Scream 3
Wes Craven's Scream (1996) was a half-parody/half-tribute to the first wave of slasher films of the 1970s and 1980s, and since most of them spawned a large number of sequels, it's only appropriate that Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson produced a third installment of their Scream franchise. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), traumatized by the brutal murders of her friends, has left her hometown of Woodsboro and is working in California as a crisis intervention counselor. Meanwhile, "Stab," the novel by Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox Arquette), is spawning a series of successful horror films, and as Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro is being filmed in Los Angeles, a lunatic has gotten his hands on a copy of the script, and is murdering the characters in the same order that they die in the movie. But predicting who will die next is not as simple as it might seem, since the producers have circulated three different screenplays, with different endings. In addition to Campbell and Cox-Arquette, David Arquette returns from the first two films as less-than-bright "Dewey" Riley; new members of the cast include Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Foley, and Jenny McCarthy. Kevin Williamson wrote the original story, but the screenplay was penned by Ehren Kruger. more..
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette, Parker Posey,Liev Schreiber
(Craven) and his Scream dream team have done a frightfully good job of killing off and wrapping up the popular horror series.
Just isn't very scary.
It's the chemistry between the Arquettes (they met on the first film and married after the second) and their rapport with Campbell that sustains Scream 3 through its overly convoluted plot.
Essentially an interlacing of irony and gotcha! Scenes.
About the only thing the movie kills with any decisiveness is your time.
Best Home Video Release
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2001)
Favorite Actor - Horror (Internet Only)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001)
Bogey Awards, Germany (2000)
Theatrical Releases - Graphic Design
International Monitor Awards (2000)
Best Comedic Performance
MTV Movie Awards (2000)
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