Scream (2022) - Quotes

Taglines: The killer is on this poster.

Taglines: It's always someone you know.

Tara: You're not the reason Dad left. You didn't choose where you came from, or who you came from. I don't blame you for that. I blame you for leaving me, too.

Sam: That's never gonna happen again.

Tara: I know.

Sam: [''Ss she climbs into the back of an ambulance''] You're not going anywhere without me. Don't worry, I'm gonna hold your hand the whole way there.

Richie: What are you gonna do now, huh? Make a scary phone call to me? Pop your head out of the closet in a Ghostface mask? No. Because you're the villain! And the villain dies at the end! Those are the rules!

Sam: I'm introducing a new rule.

Richie: [''Aims his gun at Sam''; ''Laughs arrogantly and evilly''] And what might that be, huh? Well?!

Sam: Never fuck with the daughter of a serial killer.

Richie: [''Whimpering''] WAIT! Wait! What about my ending?!

Sam: [''Whispers''; ''Slashes his throat''] Here it comes.

Richie: [''Horrified''] Aah! No!

Sidney: Careful. They always come back.

Gale: Okay, then.

Tara: I still prefer The Babadook.

Amber: No, no, no, no, no, no! It's not my fault, it's not my fault!

Sidney: Let me guess, the movies made you do it?

Amber: No, no, no, it was the message boards! I was radicalized!

Gale: By movie fans?

Amber: Yes, they're so mad! Please, it's not my fault! I'm just a dumb kid, I just wanted to be a part of something!

Gale: A part of something? You killed my best friend!

Amber: [''Stops cowering to taunt her''; ''Gale punches Amber, resuming the fight. Amber gets the upper hand, choking Gale''] Yeah, and he died like a pussy. I was the last thing Dewey saw before he died! I can't believe I get to do you both! No last-minute saves this time! Your story's over! Time to pass the torch!

Gale: [''Headbutts Amber and kicks her against the kitchen stove, which turns on. Gale looks at Sidney''] It's all yours, bitch! Do you wanna do the honors?

Sidney: This one's yours.

Amber: No, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! I'm sorry about Dewey!

Gale: Fuck you!

Sidney: Enjoy that torch.

Richie: [''To Amber''] Someone has to save the franchise! You see, no one has made a great "Stab" movie since the first one. Not really. Hey, baby, you want to go get the very ex-Mrs. Riley?

Amber: Yeah, I do.

Richie: Sidney Prescott. You know, I'm a really big fan.

Sidney: Go fuck yourself.

Richie: You see the last "Stab" movie?

Sidney: Not really a fan of scary movies.

Richie: That checks out. Anyway, it sucked balls. Because nobody takes the true fans seriously, not really. They just laugh at us, and why?! Because we love something?! We're just a fucking joke to them?! How can fandom be toxic? It's about love! They don't fucking understand these movies are important to people!

Sam: Richie...

Richie: [''hearing Sam, he swings his knife to face her''; [w:Hollywood|Hollywood's] And we're gonna help them! ] totally fucking out of ideas, so we decided we'd give them some new source material to follow. You know, bring it back to basics. Because that's how you make a great "Stab" movie, Sam. Based on actual events.

Sam: You did all this just to make me the hero of your fucked-up movie?

Richie: Sweetie, you’re not the hero. You’re the villain. The daughter of Billy Loomis who sees fucked-up visions of her dead dad. Sidney Prescott killed your father. You...did all this just to get her back to Woodsboro.

Amber: You know what the biggest problem with the "Stab" movies is? There’s no Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees, no bad guy to keep coming back. But the illegitimate daughter of the original mastermind? Now that’s a fucking villain.

Sam: How did you know?

Amber: [giggling; ''she nods toward Richie, who smiles''] About your father? I mean, it’s a small town and your mom’s a drunk! I met Richie on the "Stab" subreddit. I’ve been obsessed ever since my parents bought this house. We realized pretty quickly we had similar ideas.

Richie: [''turning to Sam''] Wasn’t that hard for me to find you in Modesto. It wasn’t that hard for me to fuck you, either. But I guess being a sexually available woman is supposed to be empowering these days.

Sam: [''Angered''] Fuck you!

Richie: Well, now you’re just quoting the original.

Amber: But it wouldn’t work with just you, Sam. See, we had to bring the legacy characters back to make it matter. Can’t have a bona fide Halloween without Jamie Lee!

Richie: Nope!

