Scream |  | Actors: David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Lisa Beach, David Booth (II), W. Earl Brown
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6304711875
UPC: 717951000019
EAN: 9786304711873
ASIN: 6304711875
Theatrical Release Date: December 20, 1996
Release Date: December 3, 1997
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With the smash hit Scream, novice screenwriter Kevin Williamson and veteran horror director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) revived the moldering corpse of the teen horror picture, both creatively and commercially, by playfully acknowledging the exhausted clichés and then turning them inside out. Scream is a postmodern slasher movie, a horror film that cleverly deconstructs horror films, then reassembles the dead tissue, and (like Frankenstein's monster) creates new life. When a serial killer starts hacking up their fellow teens, the media-savvy youngsters of Scream realize that the smartest way of sticking around for the sequel is to avoid the terminal behaviors that inevitably doom supporting players in the movies. They've seen all the movies, and the rules of the genre are like second nature to them. One of the scariest/funniest setups features a kid watching John Carpenter's seminal Halloween on video. As Jamie Lee Curtis is shadowed by Michael Meyers and the kid on the couch yells at her to turn around, Craven reverses his camera and we see that the kid should be taking his own advice. The fresh-faced young cast (including Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette) is fun to watch, and their tart dialogue is sprinkled with enough archly self-conscious pop-culture references to make Quentin Tarantino blush. --Jim Emerson
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 Fantastic Transfer of a Title That Never Even Got an Anamorphic Release Before January 9, 2010
Brian Adelstein (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fantastic transfer of SCREAM. DTS 5.1 track is excellent. Too bad this version has no extras, however, since Scream 4 is a time away, we probably won't get our fix of Scream on blu ray for the next year or two till it comes out. This will more than carry you over with great 1080p picture quality and DTS surround sound. This Australian release will play on your US player (Playstation 3, etc). Two thumbs way way up.
"Entertaining and Scary!" January 6, 2010
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Scream" reinvented the horror genre upon its release in 1996. Scary films went to the wayside at the boxoffice by the late 1980's after films like "Halloween" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" made too many sequels that were badly written and poorly acted, and ultimately the audience didn't buy in to them. "Scream" was written by writer genius Kevin Williamson. The story is based in the fictional town of Woodsboro where murders are taking place with the killer making obsene phone calls (with his voice disguised) to his victims before killing them. The film is basically a whodunnit film and its up to the audience to decide who is the actual killer. The acting ensemble is filled with fresh and vibrant new faces who can actually act and the script is both brisk and surprising. You will be shocked at the surprise ending. "Scream" was a huge boxoffice hit and ultimately spawned two other sequels that were just as good as the original. Thankfully, the producers wisely stopped making any more sequels after the third installment reasoning that scripts would become tiresome and they didn't want to fall into the same mess that films like "Halloween" found themselves in after making too many sequels only for the sake of making money. Too bad the producers of the "Saw" franchise" would not follow suit! The DVD has special features including a featurette and interviews with the cast and crew on the making of the movie.
A SCREAMING GOOD HORROR FILM 9 OUT OF 10 October 24, 2009
ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
Ah, good times. I really miss these kinds of slasher films, especially in this day and age. I have seen some good slasher films this generation, but very few. In a day and age where the teens are raving about Prom Night (Unrated) (Which is still one of the ten worst films I've ever seen), you can't help but shudder and think "Why aren't they actually watching good slashers like Scream?" This is true teen horror, and it's actually pretty damn good even after thirteen years and it hasn't let up a bit. This still serves as the perfect late-night horror film.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: When two high school kids are murdered, the town of Woodsboro is shaken considerably by the horrific crime. We are then introduced to Sidney Prescott, a troubled teen whose mother was brutally murdered a year earlier. One night, when she is at home, the mysterious masked killer who killed the two students tries to kill her and her boyfriend is taken in as a suspect. Then after that incident, she stays with her best friend and her brother Dewy (Who's an amateur police officer) and her life continues to suck with people at school dressing like the killer and discrediting her story including reporter Gale Weathers (Who Sidney despises for her discrediting her testimony about who her mother's killer was). From then on, Sidney, her friends, and Gale Weathers are all pulled into this bizarre string of crimes and a plot to kill Sidney. But who is the killer? This film will leave you guessing all the way till the end thanks to its superbly written plot.
MUSIC: This film has great music, but this is no surprise considering the composer Marco Beltrami also did the music for the Underworld films. It fits the mood well and it's never boring.
