Deputy Anthony Perkins was a minor character in Scream 4 (2011 film). He was a Woodsboro police officer, co-assigned to guard Sidney Prescott with Deputy Ross Hoss 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 temporarily Jill's friend, Kirby Reed.
Perkins was the sixth character to fall victim to the fourth Ghostface killing spree, also known as the Woodsboro Massacre Remake.
He was portrayed by Anthony Anderson.
Biography[]
Background[]
Anthony was born in Woodsboro, California sometime in the 1980s.
During the timespan between the events of Scream 3 and Scream 4, he became a deputy police officer for the Woodsboro Police Department, working under Sheriff Dewey Riley.
The Woodsboro Massacre Remake (2011)[]
Deputy Anthony Perkins, along with his partner, Deputy Ross Hoss, and other cops, told Deputy Judy Hicks and Sheriff Dewey Riley about Woodsboro High School student, Jenny Randall's phone ringing and found it inside Sidney Prescott's rental car covered in blood.
When other Woodsboro High students, Olivia Morris and Jill Roberts, received phone calls from Ghostface, Anthony and Ross were assigned by Dewey to guard the Roberts household where Sidney is staying with her cousin, Jill, and her aunt, Kate Roberts. That night, they notice an unfamiliar silhouette and leave their parked car to investigate it. While they are checking it out, Ghostface murders Olivia in her home.
Perkins is stabbed in the forehead by Ghostface.
Later, Anthony is seen at the press conference at Woodsboro Community Hospital with Ross and Dewey. Unfortunately, this is where Sidney’s publicist and personal assistant, Rebecca Walters, was thrown on top of a news van after she was stabbed to death in the hospital's parking garage.
Death[]
The next night, Anthony is in the cop car when Ross, coming back from making his rounds, sees him over the steering wheel, appearing dead. However, it is just Anthony pranking him. As they laugh over the prank, Ghostface suddenly appears and stabs Ross in the back. Ghostface then stabs Anthony in the forehead, and watches as he exits the police car, stumbles about and then drops dead.
Aftermath[]
Judy later reported to Dewey that they found the bodies of Anthony and Ross with multiple stab wounds in their police car two blocks away.
Legacy[]
The New York Murders (2023)[]
Anthony’s outfit behind Wayne.
Anthony is referenced in the shrine created by Richie Kirsch. In it, a mannequin can be seen wearing his police uniform which is stained with blood from the result of his attack in the 2011 Woodsboro Murders.
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Trivia[]
- His casting call states: "Old school cop. Cocky, bigoted, and snarky. NAME CAMEOS PREFERRED."
- It is possible that Perkins is supposed to be the new version of Sheriff Burke.
- In a scene of the film, he is about to leave his patrol car, saying "I'll be right back" before stopping and saying, "I know this one, you're not supposed to say that, are you?", an obvious reference to rule #3 ("Never, ever, EVER, under any circumstances say 'I'll be right back', 'cause you won't be back!") from the original Scream.
- He is named after Anthony Perkins, a star of Psycho (1960 film), which Billy Loomis references in the original Scream.
- Anthony Anderson, who played Anthony Perkins, had co-starred with Scream 2 actor, Jerry O'Connell (Derek Feldman), in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and in Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) with Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks).
- Wes Craven stated he based Anthony Perkins' death scene off a report he read about a man who was stabbed in the forehead, but was able to amicably walk into a hospital.
- After getting stabbed, getting out of the back and before falling to the ground, Perkins' last words were, “F**k Bruce Willis”. Bruce Willis is a famous actor, singer and producer whom Perkins and Hoss were discussing earlier, the latter saying that it was always bad to be a cop in a film unless it's Bruce Willis.
- Anthony Perkins shares his first name with his actor, Anthony Anderson.
- Rutina Wesley was cast as a character named Marcie Perkins, before the character was ultimately written out. They were likely going to be a relative to Anthony Perkins.
- Anthony's actor, Anthony Anderson, along with Tori Spelling (who portrayed the Stab version of Sidney Prescott) and Jenny McCarthy (who portrayed Sarah Darling), all appeared in the Scary Movie franchise. Although none of them appear in the first movie which parodies Scream and the slasher genre, Spelling appeared in the second movie while Anderson and McCarthy appeared in the third movie.
- Anthony Anderson starred in Malibu's Most Wanted with co-star Jamie Kennedy.
- He is the fifth African-American victim.
Quotes[]
- "She can live next door to me." - About Olivia Morris.
- "F***k Bruce Willis." - Before he falls down dead.
Gallery[]
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Anthony Perkins has a Photo Gallery. |
Appearances[]
- Scream 4 (2011 film)
Character Guide[]
| Scream 4 Characters | ||
| Principal Characters | Sidney Prescott • Gale Weathers • Dewey Riley • Ghostface | |
| Supporting Characters | Anthony Perkins • Charlie Walker • Jill Roberts • Judy Hicks • Kirby Reed • Kate Roberts • Olivia Morris • Rebecca Walters • Robbie Mercer • Deputy Hoss • Trevor Sheldon | |
| Stab Cameos | Sherrie • Trudie (Stab) • Chloe • Rachel | |
| Cameo Characters | Marnie Cooper • Jenny Randall • Dr. Danny Orth • Mr Baker | |
| Ghostface(s) | Jill Roberts • Charlie Walker | |