I agree with you two in the sense that Scream is an incredible film regardless of being spoiled or not. I would also say that the spoiler isn’t that big of a deal in the 2020’s. But in 1996, the reveal that there were two killers under the mask… Absolutely mind blowing (yes simple…but still mind blowing). The reveal elevated a great horror film into one of the best ever made.
Knowing the killers actually made it more enjoyable for me. I read who killed who and it was a great ride knowing who's behind the mask and when. Won't do that for the sequels though (I do know some of the other killers though..)
“Not you, Fred” The janitor is played by Wes Craven (R.I.P legend) the movie’s director, who coincidentally also directed the first Nightmare on Elm Street and invented Freddy Krueger. The sweater, the name, the references…. Layer upon layer of metalanguage is (also) what makes this whole franchise so smart and good!
A fun fact, Skeet and Matthew both said that in the third act when Billy throws the phone and hits Stu in the head, that was real and it really hurt lol.
Yes, it was real but it’s because in another take the phone slipped out of Skeet Ulrichs hand because of all the fake blood, it hit Matthew Lillard, Wes Craven thought it was funny and told Skeet to throw the phone at Matthew for the next take not telling Matthew the plan and the rest is history.
Extra fun fact, the actor who plays Randy is called Jamie Kennedy, so when he is watching Halloween and is saying "look behing you Jamie" to Jami Lee Curtis, he is also talking to himself.
Yes! A movie slasher sneaking up on an actor named Jamie, who is watching a movie slasher sneaking up on an actor named Jamie, while saying, “ behind you, Jamie!”, is peak meta. One of my favorite moments in this entire franchise.
I like that they let his character live; he was kind of the moral center of the movie in the sense that his meta-narrative referenced how the good ones last longer in slasher flicks, and it was a clever reversal having a guy be the virgin (or was Sydney supposed to be a virgin also?)
@@beestingza The cool thing about Scream is that it reverses a lot of the core slasher tropes it references. Two killers? Two Final Girls, neither of whom is a virgin? Likeable characters who make smart choices? What sorcery is this?!
*Fun Facts:* -Two years after this movie came out, Courtney Cox and David Arquette actually got married in real life. -Sales for caller ID SKYROCKETED upon release. -By the mid 90's, a lot of people saw horror as a "dying" genre. It wasn't until _Scream_ did the genre receive a re-boost in popularity. -Kevin Williamson (who wrote the screenplay), also created shows like _Dawson's Creek_ , and _The Vampire Diaries_ . -The voice of the killer (Roger Jackson), also did the voice of Mojo JoJo from _The Powerpuff Girls_ . -The janitor in the hallway was played by Wes Craven (the film's director), as a nod to Freddy Krueger. -Dewey was originally supposed to die, but David Arquette's performance was so good that they decided to have him live.
Gotta add, the rights to the Ghostface character belong (at the time) to Miramax, but the mask design is owned by a small toy company called Fun World Ltd. Fun World stole the design from another fx artist, trademarked it, and got pissy when Craven wanted to use it for _Scream_ . It's a good story worth looking up.
You can’t believe how many reactors get recommended this movie to watch without having seen all the other horror flicks first. Makes for a lackluster experience. You certainly did it right!
Yes! I've had so many conversations with people about this exact thing. It's the same with The Last Action hero. To fully appreciate it you need to be familiar with the genre so you have context. As great as Scream is, it should never be an early entry into watching horror/slasher films.
What really made Scream so iconic was it's marketing and the release. DREW BARRYMORE was advertised as the star, she's at the front of every poster, she was the biggest name in the credits, and she just.... DIES IN THE OPENING ACT! When the person everyone thought was the STAR of the movie DIES so quickly, all bets are off, everyone can die, no one is safe, there is no more plot armor if you kill off your biggest star. It was brilliant
Drew Barrymore was in this movie? (I haven't seen it, and didn't notice her in this reaction) Wait, I think I did see someone who looked vaguely similar. That was her?!!
Trivia: Billy wasn't supposed to hit Stu with the phone. It stuck to Skeet Ulrich's hand when he threw it because of the fake blood and hit Mathew Lillard on accident. His reaction was genuine.
Years ago Henry Winkler came to the book store I work at for a signing. Just before he started he walked into the staff room where I was eating my lunch, went straight to the mirror and fixed his hair exactly like that. I grew up with Happy Days and the Scream movies so it was surreal!
Kat, you HAVE to do the sequels considering how much you loved this one. There are varying opinions on which sequels are best but they are all worth seeing IMO. Scream is generally regarded as the most consistently good franchise in Horror. And Sidney is the Queen of Final Girls. The humor, the mystery, the meta is so satisfying. Love the channel!
Gotta agree here. Sidney is one of the all time best horror heroines. Not least because her portrayal in this franchise single-handedly changed the way female protagonists in almost all horror movies after her were written. For years after Scream, and arguably to this day, they were all knock offs of the Sidney Prescott template. Also, I happen to think Sidney’s best line in the whole franchise happens in one of the sequels, so they’re all worth watching just to get to that one.
@BoboftheOldeWays it has to be from 5 when she first appears and says something on the phone to someone. I loved that line, it totally fit Sidney and what a badass she's become.
So Wes Craven is the writer and director of A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and he also directed Scream 1-4. You should definitely watch the rest of the movies.
(28:00) I had a friend in high school whose dad bypassed the safety mechanism on his garage door opener; it was super dangerous, and being dumb kids we'd sometimes hit "Close" on the control panel and see who could be the last one out of the garage. Anyway, when we watched Scream in theaters he was the one who said this scene was unrealistic because safety mechanisms wouldn't allow this to work. We all just kind of stared at him.
I mean 2 is fine except for the stupid cafeteria scene. Ugh. Just ruins the whole movie….completely unnecessary BS. 3 is meh 4 is the best sequel. Jill’s monologue is 10/10 👌 5/6 are ok
@@hannahstevenson27Scream 2 was an awesome sequel, even violent than it's predecessor. The cafeteria scene maybe unnecessary but it was fun. Scream 3 wasn't as good as the first two but it does have its moments. Scream 4 was a good improvement on 3 and a clever takedown on horror remakes. That opening scene however was a bit of a triple whammy, with stars like Amiee Teegarden, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell to name a few. As for Scream 5 and 6, they were great sequels, I found the 2022 sequel to be a violent, nostalgic but at the same time, bittersweet installment. Scream VI on the other hand, was absolutely brutal compared to it's predecessor's and it's very quotable as well.
I have seen this movie and series 100 times and still get chills by the suspense. I loved your watch through of this and can’t wait for you to watch the sequels!!!!! And react!!!!
I just dont think people realize how scary this was when cell phones were first becoming somewhat mainstream. This was such a good movie. I loved the murder mystery
My grandpa lived out in the country and my aunt was like 16 at the time. She kept getting a phone call w nobody sayibg anything on the other line. This was a few months after this movie came out. She was terrified.
You're ABSOLUTLEY RIGHT. I remember going to the theater to watch something else and got the showtimes wrong so we had a few hours to kill and the only thing playing was Scream. It had just come out with almost no advertisement and no one knew what it was and the poster was just Drew Barrymore's eyes. Once that first sequence happened we all knew this would change horror movies forever and we forgot about the other show and went back to see it again. The main point is within a month EVERYBODY, and I mean EVERY-BODY, BOUGHT A CALLER ID. There was no caller ID until this movie. This had such culture impact in so many ways, it was crazy.
That opening scene with Drew Barrymore is amazing. Such a perfect setup for the entire franchise. Not to mention how shocking it was. No one was really expecting Drew's character to be killed so soon. She was on all the posters, almost front and center, and was the biggest name in the cast at that point. So for her to die so soon let the audience know that no one was safe. The whole thing was brilliant.
@@kimberlyjeanne9456 It worked so well. It was Drew's idea. She was originally gonna play Sidney but she thought that if she was the opening kill, that would completely floor the audience. And she was right. Great idea.
