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“A howling great time” is how one critic describes this popular slasher genre film — and few words encapsulate it better.
Scream 2, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, is a 1997 scary movie starring Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Neve Campbell, Jada Pinkett, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell and Liev Schreiber.
With Halloween just around the corner, the wildly popular film is being broadcast on BBC 1 at 11.10pm tonight, October 27.
Scream 2’s production was significantly hampered due to a script leak which resulted in plot details being made public — including the identity of the killers. This then led to the script needing massive modifications and rewrites in order to change several of the leaked details.
A sequel to 1996’s Scream, the second offering in the blockbuster Scream series, garnered a whopping $172.4 million at the global box-office against a $24 million production budget. The Scream franchise consists of six films, with a seventh one in active development and set to release in February 2026.
Scream 2 shines the spotlight on Sidney Prescott and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers, two characters who managed to survive the events of the first slasher-fest Scream, however, their nightmare is far from over.
When two college students are brutally murdered during a sneak preview of Stab — a film based on the events of the original killings — it becomes clear that a copycat killer is on the loose. Sidney and Gale, joined by their fellow survivors Deputy Dewey and Randy, must uncover the identity of the new murderer before they, too, become victims.
With an 83 per cent critics approval rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Scream 2 garnered positive feedback from reviewers, with one saying: “It continues reinventing the slasher formula with interesting characters and clever story-telling that prove genre films don’t have to talk down to their audiences.”
While a second critic writes: “As sequel rules dictate, the body count and shock quota’s a lot higher. Unusually, it’s also a lot scarier and funnier too.”
Another critic felt it outdid the first instalment, saying: “It’s the rare sequel that deserves to outdo its predecessor, extending the story rather than rehashing it.”
And a fourth critic added: “The master of sly contemporary slasher movies returns with a thriller that manages to out-frighten, out-funny and out-reference the original.”
One audience review of the film said: “Scream 2 builds on the strengths of the original, offering more of what made the first film so effective. It cleverly satirizes the pitfalls of horror sequels without falling victim to them itself. While it may not feel as fresh as its predecessor—and some character choices and plot points strain logic—it remains a strong sequel and a worthy addition to the franchise.”
While another viewer was left highly impressed as they wrote: “Scream 2 was AMAZING! In my opinion, Scream 2 was better than the first Scream movie. I did not see that twist near the end of the movie! Pure masterpiece.”
And one audience member has crowned it the best Scream film in the entire franchise, stating: “Scream 2 is just a masterpiece that is even better than the original in my opinion. It started with a brilliant and fun opening scene (best opening scene that I have ever seen in a horror movie). Wes Craven did it again, an amazing movie!! I just love this movie so much and it’s fun that there are new things added to this movie so that it’s not just the same as Scream 1. New and bigger locations, longer and better chase scenes, more kills… It’s just the best Scream movie in the franchise.”
Scream 2 will be broadcast on BBC 1 tonight at 11.10pm.