ACTION: This film is very entertaining and was almost never boring. Not to mention this film is no slouch in gore factor either. This is slasher fan's dream come true and is the perfect teen horror film (Please don't watch Prom Night, for the love of God!). Another area this film succeeds in, and succeeds in well.
ACTING: Most of the actors are great (Especially main actress, Neve Campbell who delivers one of the few great female performances in horror films) Courtney Cox and David Arquette also put on great performances, and Jamie Kennedy is pretty funny and entertaining as well. However, two actors; Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard drag this film down. Skeet Ulrich sounds like he's on drugs or half asleep, while Matthew Lillard over-acts and is generally not believable. For the most part, this area is good, but because of two actors this film gets dragged down.
HUMOR: Believe it or not, this film actually has quite a bit of humor in it aside from the gruesome violence. Jamie Kennedy is the main person behind the humor for his main character's extensive knowledge of horror film cliches and what not to do in a horror situation. The other actors are also pretty funny for their witty dialogue and they actually make you believe that they are teenagers.
OVERALL: Looking for a great slasher? Great, look no further. Scream is a great film that definitely should be in every horror fan's collection and should be the film a teenager should be watching instead of the God-awful Prom Night remake. It has a smart plot, a great sense of humor, fun facts about big-name horror classics, pokes fun at horror film cliches, and has great actors as well. This is a definite must-have.
THE GOOD: A superb plot, great acting, great music, a good sense of humor, and horror film fun facts.
THE BAD: Two actors suck badly.
"Do You Want to Play Psycho Killer?" October 13, 2009
Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The town of Woodsboro is being haunted by a series of brutal murders. But the focus seems to be Sidney Prescott (Never Campbell). But this isn't your normal serial killer. Instead, the killer has been influenced by the horror movies he or she has watched over the years. Disguised with a Ghostface mask, the killer calls and daunts the victim before arriving to slice and dice.
While most of the high school takes it as a joke, Sidney is taking it seriously. But who around her might be the killer. Maybe it's reporter Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox) looking for her next story. What about film geek Randy (Jamie Kennedy). Boyfriend Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) is a suspect, so that makes him innocent, right? Then again, any of these people might become the next victim. Will knowing the rules of the horror genre help them make it out alive?
Okay, so this is so NOT my normal genre of film. And yes, it definitely earns its R rating with brutal violence and horrid language. But I have always had a fascination with the genre, so when this movie became a surprise hit, I wound up checking it out. And the mystery fan in me loved it. The clues and red herrings are everywhere. However, the jump factor had me going from the start as well. Yes, I jump quite easily. My roommate used to laugh at me watching this film, in fact.
The thing that sets this apart from other slasher films is that we actually do get to know some of the victims before they die. These aren't just the stock characters you'd normally find, but real people.
Okay, so the other thing that set it apart is the humor. These characters know they are in a horror fan and talk about how to make it out alive. Of course, convention is thrown on its head (at times). But that wink at the audience as it attempts to scare us silly adds to the fun.
While most slasher movies still don't entertain me, I keep coming back and watching this franchise. If you want your scares with a post modern edge, this is the place to turn.
Yes....I think it's worth 5 stars October 3, 2009
Graboidz (Westminster, Maryland)
I'm sure in this day and age it's appropriate to give "Scream" less than 5 stars. Plenty of folks will say how "unoriginal" the movie is, or how it's just a rip-off of a bunch of 80's flicks......and I say Bull***t.
"Scream" jump started the horror movie genre in the 1990's. Without "Scream" we woudn't have flicks like "I Know Whay You Did Last Summer" or "Urban Legend". Without "Scream" we might not have "Inside" or "Martyrs". Sure "Scream" ushered in the 90's version of slasher flickes, but it also ushered in an era of self referential horror films. Wes Craven was able to poke fun of the genre he helped create....and the "Scream" audience was in on the joke.
So many horror films since "Scream" have come to rely on the horror converntions set forth in "Scream" that it actually feels original.
"Scream" is meant to be fun, the cast, and the soundtrack both indicate that this is a fun film, not to be taken too seriously. If you've seen "Terror Train" or "Prom Night" or "Hell Night" than you are the target audience for "Scream", as an homage to 80's horror, you won't find a better film. It plays on the viewer's recollection of Jamie Lee Curtis' early film work, and updating the horror genre beyond what is found in the latest "Halloween". If you are a fan of 80's horror this is a must see.
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