Kat playing trivia along with Casey is beautiful. Even better that they both got tricked by the same question. The last question is even trickier. There are two doors. . . and two killers. The killer was at BOTH doors. Or as they say later, "We ask you a question, and if you get wrong, you die. If you get it right. . . you die!" 13:42: "How did he get in there!" Ah, that's the original part! Lured her outside by saying he was on her front porch, snuck in while she was looking for him, hid in the closet until she locked the door securely, thus forcing her to -- as she'd dismissed as stupid just moments ago -- run up the stairs instead of going out the front door. I love the scene with Dewey and the ice cream cone, standing next to the Sheriff and his cigarette. Just showing his boyish personality. Instead of stepping out for a smoke, he steps out for a cone. Just a fun little comedic touch. 27:24: "I like her!" That's another element of Scream's success. In so many other horror and especially slasher movies, the characters are dull at best, stupid and unlikeable at worst. Here, we get enough time with most of the characters to get at least a little invested in them, they're played well by charismatic young actors, so we care when they die. It swings it back to actual horror, not "I can't WAIT until Jason/Freddy/Michael gives that @$$hole what he deserves. . . THANK YOU!" Rose McGowan actually could fit through the cat flap, her shirt had to be stapled in so she wouldn't fall out. I do remember working at a movie theater when this film got its second theatrical run, and being on a brief break and in the theater watching that scene, and one lady got up and walked to the door, needing a breather. It seems kind of silly, but once she's stuck in that door and the garage door starts to go up, it's just marking time until she dies. For my money, the scariest kill in the film. 29:17: "Thank goodness I've seen many of these movies!" I hadn't, but Scream made me a horror fan, as I started working through other horror movies so I could get all the references. If you watch closely while Billy is "getting stabbed," you can see some blatant telegraphs that it was faked in the background. When Billy turns, his shirt all "bloody," you can see the blade of the knife is clean before the killer hides it in his hand makes a squeezing motion. When Sydney (and the camera) next focuses on the killer, the knife is bloody, and he does the dramatic "squeegee the blood off the blade with my fingers" trick. Stu mimed stabbing Billy (possibly tearing his shirt and spraying him with their homebrew fake blood in the process), then squeezed more fake blood onto the blade to sell the illusion. Yeah, the sequels are all good, lampshading various trends in the horror genre. The sequel, predictably, talks sequels, the third talks trilogies, four talks remakes/reboots, five talks "un-reboots" or "re-quels," six gets into franchises. The meta of four is my favorite, as it was a "reboot" intended to kick-start a new trilogy, but that didn't happen. . . just like all the reboots it was poking fun at. Plus, it includes the best line in the franchise, in my opinion: You forgot the first rule of the remake. *Don't f**k with the original.*
Gotta love that it was director Wes Craven playing the janitor in the Freddy Kruger sweater. My favorite film of his was his first 'Last House on the Left'.
Last House on the Left is absolutely repugnant and so damn campy with the shitty 70s B-movie synth, but it's also an absolutely stellar first film by Wes. I love the movie for what it is, but damn if it isn't a hard rewatch. I find The Hills Have Eyes to be easier to stomach.
I’m still mad that after all of these years it wasn’t until I’d seen a few reaction videos for Scream that I realized Stu sent Tatum to get more beer, she’s immediately killed, later on Stu then goes to get more beer from the garage where he would have seen Tatum, he also didn’t find it odd that Tatum never returned from the garage.
So glad that you reacted to this one, glad you had fun with it. The "Wes Carpenter" bit was a joke with Tatum accidentally mixing up the names of John Carpenter and Wes Craven (who of course directed this film). Screenwriter Kevin Williamson also threw in the joke about how all the Freddy Krueger movies sucked except the original Wes Craven one.
"Is this my first Wes Craven movie?", she asks, and then I shift in my chair and as I do that, I SWEAR that blurry creepy doll in the corner over there moved. It fricken MOVED, I saw it! Don't turn and look, just get out of there, Kat! It's coming for you!!!
Dang Kat, you got the Friday the 13th question wrong.... Poor Steve was depending on you. 😱 LOL Way to go Kat, and you have a horror movie channel ? That's the real horror of this reaction video. 😂❤ LOL
I've seen this movie about 100 times and the biggest flaw is... why didn't they just kill her?? Why the costumes? why the other murders? In the end it would have been the same result and everybody would have seen each other's faces (or not)except Sydney would be the only one dead.
All the scream movies add something to the franchise. 3 is probably the hardest to love, but it’s foundational so it’s a must watch. I love 4, 5, and 6.
1. What I like most about doing this is watching people overthink it. 2. Cell phones weren't prevalent in 1996. 3. Dewey's superior IS the janitor since Wes Craven did the cameo as Freddy Kruger. 4. The principal was the Fonz/Henry Winkler. (one of Fonzie's Jacket is on a coat hanger in the closet) 5. Tatum/Rose McGowan as long as I have a face. 6. I love how the inept killer keeps getting his ass kicked 7. Fun fact: The reporter lady that ends saying "People have the right to know." is played by Linda Blair/Reagan from "The Exorcist".
#6. That is one of the (many) reasons I love this movie (& the series as a whole). None of the ladies are helpless. They ALL get some good kicks/punches in on Ghostface.
@@raputathebuta Because he's not a dream demon or location-bound revenant or pure evil that walks like a man. The killers are just human beings, no supernatural aid, and humans are a really odd mix of incredibly delicate and surprisingly robust.
The fun thing about _Scream_ is that it's actually a horror _parody_ and a _tribute_ at the same time. Hence the numerous cliches, and people constantly summing up all the illogical things people in horror movies do. The dual-killer twist (and several others) is to make this parody a film that also _inverts_ some horror tropes, to show how you can actually use those tropes to your advantage. The success of the film is because it added the parody with horror tropes throughout the movie and _still_ managed to create an actual slasher that is suspenseful and enjoyable. (Also Wes Carpenter is a reference to Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street) and John Carpenter (The Thing), famous horror directors.) I think I've said it before, but now you can also dive into _Cabin in the Woods_ .
The sad irony is there's always been so many hacks allowed to thrive in Hollywood that rather than learn from the satirical nature of 'Scream' they did exactly what the filmmakers were commenting on in the film. Bite ideas and rehash them repeatedly to the point that the genre became stale and weak all over again. It's like Kevin and Wes said let's make a movie as a tribute to the audience who loves the genre by calling attention to all the overused tropes and after its success everyone else said let's make more movies with the same tired tropes and throw on a couple 'Scream'-style twists as well. I think only ten percent of the people in Hollywood actually even know why/how films work lol.
43:40 Fun fact for you, that reaction was 100% genuine as it hit Skeet in an area that wasn't padded. It just so happened that in that specific area, Skeet had some mesh in his chest from open heart surgeries when he was a child and it just so happened to hit the sweet spot
Same for the phone hit on Stu - it was an accident, but the director kept that take. (IIRC, the line 'my parents are going to be so mad at me!' was also improvised.)
Yes, the PMOL, post-mortem one liner. A staple. Kill someone with a steam-press? "He flat-lined." Kill someone with a garden hose? "Hose your baby, baby?" Kill someone with an ice-cream? "Cool off, man..." Kill someone with a hod of bricks? "You should build some character..." Connected to the french esprit-de-escalier Spirit of the stairs, being that you think of that last amazingly cutting and witty thing you should have said that would have been awesome, but you come up with it when you're already leaving the building.
Agreed. The fact that Tree starts out as one of the most unlikeable protagonists in all of horror and you end up genuinely rooting for her by the end is great writing and just one of many reasons to give the movie a watch. It's also terribly underrated. The sequel is fairly entertaining too, especially considering that they had to write a movie using the exact same premise/plot device and avoid making it too repetitive or boring, and for the most part they pull it off.
Wes craven played the janitor named Fred. Wes created Freddy and he’s wearing the outfit. It’s so good. The scream movies are my go to even the “bad” one is still great in my opinion
Isuggest "I know what you did last Summer" written by Kevin Williamson too, i think it was the first post Scream Slasher before S2. The Helen Shivers chase scene is one of the best imo.
I'm honestly convinced that if they'd managed to get I Know What You Did Last Summer out ahead of Scream, it would've done better. (It was pitched to me as 'the weirdest anti-drink-driving PSA ever' which... sort of?) Unfortunately, it didn't, and in comparison it's kind of cliched... but it's still fun.
My favorite little detail that really adds to Kenny the cameraman, as he turns to Sidney after getting his neck sliced, just before he falls, he subtly points to the small opening that Sidney escapes from later. Bless you Kenny. 😊
Everyone always says at the opening scene “why are you still talking to him?!” It’s because at first, honestly, the speaker has a very attractive voice. Also, that opening scene… THATS how you launch a franchise!
Besides, this was the 90's. Prank calls and wrong numbers were not rare at all. There's nothing until later that indicates this is a serial killer, obviously.
"What is this DOS!?" Lol I lost it on that question with the face she made asking it 🤣 Also, never watched it myself but people say that All The Right Moves pause thing is actually true.
I am a super big scream fan, i have all the ghostface costumes and masks, i even make editing videos about scream, and im obsessed with scream. I just found your video and it was SUPER good. You are so much fun to watch these horror movies with. You definitely should watch the sequels. Scream 2 - 6 are super good. Definitely would love to see your reaction on those.
For anyone wondering, the principle was killed because at Sidney’s house they lost one of the 2 masks that they needed and they couldn’t purchase another without being extremely suspicious. Since the 2 kids in the hallway had a mask and the principle took one, billy had to kill him to use the mask.
Omg... I feel so stupid. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie and that never occurred to me! I always just took it as an attack of opportunity but you're right!
I was in 4th grade when Scream came out and I remember it was a total culture phenomenon. The costume is a costume that had been in every costume section every Halloween for years but it was the one no one wore because it was lame. After this movie like half the people that dressed up for Halloween dressed up in that costume that year. I remember watching Scream and playing Resident Evil (which came out that year and was really the first mainstream horror video game) at a Halloween party with my friends in my friend Sam's attic that year. Man time flies.
@@tonyclements1147 I mean you can still get em but they specifically brand them as Scream costumes now. But I wish I had one of the ones from before Scream came out straight up for the bragging rights.