Amber: [''Gale looks up in shock and disbelief; Amber suddenly raises her voice''; ''Speaks in a sing-song tone''] Dewey had to die to make it real, to show that this wasn’t just some bullshit, cash-in, run-of-the-mill sequel. Because OUR MOVIE HAS FUCKING STAKES!!! ‘Cause anyone can die in a requel.

Richie: [''Mutters in irritation''; ''Speaking to Sidney, fiercely''; ''calmer''; ''Speaks in a true evil and delusional tone''; ''To Amber''] Goddamn it! Whoa, whoa! No, hey, sit the fuck down! I’m so sorry, Sid. We can’t let you live, either. I mean, surviving this many times, that would just be ridiculous. This time, the fans are gonna be the ones who win. That about cover it?

Amber: [''Smiles''] Nailed it, baby.

Richie: [''Confident their plan will succeed without fail''] Get Tara out of the closet. We got to go start staging the bodies!

Gale: [''desperate''] Stay with me, Sid. Stay with me.

Richie: You really should’ve listened to Dewey! He nailed it in one! "Dude, look at the love interest!" Are you fucking stupid? I even had you convinced it could be your sister.

Amber: Um, she’s not here.

Richie: The fuck do you mean she’s not here?

Amber: She’s not here!

Sam: [''Richie looks at Sam, shocked''] I untied her. Guess you’re not as persuasive as you thought.

Sam: It’s for you.

Richie: [''scoffs''; ''he calls out to Amber''] Yeah. Like your gimpy little sister's gonna make a difference. She’s our fucking pincushion at this point. Amber, fan out! She couldn’t have gotten far!

Amber: I can’t find her!

Ghostface: Hello, Sidney.

Sidney: Hello, there. Where'd you go?

Ghostface: Oh, this isn't Amber. I'm the other one.

Sidney: Oh, there's two of you...again. I've seen this movie before.

Ghostface: Not this movie, Sidney.

Sidney: [''Shoots door''] You really need some new material.

Ghostface: I got you here, didn't I?

Sidney: [''Shoots door''] You might actually be the most derivative one of all. I mean, Christ, the same house?

Ghostface: Maybe so, but you forgot the first rule of surviving a Stab movie: never answer the...

Sidney: [''Cuts Ghostface off''] I'm bored.

Ghostface: Wait!

Amber: [''Runs outside crying and screaming''] Help me! Help me! He stabbed me!

Sidney: [''Looks at Gale''] What do you think?

Gale: Trap.

Amber: [''Stops pretending''] Fuck it! Shoots Gale]

Gale: If I hadn't written that book about your mother, none of this would have happened.

Sidney: Gale...

Gale: I started all this.

Sidney: No, you didn't. Billy Loomis started this, and we're gonna end it. After tonight, no more books, no more movies, no more fucking Ghostface.

Sidney: I put a tracker on her car.

Gale: You did what?

Sidney: Seems like something Gale Weathers would do.

Gale: I'll take that as a compliment.

Wes: [''Suspecting Dewey as the killer''] You got stabbed a billion times, got dumped by your famous wife, and crawled into a bottle. I think it's safe to say you're on the suspect list.

Dewey: Well, maybe you're the killer. Because that cut deep.

Sidney: Sam, I want you to help us kill him.

Sam: You want me to help you and the host of a morning show to commit murder?

Gale: Correct.

Sidney: Yeah.

Dewey: Not today!

Dewey: The head.

Richie: What?

Dewey: You have to shoot them in the head, or they always come back.

Sam: Dewey! Who gives a fuck?

Dewey: I do.

Sam: No, Dewey!

Ghostface: [''Raises both his knives, violently slicing Dewey's chest and back open. A fatally-wounded Dewey has enough time to notice that Gale was trying to call him on his phone, and he smiles, ignoring Ghostface speaking''; ''Removes the knives and kicks a now-dead Dewey to the ground''] Yes, today! It's an honor.

Sam: Richie! Are you at the hospital?

Ghostface: Hello, Samantha. Richie can't come to the phone right now. He's finding out what happens to people who stick their noses in a business that doesn't concern them.

Sam: Please don't hurt him.

Ghostface: I'll tell you what. You can choose. I'll only kill one.

Sam: What? What? Tara!

Ghostface: Who do you want to hear die?

Sam: No, please! I'm begging you! Please don't hurt them!

Ghostface: [''Knocks Tara off her wheelchair''] Really? You can't save your own sister? All you have to do is say, "Kill Richie".

Sam: Tara! Don't hurt her! Please! Please! Please! I'm begging you!

