Cotton Weary | |
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Cotton Weary | |
Franchise: | Scream |
Notability: | Supporting character |
Type: | Victim; Radio personality |
Gender: | Male |
Location: | Hollywood, California |
Status: | Deceased |
Died: | 2000 |
Introduction: | Scream |
Final: | Scream 3 |
Actor: | Liev Schreiber |
Cotton Weary is a fictional Radio personality, former felon and a supporting character in the Scream franchise. He was played by actor Liev Schreiber and was introduced in a minor role in the 1996 film Scream. Schrieber reprised the role of Cotton Weary for Scream 2 in 1997 and Scream 3 in 2000, where he served a much larger role in both films. In the series, Cotton was the lover of Maureen Prescott, who was set up for her murder by Billy Loomis and Stu Macher and later released following his innocence and began seeking a path of redemption.
Biography[]
Scream[]
Scream 2[]
Scream 3[]
Cotton has taken advantage of his newfound popularity (likely following the interview he was promised) and now hosts a talk show called 100% Cotton. While driving home one night in the middle of traffic, he receives a call from a female viewer who proclaims to be a fan of the show and they chat for a little with Cotton seeming to flirt with her until the caller is revealed to be Ghostface and is at home watching Cotton's girlfriend, Christine Hamilton, shower. Cotton races home to save Christine meanwhile she is attacked by Ghostface who uses his voice changer to imitate Cotton's voice and makes her believe that Cotton has gone crazy and is trying to kill her. When Cotton arrives at home, he is attacked by Christine and despite his claims of innocence, she refuses to believe him and hits him before being killed by Ghostface. Despite putting up a fight, Cotton is ultimately overpowered and killed while Ghostface tells Cotton all he needed to do to survive was tell him where Sidney Prescott was.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Cotton Weary was created by director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson.
- Cotton is the first Scream survivor to die within the opening moments of a sequel (Cotton is killed by Roman Bridger in Scream 3.)
- Despite Cotton's obsession with Sidney Prescott in Scream 2, he is shown to be loyal to her and even dies in Scream 3 protecting her by refusing to tell Roman where Sidney had relocated to.
- Cotton, Dewey Riley, Tara Carpenter and Samantha Carpenter are the only protagonists other than Sidney Prescott to kill the main antagonist of the film where Sidney is featured as a character with Cotton killing Mrs. Loomis in Scream 2, Dewey killing Roman in Scream 3, Tara Carpenter killing Amber Freeman in Scream 5 and Samantha Carpenter killing Richie Kirsch in Scream 5.
Body count[]
- Nancy Loomis: While holding Sidney Prescott at knifepoint in Scream 2, Cotton shoots Debbie in the head in order to save Sidney after he agrees that the Diane Sawyer interview is looking good.