Scream 3
One would think, that after twice
being tormented by killers posing as a character named Ghostface (voiced by
Roger L. Jackson), that Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) would have taken every
self-defense class known to man. I would think she would have trained enough to
be a black belt in something. But by the time we reach Scream 3, that is
not the case. Instead, Sidney lives far out, away from everyone. Not
necessarily a bad idea when trying to get away from a past like Sidney has, but
I think the martial arts training would be good too.
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Ghostface tries to draw out Sidney
Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber) has
earned a name for himself after being found innocent of murder and released
from prison. He even has his own talk show. Yet, because he has a connection to
Sidney, he meets his demise.
The killer, dressed as Ghostface,
is looking for Sidney. The problem is, she is in hiding. To bring her out,
Ghostface first kills Cotton and his girlfriend. He then begins to kill the
people on a movie set.
Ghostface targets the cast of Stab 3
Stab 3 is the third movie
in a horror movie series based on Sidney’s experiences with Ghostface. Anyone
who is set to appear in the movie is at risk. Cotton had a small part and he
was killed. Next killed is Sarah Darling (Jenny McCarthy), who was cast to play
a character named Candy.
Cotton and Sarah are murdered in
the order they are killed in the script, implying that whoever dies next in the
script will be the person murdered in real life. But there is a problem. There
are multiple versions of the script floating around, and three different people
could be next in line to die. Jennifer Jolie (Parker Posey), the actress
portraying reporter Gale Weathers, is certain the script where she is killed
next is correct.
Jennifer is dating Deputy Dewey
Riley (David Arquette). Having first-hand experience with Ghostface, Dewey says
he came to work on the set to be a consultant, but he really suspects someone
from the movie is after Sidney. Someone tried to get Sidney’s file from the
police in their hometown. They even broke in to get it, but Dewey had already
removed the file to keep it safe. Now he is on set to figure out who is trying
to find her.
The police bring Gale Weathers in to help
Investigative reporter Gale
Weathers (Courteney Cox Arquette), the person who has written about Sidney’s
life, both about Sidney’s mother’s murder and about Ghostface, is called in by
the police to help. Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) met Gale after one
of her presentations, and now she is part of the group trying to figure out
what is going on with Ghostface this time.
With both Dewey and Gale helping
the police, the only person missing in this investigation is Sidney. Kincaid
wants to talk to her, but Dewey refuses to reveal her location. This does not
go over well with Kincaid at all, which is why it is a good thing Sidney shows
up on her own.
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Sidney comes out of hiding
Sidney appears at the police
station because Ghostface has found her. With her location known, there is no
reason to hide anymore. She now wants to help.
It is at the police station that
Sidney discovers a part of the case she was unaware of before. At each murder
scene, an old picture of her mother is left behind. These are pictures Sidney
has never seen and does not know what they mean.
To keep her safe, Sidney is kept
at the police station while the others run around investigating. This only
works until Ghostface calls and tells Sidney that Gale and Dewey are being held
captive. Sidney must leave the station to save them, setting up a final
showdown.
Some surprise appearances
There are some interesting cameos
in this movie. Jay (Jay Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), characters from a
different series of movies, were in one scene. Carrie Fisher was in another,
playing someone who looks a lot like Carrie Fisher.
Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) also
makes an appearance, despite having died in Scream 2. His sister, Martha
(Heather Matarazzo), brings a video he made, explaining what to expect in the
final installment of a horror trilogy.
An all too familiar scenario
Something disturbing in this
movie is all the talk of what Hollywood life was life for women when Sidney’s
mother, Maureen (Lynn McRee), was young. A movie producer (Roger Corman) talks
about how women had to do certain “things” in order for them to get anywhere in
Hollywood. He then goes on to talk about how sometimes “things happened,” AKA
rape, and acts as though it is not a big deal. Even years later, from when
Maureen was in Hollywood to the time when this movie was released, there is no
acknowledgement from the producer that what he and others in Hollywood did was
wrong. In fact, the producer sounds like he is still participating in such
acts. Females having to have sex with people to get parts is a recurring theme
in this movie.
A cast of incredibly lucky characters
I find it incredible that no
matter how hurt or injured Sidney, Gale, and Dewey get, they always survive.
All other cast members in these movies wish they could be so lucky.
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