History Film / Scream2

* WhamLine: It is for the actual killer, [[spoiler: Mrs. Loomis]]:
--> '''Sidney:''' [[spoiler:Cotton]]...consider [your request for an interview] done. (he shoots [[spoiler: Mrs. Loomis]])
** Also, Sidney's reaction to seeing [[spoiler:Debbie Salt. "...Mrs. Loomis?]]"
* WhamShot: DoubleSubverted. [[spoiler: After Mickey reveals that he has an accomplice, a door opens and Gale steps into view. There's even a dramatic {{Sting}} to emphasize the moment. But the viewer already knows that it can't be her, and then the ''real'' accomplice steps in behind her with a gun. The reveal is accompanied by an even louder and more dramatic sting.]]

-->'''Randy:''' "There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate — more blood, more gore. Carnage candy."

** Another one: After [[spoiler:Debbie Salt]] introduces herself as the "one in the front row, asking all the questions" at Gale's seminar, Gale snidely remarks that she thought [[spoiler:Salt]] looked familiar. Later on when [[spoiler:Salt is revealed to be Billy's mother, Gale says that she's seen photos of Mrs. Loomis, but didn't recognize her.]]

* HandWave: A fairly large one occurs in the third act during the big [[TheReveal reveal]] that [[spoiler:one of the killers is Mrs. Loomis, the mother of Billy Loomis, Sidney's deceased former boyfriend and one of the killers in the first film. As Gale obviously would have seen pictures of Mrs. Loomis while investigating the case, how she encountered Mrs. Loomis under the guise of a local journalist earlier in the film without recognizing her is explained with a short exchange:]]
-->'''Gale''': [[spoiler:No, it can't be. I've seen pictures of [her].]]
-->'''Sidney''': [[spoiler:Yeah, this is 60 pounds and a lot of work later.]]

* {{Irony}}: Maureen is yelling instructions at Casey in the movie to avoid the killer, with no idea that another killer is right next to her.

* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: The reveal that Ghostface is Mrs. Loomis, driven homicidal by the death of her son Billy in the first film, makes her a ShoutOut to ''Film/FridayThe13th1980'', and also indirectly homages the sequence at the start of ''Film/Scream1996'' where Casey Becker is forced to play SlasherMovie trivia with Ghostface, where the question she gets wrong is "Who was the killer in Friday the 13th?".]]

* MakeSureHesDead: At the end, when [[spoiler:Mrs. Loomis]] is seemingly killed by a gunshot to the chest, before leaving, Sidney approaches them and [[BoomHeadshot shoots them right in the forehead]] "just in case."

* HandWave: A fairly one occurs in the third act during the big [[TheReveal reveal]] that [[spoiler:one of the killers is Mrs. Loomis, the mother of Billy Loomis, Sidney's deceased former boyfriend and one of the killers in the first film. As Gale obviously would have seen pictures of Mrs. Loomis while investigating the case, how she encountered Mrs. Loomis under the guise of a local journalist earlier in the film without recognizing her is explained with a short exchange:]]

* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Randy]] is killed outside in the middle of the day.

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Randy, who survived the previous movie, bites the dust here.]]

** Creator/JadaPinkettSmith gets the same "established actor gets offed in the intro" treatment Creator/DrewBarrymore did, along with Creator/OmarEpps. Jada is even in the movie's poster.

* ProgressivelyPrettier: Randy in the first film was presented as a skinny geek. In this film he's filled out a bit more, dresses in more flattering clothes and has a more stylish hairstyle.

* TooDumbToLive: All of the characters on [[spoiler:Randy]]'s death take the cake. First, they receive a call from the killer in an open park crowded with people. Then, two of them have the ''[[IdiotBall brilliant]]'' idea of splitting up with one of them and check every single cellphone user on the park. Finally, we have the victim walking up right out of the open park into one of the places the killer could easily hide.

* ChekhovsGun: Derek's Greek letters.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Mrs. Loomis]].

** [[spoiler:Cotton's]] second meeting with Sidney has him losing his temper after Sidney rejects his offer of fame and money. The film then does a close-up on his shoes, which match the killer's, and later he shows up with [[NotWhatItLooksLike bloody hands]]. It also doesn't help that [[spoiler:Cotton]] has a grudge against Sidney for mistakenly identifying him as her mother's killer.

** While Lois and Murphy are more obvious in pressuring Sidney to join Delta Lambda Zeta, [[spoiler:Hallie]] is [[BeneathSuspicion more lowkey]], using her psychology degree and her position as Sidney's best friend to justify inviting Sidney to pledge to the sorority. Lois and Murphy also try to convince Sidney to join by informing her that [[spoiler:Derek]] is a "Delta Lambda big brother", meaning both [[spoiler:Derek and Hallie]] have ties to Delta Lambda Zeta. This revelation also explains why Ghostface kills [[spoiler:Cici]], as [[spoiler:Cici]] is from a rival sorority.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Dewey goes against Gale's idea of figuring out Ghostface's kill pattern, Gale angrily asks him if they should "wait and see who drops next". She says this immediately before [[spoiler:Randy answers a call from Ghostface and becomes Ghostface's next victim]].

