A hyper-intelligent serial killer preys on the teenage denizens of a small town, using their fascination with horror movie conventions to set up his diabolical doings. An intelligent, well-crafted thriller from the creator of "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET." The deluxe version contains a behind-the-scenes featurette and running audio commentary from Craven.
The teenage denizens of a quiet small town find their calm lives shattered when a brilliant, twisted psycho killer uses his love of horror movie conventions to set up his victims. A clever, often funny thriller from the creators of "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Don't open the door!
Released theatrically in the USA December 20, 1996.
Review 1:
"SCREAM revived a genre that had been dead since the late '80s."
Source: Total Film
p.134-5 01/01/2004
Review 2:
"...A deft, funny, shrewdly unsettling tribute..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.39 01/10/1997
Review 3:
"...The movie itself, for all of its ironic in-jokes, also functions as a horror film -- a bloody and gruesome one, that uses as many cliches as it mocks..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.34 12/20/1996
Review 4:
"...In addition to a strong surface sheen, Craven has put together a strong ensemble cast..."
Source: Variety
12/16/1996
Review 5:
"...It's sensational in both sense of the word: a bravura, provocative sendup of horror pictures that's also scary and gruesome..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F14 12/20/1996
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