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Scream, Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan)

Site Rating: 75%
(ratings: 4)
Editor Rating: 64%
Writeup Rating: 60%
(ratings: 2)
Film: Scream (1996)
Deceased Character: Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan)
Archetype: Goody (Minor)
Killed by: Billy Loomis or Stuart Machter (Skeet Ulrich or Matthew Lillard)
Killed with: Garage Door


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Written by Mr. Mouseburger 17th Jun 2005

In the middle of watching a scary movie, Tatum goes to the garage to pick up a few beers for the teens to sup on. She gets locked in the garage and so she opens the garage door to get out. However, as she approaches it, the garage door closes. Looking back at where the switch is, she sees one of the killers standing in the doorway.

Thinking it is someone playing a prank Tatum pretends to be a victim, but her joking turns to panic when the killer reveals a knife and slowly cuts Tatum's arm.

Running away, Tatum manages to slow the killer up by firstly slamming a freezer door into his face and secondly hurling lots of beer bottles at him. This buys her the time to use the cat flap in the garage door as an escape route.

Unfortunately for Tatum, she is a rather buxom lass, and she gets stuck in the cat flap when only halfway through. The killer, who has picked himself up from the beer bottle pounding he just received, returns to the garage door switch and flicks it. This opens the garage door, and drags Tatum up off the ground where she gets crushed and choked by the roof.



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Other Death Reviews for Scream (1996)

Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich)
Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore)
Kenneth Jones (W. Earl Brown)
Steven Orth (Kevin Patrick Walls)
Stuart Machter (Matthew Lillard)
Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan)

Last Updated: 2nd Jun 2008
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This review has 5 comments. Reply to the comments
Comment 1 by 'Gavin Hetherington' (reply to this comment)
i didn't want her 2 die! she was 1 of the best characters in Scream!
Comment 2 by 'Adam Wright' (reply to this comment)
i was devastated when she died!, she was a really good character/
Comment 3 by 'matt j' (reply to this comment)
i thought that sucked she was awsome and hot, she had a bad attitude though.
Comment 4 by 'sexbandit' (reply to this comment)
I watched this movie earlier today. I'd forgotten how badass she is, and she totally should've lived.
Comment 5 by 'Johnnypark' (reply to this comment)
This kill should be marked as "unique". I mean how many people are partially decapitated by a garage door?