What a difference a year makes. After the overwhelming (and surprising) success of Wes Craven’s original Scream, which grossed a massive $173 million against a $15 million budget and effectively reinvigorated the long-dormant slasher genre, Dimension/Miramax Films managed to bring the whole gang back together for Scream 2 with even better results.
The sequel, released on Dec. 12, 1997 — exactly one week before James…
