Ghostface: "Do you like scary movies?"
Sidney: "What's the point? They're all the same. Some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can't act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It's insulting."
— Sidney's first encounter with the infamous, Ghostface.
Sidney Prescott is the main heroine and protagonist of the Scream movie series. She is also the daughter of Maureen and Neil Prescott, the cousin of Jill Roberts, the niece of Kate Roberts and the half-sister of Roman Bridger.
She proved, that she was a survivor, when she did beat the Woodsboro Killers, Billy Loomis and Stu Macher. Sidney tried to lead a normal life away from the limelight but the Ghostface killers struck again, while she attended Windsor College. That time it was Mrs. Loomis and Mickey Altieri, who were behind the murders. Mrs. Loomis was looking for revenge on Sidney for killing her son and Mickey just wanted a famous trial. Sidney once again survived, but chose to live in a secluded home in the woods with negligible contact with the outside world.
When Roman Bridger forced her out of hiding, she confronted him in Hollywood and finally found some closure. 10 years later, she wrote a book on her experiences with the hope of helping others to overcome their traumas. However, upon her subsequent return to her home town, a new set of killings caused her life to spin out of control once more. This time they were orchestrated by her cousin Jill Roberts in her obsession of being famous with the help of Charlie Walker.
Sidney was a regular teenage girl in Woodsboro, California. She dated a popular boy, Billy Loomis, having great friends and had a good relationship with her parents. Also her best friend was Tatum Riley, a feisty, popular girl.
One day she returned home and found her mother brutally murdered after she thought, she saw Cotton Weary leaving the house. Her testimony was key in his trial, which made her a national figure. Due to the death of her mother, she has many repressed feelings and trauma. Throughout the series and many attacks, she slowly becomes stronger by coping and surviving the traumatic ordeals in her life. By Scream 3 and 4, she is shown as an incredibly formidable survivor and has even been able to physically counter-attack Ghostface.
QUOTES
"Why can't I be in a Meg Ryan movie? Or even a good porno?" - Scream
"Would you settle for a PG-13 relationship?" - Scream
"Ah, come on, you know I don't watch that sh*t." - Scream
"In your dreams!" - Scream
"Oh Stu, Stu. What's your motive? Billy's got one, the police are on their way, what are you going to tell them?" - Scream
"Not in my movie." - Scream
"Billy was a sick f*** just like you!" - Scream 2
"You did a BANG-UP job, Mrs. Loomis." - Scream 2
"Yeah? Well, you're forgetting one thing about Billy Loomis. I f***ing killed him." - Scream 2
"And ABANDON him? Isn't Mickey supposed to be dead?" - Scream 2
"Just in case." - Scream 2
"Psychos can't kill what they can't find." - Scream 3
"The killer's in the house, Dewey. He's upstairs" - Scream 3
"Think again! It's your turn to scream a**hole!" - Scream 3
"Oh, will you stop your whining and get on with it?! I HAVE HEARD THIS SH*T BEFORE!" - Scream 3
"Why don't you take some f***ing responsibility?!" - Scream 3
"You forgot the first rule of remakes, Jill. Don't f*** with the original." - Scream 4
"I don't know about you but I feel a whole lot better." - Scream 4
"Is your brain leaking? My mom was killed! I can't believe that you would bring that up!" - Scream
Are you alone in the house? - Scream
TRIVIA
She fought all the killers in the Scream movies.
Sidney struck Gale twice in the face.
Ghostface chased her and failed 7 times.
Sidney has been stabbed and shot by Ghostface.
Sidney once wore the Father Death costume in Scream to fight Billy
Sidney said that she and Roman think alike as both wore a bullet-proof vest protecting themselves from gunshots to the chest.
Sidney technically killed 4 people in self-defense who were the Ghostface killers:
Stu Macher
Billy Loomis
Mickey Altieri
Jill Roberts
Every Ghostface Killer she fought, except for Charlie Walker, was connected to her in some way:
Billy Loomis Boyfriend - Scream
Stu Macher Friend - Scream
Mickey Altieri Friend - Scream 2
Mrs. Loomis Former Boyfriend's Mother - Scream 2
Roman Bridger Half Brother - Scream 3
Jill Roberts Cousin - Scream 4
When the killer reveals him/herself their motive always comes to Sidney, her mother, or famous movies.
Sidney was choked in each of the movies by one of the killers.
Scream - Billy Loomis
Scream 2 - Mrs. Loomis
Scream 3 - Roman Bridger
Scream 4 - Jill Roberts
For Scream 3, Neve Campbell's contract stated that she could only be on set for twenty days. That is why Sidney has much less screen time than in the other movies.
Sidney was given a necklace by her boyfriend, Derek, in Scream 2. After his death, in Scream 3, she still wears his necklace. However, in Scream 4, she no longer wears it. It is possible that within the decade after his death, she got over his death, or that she lost the necklace.
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