History Film / Scream4

* RebootSnark: The film parodies the 2010s trend of remakes, as Sidney returns home to find her cousin and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Jill (played by then-Disney star Creator/EmmaRoberts) facing down another Ghostface massacre. There's a lot of snark about remakes versus originals, and finally it turns out that Charlie, a LoonyFan of the in-universe ''Stab'' movie franchise and Randy's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, [[spoiler:plotted the massacre with Jill herself. Jill's plan is to kill Charlie and Sidney, and inherit her fame as the SoleSurvivor. However, unlike Sidney (who's a writer), Jill intends to become an [[BadInfluencer influencer]], "since nobody actually reads anymore." Dewey, Gale, and Sidney band together against Jill and succeed in killing her, as Sidney remarks that Jill forgot the first rule of remakes: "don't fuck with the original."]]

'''Charlie Walker:''' Well, it's a ''Stab'' fanatic clearly. Working on less of a Shrequel and more of a Screamake.\\

'''Charlie:''' Cause all there are now are remakes. Only horror the studios green-light. I mean, there are still rules, but the rules have changed. The unexpected is the new cliché.

''Scream 4'' was Wes Craven's final movie released before his death on August 30, 2015. It was intended to start a new sequel trilogy in the franchise, but those plans were put on hold due to smaller-than-expected box office returns and the death of Craven, who'd been involved in preliminary development with Williamson prior to its release. This led to the production of a standalone spinoff series (''Series/ScreamTheTVSeries'', aka ''Scream'') for Creator/{{MTV}}, which ran for two seasons before being rebooted as a new limited series, ''Series/ScreamResurrection'', for Creator/{{VH1}}. A fifth film, also simply titled ''Film/{{Scream|2022}}'', would finally be filmed in 2021 and released in 2022, with Shelton reprising her role as Judy Hicks. A sixth film, titled ''Film/ScreamVI'', would be shot in 2022 and released in 2023, with Panettiere reprising her role as Kirby Reed.

->'''Sidney:''' So who do you think is doing the murders?\\
'''Charlie:''' Well, it's a ''Stab'' fanatic clearly. Working on less of a Shrequel and more of a Screamake.\\

* TruthInTelevision: When [[spoiler: Jill stabs Charlie in the heart, fragmenting it, he remains alive just long enough for Jill to gloat. Contrary to popular belief, being stabbed in the heart doesn't kill you instantly and victikms maintain brief conscious thought before dying.]]

* OhCrap: Gale and Dewey upon realizing that [[spoiler: Jill is the killer]].

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Subverted. Kirby has a big DVD collection of horror movies.

* TakeThat: In the opening scene, Trudie decries Sherrie's scary movie of choice being ''Film/SawIV'', describing it as "TorturePorn shit" and complaining that this subtype of horror prioritize [[{{Gorn}} gore]] over character development.

* PetTheDog: Given [[spoiler:Kirby is revealed to be alive in ''Film/Scream5'']], it means that [[spoiler:Charlie]] may have likely not tried hard enough [[spoiler:to kill her so that she'd live]].

** Before [[spoiler:Olivia's death,]] Jill and Kirby are watching Film/ShaunOfTheDead. The movie's one villain has a DoggedNiceGuy as the main antagonist, hinting to who [[one killer is: Charlie]].

* TakeThat: In the opening scene, Trudie decries Sherrie's scary movie of choice being ''Film/SawIV'', describing it as "TorturePorn shit" and saying that movies like it prioritize [[{{Gorn}} gore]] over character development.