• "Tatum is the classic best friend. She and Sidney have known each other since birth, and they are so close that they literally finish each other's sentences."

• "I think she really wants to believe that if you just have the right clothes and the right lipstick, everything should be perfect."

• "I was blonde in Scream, but that was for a particular reason. I wanted her to look like a middle American girl. I would do white blonde - I like the idea of platinum. I'll do that someday."

• "Yes, I wanted to look very middle American. It's a very middle American kind of hair, which I hated."

• "It was a real garage with a real door, and I went up and down it 20 times. It left me with big bruises all over my rib cage and my back, but I insisted on doing it myself because I think stunt doubles never really look like me. I have a real specific body."

• "Scream is the movie I had most fun on. It was a really great set, which is odd 'cause it looks like it was really intense. It was a really great environment. We had a blast and it was like a party every day."

• "We're not just talking killed, we're talking splattered movie killed- ripped open from end to end."

• Sidney: "Casey Becker! She sits next to me in English!"
Tatum: "Not anymore."

• "Well, you're not going to be alone any more, right? If you pee, I pee. Is that clear? "

• "Who am I? The beer wench?"

• "'I'll send you a copy.'" BAM! Bitch went down. 'I'll send you a copy.' BAM! Syd! Superbitch!"

• Sidney Prescott: "You know, if, if I was wrong about Cotton Weary, then the killer's still out there."
Tatum: "Don't go there, Sid. You're starting to sound like some Wes Carpenter flick or something. Don't freak yourself out, okay? We've got a long night ahead of us."

• "Don't worry. Casey and Steve didn't bite it till way after ten."

• "Who am I? The beer wench?"

• "Cut Casper, that's a wrap!"

• "No, please don't kill me, Mr. Ghostface, I wanna be in the sequel!"

• Tatum wears a jersey with the number 10 on it. This is the same thing Johnny Depp's character wore in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

• Rose McGowan dyed her hair blonde in order to contrast her black hair from Neve Campbell's.

• The red pants Tatum wears in one scene actually belonged to Rose.

• Rose's favorite scene in the film is the porch scene with Sydney.

• They had to edit Tatum's death scene in order to obtain and "R" rating.

• The idea of the pet door in the garage came from Williamson's assistant. Originally, Tatum's death scene was to be a fist fight with the killer, and having the door come down on her neck.

• Rose got bruises after she did her most of her on stunts.

• These are the horror film rules as stated in the movie:
1. You will not survive if you have sex
2. You will not survive if you drink or do drugs
3. You will not survive if you say "I'll be right back"
4. Everyone is a suspect.
5. You will not survive if you ask "Who's there?"
6. You will not survive if you go out to investigate a strange noise.

• The MPAA wanted to cut out the graphic shot of the killer stabbing Casey Becker at the beginning, but director Craven claimed it was the only take of it they had filmed (which wasn't true). The shot remained intact.

• Reese Witherspoon turned down the lead role of Sidney.

• Melinda Clarke turned down the role of Tatum Riley.

• Rebecca Gayheart auditioned for the role of Tatum Riley, but scheduling conflicts with her film Somebody Is Waiting (1996) prevented her from landing the role. She later turned up in Scream 2 (1997) playing a sorority sister.

• Charlotte Ayanna was considered for the role of Tatum Riley.

• Originally titled Scary Movie which was later used for a parody of the Scream and other pop culture horror films like it.