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Scream

1996 film directed by Wes Craven
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Summary

Scream is a film[1]. Scream ranks in the top 0.62% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,521 views/month, #583 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Saturn Award for Best Actress[3], Saturn Award for Best Horror Film[4], Saturn Award for Best Writing[5]
  • Director: Wes Craven[6]
  • Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson[7]
  • Composer: Marco Beltrami[8]
  • Genre: horror film[9], slasher film[10], teen film[11], comedy film[12], mystery film[13]
  • Followed by: Scream 2[14]
  • Cast member: Neve Campbell[15], Skeet Ulrich[16], Rose McGowan[17], Matthew Lillard[18], Jamie Kennedy[19], David Arquette[20], Courteney Cox[21], W. Earl Brown[22], Joseph Whipp[23], Drew Barrymore[24], Frances Lee McCain[25], Henry Winkler[26], Wes Craven[27], Roger L. Jackson[28]
  • Producer: Cathy Konrad[29], Cary Woods[30], Stuart M. Besser[31]
  • Part of the series: Scream[32]
  • Production company: Dimension Films[33]
  • Director of photography: Mark Irwin[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Soundtrack release: Scream – Music from the Dimension Motion Picture[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 78%[38], 7.1/10[39], 66/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Has part(s): Scene 118[43]
  • Publication date: December 20, 1996[44], October 30, 1997[45], December 18, 1996[46]
  • Distributed by: Dimension Films[47]
  • Narrative location: Woodsboro[48]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/scream[49]
  • Filming location: California[50], Santa Rosa[51]
  • Main subject: revenge[52], serial murder[53], horror film[54]
  • Film editor: Patrick Lussier[55]

Why It Matters

Scream has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Scream is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Scream receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Actress[3], Saturn Award for Best Horror Film[4], and Saturn Award for Best Writing[5].

Related Entities

A Nightmare on Elm Street California Carrie Courteney Cox David Arquette Drew Barrymore film Friday the 13th Halloween Henry Winkler Jamie Kennedy Kevin Williamson Liev Schreiber Linda Blair Marco Beltrami Matthew Lillard Neve Campbell Rose McGowan Scary Movie Scream 2 Skeet Ulrich The Exorcist The Silence of the Lambs United States Wes Craven

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ערן · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Scream 2
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  2. 24d ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 19346981
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → scream:Scream
    P14821 → 117571
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  4. 6w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
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  5. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 19146
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  6. 9w ago · Cinema.adwisor · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dzygamdb film id → 4288
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  7. 11w ago · Máté · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mpa film rating → R
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  8. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0038419
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  9. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1990s
    Production designer → Q135206697
    Described by source → Q22666689
    Publication date → +1996-12-20T00:00:00Z, +1997-10-30T00:00:00Z, +1996-12-18T00:00:00Z
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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