How Scream’s Opening Scene Almost Got Wes Craven Fired

How Scream's Opening Scene Almost Got Wes Craven Fired Wes Craven's Scream (1996), starring Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, nearly lost its director in the first week of filming. Bob Weinstein and Dimension Films hated the dailies from the now famous opening scene, didn't think the Ghostface mask was scary, and couldn't tell whether Kevin Williamson's script was a horror movie or a comedy. From a three-day screenplay called Scary Movie to a ratings board fight and a Christmas release the filmmakers dreaded, this is the story behind the slasher that brought horror back. So what changed the studio's mind? Hit like and subscribe:    / @flashbackfamehq   Chapters: 00:00 - The Phone Call That Nearly Cost Wes Craven Scream 01:09 - Drew Barrymore, Ghostface and the Rules of Scream 03:00 - Kevin Williamson Writes Scary Movie in Three Days 05:51 - Wes Craven Keeps Saying No to Scream 08:21 - Dimension Films vs. Wes Craven's First Week of Dailies 12:07 - The Rough Cut Sent to New York 13:20 - A New Title, an NC-17 Fight and a Christmas Opening 17:28 - From Scream 2 and Music of the Heart to Scream 7 19:48 - Where Did You First See Scream? Watch more classic movie stories here:    • Classic Movies   #Scream #WesCraven #DrewBarrymore #FlashbackFame