Scream

In Woodsboro, California, teenager Casey Becker receives a call from a charming stranger who quizzes her about horror films before murdering her and her boyfriend. One year after her own mother Maureen's brutal murder, Sidney Prescott begins receiving the same calls. A killer in a ghost-faced mask targets Sidney and her friends. Tabloid reporter Gale Weathers is in town covering the anniversary, believing the convicted man — Cotton Weary — is innocent. Deputy Dewey Riley protects Sidney. At a party the killings escalate. Sidney's friends are killed one by one. Sidney's boyfriend Billy Loomis and his best friend Stuart unmask themselves as the co-killers: Billy murdered Maureen after she had an affair with his father and destroyed his family, and framed Cotton Weary. Stuart helped for the thrill of it. They plan to frame Sidney's father and be the surviving heroes of their own real-life horror movie. Sidney fights back — she shoots Billy, Gale shoots Stuart, and when Billy stirs Sidney delivers the final shot. In the last moment, with Gale's camera running, Sidney walks toward the headlights.