I was born March of 1997 so just missed Scream but I remember seeing the Ghostface costume when I was around 11 or 12 and I loved it thought it was so cool because I loved Scary Movie 1-3 and wanted the costume, but I couldn't wear the mask because I'm severely allergic to latex and it made me really sad so that mask just stayed with me and every Halloween I was really sad I couldn't wear it Then when I was 14 I saw Scream on I think Netflix and saw the mask and was like "oh this must be what Scary Movie was making fun of!" And after watching it, it immediately became my favorite thing ever and it's still my favorite movie of all time and excluding the TV show Harpers Island the very first Slasher I'd ever seen
21:03 - Haha, yeah, this lil' nod to A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Fred Kruger was hilarious as ish!!!! 😂 I remember everyone crying in laughter in the theater at this scene.
Got a subscription from me with this one haha loved your reaction. It’s my all time favorite franchise of all time, it’s the only franchise that has 6 consistently great movies one after the other. You have to do the sequels! Definitely a fun incredible ride to experience for the first time.
Sidney is my all time favorite final girl!! Definitely recommend continuing the Scream franchise. There's some amazing characters along the way...good and bad haha.
BTW, the "Jim Carrey" guy is named Matthew Lillard, who also stars in 13 Ghosts and SLC Punk, (both excellent films, even though SLC Punk isn't Horror, Matthew Lillard puts on a mesmerizing performance as the lead. I do recommend 13 Ghosts though.
Scream was the first horror i saw as a kid. Its a classic and doesnt matter if you already know whats going to happen, its still a great movie to experience
You HAVE to watch the whole series, it's the only franchise where there are no bad movies. You may like one better than the other, but they are all very consistent, fun and great movies! 1 is the classic, 2 is the perfect sequel, 3 is my fav (campy, funny and surprising), 4 is a contender for first place for many fans, 5 is the greatest comeback and 6 is an awesome and different continuation. The Scream movies are so creative, full of meta details and layers.
Soooo regarding 22:03, in the 90s there was a very common rumor/urban legend that Richard Gere, the actor, had used a gerbil in some bedroom activities. It pretty much killed his career.
Hello, that's Kat, and we love watching her watch horror movies lol. Shout out to Paul again for talking you into it. Great reaction. Always fun to watch
Please Kat, watch the sequels. I have never asked you for anything LOL But seriously, it would be amazing to watch your reactions to every Scream. It's such a good franchise and there is no bad movie!
Fun Facts: - So when Tatum said to Dewey that the janitor is your superior, it's true cause the janitor at the school that was dressed as Freddy Krueger was Wes Craven, who directed Scream-Scream 4. He also directed the original Nightmare on Elm Street. - So before Scream came out in 96, the caller ID was not popular at all. The caller I.D. sales in the U.S. tripled after Scream was released, lol. - Billy AND Stu were at Casey's and used their girlfriends as Alibis for being out. Stu was on the patio with Steve while Billy was in the front, tormenting her on the phone. The question about "Which door am I at" was a trick question. Stu ran to the front door to let Billy in. You could hear the front door open before she went outside through the kitchen. Also, when her parents got home, the front door was open. When her mom was hearing Casey breathing on the other end of the phone line, you can hear one talking to another saying "tree," and the phone ends. Also, when Steve was tied up, he was looking at both directions of the house. - Wes Craven lol to get his actors into character emotionally like Drew Barrymore (Casey) and Neve Campbell (Sidney) right before he start to film he would run up to them and tell them something terrifying. With Drew Wes Craven would tell her real-life stories of animal cruelty to bring out her emotions and then run off and yell action, lol. - Roger L. Jackson is the voice of Ghostface for ALL of Scream movies. For every film, the actors were never allowed to meet him before or see him during filming, so that way, when they were on the phone with him, it would give them that real fear effect. Wes Craven always kept him hidden from the others to where they couldn't see him, but he was still able to see them. He also improved a lot of his lines as well. - Neve Campbell was originally going to say no to the film as she is especially afraid of horror movies. But when hearing her co-star Skeet Ulrich (Billy) from "The Craft" (1996) was going to appear, she agreed. They did both movies back to back that same year. - They casted Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis and gave him the same kind of hair style cause of how close he looked like to young Johnny Depp in Nightmare on Elm Street who also climbed in through a bedroom window. His last name, Loomis, is a reference to Dr. Loomis in Halloween. - Also, after he climbed through her window, the first time "Fear the Reaper" was playing. He climbed through her window to distract her and turned on her stereo to cover up the background noise of Stu kidnapping her dad. If notice he was wearing the same outfit at the end. - The news lady that was harassing Sidney "how does it feel to almost being butchered" at the school is Linda Blair from the Exorcist. - If you look really closely when Billy was "stabbed" in the bedroom, you can see Stu adding the fake blood onto the knife before wiping it off. -Casey's comment about Nightmare on Elm Street about how the first was good, but the rest sucked. It's because Wes Craven only did the first one and didn't direct all of the other ones, lol. -Kenny actually saved Sidney in his literal final moment AFTER his throat got slashed. He pointed to the back and told her "door" so she could crawl out. - Ghostface in the bathroom was a prank on Sidney it wasn't either Billy or Stu. - Rose McGowan(Tatum) was actually able to fit through the cat door. They had to staple her shirt to the door cause she kept falling out. Also, just before her head got smashed in, she herself added, calling out "mom," and Wes loved it and kept it in cause it gave her last moments of humanity. Rose also picked out her own outfits for her character. The jersey she wore with #10 was also a reference to Johnny Depp in Nightmare on Elm Street. - When Billy hit Stu in the head with the phone, it was an accident on Skeets part. The fake blood was so sticky and ended up hitting Matthew Lillard instead of the desk, and his "Oww You hit me with the phone D***" he stayed in character and was his real reaction to it. Wes loved it as well, so he kept it, lol. Matthew also improved most of his kitchen scene with his lines, like with "Houston, we have a problem," "the peer pressure," and the comment about his parents going to be so mad, lol. - That WHOLE kitchen scene took about 2 weeks to film because of the amount of high energy that was used as well with all of the fake blood (corn syrup dyed red). - Neve Campbell and Matthew Lillard actually started dating while filming Scream and were together for a little while. So that whole "I've always had a thing for you, Sid" was true, lol. He originally auditioned for Billy, but the casting didn't believe that someone like Sidney/Neve would date someone like him, lol. So he ended up getting Stu, and Skeet got Billy cause of his look alike to Johnny Depp. The funny thing is that even though the casting thought that about Matthew, they ended up dating real life anyway 😂 even though they didn't last that long as a couple they are still close friends. The OG cast are still pretty tight to this day (especially Skeet, Matthew, Neve and Jamie *Randy*) and they do A LOT of different conventions over the years together and still do. - When Billy got stabbed with the umbrella the 2nd time, it actually hit Skeet, where he had heart surgery when he was younger, so that scream he let out was his real action to the pain. - Drew Barrymore was supposed to play Sidney. But she ended up changing her mind and she herself went to Wes with an idea to have her as the open kill cause no one would expect it. Also, it would show if they could kill off a huge star right off the bat it would mean NO ONE was safe. It was the BIGGEST surprise shock effect for the audience cause they assumed she would be the leading character and they played into it with publicity. -Even though Billy was at Sidneys for the attack. It was Stu who she fought with when he was tripping up the stairs. You can hear ghostface saying "easy" "easy". The next day at the lockers, he was checking his face in Tatums mirror for any bruises, and when Tatum was hitting him with her sucker he says "easy" "easy. -Billy was always 1 handed with his killing if he had a knife if didn't he resorts to choking except for Tatum he used the opportunity with the garage door. He gave a signal look to Stu at the front door that Tatum was dead. Stu uses both hands when using the knife and resorts to other tactics if he doesn't have a knife like the both times he fought Sidney. -Stu was the one that called Dewey about the abandoned car and also called Randy about the principal after the whole "I'll be right back." Billy killed the principal so they could use him as a deploy for later that night to get the rest of the guests to leave so the real party could begin. - Dewey was originally supposed to die in this one, but Wes Craven and everyone just loved David Arquette when they did a screen view test and how he played his character. They all fell in love with him, so Wes went back and they reshot the ending where he had Dewey do the thumbs up to show the audience that he survived.
Yay! I've been waiting for you to watch this movie. It was totally worth the wait, especially since you needed to watch a lot of the movies being referenced first, to at least understand the "punchlines" haha. Please continue with the series without waiting too long, at least 2 and 3 right off the bat, since they were released shortly after. I watch those almost every Halloween as it's my favorite series of scary movies and the good part is it never disappoints. Even though some entries are better than others, they're all really good movies and have kept consistent quality. They're just so fun to watch and like you said, "rollercoasters". 1 is the OG and the best but I tend to lean towards 2, I feel like it has greater stakes and Wes upped the sequences. 3 is less violent and a little more campy but I find it the most rewatchable somehow, as it feels faster and lighter for an "anyday" watch. If you don't want to do all Screams too soon, do at least these 3 without much of a gap. Then you can watch other movies in your repertoire and then continue with 4 which, as with it's release, is a great return to form after a long hiatus and Craven's last (but he's still at the top of his game as a master of suspense). 5 and 6 introduce new characters while taking the whole story further and are still good after all these years but can be watched later haha. Btw, love your scream, haha you could totally be a "Scream Queen"! I love watching you react and scream to the jumpscares, it's like watching it oneself for the first time.
