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''Scream 3'' is a 2000 American slasher film and the third (originally intended final) installment in the ''Scream'' franchise. Directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger, the film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, and was released on February 4, 2000. The story is set three years after ''Scream 2'' and follows Sidney Prescott (Campbell), who has gone into self-imposed isolation following the events of the previous two films but is drawn to Hollywood after a new Ghostface begins killing the cast of the film within a film "Stab 3". ''Scream 3'' combines the violence of the slasher genre with comedy and "whodunit" mystery, while satirizing the cliché of film trilogies. Unlike the previous ''Scream'' films, there was an increased emphasis on comedic elements in this installment, and the violence and horror were reduced in response to increased public scrutiny about violence in media, following the Columbine High School massacre. The film was the concluding chapter of the ''Scream'' series until the franchise was revived with a sequel, ''Scream 4'' (2011). Williamson provided a five-page outline for two sequels to ''Scream'' when auctioning his original script, hoping to entice bidders with the potential of buying a franchise. Williamson's commitments to other projects meant he was unable to develop a complete script for ''Scream 3'', so writing duties were undertaken by Ehren Kruger, who discarded many of Williamson's notes. Craven and Marco Beltrami returned to direct and score the film, respectively, as they had the previous two series installments. Production was troubled with script rewrites, occasions when pages were only ready on the day of filming, and scheduling difficulties with the main cast. ''Scream 3'' performed critically worse than both its preceding films but was a commercial success, earning over $161 million, with many critics claiming that the film had become precisely what ''Scream'' originally spoofed. Despite negative criticism, the film did receive praise with reviewers, who called it the perfect end to the ''Scream'' trilogy. As of 2012, the film was the third highest-grossing slasher-film in North America, following ''Scream'' at number 1 and ''Scream 2'' at number 2. The film's soundtrack was well-received; it spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached a high of #32. ==Plot== Cotton Weary, now living in Los Angeles and the host of a nationally syndicated television show, ''100% Cotton'', is called by Ghostface, who demands the whereabouts of Sidney Prescott, who has gone into hiding ever since the events of the second film. Cotton refuses to divulge that information, and when Ghostface comes to his home, both Cotton and his girlfriend Christine are murdered. Detective Mark Kincaid contacts Gale Weathers to discuss the murders, prompting her to travel to Hollywood, where she finds Dewey Riley working as an adviser on the set of ''Stab 3'', the third film in the film within a film series based on the Ghostface murders. Using a voice changer as a ruse, Ghostface kills ''Stab 3'' actress Sarah Darling. Sidney is now living in seclusion as a crisis counselor for an abused women's hotline, as she is terrified that another killer may strike. Having discovered Sidney's number, the killer begins taunting her by phone, forcing her out of hiding and drawing her to Hollywood. As the remaining ''Stab 3'' cast, along with Dewey and Gale, gather at the home of Jennifer Jolie, Ghostface kills her bodyguard Steven Stone and uses a gas leak to cause an explosion, killing fellow actor Tom Prinze. Martha Meeks, the little sister of Randy (killed by Ghostface in ''Scream 2''), visits Sidney and the others to drop off a videotape that Randy had made, posthumously warning them that the rules of the third and final film of a horror movie franchise do not apply to anyone, and that any of them, including Sidney, could die. Dewey, Gale, Jennifer, and the remaining ''Stab 3'' actors, Angelina Tyler and Tyson Fox, attend a birthday party for ''Stab 3s director Roman Bridger, where Ghostface strikes. Gale discovers Roman's seemingly dead body, with a knife in his chest, in a movie-set coffin in the basement. Angelina, Tyson, and Jennifer are killed by Ghostface at various places throughout the house. Ghostface then orders Sidney to the mansion to save Gale and Dewey's lives, as they are bound and gagged. When she arrives, Ghostface forces Sidney to remove her firearm, but she reveals a second hidden one, which she uses to shoot the killer. As Sidney is untying Gale and Dewey, Ghostface's body disappeared. Detective Kincaid shows up but is knocked out by Ghostface. Sidney flees and hides in a secret screening room where she encounters Ghostface. He reveals himself as Roman, having faked his death and survived being shot due to a bulletproof vest. Roman admits to being Sidney's half-brother, born to their mother Maureen Prescott when she was an actress in Hollywood. He had unsuccessfully tried reuniting with her. Bitter over the rejection, he would film all the men she philandered with. He showed Billy Loomis the footage of his father with Maureen, which motivated him to kill her (sparking the events of ''Scream'' and ''Scream 2''). However, when he discovered how much fame Sidney got because of those events, Roman snapped and lured Sidney out of hiding. Sidney and Roman fight, and he ends up shooting her. While preparing for Gale and Dewey to arrive, Roman is now surprised to see that Sidney's body disappeared. As he begins to place a call to Sidney's cellphone to locate her, he instead receives an incoming call from her. This distracts him long enough for Sidney to stab Roman in the back, and he falls. As he slowly dies, Sidney shows him that she too was wearing a bulletproof vest. She then plunges Roman's knife into his chest, apparently killing him. Dewey and Gale arrive, and Roman suddenly jumps up and tries to attacks them again, only for Dewey to kill him with a shot to the head. One morning, Dewey proposes to Gale, and she accepts as Sidney arrives at her home. Sidney is invited to join Dewey, Gale, and Detective Kincaid to watch a movie. As she goes to join the others, a door behind her opens, but she walks away leaving it as is, finally confident that the murders have ended and she is now safe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scream 3」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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