Overview

• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson more than 25 years after the original.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar makes a dream-sequence cameo as Helen Shivers while Brandy Norwood appears in a mid-credits scene as Karla Wilson.
• The film earned an estimated $13–14 million in its opening weekend and holds a 68% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Original survivors Julie and Ray are drawn back to Southport to help a new circle of friends deal with guilt and a resurfaced threat.
• A clear sequel hook in the mid-credits scene has generated early buzz for another follow-up installment.