A top scary film!

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2000)

Scream is a fantastic film. This sleeper was very successful and went on to spawn two sequels that grossed even more money at the box office. It not only skyrocketed the careers of screenwriter Kevin Williamson and its star Neve Campbell but this movie also did wonders for director Wes Craven and Drew Barrymore. Barrymore has a Janet Leigh/Psycho-like part in the film but you'll have to check it out for yourself to see what I mean. It also features cameos from Craven and Linda Blair. And you can't miss Henry Winkler as the principal. It's a movie that revitalized a brand of scary movies that had been dead since the 80s and it started a whole revolution of teen films for the 90s and beyond, not just scary ones. If not for Scream we might not have movies like American Pie or that whole new group of popular teen actors. Bottom Line: Thank God for 1996's SCREAM and the unforgettable impact that followed.