Ghostface: Or say, "Kill Tara". And I'll make sure to hit all the organs I missed last time.

Tara: Fuck you!

Sam: I'm begging you, please don't hurt her.

Ghostface: Last chance to save one. Choose!

Sam: Why are you doing this?

Ghostface: You want to know why, Sam? Maybe it's because you're a selfish bitch who can't even make a decision to save the life of someone you love. Maybe you're too weak for this franchise.

Sam: Maybe you're right. Or maybe I'm just stalling for time, fuckhead!

Gale: You are a lot of things, Dewey, but you are NOT a coward. You just, you just were meant to be in Woodsboro.

Dewey: And you weren't.

Dewey: [''Notices Gale's camera operator and assistant''] Couldn't resist a good story, could you?

Gale: Don't be an idiot, Dewey. I'm here because I was worried about you... Okay, yes! My producers wanted me to cover this for obvious reasons, but ninety percent is because of you.

Dewey: Well, I feel ninety percent better.

Judy Hicks: Sheriff Hicks.

Ghostface: Hello, Sheriff Judy.

Judy Hicks: Who is this?

Ghostface: I think you know. I'm a fan of scary movies and knives. What's your favorite scary movie?

Judy Hicks: I prefer animated films and musicals. Why are you doing this?

Ghostface: I'll tell you all about it. I'm going to turn myself in.

Judy Hicks: That's a great idea.

Ghostface: We'll sit down at the station, and I'll tell you all about the two people I've killed.

Judy Hicks: You've only killed one person.

Ghostface: [''Chuckles''] By the time I see you, I'll have gutted your baby boy.

Judy Hicks: [''Calling for backup''] This is Sheriff Hicks! I need units to converge on my house ASAP!

Ghostface: Can't get him on the phone, can you? He must be busy.

Judy Hicks: How do I know you're anywhere near him?

Ghostface: You ever seen the movie Psycho?

Judy Hicks: [''Starting to get tearful''] Please...don't hurt my boy.

Ghostface: Why not?

Judy Hicks: He's a good kid.

Ghostface: Is he now?

Judy Hicks: He'd never hurt anyone!

Ghostface: That's not enough.

Judy Hicks: Please! I'll do anything!

Ghostface: You're not gonna make it in time, Sheriff Judy.

Dewey: [''Over the phone''] But, Sid, promise me. No matter what you hear or what you see on the news, don't come here.

Sidney: No offense, Dewey, I have no intention of ever setting foot in that town again.

Dewey: Good.

Sidney: [''Gets emotional''] Dewey, whoever this killer is after, I'm glad they have you to protect them. You be safe, okay?

Dewey: Will do.

Sidney: It's good to hear your voice.

Dewey: You, too, Sid.

Sam: Hello?

Ghostface: Hello, Samantha.

Sam: Who is this?

Ghostface: Someone who knows your little family secret.

Sam: You're the fuck who hurt my sister.

Ghostface: Oh, she's not the only one I'm gonna hurt. I had to get you to come back here somehow, didn't I?

Sam: You wanna fuck with me, asshole? I'm right here. Come and get me!

Ghostface: [''Reveals himself and attacks Sam''] With pleasure!

Tara: Hello?

Ghostface: [''Speaking in the manner and tone of a slightly nervous man''] Hello. Is Christina there?

Tara: No, she's not available. May I take a message?

Ghostface: Uh, yeah, um...yeah, sorry. I'm a friend of hers from group. I...oh, shit!

Tara: From her shit?

Ghostface: Um, look, just, uh, tell her I'm from group. I'm Charlie. She's got my number.

Tara: Oh, she goes to your group?

Ghostface: I shouldn't have...um, just tell her that Charlie called.

Tara: And I will do exactly that, Charlie. Why don't you tell me what kind of group we're talking about? Is it A&A? NA?

Ghostface: Well, you sound exactly like she describes you.

Tara: Uh, she talks about me in group?

Ghostface: Uh, I don't think I can really talk about that.

Tara: What does she say about me?

Ghostface: Well, she loves you very much.

Tara: Oh, what does she love about me?

Ghostface: Uh, okay, well, she loves that you're creative. You love art and TV and movies.

Tara: Okay, well, lots of people love movies.

Ghostface: Yeah, but she says you love scary movies, and that you guys have that in common. She's proud of making a fan out of you.

Tara: She is?

Ghostface: [''Speaks in his normal tone''] Yeah. She told me the other day, she wonders... What's your favorite scary movie?

