17 Facts About Scream 2

Scream 2 is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson.

Scream 2 takes place two years after the first film and again follows the character of Sidney Prescott, and other survivors of the Woodsboro massacre, at the fictional Windsor College in Ohio, where they are targeted by a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface.

Williamson provided a five-page outline for a sequel to Scream 2 when auctioning his original script, hoping to entice bidders with the potential of buying a franchise.

Williamson had been contracted for two potential sequels to Scream 2 when selling the script for the original, based on five-page proposals he attached to the script, hoping to entice prospective buyers with the fact that they were not just buying a film but a franchise, and after a successful test screening for the original, at which Miramax executives were present, Craven was given a contract to direct the two future films.

In interviews, the production staff of the film remarked that they found approaching and securing the talent they wanted significantly easier than it had been for Scream 2, considering the financial and critical success of the film but believing the prior involvement of Drew Barrymore had lent the horror genre an element of credibility which made serious actors eager to become involved.

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Principal photography for Scream 2 took place over a nine-week period beginning in mid-June 1997 and on a budget of $24million.

Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles were used to represent the state of Ohio, where the fictional Windsor College is situated in Scream 2, with filming taking place largely in Los Angeles and over four weeks in Atlanta.

Scream 2 held its premiere on December 10,1997, at Graumans Chinese Theater in Hollywood followed by a general release on December 12,1997, less than a year after the release of Scream.

Scream 2 enjoyed financial success on par with Scream despite its rapid production time and issues with script rewrites, nearly matching the first film's total gross of $173million.

Scream 2 is currently the third highest-grossing film in the slasher genre, again behind Scream.

Scream 2 was the 21st highest-grossing film of 1997 despite competition from blockbuster films such as Titanic and Men in Black.

Scream 2 won few awards compared to its predecessor with Campbell again receiving the most nominations and wins, having won two awards on Scream.

Scream 2 was released in US territories on VHS on December 1,1998 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment .

Scream 2 was released on DVD for the first time in the US on July 22,1998 with a Collector's Edition following on September 26,2000, in "The Ultimate Scream Collection" and a separate release on August 7,2001.

Scream 2 remained unreleased in foreign territories including Europe and Japan until February 26,2001, when it was released simultaneously with Scream and Scream 3 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Scream 2 was released individually and in a collection with Scream and Scream 3 on Blu-ray on March 29,2011, two weeks prior to the theatrical release of Scream 4, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Filmtracks was complimentary to the score, appreciating Beltrami's evolution of his work in Scream 2 but remarked that the most memorable music of the film would be from other composers, Elfman's contribution "Cassandra Aria" and the samples from Zimmer's score, finding the replacement of Beltrami's work for the Dewey character with Zimmer's work "effective".