Now Viewing: scream_(movie)Tag type: Copyright Tag refers to the American movie franchise. It's a series of meta slasher horror/mystery films. The franchise began with the first film on December 18, 1996, which was directed by veteran horror director Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Craven directed the first four films before his passing with subsequent entries being handled by different directors. The series centers around residents of the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, which is suddenly rocked by a series of brutal murders carried by a serial killer named Ghostface due to the white mask he wears. The conflict revolves around the heroes trying to figure out who Ghostface is and stop him before he murders them all. The franchise was influential due to its heavily meta nature. The characters, both the main heroes and the various Ghostfaces, are all knowledgeable about horror tropes, outright discussing them, subverting them, or exploiting them tactically. The meta nature also informs the satirical humor of the series with the filmmakers using them to comment on the horror genre in some way. The first film was Craven's second attempt at a meta horror film, which he previously done with New Nightmare, and was much more successful at the box office, earning 174 million dollars. Craven attributes the film's success to the cast of characters being easier to relate to for general audiences as New Nightmare centered around film industry professionals. Besides the meta elements, the films differ from many slasher films in its portrayal of its heroes and villains. The Ghostfaces are depicted as explicitly regular humans, so they are unable to shrug off injuries unlike many other slasher villains, but they are still dangerous due to their cunning. Ghostface himself is a legacy character with each installment having a different villain underneath the mask even if they all use the same voice, provided by Roger L. Jackson. As each villain is technically a different character whose true identity forms the central mystery, the main heroes/potential victims become more prominent in the story and marketing with the films acquiring a recurring cast of heroes such as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Dewey. The franchise also deliberately included bigger name actors alongside lesser known ones in the cast, a tradition that started with the first film's casting of Drew Barrymore. However, a character being played by a star actor or being a returning character doesn't guarantee them a bigger role in each installment or save them from being a Ghostface victim. The films' success boosted the film careers of the actors who played the recurring heroes such as Neve Campbell (Sidney) and Courtney Cox (Gale), both of whom were known for TV work. The first film also launched Williamson's career as a screenwriter. The films' popularized a trend in horror movie posters where the poster displays the entire main cast looking at the viewers. Crossovers: Dead_by_Daylight Mortal_Kombat_1 Other Wiki Information Last updated: 11/16/25 2:48 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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