Deputy Hoss

Deputy Hoss is a minor character in Scream 4 (2011 film). He was a Woodsboro police officer, co-assigned to guard Sidney Prescott alongside Detective Anthony Perkins after an evidential threat was planted in her rental car.

Their guard location was at the Roberts household where they also guarded its occupants, Kate and Jill Roberts from Ghostface, as well as Jill's friend, Kirby Reed.

Hoss was the fifth character to fall victim to the fourth Ghostface killing spree. He was portrayed by Adam Brody.

2011 Attacks
Deputy Hoss, along with his partner Detective Anthony Perkins and other cops, were seen talking to Deputy Judy Hicks and Sheriff Dewey Riley about high school student Jenny Randall's phone ringing. It was found inside Sidney's car covered in blood.

When other high school students Jill Roberts and Olivia Morris receive phone calls from Ghostface, Sherrif Riley assigns Hoss and Anthony Perkins the task of protecting the Roberts house. That night, they notice an unfamiliar silhouette and leave their parked car to investigate it. While they are checking it out, Ghostface murders Olivia.Hoss was later seen at the press conference with Perkins and Dewey. Unfortunately, this is where Sidney's publicist and personal assistant, Rebecca Walters, was thrown on top of a newsvan after she was stabbed to death. Later, Hoss went on his rounds checking around the Roberts' house and found Jill's bedroom window open. When he went back to the car, Anthony appeared to be dead with his head against the steering wheel. However, it turned out that he was faking. Just as he started to laugh at having tricked Hoss, Ghostface appears and stabs Hoss in the back. Hoss falls to the ground, dead After Kate's death, Deputy Sheriff Hicks arrives and Sidney tells her that Kate's dead. Hicks, seeing the body, calls Dewey and reports the news on the late Kate Roberts while also mentioning that Hoss' and Perkins' bodies were found in their police car two blocks away with multiple stab wounds.

Trivia

 * His initial casting call says "High school graduate, now a cop".
 * Adam Brody, who portrayed Hoss, had previously acted with Scream 3 actor Lance Henriksen in the 2009 horror film Jennifer's Body.
 * Brody later worked with future Scream (2022) directors, Matt and Tyler, which led to him receiving a thank-you notice in the credits for the fifth film, as he is one of the high school voices heard eulogizing Wes Hicks after his demise. (A reference to franchise veteran director Wes Craven).

Appearances

 * Scream 4 (2011 film)