Drew Blythe Barrymore is an actress who portrays Casey Becker in Scream (1996 film) and voices the role of Arthur Himbry's unseen successor, Principal (unknown name) of Woodsboro High in Scream (2022 film). She also voices a partygoer. This technically makes Barrymore the first Scream actor to portray two different identifiable characters.
She was originally cast as Sidney Prescott in Scream (1996), but Drew decided that she wanted the role of Casey instead. The reason behind it was that if she was to be murdered in the film, it would give the audience the impression that anything can happen since she was a famous actress and people would expect her to be the star.
This was also the reason why she appeared in front of all the other characters on the promotional movie poster. She was a very well known actress when cast in Scream and at the time that the film was released, it was very rare to cast well known actors in horror movies and Drew's presence in the film allowed for the rest of the sequels and other horror movies to attract well known actors. In order to make her cry, Wes Craven told Drew about animal cruelty, Drew being an animal lover started crying.
Since 2020, Drew has been the host of her own talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show.
Trivia[]
- Comes from the famous acting Barrymore family in Hollywood.
- Starred in Never Been Kissed (1999) alongside David Arquette (for more see Actor Trivia). She and David are longtime acquaintances.
- Attended the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards to present the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to R.E.M, which Michael Jackson (the namesake of the award), his younger sister Janet Jackson, and rapper The Notorious B.I.G were in attendance, with the latter trio all together when Biggie had presented the duo the award for Best Dance Video alongside Bill Bellamy, for their 1995 song "Scream" (ironically, the name of the first film which Drew would star in a year later).
- Michael being the father to daughter, Paris Jackson, and Janet as her aunt; The Notorious B.I.G as the father to C.J. Wallace.
- Both actors who would appear in the Scream franchise 23 years after Drew portrayed Casey in the original film, in the third season of the TV series, subtitled Scream: Resurrection (2019), airing on VH1 instead of MTV (the latter where the first two seasons aired, which are also known for hosting the Video Music Awards and Movie and TV Awards, of which C.J and Paris's fathers are known and featured on both networks, who attended the VMAs alongside Drew, who was famous for her attendance to both ceremonies, specifically the Movie and TV Awards for her film presence, legacy, and her star power and talent).
- Paris and C.J's roles also homage that of Drew's as Casey, respectfully.
- Michael being the father to daughter, Paris Jackson, and Janet as her aunt; The Notorious B.I.G as the father to C.J. Wallace.
- Drew is the first female legacy cast members of the Scream franchise, out of two in the films, succeeded by Emma Roberts as Jill Roberts as the seventh revealed Ghostface, in Scream 4 (2011), the latter whose aunt is American actress Julia Roberts.
- In the overall franchise would be the first out of three female legacy cast members, and the first out of seven overall.
- Drew shares the same first name with American actor Drew Starkey, who portrayed Hawkins in the third season.
- In the 2000 film Charlie's Angels, Drew's hair for her character transformed her into a redhead.
- In Scream VI, Liana Liberato portrays Quinn Bailey/Ghostface, who is herself a natural redhead. Both their characters are described as seductive and who each portray them as such, respectively, the only difference being Drew's character as a vigilante was a protagonist, whereas Liana as Quinn was an antagonist.
External links[]
Drew Barrymore at the Internet Movie Database- Drew Barrymore at Allmovie
Drew Barrymore at Wikipedia
