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Scream (1996)

Film

DirectorWes Craven

Meta takes3

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Form & technique

Ghostface's electronically distorted voice on the telephone
Randy Meeks' "Rules of Horror" scene → The Pastiche Playbook
The opening scene with Casey Becker

Tropes

The killers' motivation reveal → The Hyperreal Mirage
Sidney Prescott's character arc
The dual-killer reveal of Billy and Stu → The Fragile Alpha
The film's constant references to other horror movies

Films most connected to Scream

Shrek (2001) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Pastiche Playbook, The Fragile Alpha
Twelve Monkeys (1995) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Pastiche Playbook
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Pastiche Playbook
The Big Lebowski (1998) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Pastiche Playbook
Hook (1991) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Fragile Alpha
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Fragile Alpha
Joker (2019) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Fragile Alpha
The Hunt for Red October (?) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Fragile Alpha