Scream 2 (1997)

Liev Schreiber: Cotton Weary

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Quotes 

• Cotton : I don't know about homicide, but you've definitely got me for raising my voice in a public library.

• Cotton : [to Gale]  Jeeze Gale, you've got more lives than a cat.

• [Sidney, Gale and Cotton look at the body of Mrs. Loomis, after being shot down by Cotton] 

  Gale : Is she dead?

  Sidney Prescott : I don't know. They always come back.

  [as if to confirm what Sidney just said, Mickey leaps to his feet screaming, despite his injuries. Gale and Sidney turn to him and spray him with bullets. Mickey is knocked backwards and collapses, dead] 

  Cotton : Woah!

  [Sidney approaches the body of Mrs. Loomis and shoots at her forehead. The body twitches a bit, then is still again. Gale and Cotton stare at Sidney, shocked] 

  Sidney Prescott : [shrugs]  Just in case.

  [Sidney drop the gun and walks away] 

• Cotton : Don't you fuckin' move!

  [Debbie jumps, grabbing Sidney in the process, holding Sidney in front of her, while holding the knife to Sidney's throat] 

  Cotton : GODDAMN IT!

  [Cotton jumps onto the stage] 

  Sidney Prescott : [Scared and sarcastically]  Hey, Cotton.

  Cotton : Okay, okay, everybody just calm down. I've had a very, very bad day and I would like to know exactly what the fuck is going on here! Sidney?

  Sidney Prescott : Cotton, meet Billy Loomis' mother. She's the killer.

  Cotton : What?

  [He backs into Mickey's foot] 

  Cotton : Then who's that?

  Sidney Prescott : The other killer: Mickey.

  [Cotton chuckles] 

  Sidney Prescott : Look, Cotton-...

  Cotton : Shut up.

  [Looks over at Mrs. Loomis] 

  Cotton : Hi. You're not Debbie Salt, are you? You're not with the Post Telegraph?

  [He backs into one of the fallen stage prop pillars] 

  Debbie : No, but I can still help you, Cotton.

  Cotton : Ah, ah, ah!

  Debbie : You don't need her! Let me kill her. As long as she's alive, you're never gonna be the lead story if that's what you want. If you really want this moment in the spotlight, just let me kill her! And then, you're the only survivor, you're the star!

  [Cotton looks unsure] 

  Debbie : She sent you to prison for a year! Personally, I think it's rather poetic!

  [Cotton considers it] 

  Sidney Prescott : No. No, Cotton, don't you listen to her!

  Cotton : Whoa.

  [Chuckles] 

  Cotton : Whoa. What a predicament you're in, Sid.

  Sidney Prescott : Cotton!

  Cotton : I mean she makes a good point. Let me think about this. Maybe you should, too. I'll bet you that Diane Sawyer interview's looking real good right bout now.

  [Sidney starts thinking it over] 

  Cotton : Hmm?

  Sidney Prescott : [after thinking it over a little longer]  Consider it done.

  [Cotton fires the gun, sending both Sidney and Mrs. Loomis backward; But it is Mrs. Loomis whom was shot by Cotton] 

  Cotton : [after Sidney coughs and sits up]  Whoa, that... was intense.

  [Sidney looks over at Mrs. Loomis' dead body, then gets up] 

  Cotton : Hey, Sidney, look I want you to know that I would never, ever do anything to hurt you.

  Sidney Prescott : Cotton, give me the gun.

  Cotton : [after a brief pause]  Yeah, sure, take it.

• Mickey : [Holding Sidney at gunpoint after their fight]  Sid, you got a Linda Hamilton thing going. No, no. It's nice. I like it.

  Mickey : [as Derek's dead body is brought up above the stage]  Now, who's doing that? Could that be a mystery guest waiting in the wing? Told you I had a partner, Sid. Surprise cameo just for you.

  Sidney Prescott : [as Gale comes out from backstage]  Gale.

  Sidney Prescott : [as gale shakes her head, No, Debbie Salt comes out after Gale, holding Gale at gunpoint, revealing herself as Mrs. Nancy Loomis, the 2nd killer]  Mrs. Loomis!

  Gale : What?

  Mickey : Billy's Mother! Nice twist, huh? Didn't see it coming, did ya?

  Gale : Jesus. It can't be. I've, I've, I've seen pictures of you.

  Sidney Prescott : So, this is 60 pounds and a lot of work later.

  Debbie : It's called a makeover. You should try it. Looking a little tired yourself there, Gale.

  Gale : So, you two are in on this together?

