FAQ

Just like Scream (1996) (1996), Scream 2 (1997) (1997), and Scream 3 (2000) (2000), it is based on a screenplay, not a novel. The screenplay for Scream 4 was written by American screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who also wrote the screenplays for the first two movies.

The script stated that Dewey's limp had healed with both time and physical therapy.

Kevin Williamson was not interested in bringing back Detective Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey). Dempsey was also busy at the time filming Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (2011).

Although it is revealed in Scream (2022) that he and Sydney Prescott got married sometime in between films, as confirmed by the film's directors, though he has not been seen on-screen since Scream 3.

Wes Craven stated in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Neil Prescott had passed away prior to the events of Scream 4. Neil's having passed away is also mentioned by Dewey in a deleted scene that can be found on the film's DVD and Blu-ray releases.

This is debatable. Throughout the movie he clearly states that he has the hots of Olivia. But there is a scene in the Cinema Club where both he and Charlie state that the only way to survive a horror movie is that you have to be gay. The two than have an awkward moment where they exchange a look, making them wonder if either one is gay. When he is outside getting drunk on his own, he says that Charlie will perhaps get laid tonight. However, he says, "my Charlie Walker", instead of just simply, "Charlie". At one point, he even declares that he's gay but then adds, "If it helps." Not to mention every now and then in the movie he would mock a stereotypical "gay man's voice".

Craven appeared in all of the original films (as a Janitor, Doctor and Tourist), and while he filmed a cameo for this installment (as a coroner at the Randall house), it was cut from the film. The deleted scene, named "Crime Scene", was included in the DVD release of the film.