Tara: Uh, The Babadook. It's an amazing meditation on motherhood and grief.

Ghostface: [''Chuckles''] Isn't that a little... fancy-pants?

Tara: Well, it's elevated horror.

Ghostface: Uh-huh. Uh, what does that mean? "Elevated horror"?

Tara: You know, it's like scary, but with complex, emotional and dynamic underpinnings. It's not just some schlocky, cheeseball nonsense with wall-to-wall jump scares.

Ghostface: Hmm. That sounds kind of boring to me. Have you ever seen "Stab"?

Tara: Once, I think. I was a little girl. I was, like, 12.

Ghostface: You live in Woodsboro, and you don't know "Stab"? Well, your mom loves that movie. She talks about it all the time in group. How well do you remember the original?

Tara: I don't know. I mean, it's, like, super-90s. It was really over-lit and everyone had weird hair.

Ghostface: Uh-huh. Do you remember the beginning?

Tara: Not really. It started with a kill scene, right? They always started with a kill scene.

Ghostface: [''Pause''] Yeah, that's right. That's right. It's a girl at home, alone. She answers the wrong number and starts talking with the killer, who makes her play a game. Would you like to play a game...Tara?

Tara: This isn't fucking funny, Amber!

Ghostface: [''Tara sees a video message on her phone, revealing Amber being filmed at her bedroom''] I told you. This isn't Amber. Amber's looking particularly fetching tonight. She really shouldn't leave her phone lying around for anyone to clone.

Tara: What do you want?

Ghostface: I told you. I wanna play a game. "Stab" movie trivia. Three rounds. You call the cops, she dies. You get a question wrong, she dies. Her parents aren't at home. I can be in that room in, like, 15 seconds. You want a warm-up question?

Tara: [''Crying''] I told you, I don't know about any of these movies! Ask me about something I do know! Ask me about It Follows! Ask me about Hereditary! Ask me about The Witch!

Ghostface: In the first "Stab" movie, what Woodsboro name was introduced as the franchise's main character?

Tara: It's Sidney Prescott! It's Sidney Prescott, and she lived on Elm.

Ghostface: Correct! You see? You're gonna do great at this. Okay, Question 1.

Tara: No, no, no, no, no! I got that one right! It should count!

Ghostface: Anyone could've gotten that one right. Sidney's in every movie but the last one. Question 1: Who wrote the original book that the "Stab" movies are based on?

Tara: Um...um...that chick from TV.

Ghostface: That chick from TV" is not gonna cut it, Tara.

Tara: Oh, Gale Weathers! It is Gale Weathers, you motherfucker!

Ghostface: Correct. Amber might live to see the sunrise. Question 2: Who played the dumb bitch at the beginning of "Stab 1", who answers the phone and gets carved up by the killer?

Tara: Fuck you!

Ghostface: [''Tara whimpers and checks the information on her phone''] Is that the answer you're going with? A non-answer counts as a wrong answer, Tara. Time's running out. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.

Tara: Heather Graham!

Ghostface: Correct! You pulled that one out. Now for the final question: Who was the killer in "Stab 1"?

Tara: Oh, I know this one, you fuck! It's Billy Loomis! It's Billy Loomis, and he was Sidney's boyfriend, and he was played by Luke Wilson, and I got you, you asshole! I got it! I got it right!

Ghostface: Oh, I'm sorry, Tara, but that's just not correct.

Tara: What? No, no, no, no, no! It is! It is! That is right!

Ghostface: The correct answer is Billy Loomis...and Stu Macher. There are two killers in the original "Stab". I'm afraid someone's got to die now.

Richie Kirsch: [''Stabs Sam''] Thank God, you're okay! Because I really, really wanted to be the one to kill you.

Richie Kirsch: Because nobody takes the true fans seriously, not really. They just laugh at us, and why? Because we love something? We're just a fucking joke to them! How can fandom be toxic? It's about love! You don't fucking understand, these movies are important to people.

Dewey Riley: Well maybe you're the killer, because that one cut deep...

Dewey Riley: [''Sends text message to Gale''; ''Adds a smile emoji to the end of the text''] Ghostface is back. Don't come to Woodsboro. Hope all is well.

Sidney Prescott: Whatever his link is to our past, it's pulled us all back here. And I won't sleep until he's in the ground.

Sidney Prescott: I've been through this. A lot. This is your life, now, which means that whoever this is is going to keep coming for you.

Sam Carpenter: Never fuck with the daughter of a serial killer.