Kevin Williamson, the writer of Scream is also the writer of « I know what you did last summer » starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (our loved Buffy), and the creator of tv show « Dawson’s Creek ». 😊
I love when people like Kat watch horror movies. I swear her personality type is the EXACT demographic horror filmmakers are aiming for when they write their projects lol.
It’s so sad that Tatum died. She was the best character in my opinion. And what I think is that 1,2,3,4 are really good and 5 is bad and lastly 6 is ok.
Kat, you are just so damn delightful! This was a blast and made my night. I needed a bit of a lift and this did the trick and put a smile on my face. One of my all time favorite movies, thanks for the good time!
Didn’t see anyone answer your question about the Principal’s murder. They killed him in broad daylight in an obvious location, knowing that his body would be discovered and keep the authorities off their scent at the party, as well as knowing all the bros at the party would rush out of there leaving only the key players left
7:25 this was the first clue there were two killers. She knees one in the balls, to get away, and “he” almost immediately catches back up to her. In reality, the guy she kneed was still on the ground holding himself, and the OTHER killer chased her to finish her off. Had it only been the one killer, she would have gotten away/inside.
"What is that, DOS?" I love you.❣ Also, this was the movie I took my wife to on our first official date. Specifically to make her hold my hand. It worked. :D Just had our 25th anniversary last week. 😁
33:55 not only is he narrating the scene while it mirrors reality, but it goes a step beyond that, into the fourth wall. The ACTOR in the scene he is watching is Jamie Lee Curtis, so he’s saying “Jamie turn around!” Meanwhile the ACTOR portaying this character is named JAMIE Lee Kennedy. Layers upon layers!
I clicked on this video so fast! You gotta check out 2 and 3 now, there's so much more to the story! Also, I'd recommend Urban Legend, another great slasher from the 90s!
PLEASE I BEG OF YOU to watch and react to the sequels to this movie. It’s probably one of the most consistent franchises in regards to timeline and they’re so tastefully done specifically to the formula of this first movie!!!! For the most part❗️❗️
Sorry let me fix the formula part…..the formula does change a little but nonetheless this franchise if still very consistent and so great that I feel like so many non horror lovers even love this series❤️
Hi Kat! First of all I wanted to congratulate you because your reactions are truly hilarious and engaging. If one day you intend to react to an Italian movie (I am Italian) allow me to recommend one to you: Deep Red (1975), probably the most iconic and representative of the director Dario Argento, it is a giallo/thriller/horror whose strengths are visual storytelling, suspense and soundtrack. Obviously, being from almost 50 years ago, the special effects are practically absent but this shouldn't be a problem for you. It deserves to be seen at least once by anyone who appreciates this genre. I wish you the best!
100% worth checking out the sequels. The Scream franchise is regarded as probably the most consistently good franchises in the genre, Every sequel is generally considered at least good, if not great. I think you will have a blast. Ghost Face is different each time, so the whodunnit aspect, as well as the fun meta commentary, are the things that make this franchise so fun to explore and return to.
Hiya Kat, you are the only react channel that I watch. I dunno why. It may be the air punching, the finger wagging/pointing, the screaming at the tv, calling out the real horror of the movie, or the funny commentary? Maybe it's all of the above. I am working my way thru your back catalogue. It's been extremely fun and it has introduced me to a few movies I have not seen before and are now part of my collection. A few suggestions for your/our viewing pleasure: Army of Darkness Nightbreed Freddy vs. Jason The Crow Hellraiser 3 Near Dark
Can you create a top ten list of the films you’ve reviewed that genuinely scared you? I love your reactions, both when you’re scared and enjoying the movie, but which ones truly affected you, and stuck with you well after watching them?
Nice! Keep up the great reactions, they’re super enjoyable. If you’re ever hard up for content, you should slum it in the dregs of horror, like Stephen King’s garbage opus; Maximum Overdrive. It’s legendarily awful, but super charming.
Billy and Stu standing together looking like one two headed monster must have haunted Sid’s dreams as much as the Ghostface mask holy shit I love that scene so much. Such scary human beings
Knowing the killers does nothing to make the film less enjoyable.
I've watched it dozens of times and am still just as invested as the first time
yeah, a good movie isnt ruined by a spoiler, it takes the surprise or reveal away but it should have way more going for it than that
I agree with you two in the sense that Scream is an incredible film regardless of being spoiled or not.
I would also say that the spoiler isn’t that big of a deal in the 2020’s.
But in 1996, the reveal that there were two killers under the mask…
Absolutely mind blowing (yes simple…but still mind blowing).
The reveal elevated a great horror film into one of the best ever made.
Knowing the killers actually made it more enjoyable for me. I read who killed who and it was a great ride knowing who's behind the mask and when. Won't do that for the sequels though (I do know some of the other killers though..)
"My mom and dad are going to be so mad at me!"
That was an ad lib. A _brilliant_ ad lib.
still one of the best lines in Scream history XD...even now when they have done like 6 films
His "peer pressure" line was great too.
@@TennSeven at least he was honest LOL
So was “you hit me with the phone dick”. And funny enough Skeet didn’t apologize for hitting Matthew until very recently lol
IIRC most of that scene was ad-libbed by Matthew.
“But waaaaaaait! There’s more!!!”
Matthew Lillard is a legend. 😂
“Not you, Fred”
The janitor is played by Wes Craven (R.I.P legend) the movie’s director, who coincidentally also directed the first Nightmare on Elm Street and invented Freddy Krueger. The sweater, the name, the references…. Layer upon layer of metalanguage is (also) what makes this whole franchise so smart and good!
That cameo are great
Also the fun mesh of "Wes Carpenter" a few scenes later
@@mikgusplay FF7?
And they had a character named Wes in scream 5 to pay tribute after Craven passed away
"People don't kill during the day! That's a night-time activity!" - Kat, April 2024.
My favorite quote by Kat thus far! 😂
I still wanna see a full on horrormovie where the night is the save place and the sun/daylight is the horror time.
Yep- about fell over laughing when she said that
@@TconlYES! same!
i swear every video she has there is a quotable tshirt waiting to happen loL!
A fun fact, Skeet and Matthew both said that in the third act when Billy throws the phone and hits Stu in the head, that was real and it really hurt lol.
Thank you. I was scrolling through the comments trying to find someone mentioning it
Yes, it was real but it’s because in another take the phone slipped out of Skeet Ulrichs hand because of all the fake blood, it hit Matthew Lillard, Wes Craven thought it was funny and told Skeet to throw the phone at Matthew for the next take not telling Matthew the plan and the rest is history.
Extra fun fact, the actor who plays Randy is called Jamie Kennedy, so when he is watching Halloween and is saying "look behing you Jamie" to Jami Lee Curtis, he is also talking to himself.
That is one of my favorite meta movies moments 😁
They also share so many names! Nancy & Sam Loomis all over the horror tapestry from Psycho to Halloween to Scream. I love it :D
Yes! A movie slasher sneaking up on an actor named Jamie, who is watching a movie slasher sneaking up on an actor named Jamie, while saying, “ behind you, Jamie!”, is peak meta. One of my favorite moments in this entire franchise.
I like that they let his character live; he was kind of the moral center of the movie in the sense that his meta-narrative referenced how the good ones last longer in slasher flicks, and it was a clever reversal having a guy be the virgin (or was Sydney supposed to be a virgin also?)
@@beestingza The cool thing about Scream is that it reverses a lot of the core slasher tropes it references. Two killers? Two Final Girls, neither of whom is a virgin? Likeable characters who make smart choices?
What sorcery is this?!
"There are important things in there." Kat's simple explanation to why you shouldn't be stabbed. I loved that.
*Fun Facts:*
-Two years after this movie came out, Courtney Cox and David Arquette actually got married in real life.
-Sales for caller ID SKYROCKETED upon release.
-By the mid 90's, a lot of people saw horror as a "dying" genre. It wasn't until _Scream_ did the genre receive a re-boost in popularity.
-Kevin Williamson (who wrote the screenplay), also created shows like _Dawson's Creek_ , and _The Vampire Diaries_ .
-The voice of the killer (Roger Jackson), also did the voice of Mojo JoJo from _The Powerpuff Girls_ .
-The janitor in the hallway was played by Wes Craven (the film's director), as a nod to Freddy Krueger.
-Dewey was originally supposed to die, but David Arquette's performance was so good that they decided to have him live.
i knew most of these but love the ones i didnt. good info
- only for the Saw series to ruin it again
Gotta add, the rights to the Ghostface character belong (at the time) to Miramax, but the mask design is owned by a small toy company called Fun World Ltd.
Fun World stole the design from another fx artist, trademarked it, and got pissy when Craven wanted to use it for _Scream_ .
It's a good story worth looking up.
The chemistry between them was palpable.
Great notes, but it was specifically slashers that were dying, not horror as a whole
You can’t believe how many reactors get recommended this movie to watch without having seen all the other horror flicks first. Makes for a lackluster experience. You certainly did it right!
