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Surprise, Sidney!
~ Stu revealing himself to Sidney as one of the killers.
You see, Sid, everybody dies but us. EVERYBODY dies but us! We get to carry on and plan the sequel, 'cause let's face it, baby; these days, YA GOTTA HAVE A SEQUEL!
~ Stu explaining the to-be future of the Woodsboro killings.

Stuart "Stu" Macher is the secondary antagonist of the 1996 horror film Scream, the first installment of the Scream movie franchise.

He was Billy Loomis' insensitive and eccentric best friend who assisted him as Ghostface during the original, 1996 Woodsboro Murders. He is also a horror movie fanatic, that being one of the reasons he went along with Billy's slasher film-like murder spree.

He was portrayed by Matthew Lillard, who also played Chet Sulloway in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, David Roy Turner in Criminal Minds, the Lizard King in Axel: The Biggest Little Hero and William Afton in Five Nights at Freddy's. While in-disguise, he was voiced by Roger L. Jackson. In-costume scenes as Ghostface were portrayed by Lee Waddell, Dane Farwell, Tony Cecere and Skeet Ulrich.

In the Japanese dubbed version of the movie, He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa, who voiced Sephiroth, Yoshikage Kira and Naraku.

Personality[]

Stu is a deeply psychotic and maniacal yet dimwitted person. Although had no distinctive motive for helping Billy murder people, he nonetheless takes joy in it, proving himself to be extensively sadistic. Adding to his sadism, Stu is rather spiteful as he also saw this as a good opportunity to get revenge on his ex-girlfriend, Casey Becker by killing her and Steve Orth purely out of pettiness for her dumping him. Stu also likes to put on a playful and joking demeanor to hide his true deathly, sadistic, frigid cold-blooded, and cruel nature.

In spite of his common faux pas, Stu is fairly intelligent and capable of forming well-devised plans. He also seems to show comprehensive understanding of central and symbolic story elements in horror movies. As such, Stu creatively uses his abilities to his full advantage, even showing the sense of urgency to plan out ways to avoid detection. Clear examples of such would be his specific methods of remaining inconspicuous and/or even framing others for his and Billy’s own crimes.

Even after his true nature is revealed, Stu shows more of his cruelty by continuing to crack jokes to taunt Sidney. He shows intense joy in planning to frame her father for the killings and even gets ecstatic as him and Billy prepare to stab each other to make themselves look like victims.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Stuart Macher was born sometime in late-1978 or 1979. He grew up in 261 Turner Lane, Woodsboro, California, a large farmhouse with his sibling and parents. He has at least one elder sibling, Leslie Macher. Leslie gave birth to a son called Vince Schneider 3 years after his death.

Previously, he dated Casey Becker until she dumped him for Steven Orth, a football player. After this he started dating Tatum Riley.

Background[]

Stu helps Billy in the killings apparently for no real reason, except for "peer pressure" (though another possible motive for Stu may be that one of their first victims, Casey Becker, was Stu's ex-girlfriend who may have dumped him for her next boyfriend, Steve Orth, so murdering them may very well have been Stu's idea in order to get revenge against them both). Stu helped Billy - under leadership of Roman Bridger - murder Sidney Prescott (the protagonist)'s mother Maureen Prescott after an affair with Billy's parents which forced Nancy Loomis to divorce Billy's dad and framed Cotton Weary.

In the fall of 1995, an LA-native, Roman Bridger made home-made films, stalking his rejecting birth mother, Maureen Prescott and documenting her affairs. including one she had with his friend, Billy Loomis' father, Hank Loomis. Billy was sent into blind rage. Roman suggested Billy have an accomplice "to sell out in case he got caught", which became his friend, Stu.

On Monday night on September 28, 1995, the pair secretly invaded 34 Elm Street, Sidney Prescott's house. After Maureen had seduced Cotton Weary, who left inebriated without his coat, they made their move. Both teenagers, around 16 or 17, stabbed the 45-year-old housewife to death.

