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Scream 3 was a manic misfire – in the wake of Weinstein, it now feels like an early warning shot


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Scream 3 was a manic misfire – in the wake of Weinstein, it now feels like an early warning shot

By Adam White

 

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Where dreams go to die: Neve Campbell is menaced on the phone in ‘Scream 3’ ( Dimension Films/Kobal/Shutterstock )

 

In the opening scene of 1996’s Scream, a naive, all-American girl is seduced over the phone by a slick operator with nefarious motives, and suffers horrifying consequences as a result.

 

Featuring Drew Barrymore in a blonde wig and white jumper – all the better to display the inevitable blood stains – the scene holds an important place in horror movie lore.

 

It is also a metaphor for Hollywood itself.

 

It wasn’t until Scream 3, released four years later, that the subtext became the text. 

 

Full Story: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scream-3-harvey-weinstein-wes-craven-rose-mcgowan-a9298696.html

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