The worst thing is watching Scary Movie first. 😆 I literally watched a channel fail due to that.
@@thorstrebla980 had to be the worst!
Yes! I've had so many conversations with people about this exact thing. It's the same with The Last Action hero. To fully appreciate it you need to be familiar with the genre so you have context. As great as Scream is, it should never be an early entry into watching horror/slasher films.
What really made Scream so iconic was it's marketing and the release.
DREW BARRYMORE was advertised as the star, she's at the front of every poster, she was the biggest name in the credits, and she just.... DIES IN THE OPENING ACT!
When the person everyone thought was the STAR of the movie DIES so quickly, all bets are off, everyone can die, no one is safe, there is no more plot armor if you kill off your biggest star.
It was brilliant
It was so nuts wasn't it? I remember being so flabbergasted watching it in the cinema when Drew was hanging from the tree with her guts out🤣
Drew Barrymore was in this movie?
(I haven't seen it, and didn't notice her in this reaction) Wait, I think I did see someone who looked vaguely similar. That was her?!!
If this movie came out today, that probably would’ve leaked and ruined the experience for most people.
I mean…she was shooting another movie at the time and told Wes she couldn’t do both so was offered a smaller role.
How do people not know this?….
This and I Know What You Did Last Summer are a 90’s horror must. Jennifer Love Hewitt was a dream haha
Trivia: Billy wasn't supposed to hit Stu with the phone. It stuck to Skeet Ulrich's hand when he threw it because of the fake blood and hit Mathew Lillard on accident. His reaction was genuine.
Henry Winkler adjusting his hair in the mirror is a nod to his signature move as The Fonz on Happy Days.
I love all these little Easter eggs and nods. This movie is the gift that keeps on giving because every time you watch it, you notice something new.
As Fonzie he'd look in the mirror, comb ready to fix, but realize his hair was perfect.
A leather jacket was in the closet as well.
Years ago Henry Winkler came to the book store I work at for a signing. Just before he started he walked into the staff room where I was eating my lunch, went straight to the mirror and fixed his hair exactly like that. I grew up with Happy Days and the Scream movies so it was surreal!
The Fonz. ;p (So easy to look cool when you're surrounded by dorks at all times.)
“You gotta have a sequel” has never been more true to this franchise
Kat, you HAVE to do the sequels considering how much you loved this one. There are varying opinions on which sequels are best but they are all worth seeing IMO. Scream is generally regarded as the most consistently good franchise in Horror. And Sidney is the Queen of Final Girls. The humor, the mystery, the meta is so satisfying. Love the channel!
Gotta agree here. Sidney is one of the all time best horror heroines. Not least because her portrayal in this franchise single-handedly changed the way female protagonists in almost all horror movies after her were written. For years after Scream, and arguably to this day, they were all knock offs of the Sidney Prescott template.
Also, I happen to think Sidney’s best line in the whole franchise happens in one of the sequels, so they’re all worth watching just to get to that one.
@@BoboftheOldeWaysI am beyond excited for Scream 7 after her announcement!
@BoboftheOldeWays it has to be from 5 when she first appears and says something on the phone to someone. I loved that line, it totally fit Sidney and what a badass she's become.
@@mw5158 I know the line you speak of, but that’s not the one. Mine is from 4, during the final confrontation with the killer.
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"...that's the real horror of this movie." gets me everytime 🤣🤣
Matthew Lillard is my favorite part of Scream.
He's just so wacky and goes straight to 11 after "I'll be right back!!!"
Check him out in 13 Ghosts.
He’s rumored to be in Scream 7. I kinda hope he is.
13 Ghosts is so underrated!!
You should see him play dungeons and dragons 😂
I second Thirteen Ghosts (2001). 👍
He was good in Twin Peaks the Return also. Sort of played the same character.
So Wes Craven is the writer and director of A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and he also directed Scream 1-4. You should definitely watch the rest of the movies.
Fun fact: the janitor dressed in the Freddy get up is Wes Craven.
And in the next moment when Henry Winkler opens the closet and shoves the clothes out of the way, one of them is a Fonze jacket.
And Linda Blair makes a cameo as the news reporter who asks Sidney, "How does it feel to be almost brutally butchered?"
Craven directed her in a TV movie!
(28:00) I had a friend in high school whose dad bypassed the safety mechanism on his garage door opener; it was super dangerous, and being dumb kids we'd sometimes hit "Close" on the control panel and see who could be the last one out of the garage. Anyway, when we watched Scream in theaters he was the one who said this scene was unrealistic because safety mechanisms wouldn't allow this to work. We all just kind of stared at him.
The sequels are very good, and I'd even say it's easily the most consistent horror series out there in terms of quality.
Lies!
I mean 2 is fine except for the stupid cafeteria scene. Ugh. Just ruins the whole movie….completely unnecessary BS.
3 is meh
4 is the best sequel. Jill’s monologue is 10/10 👌
5/6 are ok
@@hannahstevenson27Scream 2 was an awesome sequel, even violent than it's predecessor. The cafeteria scene maybe unnecessary but it was fun. Scream 3 wasn't as good as the first two but it does have its moments. Scream 4 was a good improvement on 3 and a clever takedown on horror remakes. That opening scene however was a bit of a triple whammy, with stars like Amiee Teegarden, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell to name a few. As for Scream 5 and 6, they were great sequels, I found the 2022 sequel to be a violent, nostalgic but at the same time, bittersweet installment. Scream VI on the other hand, was absolutely brutal compared to it's predecessor's and it's very quotable as well.
I loved the second, hope she watches that one.
I have seen this movie and series 100 times and still get chills by the suspense. I loved your watch through of this and can’t wait for you to watch the sequels!!!!! And react!!!!
I just dont think people realize how scary this was when cell phones were first becoming somewhat mainstream. This was such a good movie. I loved the murder mystery
My grandpa lived out in the country and my aunt was like 16 at the time. She kept getting a phone call w nobody sayibg anything on the other line. This was a few months after this movie came out. She was terrified.
You're ABSOLUTLEY RIGHT. I remember going to the theater to watch something else and got the showtimes wrong so we had a few hours to kill and the only thing playing was Scream. It had just come out with almost no advertisement and no one knew what it was and the poster was just Drew Barrymore's eyes. Once that first sequence happened we all knew this would change horror movies forever and we forgot about the other show and went back to see it again. The main point is within a month EVERYBODY, and I mean EVERY-BODY, BOUGHT A CALLER ID. There was no caller ID until this movie. This had such culture impact in so many ways, it was crazy.
@@TheSYPHERIAYeah, I read somewhere that the use of caller id almost tripled after Scream came out which is crazy!
Kat not knowing the Richard Gere/gerbil rumor: that’s the real horror here.
That opening scene with Drew Barrymore is amazing. Such a perfect setup for the entire franchise. Not to mention how shocking it was. No one was really expecting Drew's character to be killed so soon. She was on all the posters, almost front and center, and was the biggest name in the cast at that point. So for her to die so soon let the audience know that no one was safe. The whole thing was brilliant.
Exactly and eventhough Neve Campell was a know Actor at the time, Drew was the Star.
Same thought process of Hitchcock killing off Janet Leigh in Psycho, people were gobsmacked
"Horror movie houses... they're always nice"
She's never seen the one in Texas. You know the one.
@@kimberlyjeanne9456 It worked so well. It was Drew's idea. She was originally gonna play Sidney but she thought that if she was the opening kill, that would completely floor the audience. And she was right. Great idea.
@@LiirThropp2687Yes Drew Barrymore is a legend
Between this reaction, The Others, and Hereditary, this is my favorite reaction channel.
I just found her, excited to watch more. Especially Halloween.
“People don’t kill during the day! That’s nighttime activity!!”😂😂😂 another reason why you are the best reactor ever!!
That got me! 😂
Kat playing trivia along with Casey is beautiful. Even better that they both got tricked by the same question.
The last question is even trickier. There are two doors. . . and two killers. The killer was at BOTH doors. Or as they say later, "We ask you a question, and if you get wrong, you die. If you get it right. . . you die!"
13:42: "How did he get in there!"
Ah, that's the original part! Lured her outside by saying he was on her front porch, snuck in while she was looking for him, hid in the closet until she locked the door securely, thus forcing her to -- as she'd dismissed as stupid just moments ago -- run up the stairs instead of going out the front door.
I love the scene with Dewey and the ice cream cone, standing next to the Sheriff and his cigarette. Just showing his boyish personality. Instead of stepping out for a smoke, he steps out for a cone. Just a fun little comedic touch.
27:24: "I like her!"
That's another element of Scream's success. In so many other horror and especially slasher movies, the characters are dull at best, stupid and unlikeable at worst. Here, we get enough time with most of the characters to get at least a little invested in them, they're played well by charismatic young actors, so we care when they die. It swings it back to actual horror, not "I can't WAIT until Jason/Freddy/Michael gives that @$$hole what he deserves. . . THANK YOU!"
