Top 33 Scream Movie Facts
Following is our collection of Scream facts. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Scream film message.
I was watching Scream (1996) and noticed this little detail in the credits. Apparently Wes Craven received a verbal agreement to film at Santa Rosa High School, but later they backed out of their agreement.

Scream Trivia
These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.
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Director Wes Craven has a cameo as a janitor called "Fred" who dresses like Freddy Kreuger.
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For her iconic role in Scream (1996) Drew Barrymore told Wes Craven her "secrets" so he could easily make her cry on set.
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Gale Weathers mentions that the film based on her book, Stab, would break box office records...in reality Scream 2 broke the December box office opening weekend record by over 30% in 1997 and held the record for 3 years too.
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The character of Randy, played by Jamie Kennedy, says, "Watch out, Jamie," and "Jamie, look behind you," while referring to the killer being behind Jamie Lee Curtis's character in Halloween, though he was in the same situation with the killer right behind him.
Scream Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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- a film filled with small Easter eggs and meta-details - this one always stood out for me: The janitor in the school is called Fred and is clad in the iconic clothes also worn by director Wes Craven's other famous slasher-antagonist Freddy Krueger.
Scream Hidden Details





Killer's questions at beginning
Sidney Prescott mentions she would unfortunately get Tori Spelling casted as her if her life was a movie. In Scream 2, Tori Spelling is playing her character in the movie about Sidney's life.
Sidney Prescott is wearing a Greek letter necklace which was given to her by her boyfriend who was killed in Scream 2.





The character Stuart (Matthew Lillard) leaves the group discussing what not to do in a horror situation violating Rule #3 by saying he will be right back. He does this knowing he will not die to this trope because he is one of the killers.
When Jill finds out Sidney is alive & thus could ruin her plan/story her heart rate on the monitor is heard increasing
Sid monolouges about scary movies saying "Some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can't act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It's insulting." She later does this same thing when running from Ghostface.
They cover up a famous goof (a visible camera man) by putting a black square over him

Scream 2, there's evidence midway through of a character is going to be framed later on
When Ghostface is attacking Sydney on the stage, it is implied at the end that she is just seeing things. If you watch closely, you can see the real Ghostface escaping behind another dancer.
The song "Don't fear the reaper" plays when Billy and Sidney are together in the beginning.





Scream Plot
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Scream. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Horror, Mystery |
Director | Wes Craven |
Stars | Drew Barrymore, Roger Jackson, Kevin Patrick Walls, David Booth |
IMDB score | 7.2 |