Courteney Cox Reveals The Hardest Part Of Filming The Original Scream

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Courteney Cox reveals that the hardest part of filming the first entry in the Scream franchise was doing all her own stunts in the final scene of the film. A modern horror classic,Screamcame out in 1996 to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. The film mixes classic thriller and whodunit elements with a meta-commentary on the horror genre, resulting in a series that is still going strong today. Along with Neve Campbell and David Arquette, Courteney Cox portrays one of the three leading roles in the franchise.

Playing Gale Weathers, a headstrong reporter who is willing to do anything to get a good story, Courteney Cox has become a mainstay of the Scream series. Originally played as an antagonist to Campbell’s Sydney Prescott, Gale has since befriended her former rival and become an integral component of stopping any Ghostface killers who may rear their head in the film's many sequels.

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Courteney Cox recently sat down with Sean Evans on the First We Feast YouTube Channel and revealed what she felt was the hardest part of filming the original Scream. When asked if it was true that the film's final scene was the most taxing part of the entire production, Cox confirmed. The 42-minute long party scene at the end of the film, referred to by the cast and crew as “Scene 118,” took 21 full days to complete and has jokingly been referred to as the “longest night in horror history.” See Cox's full reply below:

“Oh yeah, it’s hard. You do all those stunts and you have blood and it's sticky and, anyway yes, it's really hard to do the finales of these. It’s so intense and I remember being younger doing that and I was doing all my stunts and it was no big