Cici Cooper

Cici Cooper
Portrayed by	Sarah Michelle Gellar
Location	Windsor College
Occupation	Film student
Status	Deceased
Appearance(s)	Scream 2

Casey "Cici" Cooper was a student at Windsor College who was murdered by Ghostface in Scream 2 as part of copying the Woodsboro murders from the first film.

Scream 2

Cici took part in the sequel discussion in her film theory class along with Randy Meeks and Mickey Altieri. Her stance was that life didn't imitate art, a standpoint opposite of Mickey's. Cici attended the press conference after class concerning the recent murders of Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens.

That night, Cici was the "sober sister" for her sorority, Omega Beta Zeta, which meant she was on call should a drunk sister need a ride. She received a call from the killer. Ghostface started asking Cici questions about whether or not she is alone and whether or not she wants to die. Cici, scared, runs outside and attempts to call campus security. She cannot recieve a signal since she took the cordless phone too far from its base and is frightened by Dawnie, a sorority sister, pops up behind her and asks if anyone called for her, unaware that the killer sneaks in the house. She's getting ready to leave when the phone rings so she answers it. She thinks the caller is Cici's boyfriend, Ted, and gives the phone back to Cici. Ghostface uses the distraction to sneak into the house.

"Do you wanna die tonight, Cici?" Cici shocked.

After Dawnie leaves, Cici realizes it's the killer on the phone and sets the house alarm. She hears weird noises and walks around the downstairs, investigating. After taking a breath to calm herself, the phone rings again. After she answers it, she is attacked by Ghostface. In a desperate bid to stay alive, she races upstairs with him chasing after her. After narrowly escaping the killer's knife a few times, Cici reaches the top floor and hesitates at a glass balcony. Ghostface uses this to his advantage by grabbing her and throwing her through the glass door.

Cici, after Ghostface throws her from the balcony to her death.

She dizzily tries to crawl away while also trying to stand up but before she is able to get back onto her feet, she is stabbed twice in the back. She is then picked up by Ghostface and thrown off the balcony to her death.

In the aftermath of her death, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley realize from her real name, Casey, and the first two victims' names that the killer was copying the original Woodsboro victims. This meant she was killed because her name was similar to Casey Becker's.

Behind the Scenes

thumb|300px|right|A video of Ghostface killing Cici

• She was described as "pretty with a lively energy about her" in the original script. Also, Cici was short for Cassandra, not Casey. This was changed to better mirror Casey Becker.
• A publicity still shows Cici on the campus quad with Lois and Murphy. Their body language hints at Cici being lower on the social totem poll. It's unknown if this was from a deleted scene or strictly photographed for publicity. Cici is seen in the background of the finished film when Sidney tells her friends who Dewey is shortly after the press conference.
• Christine Hamilton played Cici in Stab 2.
• In the scene where Ghostface is tossing Cici over the side of the balcony, a man's head can briefly be seen popping up in the low right-hand corner of the camera region. This was most likely a crew member involved in the cinematography that assumed they had finished filming that scene. He was obviously mistaken.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar signed onto her role without knowing what or whom she was playing, based on the succes of the original film.
• Cici appears in Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later. When Molly and Sarah are watching Scream 2 on television, her death scene appears.

Notes

• Cici's death is the only Scream 2 murder that can't be established which killer is Ghostface at the time.
• It's revealed in her death scene that there are two killers: one Ghostface is on the phone with Dawnie and at the same time the other Ghostface sneaks into the house without a phone in hand.
• Cici has the same last name as the Scream 4 victim Marnie Cooper.

Gallery

Cici Cooper has a Photo Gallery.

Quotes

• "Movies are not responsible for our actions."
• "You've got a hard-on for Cameron."
• "'Drink with your brain' - that's our motto."
• "Why do you always answer a question with a question?"
• "And I'm impatient."
• "I don't think I'm alone."