  Mickey : Yeah, well, had to have financing. Tuition's expensive. And Deb there, my backer. We met on the internet, psycho website, classifieds.

  Debbie : There's only an estimated 97 active serial killers in the country today and Mickey here was quite a find. Definitely one the way up. All he needed was a little guidance and nurturing.

  Sidney Prescott : It was only a Mother can do.

  Mickey : Told you it was gonna work. Wait till the trial! It is gonna rock!

  Debbie : Oh, Mickey. There's not going to be a trial.

  [She shoots Mickey twice] 

  Gale : [Mickey shoots Gale in the ribs before he falls]  Gale!

  Debbie : [Gale falls below the stage, as Mickey falls, as well]  To birds, one stone. Mickey was a good boy, but, my God, that old blame the movies motive. Did you buy that for one second? Poor boy was completely out of his mind.

  Sidney Prescott : And you're not?

  Debbie : No. I'm very sane. My motive isn't as 90's as Mickey's. Mine is just good old fashioned revenge. You killed my son! And now I kill you and I can't think of anything more rational.

  Sidney Prescott : You're never gonna get away with this.

  Debbie : Oh, of course, I will. Everything's traceable back to Mickey, including the cop gun he used to kill everybody. But let's just say that you had gotten hold of the other cop's gun and chased Mickey and there was a big shoot-out and a big scuffle and you shot Mickey. Killed Mickey dead. But not before he got off one shot at you. Okay. So, have I covered everything? Are there any questions? Any comments? You know what, though? Who gives a flying fuck, anyway? Let them try and track down the second possible killer. Debbie Salt doesn't exist.

  Sidney Prescott : You're as crazy as your son was.

  Debbie : [Angry]  What did you just say? Was that a negative, disparaging remark about my son? About my Billy?

  Sidney Prescott : No, Billy was a good boy. Billy was perfect. You did a bang-up job, Mrs. Loomis.

  Debbie : Not wise to patronize a woman with a gun, Sidney. Randy spoke poorly of Billy and I got a little knife happy.

  [Chuckles] 

  Debbie : I was a good Mother.

  [Angrier] 

  Debbie : You know what makes me sick? I am sick to death of people saying that it's all the parents' fault, that it all starts with the family. Wanna blame someone? Why don't you blame your Mother? She was the one who stole my husband and broke up my family and then you took my son. You don't know what it is to be a Mother, to raise a child and teach him and guide him...

  Sidney Prescott : --And abandon him? Isn't Mickey supposed to be dead?

  [She turns around as Sidney smashes a glass over her head] 

  Cotton : [Sidney runs backstage and locks herself in; She uses an axe to cause all the stage effects to land on Mrs. Loomis, finally using large bricks to crash down on to Mrs. Loomis; Sidney runs back out to the stage, where Mrs. Loomis tries attacking her with knife, but is stopped by Cotton, firing a gun]  Don't you fucking move!

  [Mrs. Loomis pulls Sidney to her feet and holds the knife to her throat] 

  Cotton : Goddamn it!

  Sidney Prescott : Hey, Cotton.

  Cotton : Okay. Okay. Everybody calm down now. I've had a very, very bad day and I'd like to know exactly what the fuck is going here! Sidney?

  Sidney Prescott : Cotton, meet Billy Loomis's Mother. She's the killer.

  Cotton : What?

  [He backs up and hits Mickey's body] 

  Cotton : Then who's that?

  Sidney Prescott : The other killer: Mickey.

  [Cotton chuckles] 

  Sidney Prescott : Look, Cotton...

  Cotton : --Shut up.

  [to Mrs. Loomis] 

  Cotton : Hi. You're not Debbie Salt, are you? You're not with the Post Telegraph.

  Debbie : No, but I can still help you, Cotton.

  Cotton : Ah ah ah ah!

  Debbie : You don't need her. Let me kill her. As long as she's alive, you'll never be the lead story, if that's what you want, Cotton. If you really want this moment in the spotlight, just let me kill her. Then, you're the only survivor, you're the star!

  [Cotton hesitates] 

  Debbie : She sent you to prison for a year! Personally, I think it's a little poetic!

  Sidney Prescott : [Cotton considers it]  No. No, Cotton! Don't you listen to her!

  Cotton : Whoa! Whoa! What a predicament you're in, Sid.

  Sidney Prescott : Cotton.

  Cotton : I mean she makes a good point. Let me think about this. Maybe you should, too. I'll bet you that Diane Sawyer interview is looking real good about now.

  [Sidney thinks on it] 

  Cotton : Hmm?