---
title: 'Scream (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wes Craven'
released: '1996-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/scream-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Scream (1996)

1996 · R · 111 min · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · United States

Part of: Scream

## Synopsis

Scream is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore. Set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, the plot follows high school student Sidney Prescott (Campbell) and her friends as they become the targets of a costumed serial killer on the anniversary of her mother's murder.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wes Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-craven)
- **Screenplay:** [Kevin Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-williamson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Producer:** [Cary Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-woods), [Cathy Konrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-konrad), [Stuart M. Besser](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-m-besser)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-irwin)
- **Editor:** [Patrick Lussier](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-lussier)

## Cast

- [Joseph Whipp](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-whipp)
- [Roger L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-l-jackson)
- [Skeet Ulrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/skeet-ulrich) as Billy Loomis
- [Rose McGowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-mcgowan) as Tatum Riley
- [Courteney Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/courteney-cox) as Gale Weathers
- [Jamie Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-kennedy) as Randy Meeks
- [W. Earl Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-earl-brown)
- [Liev Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/liev-schreiber) as Cotton Weary
- [Henry Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-winkler)
- [Matthew Lillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-lillard) as Stu Macher
- [Neve Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/neve-campbell) as Sidney Prescott
- [Drew Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-barrymore) as Casey Becker
- [David Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-arquette) as Dewey Riley
- [Neil Breen](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-breen)
- [Wes Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-craven)

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