Disclaimer: All characters in this script with the exceptions of characters from previous Scream films are copyright of A Washington


Scream 4

Int: Largeish Shop, Night.

Rhiannon Matthews is browsing down the darkly lit aisles.

Rhiannon: Okay Summer everythings done, could ya lock up for me? I got a date with Bryan.

We see Summer Matthews (Katie Holmes) come out of one of the aisles.

Summer: I got a date with Charlie myself.

Rhiannon: Cheeky Charlie?

Summer: Rhiannon, I told you not to call him that!

Rhiannon (teasing): Oh he likes it really.

Summer looks at her with one eyebrow raised.

Summer: Do you want me to close up for you or not?

Rhiannon: Sure.

Summer: Well go before I change my mind.

SFX: Car honking outside.

Rhiannon: That'll be Bryan look thanks sis, I owe you.

Summer: I'll take it out the till.

Rhiannon looks at her with a sceptical look.

Summer: Kidding, I was kidding!

Rhiannon leaves.

Summer (sarcastically): Great.

Summer starts looking down the aisles she grabs a coke.

Summer: What she doesn't know won't hurt her

SFX: Coke hissing as it is opened

Summer starts to drink out of the can

SFX: Phone ringing

Summer: Oh s--t don't people know we're closed?!

Summer goes into the back throws off her apron and picks up the phone

Summer (impatiently): Matthews Groceries how may I help you

Voice: Hi

Summer: Ummmmm..... Hello?

Voice: Hi

Summer: Do I know you?

Voice: No

Summer: Do you want something?

Voice: Yes

Summer: Anything in paticular?

Voice: Yes

Summer: What?

Voice: You

Summer looks shocked looking at the phone she hangs up

SFX: Phone rings again

Summer picks up the phone

Summer: Hello?

Voice: That wasn't very nice

Summer: Well you don't seem a very nice person

Voice: Honestly I am

Summer (sarcastically): Oh I'm convinced!

Voice: You better be!

Summer: Stop ringing me!

Summer hangs up phone

SFX: Phone rings for a third time

Summer: S--t!

Summer picks up the phone

Summer: Leave me alone.

Voice: Is that what you want?

Summer: Yes!

Voice: Fine. Watch your back Summer!

Line goes dead

Summer hears knock at door.

Carefully spying down one of the aisles she sees no one at the door

She shrugs and turns round

She hears a knock again

Looking this time she sees no one until someone jumps in front of the door

Summer screams

The person stood at the door is none other than... Charlie.

Charlie: Jesus! Summer are you okay?

Summer takes a deep breath

Summer: Yeah I'm fine

Summer unlocks the door and Charlie walks in

Charlie: What's goin' on?

Summer: Some freak was just trying to scare me.

Charlie: Seems he did a good job. Are you okay?

Summer: Yeah now you're here

Charlie: Where do you wanna go?

Summer: Somewhere crowded

Charlie: How about that new club downtown?

Summer: Tapestry? Sure why not?

Charlie: Come on then

Summer: Let me just get my coat

Summer walks up some stairs leaving Charlie downstairs in the shop

Summer looks around the upstairs stock room

There are all kinds of things up there

We see Summer turn round and Ghostface runs behind her

Summer shrugs and picks up her coat

She starts to go down the stairs

Summer: Oh my purse hold on

Summer walks to the other side of the room

We see Ghostface sneak up behind and plunge his knife into... a manequin

SFX: A crunch sound

Summer turns round

Summer shrugs and grabs her purse

Summer starts to go down the stairs

Cut to: Int: Tapestry Club

Summer and Charlie are dancing to 'One Week by Barenaked Ladies'

Charlie: You want a coke?

Summer nods

Charlie goes off

Summer hears her cell phone ringing

She goes outside into an allyway

Answers phone

Summer: Hello?

Voice: Hello Summer

Summer: What do you want now?

Voice: It's more a case of what do you want.

Summer: I don't want anything from you

Voice: Oh is that right?

Summer: Yeah

Voice: Well lets think about this

Summer: Lets not

Voice: Who is always first to die in the Stab Movies Summer?

Summer: The opening victim

Voice: Wrong

Summer: I'll give you one minute and don't move from that alleyway

Phone goes dead

Summer looks horrified

Summer looks around in attempt to find out who is watching her

Summer: Oh My God!

