrands (Director) Thommy Hutson (Writer) |title=Scream: The Inside Story |medium=TV |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] Video |location=United States |date=April 6, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="GuardianNC17">{{cite news |last=Friday |first=Rachel Scott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/dec/10/nc17-rating-oscars |title=Is the NC-17 rating ruining the Oscars? |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 27, 2010 |access-date=April 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920210331/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/dec/10/nc17-rating-oscars |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="behindthescreamdocu">{{Cite video |people=Wes Craven |title=Behind the 'Scream' documentary from Ultimate Scream Collection |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Home Video |location=United States |date=September 26, 2000}}</ref>

<ref name="bsospiritbeltrami">{{cite web |title=An Evening with Marco Beltrami on the Phone |website=BSOSpirit News |url=http://www.bsospirit.com/entrevistas/beltrami_e.php | access-date = March 21, 2011 | archive-date = March 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310114624/http://www.bsospirit.com/entrevistas/beltrami_e.php | url-status = live}}</ref>

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<ref name="highestslasher">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=slasher.htm |title=Horror - Slasher |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302113533/http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=slasher.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="fangoria171">{{cite magazine |last1=Spelling |first1=Ian |date=April 1998 |title=Wes Craven Screams Again |magazine=Fangoria |issue=171 |pages=24–28 |publisher=Starlog Group Inc.}}</ref>

<ref name="Scream2Opening">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=12&p=.htm |title=Top Opening Weekends by Month |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302100817/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=12&p=.htm}}</ref>

<ref name="janetmaslinscream2">{{cite news |first=Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E3DB103CF931A25751C1A961958260 |title=FILM REVIEW; Help! He's Back! Run! Shriek! Tempt Fate! |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 12, 1997 |access-date=April 16, 2011 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516132028/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E3DB103CF931A25751C1A961958260 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EbertScream2">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19971212%2FREVIEWS%2F712120304 |title=Scream 2 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=December 12, 1997 |access-date=April 17, 2011 |via=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012114643/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19971212%2FREVIEWS%2F712120304}}</ref>

<ref name="reviewTimeOut">{{cite news |first=Derek |last=Adams |title=Scream 2 (1997) |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/74158/scream_2.html |access-date=April 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018134746/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/74158/scream_2.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="reviewEmpire">{{cite magazine |first=Kim |last=Newman |title=Scream 2 (1997) |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3708 |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104209/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3708}}</ref>

<ref name="WesCravenArtofHorror">{{cite book |last=Muir |first=John Kenneth |title=Wes Craven: The Art of Horror |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |date=February 24, 2004 |isbn=0-7864-1923-7}}</ref>

<ref name="RottenTomatoesScream2">{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/scream_2/ |title=Scream 2 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=December 12, 1997 | access-date=November 10, 2019 | archive-date=January 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151401/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scream_2 | url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="SpellingNomination">{{cite web |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html |title={{sic |nolink=y|Ninteenth |reason=Should be "Nineteenth"}} Annual RAZZIE® Awards (for 1997) |date=March 22, 1998 |access-date=April 16, 2011 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234546/http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html}}</ref>

<ref name="vhsScream2">{{cite book |title=Scream 2 [VHS] (1997) |asin=6305089957}}</ref>

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<ref name="dvdreleaseScream1Region2">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-103457 |title=Scream Region 2 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-date=May 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529031858/http://allmovie.com/dvd/scream-103457 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="dvdreleaseScream2Region2">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-2-106061 |title=Scream 2 Region 2 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101225753/http://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-2-106061}}</ref>

<ref name="dvdreleaseScream3Region2">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-3-103538 |title=Scream 3 Region 2 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102014042/http://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-3-103538}}</ref>

<ref name="dvdreleaseScreamAllRegion2">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/dvd/scream-107473 |title=Scream Trilogy Region 2 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 2, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

<ref name="blurayScream">{{cite web |first=Brian |last=S. |url=http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/3/2/lionsgate-to-officially-release-the-scream-trilogy-on-blu-ra.html |title=Lionsgate to Officially release the SCREAM Trilogy on Blu-ray! |website=GeekTyrant |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=April 2, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Scream2Variety">{{cite magazine |first=Klady |last=Leonard |title=Scream 2 |magazine=Variety |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117912570?refcatid=31 |access-date=April 18, 2011 |date=December 7, 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606181551/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117912570?refcatid=31 |archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>}}

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[[Category:American self-reflexive films]]
[[Category:1990s mystery horror films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Wes Craven]]
[[Category:Films produced by Marianne Maddalena]]
[[Category:Buena Vista International films]]
[[Category:English-language horror thriller films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]
[[Category:English-language mystery thriller films]]