Cry 2 (Film)

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.

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.

• 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.

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.

• 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)

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)

Scream 2 grossed approximately $172 million worldwide.