Scream [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Overview

After twenty-five peaceful years, Woodsboro once again faces Ghostface, the entity that previously shook the small and quiet town with its brutal crimes. As the new perpetrator behind the mask goes after everyone related to the original murderers, they begin to open old wounds that have been forcefully tucked away in the past. Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) then enlists the help of the town's former Sheriff, Dewey Riley (David Arquette), and it doesn't take long until Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) returns to face her old enemy. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett co-direct this horror.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2022
UPC:	0191329217818
Original Release:	2022
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Sales rank:	41,209

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Neve Campbell	Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox	Gale Riley
David Arquette	Dewey Riley
Marley Shelton	Deputy Judy Hicks
Melissa Barrera	Sam Carpenter
Jenna Ortega	Tara Carpenter
Dylan Minnette	Wes Hicks
Jack Quaid	Richie Kirsch
Jasmin Savoy Brown	Mindy Meeks-Martin
Sonia Ammar	Liv McKenzie
Mikey Madison	Amber Freeman
Mason Gooding	Chad Meeks-Martin
Kyle Gallner	Vince Schneider
Reggie Conquest	Deputy Farney
Chester Tam	Deputy Vinson
Sara Elizabeth Ezzell	School Student
Clayton Frank	Party guest
Boomer Mays	Party Guest
Brian Tyler	Composer

Technical Credits

James Vanderbilt

Guy Busick

Kevin Williamson

James Vanderbilt	Screenwriter,Producer
Guy Busick	Screenwriter
Kevin Williamson	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin	Director
Tyler Gillett	Director
Gary Barber	Executive Producer
Cathy Konrad	Executive Producer
Ron Lynch	Executive Producer
Marianne Maddalena	Executive Producer
Peter Oillataguerre	Executive Producer
Chad Villella	Executive Producer
Paul Neinstein	Producer
William Sherak	Producer
Larry Long	Sound Mixer
Angelo Raguso	Sound Mixer
D. Smith	Sound/Sound Designer
Rich Delia	Casting
Peter Staubli	Sound/Sound Designer
Larry Hopkins	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

The 2022 iteration of Scream, directed by the duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and the fifth installment in the horror film series, follows the new main character Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), who comes back to Woodsboro after her little sister, Tara (Jenna Ortega), is attacked by the returning Ghostface. This attack seems to be the beginning of mimic knife attacks terrorizing the town of Woodsboro, and specifically the high school, just like the original Scream film. Scream (2022) is just as self-aware, if not more so than the previous four in the franchise. They started referencing the Stab movies, the movie series within the Scream franchise. The first Ghostface used the Stab movie as a reference for his own kills, which made the whole franchise very aware of horror slasher tropes; they then play on those. The acting in the movie is extremely strong and it interestingly brings back the original cast, making this film the most 'passing of the torch' style movie possible. The young characters taking over the franchise are quite vibrant and able to carry the film well by themselves. It is primarily a cast of younger actors, with the exception of the original four survivors, who all hold their own very well. To add to the metagame that the movie is pulling, a lot of the characters have names that reference horror director greats, such as Sam Carpenter being a homage to John Carpenter. Then there is Wes Hicks, who is named after the great Wes Craven. There are quite a few really brutal death scenes, so slasher fans will be very happy with that. One scene the filmmakers could have done better is the lead up to a knife-in-the-neck scene. Sheriff Hicks (Marley Shelton) leaves to go get sushi for herself and Wes. While she is out, she gets a call from Ghostface saying she would never make it home in time to save her son. Naturally, Sheriff Hicks tells everyone to go to her house, but somehow, she makes it there first and is caught off guard as she walked up the steps. The issue is that the entire precinct would be converging on Sheriff Hicks's house, yet they didn't get there in time or even close to it. The scene could have been saved by adding police sirens at an opportune moment. Something so small would have made it much more believable. Other than that particular scene, the film is rather satisfying. There are two messages that are communicated which are very important for people to keep in mind. First off, when the movie nerd girl, Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) is laying out the rules for the "requel," as she calls it (a reboot/sequel), she goes on to explain the nature of fandoms and the irony of them being driven by love but being quite hateful when anything gets changed from the precious originals. This part is important because it opens up the discussion of fandoms in real life. The second aspect of the movie that delivers a really important message is near the end among the survivors. The question is asked, "Am I going to be okay?," to which the response is, "Eventually." This is a message that needs to be spread more often. Too frequently, movies take the route of doom and gloom for their characters, but this ending shows that everything can work out in the end. It may be hard, but everything will eventually be okay.