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~Caller ID use has increased more than three-fold since the original "Scream" was released in December 1996.

~Casey has to answer questions about "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th", and she discusses "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

~The killer calls Casey 6 times before she dies.

~Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell never met Roger Jackson (the voice on phone, and voice changer) until AFTER the shoot.

~The body of Casey hanging from the tree is a dummy and NOT Drew Barrymore harnessed up.

~Linda Blair, who played Regan in the first two "Exorcist" films, has a cameo as a news reporter.

~The sheriff is played by Joseph Whipp, the same actor who played a police officer in "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

~When Sidney is going into her house, the killer comes out of the closet the same way Michael Myers comes out of the closet after Bob in "Halloween".

~The janitor of the school is played by Wes Craven, director of "Scream". He wears the tattered red and green stiped sweater and hat of Freddy Kruger, the villain in his "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

~A poster of Jamie Lee Curtis (who "Scream" names the "Scream Queen") for the film, "Mother's Boys" is shown prominently at the video store. Another film of hers, "Trading Places", is mentioned.

~The killer makes one final appearance for about four or five frames just before the credits roll. There is a white flash, and the killer leers toward the screen.

~During the ending credits, the text "No Thanks Whatsoever To: the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board" appears. This refers to the original site that was supposed to be used for Woodsboror High, until the school board deemed the film too violent and expletive for their tastes. A community center ended up being the final location.

~"Scary Movie", the original title of "Scream" is mentioned 5 times.

~14 Scary movies were mentioned throughout "Scream"-they were:
The Howling
Terror Train
Halloween
Friday the 13th
Carrie
The Exorcist
Psycho
The Evil Dead
Hellraiser
Prom Night
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Silence of the Lambs
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

~The "MacKenzies" live down the street from Laurie in "Halloween" and Casey in "Scream".



-In an interview that Matthew Lillard had with Teen magazine (the August 1997 issue) Matthew was asked that it was like to work with Skeet and Neve and this is what he said: "The whole Scream cast hung out together. It was the best working experience I've ever had."






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