** [[spoiler:Joel]] is one due to how he disappears right before Ghostface attacks [[spoiler:Randy]] in his van, and how he decides to leave right after [[spoiler:Randy's death]]. In addition, he pulls out a knife to whittle wood, which may mislead one to believe that he is a knife-wielding killer. Furthermore, when Dewey and Gale figure out Ghostface records the victims before killing them, the implication is that Ghostface has to be someone with access to a camera, which includes [[spoiler:Joel]]. [[spoiler:Mickey]], the actual killer, does carry a camcorder, but the film dedicates a lot more focus to [[spoiler:Joel]] as Gale's new cameraman.
** [[spoiler:Randy]] gets a few dubious moments. After [[spoiler:Cici]] dies, Sidney finally spots [[spoiler:Randy]] at the Delta Lambda Zeta party and questions why he is late. Moreover, Mickey believes [[spoiler:Randy]] is a bit shady and outright compares him to Jeffrey Dahmer. Even [[spoiler:Randy]] himself [[SelfDeprecation admits he would make a good suspect]].

** After [[spoiler: Cici Cooper]] is murdered, [[spoiler:Debbie Salt]] tells Gale that she has to go as she "has a deadline". In reality, she's actually leaving to attack Sidney.

** In hindsight, Ghostface attacked [[spoiler:Cici]] not just because she had a similar name to Casey Becker, but also because [[spoiler:Cici]] argued against the the idea that movies were MurderSimulators and that sequels could be superior to the original.

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Randy.]]

-->'''Sidney:''' You're forgetting one thing about Billy Loomis. I ''fucking'' killed him!

''Scream 2'' is a 1997 {{slasher movie}} directed by Creator/WesCraven, from a screenplay by Creator/KevinWilliamson. It is the second film in the ''Film/{{Scream}}'' franchise, notably entering production while [[Film/Scream1996 the first film]] was still in theaters and being released less than a year after the first.

Two years after [[Film/Scream1996 the original killing spree in Woodsboro]], Sidney Prescott (Creator/NeveCampbell) is now a college student at [[CaliforniaUniversity Windsor College]], still struggling to recover from the trauma she suffered from her dealings with Ghostface. When a slasher movie [[RippedFromTheHeadlines based on her experiences]] called ''Stab'' is released in theaters nationwide, Sidney is forced to relive the nightmare when [[JackTheRipoff a new Ghostface]] wreaks havoc on the university.

''Scream 2'' is a 1997 {{slasher movie}} directed by Creator/WesCraven, from a screenplay by Creator/KevinWilliamson. It is the second film in the ''Film/{{Scream}}'' franchise.

->''"The way I see it, someone's out to make a sequel -- you know, cash in on all the movie murder hoopla. So it's our job to observe the rules of the sequel. The body count is always bigger. The death scenes are always more elaborate: more blood, more gore. Carnage candy. Your core audience just expects it."''
-->-- '''Randy Meeks'''

Two years after [[Film/Scream1996 the original killing spree in Woodsboro]], Sidney Prescott (Creator/NeveCampbell) is now a college student at [[CaliforniaUniversity Windsor College]], still struggling to recover from the trauma she suffered from her dealings with Ghostface. When a slasher movie [[RippedFromTheHeadlines based on her experiences]] called ''Stab'' is released in theaters nationwide, Sydney is forced to relive the nightmare when [[JackTheRipoff a new Ghostface]] wreaks havoc on the university.

* DeathBySex: Though not confirmed until the third film. [[spoiler: Randy says he lost his virginity,]] which is why he was killed.

** In the sneak preview for Stab, "Billy" reiterates to "Sidney" [[spoiler:that his mother left his family, as a subtle AsYouKnow clue for viewers who have not seen the first movie or might have forgotten about Billy's mother.]]

''Scream 2'' is a 1997 {{slasher movie}} directed by Creator/WesCraven, from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson. It is the second film in the ''Film/{{Scream}}'' franchise.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Done, and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Two, in fact, ''before'' the opening credits. [[spoiler:The second is a woman.]] On the other hand, [[spoiler: Hallie]] is one of the last victims, while [[spoiler: Joel]] outright [[DefiedTrope defies this]] by pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere

** Trust Wes Craven to have the ''[[Creator/SarahMichelleGellar Slayer,]]'' about the final word in the genre at the time, killed off midway through.

* DoubleTap: Sidney shoots [[spoiler: Mrs Loomis]] in the head after commenting that they ''always'' come back.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner:

Two years after the original killing spree in Woodsboro, Sidney Prescott (Creator/NeveCampbell) is now a college student at [[CaliforniaUniversity Windsor College]], still struggling to recover from the trauma she suffered from her dealings with Ghostface. When a slasher movie [[RippedFromTheHeadlines based on her experiences]] called ''Stab'' is released in theaters nationwide, Sydney is forced to relive the nightmare when [[JackTheRipoff a new Ghostface]] wreaks havoc on the university.

* AnalogyBackfire: After [[spoiler: Mickey]] compares himself to the killer from the first film, [[spoiler: Billy Loomis]];
--> '''Sidney''': Yeah, well you're forgetting one thing about [[spoiler: Billy Loomis]]?

--> '''Sidney''': [[BewareTheNiceOnes I fucking KILLED him!]]

-->'''Ghostface:''' ''*on phone*'' I want you, It's showtime!

-->'''Ghostface:''' My pleasure... ''*lunges from hiding place and chases Sidney*''