: The film opens with the brutal murder of college students Maureen Evans (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Phil Stevens (Omar Epps) during a preview screening of Stab , a movie-within-a-movie based on the events of the first Scream .
: The killers are revealed to be Mickey Altieri (Timothy Olyphant), a student seeking fame through a "movies made me do it" defense, and Mrs. Loomis (Laurie Metcalf), who is seeking "good old-fashioned revenge" for the death of her son, Billy Loomis. Key Themes and Trivia Scream 2(1997)
: Sidney, Dewey Riley (David Arquette), and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) reunite to identify the new killer while film student Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) explains the "rules" of horror sequels. : The film opens with the brutal murder