Billy then left, wearing Cotton's coat. With matching hairstyles at the time, Sidney states that she saw Cotton leave wearing it. Then, Billy or Stu planted it in his car, framing him.

Within the following year, Billy and Stu had successfully gotten away with murder. During this timeframe, it inspired confidence in them to continue on and create their own killing spree, inspired by their favorite horror movies.

During this timeframe or possibly one year earlier, Stu's girlfriend, Casey Becker dumps him. She then initiates a relationship with Steven Orth. In the embarrassment and shame, he pursues Tatum Riley. He lies to Tatum, telling her he dumped his ex-girlfriend, Casey, rather than the other way around. After all, it is speculated that Stu never loved Tatum. Billy, as Sidney's boyfriend, knew that Tatum was Sidney's best friend and had Stu start a relationship with Tatum so the two of them could be closer to Sidney. Despite this, they would have been in each other's circles regardless, for at least two years by the beginning of Scream (1996), as their best friends have been dating for two years (since 1994).

Scream (1996)[]

A year later, they attack Casey Becker and Steve Orth in the middle of the night. While Billy threatens Casey, Billy and Stu attacks Steve and straps him in a chair and is stabbed and gutted viciously by Stu. After Casey knocks Stu down through a window, he tackles her, chases her down and stabs her to near death before gutting her with Billy's help and hangs her from a tree.

After killing Casey and Steve, they both went to Sidney's house. Stu abducts Neil Prescott off-screen shortly after Billy Loomis enters his daughter, Sidney Prescott's room, having snuck in to distract her. Neil intended to leave for a business trip. It appears he drove off and abandoned his car, before keeping him held captive at 261 Turner Lane. After (or before) this, Stu joined Tatum Riley at the Riley Residence, to have an alibi.

The next day at school, Sheriff Burke's police are interrogating the entire school about Casey and Steve's murder. The gang sit together around a fountain, pondering the culprits. Sidney vaguely recalls Stu dating Casey, which Stu states was only for "like two seconds". Randy Meeks, Sidney's geek friend, side-talks to Tatum, stating Casey dumped him for Steve. Tatum is shocked and frowns at this, saying to Stu that she thought he dumped Casey for her, to which Stu replies that he did and that Randy's "full of s**t". Stu makes a mockery of the murders, including saying Randy should "liver alone". On a serious note, after being questioned, he states that he didn't kill anyone. Billy glares at him, reminding him that Randy has only questioned Stu, not accused.

Later that day, Sidney Prescott is called by Billy, who threatens her. After Sidney, under the belief, that the threatened was on her front porch, locks the door to the inside. However, little did she know that the killer was inside her house and hiding in a closet, in which Stu attacks her, but fails to after he is locked out of Sid's room. Billy comes in and pretends to comfort her, but runs away when she finds that his cell dropped on the floor, believing that he called and pursued her. Billy is arrested but is released when Stu calls Sidney again.

The next day, while in the hall at Tatum's locker, Sidney, Tatum and Stu are talking. Stu is seen checking his face in the mirror, from the head injury sustained from assaulting Sidney, and her self-defense attack. Tatum attempts to hush Stu over some tactless things he says when Sidney asks him where Billy is. She asks if Billy is okay, and Stu sarcastically says that Billy's heart is broken after Sidney "branded him the Candyman", leading Tatum to push him in the chest. As the Ghostface costumed prank occurs in the hallway, scaring teens at the school, Tatum shakes her head when Stu is noticeably entertained saying that "it's like Christmas". Tatum is increasingly frustrated at his insensitivity and taps his head with her lollipop from her locker. Because of that, Sidney walks away and in the hallway runs into Billy, who has been released from jail. The conversation doesn't go either way, though, and Sidney heads to the bathroom, where she is later attacked by a prankster Ghostface.

Later that day because of the murders and attacks, school is closed. Stu meets Sidney and Tatum outside of school as school is suspended. Stu acts oblivious and juvenile about school being canceled, thus being a bit insensitive to Sidney's attacks, leading Tatum to tell him to stop it. Stu then scoops Tatum over his shoulder and says he is going to throw a party knowing she will want to go. Tatum pleads Sidney to go with them to the party promising that Billy won't be there. Sidney agrees. Stu tells them to grab food before he goes in his own direction toward home to set up for it, happy that his plan worked.