Phone rings

Voice: Got an answer Summer?

Summer: The Victims Boyfriend!

Voice: She's catching on. The victims boyfriend is always first to die.

Summer: Leave Charlie alone

Voice: Of course I will... on one condition

Summer: What? What do you want?

Voice: You have to answer one simple question

Summer starts to cry

Summer: Okay

Voice: Who was the killer in Halloween 3

Summer: Michael Myers!!!!

Voice: That is absolutley... WRONG!

Summer: No, no, it's right! I have seen all the Halloweens Michael...

Voice: It's wrong. Halloween 3: Curse of the witch had a completley different storyline that had nothing to do with Michael Myers!

Voice: Sorry Charlie but your out of the game

Summer: No!

Summer hears a thud behind he only to see Charlie's lifeless body on the floor

Summer screams

Summer sees Ghostface on top of the building

Ghostface gives Summer a sinister wave

Summer starts to run

Summer gets into the middle of the road to try and stop an approaching car

Summer (screaming): Stop! Stop! Oh please stop!

The car nearly runs her over

Summer jumps out of the way

Summer (screaming): Help Me!

Summer carries on running down the street

Summer runs until she finds herself at the local outdoor pool

Summers phone rings

Summer: Hello?

Voice: Fancy a swim?

Just as he says that Ghostface comes up behind her and stabs her in the back twice and pushes her over

Ghostface pushes Summer's head under the water

We see Summer trying to gasp for air

Ghostface stabs her again and she stops struggling

Ghostface pushes Summer's lifeless body into the pool and runs off

We zoom out a little to see Summers body floating face up in the pool in which the water around her is red with her own blood

Cut to Scream 4 title

Int: House

Dewey and Gale's House is filled with Sidney's closest friends

Piper (Eliza Dushku) walks over to Gale and Dewey

Piper: Are you sure Sid'll want this whole suprise party thing? I mean she has had one to many suprises already

Gale: So have I but this is a party Piper I'm sure she won't mind

Piper: Well... whatever, I'm her best friend it's my job to look after her

Gale: I know Piper

Tyler (V.O): Just for a minute!

Tyler Dawson (Josh Hartnett) and Sidney walk into Gale and Dewey's

Everyone: Suprise!

Sidney giggles in suprise

Sidney: Oh Thankyou!

Walks over and hugs Piper, then Gale, then Dewey.

Half an hour later.

Music is playing from a radio in the background Sid and Piper are dancing to I think I'm in love with you by Jessica Simpson

Song finishes

Radio (V.O): Two teens were found killed last night.

Sidney and Piper look at each other in shock

Radio (V.O): Charlie Venzetti and Summer Matthews were believed to have been in the Tapestry club before being brutally killed

Radio (V.O): The teens, students at Craven College, Woodsboro were found across the road from each other

Radio (V.O): The only clue left by the muderer was a Father Death mask that...

Gale turns the radio off

Gale: We don't need any of that crap anyway

Sidney: I'm okay

Dewey: But Sid

Sidney (shouting): Jesus Dewey I'm okay!

Dewey looks hurt

Sidney: Dewey I'm sorry

Dewey: It's okay

Dewey: I just worry about you

Sidney: I know you do Dewey and I couldn't love you more if you were my brother

Dewey (sad): Yeah well I was Tatum's brother and a fat load of good that did her

Sidney: Don't say that! What happened to Tatum was not your fault!

Tyler: Come on I know what'll cheer you up.

Sidney: What?

Tyler: Follow me

Tyler grabs Sidney's hand and takes her with him.

Sidney walks outside

Sidney walks outdside to see a red convertible park outside.

Sidney: Oh my God you bought me this?

Tyler: Well actually we all did.

Sidney turns round

Sidney: Oh thankyou!

Sidney goes round hugging everyone

Phone rings it is behind Sidney

Sidney picks up the phone

Sidney: Hello Riley Residence

Familiar Voice: Hello Sidney

Sidney: Who is this

Voice: It's me Sid

Close up on Sidney's face she realises in horror who's the voice is

Voice: Don't you recognise your own boyfriend?

Sidney: Billy Loomis is dead.

Billy's voice: Happy Birthday Sid

Voice turns into deep voice

Voice: What do you want? I can think of quite a few lets say imaginative gifts to get you

Sidney (sarcastically): Chocolate will be fine.

