Line #34 Funny/Scream1996


1	* While it doesn't come across as particularly humorous during a viewer's first watch, this exchange:
2	-->'''Stu:''' I didn't kill anybody.\
3	'''Billy:''' Nobody said you did... stares intensely at Stu, eyes slightly widening\
4	'''Stu:''' Thanks, buddy.
5	** Both funny and twisted when you remember that Stu AND Billy DID actually kill multiple people at this point in the film (Maureen, Casey, and Steve). When you rewatch the film, you realize Billy is covertly telling Stu to shut the hell up.
6	** Randy accusing Stu with a Jerry Lewis impression:
7	--->'''Randy:''' Did you really put her liver in the mailbox because I heard they found her liver in the mailbox next to her spleen and pancreas!
8	** Stu continuing to antagonize everyone:
9	--->'''Stu:''' Hey, [Tatum]'s getting mad, Randy, you better ''liver'' alone. ''[laughs hysterically]'' ''Liver'' alone!\
10	''[Billy socks him in the arm]''\
11	'''Stu:''' [[ToughRoom Liver?! Liver?! It was a joke!]]
12	* This exchange:
13	-->'''Sidney:''' Can you see me right now?\
14	'''Ghostface:''' Uh-huh.\
15	'''Sidney:''' Ohhh. starts picking her nose What am I doing? Huh? HUH? What am I doiiiing? Helloooo....?
16	** And when Ghostface tells Sidney he's calling from her front porch, he says it in such a way that it sounds like he's hoping it'll be like his WhamLine to Casey. There's a beat, before Sidney just asks "why would you be calling from my front porch?"
17	** In that conversation about scary movies, Sidney complains that the girl is always running upstairs when she should be going out the front door. When Ghostface attacks, Sidney has put the safety chain on the front door, [[{{Irony}} so she has to run upstairs]].
18	* Randy's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLpbHKV1_8 rules]] for survival in the first movie, especially Stu's response (deliberately going against one with a goofy grin). See [[Quotes/{{Scream}} the Quotes page]] for more.
19	** Slightly later on, Randy is watching ''Film/{{Halloween 1978}}'', giving advice to Creator/JamieLeeCurtis' character to just look behind her... totally oblivious to the fact that Ghostface is literally right behind ''him''. Oh, and it gets better: Creator/JamieKennedy is playing Randy, so he's basically telling himself to look behind him.
20	* "''I'll send you a copy.'' BAM! Bitch went down. ''I'll send you a copy.'' BAM! Sid! Superbitch! You are ''so'' cool..."
21	** The next day when she sees Gale, she coos "Nice welt, sweetie."
22	* The scene with the killer and Tatum, when she sees him and assumes it's just a prank/joke, and tries to play along by saying, "No, please don't kill me, Mr. Ghostface. I wanna be in the sequel! Cut it, [[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper,]] that's a wrap!" This is amusing before the scene becomes real and the MoodWhiplash sets in.
23	** Even then, there's something darkly humorous about Tatum attempting to escape Ghostface by going through a doggy door and getting stuck. Even funnier since Rose [=McGowan=] actually could fit through the door just fine. Before that, the very impressive asskicking this girl gives to the brutal slasher. She slams the upper freezer door into his face, knocking him on his ass, then hurls beer bottles at him, catching him in the face and [[GroinAttack crotch]]. Hope Billy thought to wear a cup.
24	* Dewey's failed attempts to get Tatum to show him respect (including in front of his boss), once by invoking how their mother said she has to whenever he's in uniform.
25	-->'''Dewey:''' [Sheriff Burke]'s my superior!\
26	'''Tatum:''' The janitor is your superior.
27	** And Fridge Funny if you realize that Wes Craven cameos as a school janitor later. So Tatum is [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall kind of right]].
28	* When Tatum finds out that Casey dumped Stu for Steve, it turns out that Stu lied to Tatum that he was the one dumping Casey for her.
