Scream 2 (1997)

Sydney Prescott has picked up the pieces after the tragic events that occurred in Woodsboro.  She now sports an edgier hairdo, dons edgier clothes and majors in drama at Windsor College while dating Derek, big man on campus.  At first it appears to be a Meg Ryan movie, but when the student bodies start dropping, it feels more like the nightmare that is Tori Spelling's life.  It's all thanks to Mrs. Loomis, who is out for good old fashioned revenge along with freaky Tarantino film student Mickey, who hoped to gain notoriety for his handywork.  Cotton Weary comes to Sydney's rescue and Dewey dodges death a second time.     

“Sequels suck” according to Randy Meeks and after seeing Scream 2, I originally thought this sequel was no exception.  But I’ve warmed up to it on repeat viewings and is now a horror favorite of mine.  I was glad to see the survivors of the first Scream (1996) back after using a Groupon on red dye jobs at the salon and you can’t help but laugh as Laurie Metcalf hams it up as she takes the reign from Mrs. Voorhees.  The prologue, Cici's death and the car crash are some of the highlights from the film.  Security was high during production, with scripts printed on paper that couldn't be xeroxed. Unfortunately it did end online giving away the ending.  The sequel scared up almost the same amount of money the first one made so it was obvious this would not be the last we would see of Ghostface.  

Scream 2 was filmed in Decatur, GA and in Altadena, Westwood, Malibu, Pasadena and South Pasadena, CA

Location: The Rialto Theater

Address: 1023 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA   Rialto Theater


2003

2016

A small Diet Pepsi?  Looked like a large to me...

Location: Movie Theater Interior

Address: 4473 Sunset Drive, Hollywood, CA  Vista Theater

The main action shifts to Hollywood at The Vista Theater, where Maureen and Phil meet their deaths.  

2016

Quentin Tarantino bought the theater in 2021, and after an extensive renovation, it reopened in November 2023...

The Egyptian design remains in the lobby but has been removed from the bathroom...

Location: Casey's 'Stab House'

Address: 5730 Busch Drive, Malibu, CA

Thanks to Lindsay at Iamnotastalker.com for providing this information.

While the backyard was used you can see the outline of the chimney, which is in the front of the house...

Location: Windsor College

Address: 141 E College Ave, Decatur, GA  Agnes Scott College

Note: Agnes Scott College is a women’s college so if you pee standing up, I suggest you make your visit quick.  

Establishing Shot of The College  

(McCain Library/Buttrick Hall)

Sydney's Dorm Building 

(Agnes Scott Hall)

Sydney's Dorm Building 

(Inman Hall)

When Sydney steps out of her building and outruns the reporters, she is actually leaving Inman Hall... 

Randy's Film Theory Classroom

(Winter Theater, Dana Fine Arts Building)

The film theory class scene was originally filmed at Agnes Scott College before Sarah Michelle Gellar signed on.  Her character only had a death scene, so the discussion about sequels and cinema violence was reshot at UCLA and introduced Cici Cooper a bit earlier...

Reverse angle but you get the idea...

Randy's Film Theory Class Building Exterior

(Rebekah Scott Hall)

Intro Gail/Joel/Debbie Salt/Sorority Girls

(Walters Hall)

Alston Campus Center, where we first meet Joel, has undergone major reconstruction...

The brick wall seen during the press conference and when Dewey tackles the nine o'clock suspect is no longer around as some of the landscaping has changed over the years...

Dewey Arrives

(The Gazebo by Rebekah Scott Hall)

Also in this area is where Joel gets the bitch slap on film...

...and Gail reunites with Barney Fife Dewey...

Campus Security

(Back of Rebekah Scott Hall)

Sydney & Derek's Tree
(Near Presser Hall)

The Dining Hall
(Letitia Pate Evans Hall)

A mural was put up to hide the entrance to the food area...

Randy's Death
(Buttrick Hall)

The Library
(McCain Library)

The School of Film

(Presser Hall)

Sydney's Police Escort
(Agnes Scott Hall)

This is on the other side of where her dorm room is...

The stairs are no longer there...

The Tower
(Agnes Scott Hall)

Location: The School of Film Lecture Hall 

Address: UCLA Campus - Humanities Building, Room A51, Westwood, CA

Location: Delta Lamda Zeta House

Address: 350 S Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA

Location: Omega Beta Zeta House

Address: 2186 East Crary Street, Altadena, CA

Location: The Coffee Shop

Address: UCLA Campus - Kerckhoff Coffee House, Westwood, CA

Location: The Car Crash

Address: Green Street between South Robles Avenue & Madison Avenue, Pasadena, CA

Thanks to Robert Patterson at Set-jetter.com for this location.

Location: The Theater

Address: UCLA - Kerckhoff Hall, Westwood, CA

Sidney books through Election Walk before running into the theater...

The interior was filmed at the Variety Arts Theatre at 940 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.

Location: The School of Film Side Entrance

Address: UCLA - Kerckhoff Hall, Westwood, CA

While the main entrance to The School of Film is at Agnes State College in Atlanta, Gail is seen running down the steps of The Humanities Building at UCLA when she runs into Debbie Salt.

Kerckhoff Hall is seen once again when Dewey is seen being rolled down the stairs into the ambulance.  I guess The School of Film was in the same building as the theater.

Locations Visited: November 2003, November 2015, March 2016, October 2016, March 2017, October 2018, April 2019, May 2023

Related Locations:

Scream (1996), Scream 3 (2000), Scream Comes Home (2018), Scream (2022)

Locations Master List