Voice: No I like my gift to show thought.

Sidney: Leave me alone

Voice: That's a noce little car Sid, but how about a dead boyfriend to go in the passenger side? Billy? Derek? Tyler?

Sidney: Tyler's not dead

Voice: Not now but I wouldn't hold your breath Sidney

Sidney: And why is that?

Voice: Because you wont be able to Scream.

Line goes dead.

Tyler: It's okay Sid, It's okay.

Cut to: Craven College, the next day

Martha Meeks is in history class

Teacher:...And so Jack the Ripper was never caught

Guy (in front of Martha): Why are we talking about Jack the Ripper who lived in England when we have a killer in our very own town

Guy 2: It's not something to be proud of Chris

Chris: Look Forrest all I'm saying is that Stab is relevant to our society

Forrest: Yeah like those films did any justice to the people who were killed

Chris: Alicia Silverstone did lots of Justice to that CiCi chick

Guy 3: But what was that other guy in the film class not the cool killer the geeky one

Chris: What Randy?

In a girly voice

Chris: Hey here's the rules never have sex, bla, bla, bla, well he got f----n' gutted so he wasn't that clever

Tears come to Martha's eyes

Chris stands up and continues to mock Randy

Martha stands up

Martha (through tears): You b-----d!

Chris: Geez Martha it's not my fault that...

Martha turns round and punches Chris in the nose.

Chris is knocked over, his nose is bleeding.

Martha: Comment on the you selfish d--k

Martha runs off crying

Forrest Demont (Usher Raymond) and Senna Bishop (Alyson Hannigan) grab Martha's things and run after her.

Senna: Hey you forgot these

Senna hands Martha a bunch of papers

Forrest: So this is the legendary Randy Meeks huh?

Close up on Martha's file

It has a picture of Martha, Randy, CiCi, Derek and Sidney on it.

Martha (daydreaming): The legendary Randy

Martha grins

Senna: You know what I got a free period and so have you and I'm sure Forrest wouldn't mind missing the rest of the day...

Forrest is about to speak but Senna gives him a 'don't you dare' look

Senna (cont.): and we can watch some films at my house

Martha: Okay

Cut to: Sid and Tyler's house

Sidney, Piper and Jade are sat on a couch watching something on TV

Tyler comes through the room

Tyler: I'm going out Sid, now if you want anything...

Piper: She's got us Tyler she'll be fine

Jade: Uh-huh

Sidney smiles

Tyler grins

Tyler: See you in a while

Tyler leaves

Jade: Awwwwwwww.... I wish I had someone like that

Piper: Ummmmm... hello? Cal!

Jade (laughing): Yeah I know but sometimes Caliban can be a little

Jade puts on a gruff voice

Jade: My scripts, My scripts, My lovely scripts.

Piper: Cal's a honey a you know it!

Jade smiles

Jade: Talking about Cal I gotta meet him at his place

Sidney: Don't forget tomorrow at 12.00 in Harry's

Jade: Yeah I know

Sid and Piper: Bye

Jade: Bye

Jade goes out of the door

Jade gets into a red landrover

Cut to: Jade 10 minutes later driving in her car

Heartbreaker is on the radio

Jade stops outside a large house

Jade gets out of the car and locks the doors, they lock with a 'beep, beep'.

Walking up to the door Jade rumages in her bag a pulls out a key

Jade puts the key in the front door and turns it

Click noise as the key snaps in the door

Jade: S--t!

Jade tries to turn the handle on the door but it wont budge

Jade walks around the back of the house

Looking up she sees an open window on the second floor and then notices the trellis along the wall

Jade starts to climb up when she gets past the top of the first floor window her platform shoe slips and she nearly falls but holds on with her hands

Jade's shoe plumments to the ground she then kicks off the other and proceedas to climb

She gets to the climb and climbs through landing in a ball on the floor

Jade (sarcastically): Great!

Jade looks out of the window to see where her shoes landed but they have disappeared

Close up on Jade she squints then shrugs it is dark she presumes she just can't see them

Jade: I'll get 'em later

The house is dark Jade looks around in the room it seems to be some kind of den she flicks the light switch but nothing happens she looks up to see there is no bulb

Opening the door she looks to the right then the left no-one to be seen

Camera zooms through to see the very Lara Croft style mansion; Large staircase, huge doors, tiled floors, etc.

