Debbie Loomis



"My motive isn't as '90s as Mickey's. Mine is just good old-fashioned revenge. You killed my son."

- Debbie Loomis to Sidney Prescott

Mrs. Debbie Loomis posed as a local reporter to seek revenge against those responsible for killing her son, Billy, and is the main antagonist in Scream 2. She revealed to Sidney Prescott that she orchestrated the second killing spree with Mickey Altieri. She fought Sidney, but interrupted by Cotton Weary, who shot her. Sidney shot her in the head to make sure she wouldn't come back.

Background
Mrs. Loomis abandoned Billy after her husband cheated on her with Maureen Prescott, Sidney's mother. In revenge, Billy and Stu killed Maureen, framed Cotton Weary and a year later attacked Sidney. Mrs. Loomis is sticken with grief after her son's death. She had a makeover and met Mickey Altieri on a killer website. He has agreed to copycat the original Woodsboro murders in exchange for guidance, tuition expenses and to become famous.

Scream 2
She poses as "Debbie Salt", a reporter who bothers Gale Weathers a lot. She only kills one person and that was Randy Meeks. In the final scene, she (supposedly) kills Mickey (she thought the trial idea wasn't going to work) and fights with Sidney. Right when Sidney is about to be killed, Cotton intervenes. While she holds her hostage, she tries to convince Cotton that Sidney needs to die, for she wrongly accused Cotton who had to spend a year in jail. After Sidney said she will do the interview, Cotton shoots Mrs. Loomis through her throat at near point-blank range. After Mickey makes a surprise return, Sidney and Gale fire at him, pumping his chest full of bullets. Afterwards, Sidney turns towards Mrs. Loomis' body, and shoots her in the head, exclaiming it was 'just in case'.

Trivia

 * She was described as "a flashy woman - all hair and teeth, thick sunglasses" in the original script. The character became more unassuming in the final version.
 * Her cover story changed from being a Newsweek reporter to working for a local paper.
 * Mrs. Loomis' motives match that of Mrs. Voorhees' from the original Friday the 13th. Mrs. Voorhees was mentioned by Ghostface in Scream, and Randy in Scream 2.