Scream (1996 film)/Trivia

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Ghostface: Who was the first victim in the first Scream movie?
Soon-to-die teen: It was Casey! Drew Barrymore's character! I've seen that movie a hundred times!
Ghostface: Then you should know it was Casey's boyfriend who got killed first! I'm sorry, but it looks like your boyfriend is about to follow in his footsteps.

  • Technology Marches On: Or more specifically, access to technology marches on. When Billy drops his cell phone while comforting Sidney after her first attack by the killer, he becomes an immediate suspect because the killer was using one. Back in 1996, cell phones were still rare enough that this would look suspicious. Today, not so much.
  • Throw It In: At the end of the first movie, Billy hitting Stu with the phone in anger was unintentional, as the phone accidentally slipped out of Skeet Ulrich's hands due to the fake blood. Stu screaming "You hit me with the phone, dick!" was actually Matthew Lillard's reaction.
    • In the scene were Billy is attacked by Sydney, his actor, Skeet Ulrich, scream is actually real. As when he was hit by the umbrella, the stuntwoman couldn't see where she was aiming and wound up hitting a wire in his chest he had gotten during from surgery at a young age. Touching it ends up causing him some pain.
    • Likewise in Scream 3 when Roman is stabbed by Sydney who pops up from behind a bar and hits his back with icepick it missed the pad and actually hit flesh. His scream is genuine.
    • The casting of Drew Barrymore in the role was her idea; she was originally cast as Sidney, but felt that audiences would react more strongly to seeing a big-name actress like her getting whacked early.
  • What Could Have Been: In Scream 3 there was originally going to be a second killer; Angelina.