Variety
Though the material is more intelligent than the norm and has an unusual third-act twist, it also employs some very clunky stereotypes.
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Scream (1996)
The classic '90s slasher flick that both satirised and embraced the clichés of the genre. Directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette.
Serial killer Ghostface begins killing off teenagers and as the body count rises, a girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one...
1996Rating: R16, Violence and offensive language.111 minsUSA
ComedyHorrorMystery
- Director:
- Wes Craven ('New Nightmare', 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', 'The Hills Have Eyes')
- Writer:
- Kevin Williamson
- Cast:
- Neve CampbellDavid ArquetteCourteney CoxSkeet UlrichRose McGowanMatthew LillardJamie KennedyW. Earl BrownDrew Barrymore
Scream (1996) / Reviews
Roger Ebert
As a film critic, I liked it. I liked the in-jokes and the self-aware characters. At the same time, I was aware of the incredible level of gore in this film. It is really violent.
Full reviewEntertainment Weekly
A deft, funny, shrewdly unsettling tribute to such slasher-exploitation thrillers as "Terror Train," "New Year's Evil," and Craven's own "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
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