History Awesome / Scream1996

* The opening sequence, which could easily stand on its own as a self-contained short film. The perfect mission statement for the series.

* The opening scene alone is a cinematic masterpiece that rivals WesternAnimation/{{Up}} for the best first scene of a movie. They use perfectly timed dialogue and editing to build up the suspense so that those who don't know better would think Casey is gonna survive. You don't even know she's dead until she's found by her parents, eviscerated and hung from a tree. That scene alone shows viewers just what they're in for.

* The opening scene alone is a cinematic masterpiece that rivals WesternAnimation/Up for the best first scene of a movie. They use perfectly timed dialogue and editing to build up the suspense so that those who don't know better would think Casey is gonna survive. You don't even know she's dead until she's found by her parents, eviscerated and hung from a tree. That scene alone shows viewers just what they're in for.

* The opening scene alone is a cinematic masterpiece that rivals Up for the best first scene of a movie. They use perfectly timed dialogue and editing to build up the suspense so that those who don't know better would think Casey is gonna survive. You don't even know she's dead until she's found by her parents, eviscerated and hung from a tree. That scene alone shows viewers just what they're in for.

--->'''Gale:''' I’ve got an ending for you. The reporter left for dead in the news van comes to, stumbles onto you two dipshits, finds the gun, foils your plan, and saves the day.]]

---> '''Stu:''' I always had a thing for you, Sid!
---> '''Sidney:''' [[PremortemOneliner In your dreams.]]

--> '''Gale:''' I guess I remembered the safety that time you bastard.

-->'''Gale:''' I’ve got an ending for you. The reporter left for dead in the news van comes to, stumbles onto you two dipshits, finds the gun, foils your plan, and saves the day.
-->'''Sidney:''' [[EnemyMine I like that ending.]]

--> '''Sidney:''' We're going to play a little game. It's called guess who just phoned the police and reported your sorry mother fucking ass!

--> '''Sidney:''' Not in my movie.

* For as obnoxious and exploitative as Gale can be in this movie, the events of the movie show she was absolutely right about how Cotton Weary had been framed for Maureen Prescott's murder, and thus was the only person advocating for an innocent man's release from jail.

** Bonus points for the awesome ad-lib by both Matthew Lillard and Neve Campbell.

* Gale shooting the killer towards the end with the one liner:

-->'''Gale:''' I’ve got an ending for you. The reporter left for dead in the news van comes to, stumbles on to you two dipshits, finds the gun, foils your plan, and saves the day.

** Extra points with her using the voice changer as she taunted them. Pure badass.

* Casey's GroinAttack kick on Ghostface while pinned on her lawn. It only delayed her fate but you could tell by the borderline-exaggerated StockSoundEffect that shit ''hurt''.
* The opening scene alone is a cinematic masterpiece that rivals Up for the best first scene of a movie. They use perfectly timed dialogue and editing to build up the suspense that those who don't know better would think Casey is gonna survive. You don't even know she's dead till she's found by her parents eviscerated and hung from a tree. That scene alone showed viewers just what they're in for.

* For as obnoxious and exploitative as Gale could be in this movie, it goes to show she was absolutely right about how Cotton Weary had been framed for Maureen Prescott's murder and thus was the only person advocating for an innocent man's release from jail.

---> '''Sidney:''' In your dreams.

** The best part is that many call her attempt to escape through the flap one of the dumbest escape attempts ever...except that Creator/RoseMcgowan ''could'' fit through the cat flap '''and''' her shirt needed to be stapled to the flap to keep from falling out when the door would rise.

* The principal gets one for chewing out two students for dressing up as Ghostface [[TooSoon after two murders just happened and scaring Sydney, who had barely escaped Ghostface the night previously]]. Could he be described as a DeanBitterman? Probably. But he gets points for being mad at the right people and [[JerkassHasAPoint actually having a point]].
** It does get subverted in his next scene where he is pretending to be Ghostface himself, albeit, in private.

--> '''Gale:''' "I guess I remembered the safety that time you bastard."

--> '''Sidney:''' "We're going to play a little game. It's called guess who just phoned the police and reported your sorry mother fucking ass!"

--> '''Sidney:''' "Not in my movie."

** The best part is that many call her attempt to escape through the flap one of the dumbest escape attempts ever...except that Creator/RoseMcgowan ''could'' fit through the cat flap '''and''' she needed to be stapled to the flap to keep from falling out when the door would rise.

* Tatum spending most of her chase scene kicking the killer's ass, smashing his face into a freezer door, hitting him several times in the crotch and face with beer bottles, and finally flipping him onto his back when he tried to bum-rush her. Had she [[DiabolusExMachina just hit the garage door button when she had the chance]] she would have not only survived her encounter but walked away less injured then the killer.

* Sidney taking out the killer [[spoiler:Stu by [[ImprovisedWeapon dropping a TV on his head]]]].
* Tatum spending most of her chase scene kicking the killer's ass, smashing his face into a freezer door, hitting him several times in the crotch and face with beer bottles, and finally flipping him onto his back when he tried to bumrush her. Had she [[DiabolusExMachina just hit the garage door button when she had the chance]] she would have not only survived her encounter but walked away less injured then the killer.

** [[spoiler: Extra points with her using the voice changer as she taunted them. Pure badass]].
** [[spoiler:As if that wasn't enough of ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine, she stabs Billy twice over, while dressed in his own Ghostface costume.]]
* Sidney doesn't even hesitate to [[spoiler:put one through Billy's skull when it turns out that he's NotQuiteDead]].

** Even better, despite [[spoiler: Billy]] attempting a JumpScare, she doesn't even bat an eye.

* The principal gets one for chewing out two students for dressing up as Ghostface [[TooSoon the day after two murders happened]]. Could he be described as a DeanBitterman? Probably. But he gets points for being mad at the right people and [[JerkassHasAPoint actually having a point]].

** [[spoiler: Extra points with her using the voice changer as she taunted them. Pure BadAss]].

** [[spoiler: Just for the extra insult, she stabs Billy twice over, while dressed in his own Ghostface costume.]]

--> Gale: "I guess I remembered the safety that time you bastard."

--> Sidney: "We're going to play a little game. It's called guess who just phoned the police and reported your sorry mother fucking ass!"

--> Sidney: "Not in my movie."