Rose McGowan actually could fit through the cat flap, her shirt had to be stapled in so she wouldn't fall out. I do remember working at a movie theater when this film got its second theatrical run, and being on a brief break and in the theater watching that scene, and one lady got up and walked to the door, needing a breather. It seems kind of silly, but once she's stuck in that door and the garage door starts to go up, it's just marking time until she dies. For my money, the scariest kill in the film.
29:17: "Thank goodness I've seen many of these movies!"
I hadn't, but Scream made me a horror fan, as I started working through other horror movies so I could get all the references.
If you watch closely while Billy is "getting stabbed," you can see some blatant telegraphs that it was faked in the background. When Billy turns, his shirt all "bloody," you can see the blade of the knife is clean before the killer hides it in his hand makes a squeezing motion. When Sydney (and the camera) next focuses on the killer, the knife is bloody, and he does the dramatic "squeegee the blood off the blade with my fingers" trick. Stu mimed stabbing Billy (possibly tearing his shirt and spraying him with their homebrew fake blood in the process), then squeezed more fake blood onto the blade to sell the illusion.
Yeah, the sequels are all good, lampshading various trends in the horror genre. The sequel, predictably, talks sequels, the third talks trilogies, four talks remakes/reboots, five talks "un-reboots" or "re-quels," six gets into franchises. The meta of four is my favorite, as it was a "reboot" intended to kick-start a new trilogy, but that didn't happen. . . just like all the reboots it was poking fun at. Plus, it includes the best line in the franchise, in my opinion: You forgot the first rule of the remake. *Don't f**k with the original.*
Gotta love that it was director Wes Craven playing the janitor in the Freddy Kruger sweater. My favorite film of his was his first 'Last House on the Left'.
Not only that, I’m pretty sure Henry Winkler said “Not you, Fred!” when Wes said “What you call me?”
I didn’t know that 😊
And the “Jamie look behind you” scene w Jamie Kennedy.
Last House on the Left is absolutely repugnant and so damn campy with the shitty 70s B-movie synth, but it's also an absolutely stellar first film by Wes. I love the movie for what it is, but damn if it isn't a hard rewatch. I find The Hills Have Eyes to be easier to stomach.
I’m still mad that after all of these years it wasn’t until I’d seen a few reaction videos for Scream that I realized Stu sent Tatum to get more beer, she’s immediately killed, later on Stu then goes to get more beer from the garage where he would have seen Tatum, he also didn’t find it odd that Tatum never returned from the garage.
So glad that you reacted to this one, glad you had fun with it.
The "Wes Carpenter" bit was a joke with Tatum accidentally mixing up the names of John Carpenter and Wes Craven (who of course directed this film).
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson also threw in the joke about how all the Freddy Krueger movies sucked except the original Wes Craven one.
"Is this my first Wes Craven movie?", she asks, and then I shift in my chair and as I do that, I SWEAR that blurry creepy doll in the corner over there moved. It fricken MOVED, I saw it!
Don't turn and look, just get out of there, Kat! It's coming for you!!!
Dang Kat, you got the Friday the 13th question wrong.... Poor Steve was depending on you. 😱 LOL Way to go Kat, and you have a horror movie channel ? That's the real horror of this reaction video. 😂❤ LOL
She'd have been killed.
I'm afraid he's OUT!
And he was failed by not one but 2 women guessing the killer from Friday the 13th incorrectly! 😱
I've seen this movie about 100 times and the biggest flaw is... why didn't they just kill her?? Why the costumes? why the other murders? In the end it would have been the same result and everybody would have seen each other's faces (or not)except Sydney would be the only one dead.
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All the scream movies add something to the franchise. 3 is probably the hardest to love, but it’s foundational so it’s a must watch. I love 4, 5, and 6.
In tears at her reaction to Tatum and the cat door (which she could totally fit through)😂😂😂
Is there anything more meta than Jamie Kennedy shouting at the screen, 'Jamie, look behind you" as the killer is behind him
1. What I like most about doing this is watching people overthink it.
2. Cell phones weren't prevalent in 1996.
3. Dewey's superior IS the janitor since Wes Craven did the cameo as Freddy Kruger.
4. The principal was the Fonz/Henry Winkler. (one of Fonzie's Jacket is on a coat hanger in the closet)
5. Tatum/Rose McGowan as long as I have a face.
6. I love how the inept killer keeps getting his ass kicked
7. Fun fact: The reporter lady that ends saying "People have the right to know." is played by Linda Blair/Reagan from "The Exorcist".
#6. That is one of the (many) reasons I love this movie (& the series as a whole). None of the ladies are helpless. They ALL get some good kicks/punches in on Ghostface.
@@raputathebuta Because he's not a dream demon or location-bound revenant or pure evil that walks like a man. The killers are just human beings, no supernatural aid, and humans are a really odd mix of incredibly delicate and surprisingly robust.
The fun thing about _Scream_ is that it's actually a horror _parody_ and a _tribute_ at the same time. Hence the numerous cliches, and people constantly summing up all the illogical things people in horror movies do. The dual-killer twist (and several others) is to make this parody a film that also _inverts_ some horror tropes, to show how you can actually use those tropes to your advantage.
The success of the film is because it added the parody with horror tropes throughout the movie and _still_ managed to create an actual slasher that is suspenseful and enjoyable.
(Also Wes Carpenter is a reference to Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street) and John Carpenter (The Thing), famous horror directors.)
I think I've said it before, but now you can also dive into _Cabin in the Woods_ .
The sad irony is there's always been so many hacks allowed to thrive in Hollywood that rather than learn from the satirical nature of 'Scream' they did exactly what the filmmakers were commenting on in the film. Bite ideas and rehash them repeatedly to the point that the genre became stale and weak all over again. It's like Kevin and Wes said let's make a movie as a tribute to the audience who loves the genre by calling attention to all the overused tropes and after its success everyone else said let's make more movies with the same tired tropes and throw on a couple 'Scream'-style twists as well. I think only ten percent of the people in Hollywood actually even know why/how films work lol.
43:40 Fun fact for you, that reaction was 100% genuine as it hit Skeet in an area that wasn't padded. It just so happened that in that specific area, Skeet had some mesh in his chest from open heart surgeries when he was a child and it just so happened to hit the sweet spot
*skeet spot
Same for the phone hit on Stu - it was an accident, but the director kept that take. (IIRC, the line 'my parents are going to be so mad at me!' was also improvised.)
“ Please don’t kill me Mr. ghost face, I want to be in the sequel “.
To this day, I still don't appreciate Tatum, Helen (I Know What You Did Last Summer), or Jennifer (Scream 3) not making it to at least one sequel.
This is one of the best movie reaction channels around right now. Phantom punching and screaming please every 5 minutes is surprisingly entertaining 😂
One of the few horror movies where her punches could absolutely defeat the killer 🤣
The 'phantom punching' is Kat Fu. It's her only self defense against a jump scare. :D
I don't know how anyone could downvote Kat. There are some really sad and frustrated people out there.
Yes, the PMOL, post-mortem one liner. A staple.
Kill someone with a steam-press? "He flat-lined."
Kill someone with a garden hose? "Hose your baby, baby?"
Kill someone with an ice-cream? "Cool off, man..."
Kill someone with a hod of bricks? "You should build some character..."
Connected to the french esprit-de-escalier Spirit of the stairs, being that you think of that last amazingly cutting and witty thing you should have said that would have been awesome, but you come up with it when you're already leaving the building.
Kat, Try “Happy Death Day” If you like the writing here, you’ll love that one (and you’ll love Tree (the heroine)
Agreed. The fact that Tree starts out as one of the most unlikeable protagonists in all of horror and you end up genuinely rooting for her by the end is great writing and just one of many reasons to give the movie a watch. It's also terribly underrated.
The sequel is fairly entertaining too, especially considering that they had to write a movie using the exact same premise/plot device and avoid making it too repetitive or boring, and for the most part they pull it off.
@@billykebabs81First she needs to watch Cujo, I’ve been recommending that on all of her videos forever now
Just came here to recommend. That too
The sequal had me rolling when she screams at the crowd!!!!!!
She needs to watch Cujo… I’ve been suggesting that on her videos now for a long time
*Kat sees dude get disemboweled*
*Kat gets more eager to have fun answering movie trivia*
I don't think she hates horror movies, not anymore anyway. 😂
A side benefit of this channel is you're now a horror trivia queen.
Wes craven played the janitor named Fred. Wes created Freddy and he’s wearing the outfit. It’s so good. The scream movies are my go to even the “bad” one is still great in my opinion
“Ask her questions!” lol Kat is the best
This reaction definitely in my top 5 faves now. Also, been subbed forever..
Isuggest "I know what you did last Summer" written by Kevin Williamson too, i think it was the first post Scream Slasher before S2. The Helen Shivers chase scene is one of the best imo.
I'm honestly convinced that if they'd managed to get I Know What You Did Last Summer out ahead of Scream, it would've done better. (It was pitched to me as 'the weirdest anti-drink-driving PSA ever' which... sort of?) Unfortunately, it didn't, and in comparison it's kind of cliched... but it's still fun.
My favorite little detail that really adds to Kenny the cameraman, as he turns to Sidney after getting his neck sliced, just before he falls, he subtly points to the small opening that Sidney escapes from later. Bless you Kenny. 😊
Everyone always says at the opening scene “why are you still talking to him?!”
