Scream 2
Movie, 1997, Woodsboro, Set in 1997
Scream 2 is #2 of 8 in release order and #2 of 8 in chronological order in the Scream.
The story
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Scream 2 recap
Two years later, Sidney is at Windsor College with a new boyfriend, Derek, and her friend Randy. Gale's book about the Woodsboro murders has been turned into a film, Stab, and a couple is murdered at its premiere. Gale arrives, as does Dewey, now walking with a limp, and Cotton Weary, freed and hungry for attention. The killer calls Sidney again, and a sorority sister is murdered. Randy is stabbed to death in a news van in broad daylight while talking to Ghostface on the phone. A local reporter named Debbie Salt keeps turning up around Gale, and film student Mickey talks a lot about sequels. On the way to a safe house, the police car carrying Sidney and her friend Hallie crashes, and while Sidney escapes, Hallie is killed. Derek is accused, tied up and left on the stage of the campus theatre.
Scream 2 ending explained
Mickey is one killer: he wants to be caught and blame the movies at a famous trial. His partner is Debbie Salt, really Billy Loomis's mother, who wants revenge on Sidney. She shoots Mickey, but Cotton turns up and shoots her, and Sidney finishes her with a bullet to the head. Gale and Sidney shoot Mickey when he revives. Dewey survives, and Cotton gets the press attention he wanted.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Scream 2
Scream 2 is streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount+, Peacock, and Kanopy in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%
Where it fits
What to watch before Scream 2
Scream (1996), which Scream 2 (1997) continues.
Cast
- Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott
- Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers
- David Arquette as Dewey Riley
- Jerry O'Connell as Derek
- Elise Neal as Hallie
- Timothy Olyphant as Mickey
- Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks
- Laurie Metcalf as Debbie Salt
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Cici
- Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Maureen
- Omar Epps as Phil
Directed by Wes Craven.