Episode 247: SCREAM (1996)

Turns out there’s still a bunch to say about SCREAM, the movie that saved the horror genre by one of the guys who almost killed it. Go figure! From generational moral panic to metacommentary on slasher media to the impact of consumer technology on the way movies tell stories, this episode unpacks Wes Craven’s third wall-breaking classic that started a scary movie revolution. Get tickets to “The Nightmarish Nineties” (October 2023 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/the-nightmarish-nineties/ “You Can’t Get Rid of the Telephone” by ​​Chelli Riddiough for Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/09/29/you-cant-get-rid-of-the-telephone/ “It’s All Just One Big Movie: I Always Had a Thing For You, Scream” by Jake Rudegeair for Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/09/29/its-all-just-one-big-movie-i-always-had-a-thing-for-you-scream/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "[Don't Fear] The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult from the SCREAM soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 247: SCREAM (1996) 2:22 - The episode actually starts 4:59 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 18:17 - SCREAM as slasher metacommentary 31:10 - The opening scene as tone-setter 38:08 - Generational moral panic and teen coming-of-age 51:33 - It’s ‘cause you be always on that damn cordless phone 58:29 - The Gay Shit 1:01:34 - The characters and performances 1:05:02 - The Junk Drawer 1:10:50 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF! 1:15:04 - Cody’s Noteys: Mostface Filler (shared cast + crew trivia)