It’s because at first, honestly, the speaker has a very attractive voice.
Also, that opening scene… THATS how you launch a franchise!
Lol that voice is not in anyway atttactive 😂
@@indiatastic you kidding??? Seriously listen to it outside of a horror movie scenario. That guy could easily record audiobooks for a living
Besides, this was the 90's. Prank calls and wrong numbers were not rare at all. There's nothing until later that indicates this is a serial killer, obviously.
Ironically, it was never supposed to be a franchise.
She was obviously curious about him, she denied having a boyfriend to him. Like she for sure was digging his voice.
Hey ! My first video of yours ! And I had such a great time ! I literally rewinded just to watch u get scared . And your enjoyment is infectious !
I just logged into RUclips to see what to watch while eating and THIS popped up... Of course I will enjoy my lunch with this. Thank you, Kat.
I love Stu, his lines are hilarious.
“I’m feeling a little bit woooozy here”
“My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!”
Loooool
"What is this DOS!?"
Lol I lost it on that question with the face she made asking it 🤣
Also, never watched it myself but people say that All The Right Moves pause thing is actually true.
It’s true. I watched that movie in college years before Scream came out and I noticed it right away. 🤣
I am a super big scream fan, i have all the ghostface costumes and masks, i even make editing videos about scream, and im obsessed with scream. I just found your video and it was SUPER good. You are so much fun to watch these horror movies with. You definitely should watch the sequels. Scream 2 - 6 are super good. Definitely would love to see your reaction on those.
You know, even if you get spoiled, it doesn't substitute the experience itself. And it doesn't mean a story has no surprises left.
Yes!! and it's a blink and you miss it... but "The Fonz" leather jacket is also in the closet when he opens it before he gets killed.
For anyone wondering, the principle was killed because at Sidney’s house they lost one of the 2 masks that they needed and they couldn’t purchase another without being extremely suspicious. Since the 2 kids in the hallway had a mask and the principle took one, billy had to kill him to use the mask.
Also pls watch the rest of the screams or some bc I enjoyed this one soooooooo much ❤❤❤❤❤
Omg... I feel so stupid. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie and that never occurred to me! I always just took it as an attack of opportunity but you're right!
I was in 4th grade when Scream came out and I remember it was a total culture phenomenon. The costume is a costume that had been in every costume section every Halloween for years but it was the one no one wore because it was lame. After this movie like half the people that dressed up for Halloween dressed up in that costume that year. I remember watching Scream and playing Resident Evil (which came out that year and was really the first mainstream horror video game) at a Halloween party with my friends in my friend Sam's attic that year. Man time flies.
I remember those unlabeled ghost faces sitting on the shelves, I should have bought a few considering how they blew up after the film.
@@tonyclements1147 I mean you can still get em but they specifically brand them as Scream costumes now. But I wish I had one of the ones from before Scream came out straight up for the bragging rights.
I was born March of 1997 so just missed Scream but I remember seeing the Ghostface costume when I was around 11 or 12 and I loved it thought it was so cool because I loved Scary Movie 1-3 and wanted the costume, but I couldn't wear the mask because I'm severely allergic to latex and it made me really sad so that mask just stayed with me and every Halloween I was really sad I couldn't wear it
Then when I was 14 I saw Scream on I think Netflix and saw the mask and was like "oh this must be what Scary Movie was making fun of!" And after watching it, it immediately became my favorite thing ever and it's still my favorite movie of all time and excluding the TV show Harpers Island the very first Slasher I'd ever seen
Kat, every time I watch one of your vids (LOVE 'em!)And you smile, I see in my mind the movie "Smile". And I love it!
This movie ranked at #13 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Kat, you take care 🥰❤️
Love that documentary
What was number? Psycho shower scene
I love her reactions, you can see her brain processing what she is seeing, I love her!❤️
Oh boy! Scream, by the way, should also be the name of your upcoming autobiography, Kat, you wailing wonder you. Here we go!
21:03 - Haha, yeah, this lil' nod to A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Fred Kruger was hilarious as ish!!!! 😂 I remember everyone crying in laughter in the theater at this scene.
I love watching reaction videos and am so glad you liked my favorite franchise.
Got a subscription from me with this one haha loved your reaction. It’s my all time favorite franchise of all time, it’s the only franchise that has 6 consistently great movies one after the other. You have to do the sequels! Definitely a fun incredible ride to experience for the first time.
Sidney is my all time favorite final girl!! Definitely recommend continuing the Scream franchise. There's some amazing characters along the way...good and bad haha.
10:49 Shaggy!!! I believe he still does voice overs for Shaggy in the cartoon movies
BTW, the "Jim Carrey" guy is named Matthew Lillard, who also stars in 13 Ghosts and SLC Punk, (both excellent films, even though SLC Punk isn't Horror, Matthew Lillard puts on a mesmerizing performance as the lead. I do recommend 13 Ghosts though.
Also plays Shaggy in Scooby-Doo
Lillard is a scene-stealer in ev-er-y-thing. Absolute beast of a performer. ❤
He's in Five Nights at Freddy's, too. There's a nod to Scream wherein he does the knife blade wipe. 🙂
Scream was the first horror i saw as a kid. Its a classic and doesnt matter if you already know whats going to happen, its still a great movie to experience
You HAVE to watch the whole series, it's the only franchise where there are no bad movies. You may like one better than the other, but they are all very consistent, fun and great movies! 1 is the classic, 2 is the perfect sequel, 3 is my fav (campy, funny and surprising), 4 is a contender for first place for many fans, 5 is the greatest comeback and 6 is an awesome and different continuation. The Scream movies are so creative, full of meta details and layers.
Soooo regarding 22:03, in the 90s there was a very common rumor/urban legend that Richard Gere, the actor, had used a gerbil in some bedroom activities. It pretty much killed his career.
Yah a famous musician admitted to starting the lie like 20yrs later.
Hello, that's Kat, and we love watching her watch horror movies lol. Shout out to Paul again for talking you into it. Great reaction. Always fun to watch
LOL, I so love your tag line, ".... that's the real horror of this movie". 😄
Please Kat, watch the sequels. I have never asked you for anything LOL But seriously, it would be amazing to watch your reactions to every Scream. It's such a good franchise and there is no bad movie!
Fun Facts:
- So when Tatum said to Dewey that the janitor is your superior, it's true cause the janitor at the school that was dressed as Freddy Krueger was Wes Craven, who directed Scream-Scream 4. He also directed the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
- So before Scream came out in 96, the caller ID was not popular at all. The caller I.D. sales in the U.S. tripled after Scream was released, lol.
- Billy AND Stu were at Casey's and used their girlfriends as Alibis for being out. Stu was on the patio with Steve while Billy was in the front, tormenting her on the phone. The question about "Which door am I at" was a trick question. Stu ran to the front door to let Billy in. You could hear the front door open before she went outside through the kitchen. Also, when her parents got home, the front door was open. When her mom was hearing Casey breathing on the other end of the phone line, you can hear one talking to another saying "tree," and the phone ends. Also, when Steve was tied up, he was looking at both directions of the house.
- Wes Craven lol to get his actors into character emotionally like Drew Barrymore (Casey) and Neve Campbell (Sidney) right before he start to film he would run up to them and tell them something terrifying. With Drew Wes Craven would tell her real-life stories of animal cruelty to bring out her emotions and then run off and yell action, lol.
- Roger L. Jackson is the voice of Ghostface for ALL of Scream movies. For every film, the actors were never allowed to meet him before or see him during filming, so that way, when they were on the phone with him, it would give them that real fear effect. Wes Craven always kept him hidden from the others to where they couldn't see him, but he was still able to see them. He also improved a lot of his lines as well.
- Neve Campbell was originally going to say no to the film as she is especially afraid of horror movies. But when hearing her co-star Skeet Ulrich (Billy) from "The Craft" (1996) was going to appear, she agreed. They did both movies back to back that same year.
- They casted Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis and gave him the same kind of hair style cause of how close he looked like to young Johnny Depp in Nightmare on Elm Street who also climbed in through a bedroom window. His last name, Loomis, is a reference to Dr. Loomis in Halloween.
- Also, after he climbed through her window, the first time "Fear the Reaper" was playing. He climbed through her window to distract her and turned on her stereo to cover up the background noise of Stu kidnapping her dad. If notice he was wearing the same outfit at the end.
- The news lady that was harassing Sidney "how does it feel to almost being butchered" at the school is Linda Blair from the Exorcist.
- If you look really closely when Billy was "stabbed" in the bedroom, you can see Stu adding the fake blood onto the knife before wiping it off.
-Casey's comment about Nightmare on Elm Street about how the first was good, but the rest sucked. It's because Wes Craven only did the first one and didn't direct all of the other ones, lol.
-Kenny actually saved Sidney in his literal final moment AFTER his throat got slashed. He pointed to the back and told her "door" so she could crawl out.
- Ghostface in the bathroom was a prank on Sidney it wasn't either Billy or Stu.
