Scream 4

"New decade. New rules."

2011 1h 51m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 4,330

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Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

“New decade. New rules.”

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Cast

Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers-Riley
Emma Roberts
Jill Roberts
Hayden Panettiere
Kirby Reed
Erik Knudsen
Robbie Mercer
Rory Culkin
Charlie Walker
Marley Shelton
Deputy Judy Hicks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Kevin Williamson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Scream Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wes Craven, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter McNulty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Neve Campbell and David Arquette and Courteney Cox carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "New decade. New rules.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1262416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wes Craven directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Peter McNulty cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Scream Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Wes Craven, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter McNulty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Neve Campbell and David Arquette and Courteney Cox carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "New decade. New rules.".
8IMDB entry: tt1262416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 33 themes, including "rescue", "mask", "california", "sheriff".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Deming
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Peter McNulty
Production design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Debra McGuire
Makeup / hair: Joy Zapata
VFX supervisor: Reupal D Rawal
Sound: Joe Barnett
Stunt coordinator: Troy Brown
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $97,231,420
Return: 243% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Scream 4 (2011)

Part of

Scream Collection

An American slasher series set largely around the fictional small town of Woodsboro, California, in which various groups of teens become the target of a masked killer, soon to be known nationwide as “Ghostface".

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Nathan2023-03-09
★ 7/10
Scream 4 breaks the mold of the franchise, delivering brutal kills and suspenseful scenes that keep the audience engaged throughout the entire runtime. The story is pretty weak, requiring quite a suspension of disbelief, as is the case with the majority of the Scream sequels. The introduction of new family members of Sidney Prescott felt a little out of place, with no mention of an aunt in the previous films. But all that aside, this movie delivers on what I have been wanting throughout the entire franchise: blood, gore, and brutality. The majority of slasher films have poor plots, but that is not why you are there, you want uncensored horror. With Scream 4, the blood is cranked to a hundred, with crime scenes left with the walls repainted, intestines falling out of victims, and slits that ooze with blood with every heartbeat. Not only are the kills brutal, but our Ghostface is too. His phone calls have a tremendous amount of anger, with some lines being incredibly messed up. Overall, it was a real treat to watch. In addition, the meta-commentary worked pretty well for me unlike the previous films; I do not know if it is just a product of the times, as I was only a child when the first trilogy was released, so quite a bit of references could have flown over my head. Much like previous films, the new characters did not do much for me. They lacked any interesting details and were merely there to be meat sacks for our killer's knife to enter, and enter they did. Hayden Panettiere was a standout, who I especially enjoyed though. Emma Roberts was okay; she never really seemed convincing in the role she was attempting to play. Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox are badasses once again; I will never get sick of seeing them kick Ghostface’s ass while attempting to avoid death. I have been pretty critical of David Arquette throughout the series, but in Scream 4, he did a great job and really added a lot to the movie. Wes Craven did an excellent job with the direction of this film. Where Scream 3 felt generic and uninspired, Scream 4 felt like a real passion project for him, with an infusion of new ideas to keep the series fresh. It was easily my favorite directorial performance since the original. Overall, I really enjoyed Scream 4 and think it is the first film to actually rival the original. With a slightly tighter story, this film could have easily been the best in the series. Score: 70% Verdict: Good

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