29	* When Gale tries to drive away from the house and Kenny's dead body crumples onto the windshield, obscuring her view.
30	-->'''Gale:''' Oh God, Kenny, I'm sorry, but GET OFF MY FUCKING WINDSHIELD! ''[takes a sharp turn at high speed and throws his body off the van]''
31	* The scene of Sidney in peril with the killers turns darkly comic as she turns the tables while Stu/Matthew Lillard hams it up.
32	** Stu and Billy are panicked that Sidney has vanished, when the kitchen phone rings.
33	--->'''Stu:''' ''[confused]'' Should I let the machine get it?
34	** In anger, Billy throws the phone away, only Skeet Ulrich accidentally nailed Matthew Lillard for real with it:
35	--->'''Stu:''' "[[ThrowItIn OWW! You fucking hit me with the phone, dick!]]"
36	** Stu's rather SkewedPriorities upon learning the police have been told everything. "My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!"
37	** Not to mention his "motivation".
38	---> '''Stu:''' Peer pressure. I'm far too sensitive.
39	** Also hilarious at this point is Billy [[VillainousBreakdown throwing a tantrum]] [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]], resorting to randomly stabbing furniture while screaming his head off.
40	** The sheepish way Stu answers the phone ("...Hello?") when Sidney is giving the pair ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine.
41	* As Randy chats with Stu in the video store about possible killers Randy starts to get worked up. Before he yells (very loudly) "There's a formula to it! A VERY SIMPLE FORMULA! EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT!" you can see Stu attempting to desperately quiet him down.
42	** After Randy yells, everyone in the video store shoots him a look. Stu makes a motion of smoking marijuana to explain Randy.
43	** Also in the video store, Randy asks Stu if he thinks that, with Billy seeming so suspicious, Sid might now go out with Randy. Stu responds with over-the-top giggling, before responding, completely deadpan: "No, I don't, at all."
44	* One from the original script that didn't make it into the final movie:
45	-->'''Sidney:''' And this, Billy Stud-Bucket, is for having an [[TeenyWeenie incredibly small weenie]].
46	* Every single time Ghostface falls over, which happens through the entire franchise. Because Stu and Billy are just high school students, they often struggle to actually complete their kills when faced with any kind of resistance. In particular, Tatum beats the crap out of the killer so badly that it seems like a ''Film/ScaryMovie'' scene.
47	* The fact that Sidney and Tatum, when dealing with Ghostface on separate occasions, immediately assume that it's Randy.
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49	!!Meta:
50	* Behind the scenes, Creator/RoseMcGowan was horrified at the costume choices she was given to wear as Tatum (the wardrobe mistress wanted her to be a tomboy, Rose envisioned her as cuter and more feminine). When they tried to get her to wear denim overalls, saying "they're very 'now'", Rose responded "they're very ''never''" and immediately hopped in a taxi to buy her own clothes.
51	* Wonder why Billy looks so intense in that first scene by the fountain? It was the first day of shooting, and Skeet Ulrich admitted he was ActingInTheDark, not knowing about the comedic undertones of the movie, and was going to pattern his performance on various serial killers he had read up on. So when Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy begin to out-ham each other, Ulrich said he was thinking, "Why are they trying to be funny? This isn't funny! They're ruining the movie!" Thankfully, Billy having creepy-serious overtones perfectly suited the character.
52	* In the bloopers, Ulrich's dead-ringer Johnny Depp looks apparently did not go unnoticed by the cast:
53	-->'''Jamie Kennedy:''' Do you think I have a chance with Sidney?\
54	'''Matthew Lillard:''' As if.\
55	'''Jamie Kennedy:''' What do you mean, 'as if'?\
56	'''Matthew Lillard:''' That's all I'm saying, 'as if'.\
57	'''Jamie Kennedy:''' ''[beat]'' Yeah, well, I'll show Johnny Depp's brother!

Context Funny / Scream1996