- Rose McGowan(Tatum) was actually able to fit through the cat door. They had to staple her shirt to the door cause she kept falling out. Also, just before her head got smashed in, she herself added, calling out "mom," and Wes loved it and kept it in cause it gave her last moments of humanity. Rose also picked out her own outfits for her character. The jersey she wore with #10 was also a reference to Johnny Depp in Nightmare on Elm Street.
- When Billy hit Stu in the head with the phone, it was an accident on Skeets part. The fake blood was so sticky and ended up hitting Matthew Lillard instead of the desk, and his "Oww You hit me with the phone D***" he stayed in character and was his real reaction to it. Wes loved it as well, so he kept it, lol. Matthew also improved most of his kitchen scene with his lines, like with "Houston, we have a problem," "the peer pressure," and the comment about his parents going to be so mad, lol.
- That WHOLE kitchen scene took about 2 weeks to film because of the amount of high energy that was used as well with all of the fake blood (corn syrup dyed red).
- Neve Campbell and Matthew Lillard actually started dating while filming Scream and were together for a little while. So that whole "I've always had a thing for you, Sid" was true, lol. He originally auditioned for Billy, but the casting didn't believe that someone like Sidney/Neve would date someone like him, lol. So he ended up getting Stu, and Skeet got Billy cause of his look alike to Johnny Depp. The funny thing is that even though the casting thought that about Matthew, they ended up dating real life anyway 😂 even though they didn't last that long as a couple they are still close friends. The OG cast are still pretty tight to this day (especially Skeet, Matthew, Neve and Jamie *Randy*) and they do A LOT of different conventions over the years together and still do.
- When Billy got stabbed with the umbrella the 2nd time, it actually hit Skeet, where he had heart surgery when he was younger, so that scream he let out was his real action to the pain.
- Drew Barrymore was supposed to play Sidney. But she ended up changing her mind and she herself went to Wes with an idea to have her as the open kill cause no one would expect it. Also, it would show if they could kill off a huge star right off the bat it would mean NO ONE was safe. It was the BIGGEST surprise shock effect for the audience cause they assumed she would be the leading character and they played into it with publicity.
-Even though Billy was at Sidneys for the attack. It was Stu who she fought with when he was tripping up the stairs. You can hear ghostface saying "easy" "easy". The next day at the lockers, he was checking his face in Tatums mirror for any bruises, and when Tatum was hitting him with her sucker he says "easy" "easy.
-Billy was always 1 handed with his killing if he had a knife if didn't he resorts to choking except for Tatum he used the opportunity with the garage door. He gave a signal look to Stu at the front door that Tatum was dead. Stu uses both hands when using the knife and resorts to other tactics if he doesn't have a knife like the both times he fought Sidney.
-Stu was the one that called Dewey about the abandoned car and also called Randy about the principal after the whole "I'll be right back." Billy killed the principal so they could use him as a deploy for later that night to get the rest of the guests to leave so the real party could begin.
- Dewey was originally supposed to die in this one, but Wes Craven and everyone just loved David Arquette when they did a screen view test and how he played his character. They all fell in love with him, so Wes went back and they reshot the ending where he had Dewey do the thumbs up to show the audience that he survived.
Thanks for all the details! So cool 😎 (typo)
Dang! How long did it take you to type up this comment? 😆
‘People don’t kill during the day! That’s a nighttime activity!’ Lol!
Yay! I've been waiting for you to watch this movie. It was totally worth the wait, especially since you needed to watch a lot of the movies being referenced first, to at least understand the "punchlines" haha. Please continue with the series without waiting too long, at least 2 and 3 right off the bat, since they were released shortly after. I watch those almost every Halloween as it's my favorite series of scary movies and the good part is it never disappoints. Even though some entries are better than others, they're all really good movies and have kept consistent quality. They're just so fun to watch and like you said, "rollercoasters". 1 is the OG and the best but I tend to lean towards 2, I feel like it has greater stakes and Wes upped the sequences. 3 is less violent and a little more campy but I find it the most rewatchable somehow, as it feels faster and lighter for an "anyday" watch. If you don't want to do all Screams too soon, do at least these 3 without much of a gap. Then you can watch other movies in your repertoire and then continue with 4 which, as with it's release, is a great return to form after a long hiatus and Craven's last (but he's still at the top of his game as a master of suspense). 5 and 6 introduce new characters while taking the whole story further and are still good after all these years but can be watched later haha. Btw, love your scream, haha you could totally be a "Scream Queen"! I love watching you react and scream to the jumpscares, it's like watching it oneself for the first time.
Kevin Williamson, the writer of Scream is also the writer of « I know what you did last summer » starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (our loved Buffy), and the creator of tv show « Dawson’s Creek ». 😊
He’s also directing the upcoming Scream movie
I love when people like Kat watch horror movies. I swear her personality type is the EXACT demographic horror filmmakers are aiming for when they write their projects lol.
It’s so sad that Tatum died. She was the best character in my opinion. And what I think is that 1,2,3,4 are really good and 5 is bad and lastly 6 is ok.
Kat, you are just so damn delightful! This was a blast and made my night. I needed a bit of a lift and this did the trick and put a smile on my face. One of my all time favorite movies, thanks for the good time!
I watched Scary Movie multiple times as a kid never having seen Scream. I could never take it seriously after 😂
Scream is really one of my favourite horror series. There's ones that I like more than the other, but I think it's the most consistently good overall.
Didn’t see anyone answer your question about the Principal’s murder. They killed him in broad daylight in an obvious location, knowing that his body would be discovered and keep the authorities off their scent at the party, as well as knowing all the bros at the party would rush out of there leaving only the key players left
7:25 this was the first clue there were two killers. She knees one in the balls, to get away, and “he” almost immediately catches back up to her. In reality, the guy she kneed was still on the ground holding himself, and the OTHER killer chased her to finish her off. Had it only been the one killer, she would have gotten away/inside.
Yay. Very early Christmas present! Hope you watch the whole series!!!
Please watch all the rest of the scram movies!!! You’ll love them!!
"What is that, DOS?"
I love you.❣
Also, this was the movie I took my wife to on our first official date. Specifically to make her hold my hand. It worked. :D Just had our 25th anniversary last week. 😁
33:55 not only is he narrating the scene while it mirrors reality, but it goes a step beyond that, into the fourth wall. The ACTOR in the scene he is watching is Jamie Lee Curtis, so he’s saying “Jamie turn around!” Meanwhile the ACTOR portaying this character is named JAMIE Lee Kennedy. Layers upon layers!
I clicked on this video so fast! You gotta check out 2 and 3 now, there's so much more to the story! Also, I'd recommend Urban Legend, another great slasher from the 90s!
PLEASE I BEG OF YOU to watch and react to the sequels to this movie. It’s probably one of the most consistent franchises in regards to timeline and they’re so tastefully done specifically to the formula of this first movie!!!! For the most part❗️❗️
Sorry let me fix the formula part…..the formula does change a little but nonetheless this franchise if still very consistent and so great that I feel like so many non horror lovers even love this series❤️
Hi Kat!
First of all I wanted to congratulate you because your reactions are truly hilarious and engaging.
If one day you intend to react to an Italian movie (I am Italian) allow me to recommend one to you: Deep Red (1975), probably the most iconic and representative of the director Dario Argento, it is a giallo/thriller/horror whose strengths are visual storytelling, suspense and soundtrack.
Obviously, being from almost 50 years ago, the special effects are practically absent but this shouldn't be a problem for you.
It deserves to be seen at least once by anyone who appreciates this genre.
I wish you the best!
Love this movie i was a freshman in high-school when it came out good old vhs days! 👍R.i.p Wes.
Girl I screamed when I saw the notification for this video!
100% worth checking out the sequels. The Scream franchise is regarded as probably the most consistently good franchises in the genre, Every sequel is generally considered at least good, if not great. I think you will have a blast. Ghost Face is different each time, so the whodunnit aspect, as well as the fun meta commentary, are the things that make this franchise so fun to explore and return to.
Hiya Kat, you are the only react channel that I watch. I dunno why. It may be the air punching, the finger wagging/pointing, the screaming at the tv, calling out the real horror of the movie, or the funny commentary? Maybe it's all of the above.
I am working my way thru your back catalogue. It's been extremely fun and it has introduced me to a few movies I have not seen before and are now part of my collection.
A few suggestions for your/our viewing pleasure:
Army of Darkness
Nightbreed
Freddy vs. Jason
The Crow
Hellraiser 3
Near Dark
When he yelled “you hit me with the phone!” that was an ad lib because he wasn’t supposed to hit him with the phone but he really did 😂
Can you create a top ten list of the films you’ve reviewed that genuinely scared you? I love your reactions, both when you’re scared and enjoying the movie, but which ones truly affected you, and stuck with you well after watching them?
Heck yes I can!! I love this idea!!! Kat:D
Nice! Keep up the great reactions, they’re super enjoyable. If you’re ever hard up for content, you should slum it in the dregs of horror, like Stephen King’s garbage opus; Maximum Overdrive. It’s legendarily awful, but super charming.
Billy and Stu standing together looking like one two headed monster must have haunted Sid’s dreams as much as the Ghostface mask holy shit I love that scene so much. Such scary human beings