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Dec 20, 2021 · Here’s how the iconic movie was made. Alan Siegel Dec 20, 2021, 6:30am EST. Dan Evans. Ahead of the release of Scream, the fifth movie in the horror franchise, revisit this oral history from ...
Dec 21, 2016 · Executive producer Bob Weinstein disliked everything from the mask, to the film’s name (originally Scary Movie). The cast and crew felt demoralised like they’d done a “shit job” and the Christmas release date felt like an odd time to put out a horror.
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- THE ORIGINAL TITLE OF THE FILM WAS SCARY MOVIE. The original title of the film was Scary Movie, but it was changed to Scream by the Weinstein brothers—then the heads of the film’s production company, Miramax—in the middle of production.
- IT WAS PARTIALLY INSPIRED BY A REAL-LIFE STORY. Screenwriter Kevin Williamson was partially inspired by a real life series of student murders in Gainesville, Florida in 1990, perpetrated by killer Danny Harold Rolling who was later dubbed “The Gainesville Ripper.”
- THE SCRIPT SPARKED A MAJOR BIDDING WAR. Williamson’s self-referential script sparked a fierce bidding war in Hollywood between five movie studios before Williamson ultimately accepted Dimension Films’ $400,000 offer to buy the screenplay.
- IT COULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY GEORGE ROMERO, OR SAM RAIMI. The Weinstein brothers initially approached noted horror directors George A. Romero and Sam Raimi for directorial duties, but they both turned the project down.
Feb 5, 2011 · Once Scream was finished and burning its way through test screenings, Bob conceived the idea of opening it Christmas week. “The [conventional wisdom] was: O.K., Christmas—Christmas fare:...
- Scream 4 was Wes Craven’s final movie. When Wes Craven died in 2015, he left behind a remarkable body of work. From his early days with The Last House on the Left to his groundbreaking work on A Nightmare on Elm Street, he paved the way for future horror filmmakers.
- The three main characters accomplished a unique feat. Usually, it’s the monsters or killers themselves that keep fans coming back for new chapters in our favorite horror movie franchises.
- Scream has one of the highest body counts in horror history. Throughout the four films in the Scream series, a total of seven seemingly-normal-but-actually-evil characters donned Ghostface’s iconic mask.
- Scream 2's script was one of the first ever leaked online. Anticipation was high as soon as Dimension announced a sequel to Scream. Fans were eager to see what kind of fresh horror awaited Sidney, Gale, Randy and Dewey – and whether Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven could possibly top what they’d already accomplished.
Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven originally passed on directing Scream, saying he wanted to do something with less comedy and much harder-edged.
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Apr 3, 1997 · They all said Bob was crazy to go this Christmas with Scream. They all said, “One sure-fire movie that won’t work is Scream .” Meanwhile, it’s on its way to an $80 million gross.