Before the party, Stu goes to the video store where Randy works, where they talk about who the killer might be. Randy correctly suspects that it's Billy. Stu doesn't agree and says that was just a misunderstanding. Randy calls Stu a "little lap-dog" since he is sure that Billy is Ghostface. When Stu asks Randy why Billy would want to kill Sidney, Randy says that "maybe Sidney wouldn't have sex with him". Stu is amused by these words, since he is making fun of Randy's unrequited love for Sidney. Stu tells Randy that he "suspects" Neil Prescott, because police can't find him. However, Randy disproves Stu's theory, saying that he's he's probably dead. After Randy says that "the dad's a red herring, it's Billy", Billy, who overheard his suspicions, confronts Randy along with Stu. When Stu asks Randy what his motive would be if he was the killer, he said that motives are incidental because of the millennium. After that, Billy teases Randy for a while and soon leaves the video store, making Randy even more convinced that Billy is the killer.

In the evening, Stu throws his party. During the party, Stu sends Tatum to the garage to grab some beer, only to lock her in. In the garage, Tatum is confronted by Billy in the Ghostface costume, who kills her by incapacitating her with a garage door. When Randy Meeks finds out that Principal Himbry was found dead after being killed by Billy, a majority of the guests leave the house, with only Randy Meeks still attending. While Billy and Sidney have sex in the upper level, Billy is supposedly killed by Stu and he chases Sidney. After Sidney ran away, Stu went to the living room, where he found Randy still watching Halloween. Stu nearly killed him, but Sidney's scream from outside distracted him. Stu went outside and killed Gale's cameraman, Kenny Brown, while Sidney was watching in horror.

After Billy turned out to be alive, he shoots Randy in the chest area, revealing himself. Stu reveals himself shortly after that. Billy and Stu confront Sidney and tell their plan to her and reveal that they killed her mother and framed Cotton. The two stab each other to make it look like they were victims of an attack and plan to survive and make a "sequel" murder.

When Gale Weathers threatens the duo, Sidney escapes and hides in a closet, turning the tables and threatening them with their voice changer. As Stu is seemingly bleeding out, she calls them over the phone and taunts them. While Billy flies into rage, Stu cries in despair over how his parents will feel towards him once they found out about his crimes.

Billy heads to the closet and is attacked by Sidney with an umbrella. With Billy unconscious, Stu chases Sidney down and attempts to kill her, claiming that he "always had a thing for her." She bites his hand, hits him with a vase, and drops a TV on his head saying "In your dreams!", electrocuting him to death.

Scream 2 (1997)[]

During the Windsor College Murders, Stu is mentioned. Just before Randy Meeks is killed on Windsor College Campus, he questions the copycat killer's motive. Speaking to the Ghostface entity through Gale's phone, he makes some critical commentary. Randy questions why the killer is copying "two loser, high school dick-heads". He refers to Stu as a "pussy ass wet-rag" before insulting Billy. He calls Billy a "homo-repressed momma's boy". This drives the killer, later revealed to be Billy's own mother, Nancy Loomis to grab Randy into cameraman, Joel Martin's news van and stab him repeatedly to death.

Scream 3 (2000)[]

Stu and Billy are mentioned again briefly in Scream 3. After Cotton Weary, who Stu originally framed for his first murder, is brutally murdered himself in February 2000, approximately 4 years after Stu's killing of Maureen Prescott in October 1995. It sparks a new chain of events, redirecting Sidney to her past, as well as that of her mother's.

Later, actors for the original, cancelled Stab 3, Sarah Darling, Tom Prinze, Tyson Fox and Angelina Tyler are seen discussing Cotton's murder outside a Sunrise Studios set-version of Stu's house, 261 Turner Lane.