Jade (to herself): Wow, Piper's right I do get the best guys!

Jade laughs to herself

Jade (shouting): Cal! Cal! Caliban are you in???

Jade (to herself): Great I got about half an hour to...

Jade is cut off by the ringing of a phone it echoes around the house.

Jade runs into a very expensive looking bedroom, four post bed, expensive looking furniture, etc.

She picks up the phone by the side of the bed

Jade: Cal when are you gonna get here you said you'd be here!

Voice: Cal who?

Jade: What do you mean Cal who why would you ring someones house who you don't even know

Voice: Maybe it's not Cal I want to talk to

Jade: Well I'm not in a talkative mood

Voice: Well it's not really like you've got much of a choice

Jade (bored): Oh go to hell

Jade hangs up

Phone rings again

Jade (annoyed): Yes?

Voice: That doesn't mean hang up Jade!

Jade Oh what in god name do y... Wait! How do you know my name?!

Voice: You told me

Jade: No I didn't

Voice (sarcastically): Oh well ya got me!

SFX: Bumping noise upstairs

Jade looks worried

Jade sees something come down the stairs to the higher floor

It's her shoes

Jade is now very worried

Jade: Oh God

Voice laughs on the phone

Voice: Wouldn't you like to investigate the strange noise upstairs Jade?

Jade (sarcastically): Oh wouldn't that be a cliché

Voice: Isn't that what horror movies are all about

Jade: Oh you know me always the trend setter

Jade continues walking around the house, cordless in hand

Jade walks to the bottom of the stairs

Jade: Hello?

Voice: You'll never find me

Jade (sarcastically): Well why don't you find me?

Voice: Okay

Line goes dead

Jade hears a bang on the same floor as her is comes from the cupboard

Opening the cupboard she sees...

The cat stook inside a shoe

Jade helps there cat and puts it down

Jade: There you go kitty

Jade closes the door

Ghostface is behind it she hasn't seen him

Jade carries on walking with Ghostface behind her

SFX: A floorboard creeks

She turns around

Jade: Oh s--t!

Jade starts running

Ghostface pulls out his hunters knife and starts to run after her

Just as she gets to the stairs there is broken glass on the floor and she has no shoes on

Jade climbs onto the bannister and starts to climb over but Ghostface lunges cutting her arm and she slips

She falls down the stairs to the tiled floor banging her head the blood is seeping from her arm to the checkered floor

Jade: Ugh

She manages to pick herself up and gets to the front door

Jade tries to open it but it wont open her key is still stuck in it

Jade: No!!!

By this time Ghostface is almost at the bottom of the stairs

Jade runs to the kitchen and grabs a knife

Ghostface walks in and the throws it at him but she is weak it misses

Ghostface continues to walk towards her

Jade grabs the nearest thing which happens to be a pan and bangs Ghostface accross the head with it

Ghostface holds his head in pain

He turns round grabbing Jades arm where he slashed it forcing her to drop the pan

Ghostface stabs her

Jade lets out a little moan in pain

Jade manages to knee Ghostface in the crotch and hobbles to the dining room

A large dining table is in there

Ghostface comes behind her and throws her onto the table

He kneels on top of Jade and stabs her three times in the chest

As Ghostface is about to deliver the killing blow Jade uses what energy she has left to push him off her

Ghostface just pins her down again

Jade (in a quiet whimper): Oh please no

We see through Jade's eyes as the knife come towards her chest and...

Cut to: Cal, Sidney and Piper walks through the front door Cal seems to have broken it open

Piper: Are you sure your parents wont mind you doing that?

Cal: They can afford it

We can hear some kind of love song playing in the background

There are rose petals leading to the dining room

Sidney: We'll leave you guys in peace Jade seems to have something nice planned

Cal: Okay thanks for the ride

Sid: No problem

Cal walks towards the dining room and Sid and Piper walk out

We watch Sid and Piper walk out as we hear a scream

Sid and Piper run to the dining room to see Caliban looking in horror at Jade lying on the table dead

Her arms out on either side and feet together covered blood stained rose petals

There is a note on the table Sidney picks it up

We zoom in to read the note which says:

'Happy Birthday Sidney'

Picture fades to black and music fades