Scream 2
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| Directed by | Wes Craven |
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| Written by | Kevin Williamson |
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| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Patrick Lussier |
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| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million |
| Box office | $172.4 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | November 18, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1970-1997 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Rap and Rock | |||
| Length | 1:02:09 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Scream 2 is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Jada Pinkett and Liev Schreiber.
The film was released on December 12, 1997 by Dimension Films as the second installment in the Scream film series. Scream 2 takes place one year after Scream and again follows the character of Sidney Prescott (Campbell), now a student at the fictional Windsor College, who becomes the target of a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface. Sidney is accompanied by film-geek Randy Meeks (Kennedy), retired deputy sheriff Dewey Riley (Arquette) and news reporter Gale Weathers (Cox). Like its predecessor, Scream 2 combines the violence of the slasher genre with elements of comedy and "whodunit" mystery while satirizing the cliché of film sequels. The film was followed by two sequels, Scream 3 (2000) and Scream 4 (2011).
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.
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