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Trivia: In an attempt to manipulate the MPAA into giving the movie an R-rating, Wes Craven sent them a copy of the film that was far more violent than he actually wanted the movie to be. His idea was that when they demanded cuts so it wouldn't be NC-17, he could submit his actual director's cut with less violence, and they'd likely accept it. To his horror and amusement, they gave the far more violent version an R-rating. Regardless, he still released his less violent cut of the film in theaters.

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Trivia: SPOILER: There's a "blink and you'll miss it" clue to one of the killer's identities. When they discover Randy's body, there's a quick shot of his bloody hand. Among the smears of blood, you can also very briefly see a distinct red lipstick mark on his hand. It's similar to the lipstick shade Debbie Salt wears in a few scenes. Debbie is later revealed to be one of the killers, and mentions that she killed Randy. (Presumably he got her lipstick on his hand while they were struggling).

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Trivia: Gale's cameraman Joel leaving was actually an idea actor Duane Martin had. He pitched the idea to Wes Craven, saying that there's no way his character would actually stick around once the bodies started piling up. Craven asked him how he'd leave, and Martin replied that he'd "take a cab." Craven found this idea so funny that he actually worked it into the film, and also added the moment where Joel returns at the very end once the killers were dead.

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Trivia: Various endings were considered, including one where almost all the protagonists die, and an ending where it is revealed that there was another killer whose identity we never discover.

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Trivia: The film's title was originally "Scream: The Sequel" during filming. Other titles considered included "Scream Louder" and "Scream Again." Eventually, they settled on the simplest title: "Scream 2."

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Trivia: The shoot happened to coincide with the shoot for season four of "Party of Five," which also starred Neve Campbell. Because she had to film both simultaneously, and both had day and night shoots, she was working seven days a week, and often didn't have time to sleep... she'd go from one shoot right to the next, then hopefully be able to sleep after that.

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Trivia: In one scene, Randy randomly switches to speaking with an English accent for about 30 seconds. Randy's actor Jamie Kennedy has since admitted that he has no clue why he did it... he just did it during one of the takes as a random goof, and was shocked that they kept it in the finished film.

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Trivia: The script was a major hurdle during production. Because the studio wanted to protect the film's twist ending/killer reveal, most cast members weren't given the ending of the script until the day they filmed the twist ending/killer reveal scene. Part of the script was also leaked online, and thus those pages had to be rewritten on the fly so people wouldn't be able to guess the plot.

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Trivia: While a majority of the music is composed by Marco Beltrami, Dewey's musical theme is actually a piece from the 1996 action movie "Broken Arrow." It was used as a temp-track while editing and was intended to be replaced... but everyone working on the film fell in love with it since it seemed to perfectly sum up Dewey. The studio ended up licensing the music for use. Famed composer Danny Elfman also assisted by composing a piece of music for the scene where Sidney is in a play.

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