While nearly impossible to pick up on first viewing, Scream 2 features a hidden clue that Timothy Olyphant's Mickey is one of the sequel's killers. Wes Craven's Scream practically revitalized the horror genre all by itself, which had been stagnating during much of the 1990s.
The movie's mix of likable characters, witty dialogue, an involving whodunnit, and its meta-humor would have a big impact in the years that followed. The studio realized it had a good thing on its hands and Scream 2 quickly
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