Production Details
Scream 4, 2011, USA.
Directed by Wes Craven.
Screenplay by Kevin Williamson, Wes Craven (Uncredited), and Ehren Kruger (Uncredited).
Filming Locations: Northville, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Livonia, Plymouth and Dearborn (Michigan). » More details.
Runtime: 111 minutes.
Working Title: Z
Budget: $40 million.
Filming Dates: June 28, 2010 – September 24, 2010
Release Date: April 15, 2011.
Opening Weekend: $18.7 million (across 3,305 screens).
Total Gross (Worldwide): $97.1 million.
Official Site: Scream 4 – Official Website.
Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott)
David Arquette (Dewey Riley)
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers-Riley)
Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts)
Hayden Panettiere (Kirtby Reed)
Marielle Jaffe (Olivia Morris)
Rory Culkin (Charlie Walker)
Erik Knudsen (Robbie Mercer)
Nico Tortorella (Trevor Sheldon)
Alison Brie (Rebecca Walters)
Marley Shelton (Deputy Judy Hicks)
Anthony Anderson (Deputy Perkins)
Adam Brody (Deputy Hoss)
Gordon Michaels (Deputy Jenkins)
Mary McDonnell (Kate Roberts)
Lucy Hale (Sherrie)
Shenae Grimes (Trudie)
Anna Paquin (Rachel)
Kristen Bell (Chloe)
Aimee Teegarden (Jenny Randall)
Britt Robertson (Marnie Cooper)
Roger Jackson (The Voice)
Dane Farwell (Ghost Face)
Music by: Marco Beltrami.
Director of Photography: Peter Deming.
Prop Master: John ‘J.P.’ Jones.
Editor: Peter McNulty.
Rules of a Remake/Reboot
“Don’t fuck with the original.” – Sidney Prescott
Plot Overview
The world of horror has changed drastically in the past decade. Remakes dominate the genre, new rules dictate survival, and the question lingers: can a final girl truly remain final? Is there any story left untold?
That’s what Scream 4 explores—and brilliantly satirizes.
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now a successful author, returns to Woodsboro for a stop on her book tour, hoping to close the chapter on her haunted past. But her homecoming quickly turns into a nightmare as a new Ghostface emerges, unleashing another brutal killing spree.
Reuniting with familiar faces like Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), Sidney also finds herself surrounded by a younger generation, including her cousin Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts) and her aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). As the body count rises, Sidney realizes that her fate is forever tied to the horrors of the past—whether she’s a victim or a survivor.
New decade. New rules. Same killer instincts.
