Scream 2 (1997)

Marianne Maddalena

Craven-Maddalena Films

## Overview

Windsor College seniors Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens attend a sneak preview of *Stab*, a film based on the events of the Woodsboro massacre. There, Phil is killed by the masked killer now known as Ghostface. Ghostface proceeds to sit beside Maureen and fatally stab her, which the audience mistakes for a publicity stunt until Maureen falls dead.

The news media, including local journalist Debbie Salt, descend on Windsor College where Sidney Prescott studies alongside her best friend Hallie McDaniel, her new boyfriend Derek Feldman, fellow Woodsboro survivor Randy Meeks and Derek's best friend Mickey Altieri. Two other Woodsboro survivors arrive: police officer Dewey Riley to offer Sidney protection and reporter Gale Weathers to cover the case. Gale unsuccessfully tries to stage a confrontation between Sidney and Cotton Weary, who is attempting to gain fame from his exoneration for the murder of Sidney's mother, Maureen Prescott.

That evening, Sidney and Hallie attend a party at a sorority house. At a nearby sorority house, Ghostface murders student Cici Cooper. After the partygoers leave, Ghostface enters the house and attacks Sidney. Ghostface injures Derek but flees when the police arrive. Later, after realizing that Cici's real name is Casey, Gale theorizes that the new Ghostface targets students having the same names as the Woodsboro murder victims. Randy theorizes that the killer is likely someone Sidney knows, and is basing the killings on a movie sequel. Ghostface later murders Randy in Gale's media van. Dewey and Gale review the tape of Ghostface killing Randy, but the killer attacks them, stabbing Dewey. Two officers drive Sidney and Hallie to a local police station, but Ghostface murders them. In the ensuing struggle, Ghostface is knocked unconscious, but recovers and kills Hallie.

Back at campus, Sidney finds Derek in the auditorium tied to a cross (consequences of an earlier fraternity hazing ritual). Ghostface arrives, revealing himself to be Mickey, and shoots Derek dead. Mickey intends to kill Sidney and allow himself to be arrested so he can blame violence in movies for the murders at his trial. He introduces Debbie Salt as his accomplice, whom Sidney recognizes as Mrs. Loomis. Mrs. Loomis is seeking revenge against Sidney for killing her son, Billy Loomis, refusing to admit that it was her own bad parenting that caused her son to turn evil. Mrs. Loomis betrays Mickey and shoots him; before Mickey collapses, he shoots Gale. Sidney and Mrs. Loomis fight until Cotton intervenes. Mrs. Loomis attempts to manipulate Cotton into murdering Sidney, but Cotton chooses to shoot Mrs. Loomis in exchange for an interview with Diane Sawyer. Mickey suddenly resurfaces, to which Gale and Sidney retaliate by shooting him to death. Sidney then shoots Mrs. Loomis in the head to ensure she is dead.

When the police arrive, Dewey is revealed to still be alive and Gale climbs into the ambulance with him rather than taking the opportunity to report to the cameras, showing she cares more for Dewey than for the notoriety she always sought. Sidney instructs the press to direct questions to Cotton, rewarding him with the fame he has been chasing while removing the attention from herself.

## Cast

* David Arquette as Dewey Riley
* Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott
* Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers
* Sarah Michelle Gellar as Cici Cooper
* Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks
* Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Loomis
* Elise Neal as Hallie McDaniel
* Jerry O'Connell as Derek Feldman
* Timothy Olyphant as Mickey Altieri
* Jada Pinkett as Maureen Evans
* Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary
* Lewis Arquette as Chief Louis Hartley
* David Warner as Gus Gold
* Duane Martin as Joel Jones
* Rebecca Gayheart as Lois
* Portia de Rossi as Murphy
* Omar Epps as Phil Stevens
* Marisol Nichols as Dawnie
* Nancy O'Dell as Reporter
* Joshua Jackson as Film Class Guy #1
* Tori Spelling as herself and Sidney Prescott (character in the in-universe film *Stab*)
* Luke Wilson as himself as Billy Loomis (character in the in-universe film *Stab*)
* Heather Graham as herself as Casey Becker (character in the in-universe film *Stab*)
* Roger L. Jackson as the voice of Ghostface

## Villains

* Debbie Salt-Loomis
* Mickey Altieri