Movie Title: Scream

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Written by: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick

Based on: Characters by Kevin Williamson

Produced by: William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein

Starring: Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell

Music by: Brian Tyler

Screenplay: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick

Release Date: Jan 14, 2022

MPAA: R(18)

Running Time: 1 hr 54 min

Genres: Horror|Mystery|Thriller

Widest Release:3,666 theaters

About Movie: Scream (2022)

Scream (also known as Scream 5) is a 2022 American slasher film directed by Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the fifth installment in the Scream film series. Though billed as a relaunch of the film series, the film is a direct sequel to Scream 4 (2011) and is the first film in the series to not be directed by Wes Craven, following his death in 2015. The film is dedicated to Craven at the beginning of the closing credits. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar, alongside Roger L. Jackson, Marley Shelton, Skeet Ulrich, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell, who reprise their roles from previous installments.

The film takes place twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders, when yet another Ghostface appears and begins targeting a group of teenagers who are each somehow linked to the original killings. Similar to previous entries, Scream combines the violence of the slasher genre with elements of black comedy and "whodunit" mystery to satirize the trend of reboots and legacy sequels. The film also provides commentary on fandom culture and the divide between "elevated horror" and classic slasher films.

The film's production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so filming took place between September and November 2020 in North Carolina. To avoid any plot leaks, numerous versions of the screenplay were produced and several additional scenes were filmed.

Scream was theatrically released in the United States on January 14, 2022, by Paramount Pictures, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film has grossed $137 million, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2022. It was praised by critics for honoring Craven's legacy and offering thoughtful meta-commentary on horror films, with some calling it the best of the Scream sequels. The development of a sequel was announced in February 2022.

Overview

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.

Cast

Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers

David Arquette as Dewey Riley

Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter

Jack Quaid as Richie Kirsch

Mikey Madison as Amber Freeman

Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter

Dylan Minnette as Wes Hicks

Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-martin

Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-martin

Sonia Ammar as Liv McKenzie

Marley Shelton as Sheriff Judy Hicks

Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis

Kyle Gallner as Vince Schneider

Chester Tam as Deputy Vinson

Reggie Conquest as Deputy Farney

Heather Matarazzo as Martha Meeks

Roger L. Jackson as the voice of Ghostface

Additionally, James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca, the hosts of the YouTube channel Dead Meat, appear as the hosts of the fictional channel Film Kills. Christopher Speed portrays Randy Meeks in the film within a film Stab.

Plot Summary

Twenty-five years after Billy Loomis and Stu Macher's killing spree in Woodsboro, a high school student named Tara Carpenter is home alone when she is attacked by Ghostface and left hospitalized. In Modesto, Tara's estranged older sister Sam Carpenter is informed about the attack by Wes Hicks, one of Tara's friends. Sam returns to Woodsboro with her boyfriend Richie to visit Tara at the hospital, where Sam is reunited with Tara's friend group: Wes, Amber Freeman, twins Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Chad's girlfriend Liv McKenzie. That night, Liv's ex-boyfriend Vince Schneider, who is Stu Macher's nephew, is killed by Ghostface outside a bar. At the hospital, Sam is attacked by Ghostface and tells Tara that she has been dealing with hallucinations of Billy Loomis, who Sam learned as a teenager was her biological father. Sam's true parentage resulted in their parents' separation and is why Sam became estranged from Tara.

Sam and Richie visit Dewey Riley, who is divorced from Gale Weathers. They ask for his help in stopping the killer, and he contacts Gale and Sidney Prescott, warning them about the return of Ghostface. Dewey joins them at Mindy and Chad's home and is reunited with the twins' mother Martha, Randy Meeks' sister. Due to the three attacks having targeted people related to the original killers, Sam is accused of being the killer. Ghostface then murders Wes and his mother, Sheriff Judy Hicks, at their home. There, Dewey reunites with Gale, who has arrived in town to cover the story. At the hospital, Tara and Richie are attacked by Ghostface but are saved by Dewey and Sam. Dewey is killed when he attempts to kill Ghostface.

Sidney arrives in town after learning of Dewey's death and meets both Gale and Sam at the hospital. Sidney asks Sam to help stop the killer, but Sam declines. She chooses to leave town with Richie and Tara, but they are forced to stop at Amber's house to retrieve an inhaler for Tara. Sidney and Gale follow them to Amber's house, which is revealed to be Stu's former home where the original Woodsboro massacre took place. There, Chad and Mindy are both attacked and stabbed by Ghostface. As Sam tends to an injured Mindy, Amber pulls out a gun and shoots Liv in the head, revealing herself as Ghostface. Fleeing to the basement, Richie speculates to Sam that Tara is Amber's accomplice. Sam leaves him to find Tara and discovers her tied up in a closet.

When Gale and Sidney arrive, Amber shoots and injures Gale. Richie then stabs Sam and reveals himself to be Amber's partner. Richie and Amber take Sam, Sidney, and Gale into the kitchen where they reveal they are fans of the Stab film series who met online. Disappointed in the trajectory taken with the most-recent Stab 8, they decided to embark on a new killing spree, bringing back the "original cast" to provide new-and-improved "source material" for a future "requel" Stab film and intend to frame Sam as the killer.

After Tara fights Amber and Sam attacks Richie, Gale breaks free and shoots Amber, who lands on the stove and is set on fire. Sam is injured, but uses Amber's abandoned knife to stab Richie repeatedly before shooting him. Amber attempts to attack the group again but is shot dead by Tara. Tara and the Meeks twins are taken to the hospital, and Sam thanks Sidney and Gale for their help. Gale refuses to write about the new murders and give the killers notoriety, opting to write a tribute to Dewey instead.