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Production Year(Text)

1997

Language(s)

English

IMDb Rating(Text)

6.3

Director(s)

Wes Craven

Actors

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy

Duration

120 minutes

Screenwriter(s)

Kevin Williamson

Genre

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Scream 2 is a 1997 horror and thriller film directed by Wes Craven. Set two years after the Woodsboro massacre in the first film, it follows Sidney Prescott as she confronts a new series of murders during her college life.

Plot

Two years after the events in Woodsboro, Sidney Prescott is trying to build a peaceful life at Windsor College. However, during a screening of "Stab," a film based on the murders from the first movie, a killer wearing a Ghostface costume begins committing new murders. Sidney and her surviving friends from Woodsboro, Randy and Dewey, find themselves once again trapped in a nightmare. As the killings follow the established rules of horror film sequels, Sidney must confront her unresolved past and uncover the identity of the new killer.


Scream 2 Trailer (Film Trailer Channel)

Thematic Structure

  • Sequel Tropes and Critique: Like the first film, Scream 2 mocks horror cinema clichés, particularly irony targeting the expectations, conventions, and weaknesses of sequel films.
  • The Role of Media: The film examines how the media turns murder events into spectacle, explores how such crimes are absorbed into popular culture, and questions the ethical boundaries of journalism through the character of journalist Gale Weathers.
  • The Shadow of the Past: Sidney’s trauma from the first film has left her perpetually on edge. The film demonstrates that she cannot escape her past and that this fear follows her everywhere.

Production and Release Information

Scream 2 is an American production directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Marianne Maddalena and Cathy Konrad served as producers. Filming took place on real campuses including UCLA and Occidental College, which stood in for the fictional Windsor College. The film was released in Türkiye on 27 March 1998.

Cast

  • Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott)
  • Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers)
  • David Arquette (Dewey Riley)
  • Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks)
  • Jerry O'Connell (Derek Feldman)
  • Jada Pinkett Smith (Maureen Evans)
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar (Casey "Cici" Cooper)
  • Liev Schreiber (Cotton Weary)
  • Timothy Olyphant (Mickey Altieri)

Awards and Nominations

Since its release, the film has won 8 awards and received 13 nominations. Some of these include:

  • ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards – Won
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards – 3 wins, 1 nomination
  • Saturn Awards: Best Horror Film (Nomination), Best Actress (Neve Campbell, Nomination), Best Supporting Actress (Courteney Cox, Nomination)
  • MTV Movie Awards: Best Female Performance (Neve Campbell) – Won
  • Razzie Awards: Worst New Star (Tori Spelling, Nomination)

Box Office Performance

Scream 2 grossed approximately $172 million worldwide.

Bibliographies

Beyazperde. "Çığlık 2." Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.beyazperde.com/filmler/film-18102/

Box Office Türkiye. "Çığlık 2 (1997)." Accessed August 16, 2025. https://boxofficeturkiye.com/film/ciglik-2--1999284

Film Trailer Channel. "Scream 2 (1997) Trailer | Neve Campbell | Courteney Cox." YouTube. Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXjofSo5Je0

IMDb. "Scream 2 (1997)." Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/

IMDb. "Scream 2 – Awards." Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

Sinemalar. "Çığlık 2 (Scream 2)." Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.sinemalar.com/film/765/ciglik-2

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Contents

  • Plot

  • Thematic Structure

  • Production and Release Information

  • Cast

  • Awards and Nominations

  • Box Office Performance

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