Scream’s Final Party Scene Took An Insane Amount Of Time To Film

Scream’s party finale took a staggering amount of time to film. For a major mainstream hit, Scream isn’t structured like a very conventional horror movie. The opening scene lasts almost 15 minutes, an audacious trick that left audiences immediately unsettled when director Wes Craven’s seminal slasher movie killed off its most famous actor before the title card even appeared. Meanwhile, most of the movie’s later killings all take place within a few hours of each other, whereas most slasher movies spread their massacres out over numerous days.