After Tom Prinze dies at Jennifer Jolie's exploded mansion, the killer credits himself as Maureen's killer, with a photo left behind at the scene of the crime. This is in deliberate contradiction to the known events of the original film's ending, sparking a chain of events leading to the conclusion of the real-life trilogy.

Gale mentions Stu to an LAPD Detective Mark Kincaid, identifying him (as well as Billy) as Maureen's killer. She states they "even told Sidney how they did it". Later, when Sidney goes into the movie set version of her house, 34 Elm Street, both of their voices play as she reminisces. Stu's words, "We put her out of her misery, because let's face it Sidney, your mother was no Sharon Stone."

Scream 4 (2011)[]

Stu is referenced when Jill Roberts betrays Charlie Walker, "like Billy and Stu". The final act of the remake being set at a friend's house, in this case Kirby Reed's residence, 329 Whispering Lane, is a reference to his house in the original. In the Remake format, Charlie Walker became the millennial generation's Stu Macher.

Scream (2022)[]

Vince Schneider' Stu's nephew, is the first victim of a new Ghostface killing spree. Amber Freeman (the other secret killer) tells the group at Martha Meeks's house that he was the nephew of Stu. Meanwhile, Tara's friend, Liv McKenzie is unfamiliar with Stu (as are some of the others). When asked, Dewey explains he was Billy's accomplice, also calling him a "real looney-tune". Having processed this information, Sam suggests the killer is targeting people related to the original killers.

Later, Richie Kirsch (the other killer) watches a YouTube video that makes a criticism of the eighth Stab film, where a recommended video can be seen uploaded by a True Crime channel titled "Did the Real Stu Macher Survive?"

A brief reference to Stu is made by Richie. When Tara is targeted at the hospital, she hits Richie with a phone. Later, Richie asks "Did you hit me with a phone?" as Ghostface (Amber) appears behind him to fake his attack.

Stu's old house 261 Turner Lane is revealed to be resided in by Amber, as Sidney warns Sam after tracking her. Just like Stu, she holds a party to set up Act 3. Sidney also states it is the house where her dad "and Stu killed everyone", though Tatum Riley was the only victim inside the house. It is possible this is a reference to Stab, if not a writing goof.

Scream VI (2023)[]

Stu and Billy-Scream VI

During the New York City Killings, Kirby Reed, now working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, worked with Detective Wayne Bailey to uncover the latest Ghostface killers. During the investigation, Kirby and Wayne went over the previous nine Ghostface killers and had photographs of Stu and the others on an investigation board. With the help of Gale Weathers, the investigation led to the Ghostface Shrine, a collection of various items and clothing that were related to the Ghostface killers, their victims and the survivors of previous killings.

Stu's robe and other items that were related to him were included in the collection. Kirby and Mindy later had a brief discussion about Stu as they looked at the television set that Sidney had knocked onto him years earlier. Kirby says to Mindy that's the "TV that killed Stu Macher. Mindy replies: "if you believe he is dead", meaning that there are people who believe that he is still alive.

Stu's old Ghostface mask was used by Quinn Bailey in the movie because "he was her favorite." Quinn, along with his brother, Ethan Landry, and father, Wayne, plotted revenge on the Carpenter sisters for killing Richie, but failed. After the deaths of Quinn and Wayne, Ethan was killed the same way Stu was killed, after Kirby dropped a TV on his head.

List of Victims[]

Confirmed Victims[]

Maureen Prescott Stabbed in the chest, groin and head (alongside Billy Loomis).
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Steven Orth Gutted with knife.
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Casey Becker Strangled, stabbed multiple times, gutted and hung from a tree (with Billy).
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Kenny Brown Throat slit with knife.

Quotes[]

Tatum: What kind of questions did they ask you, Sidney?
Sidney: They asked if I knew Casey.
Tatum: Yeah, they asked me that too.
Stu: Hey, did they ask if you like to hunt?
Billy: Yeah, they did. Did they ask you?
Tatum: Hunt? Why would they ask you if you like to hunt?
Randy: 'Cause their bodies were gutted.
Billy: Thank you, Randy.
Tatum: They didn't ask me if I like to hunt.
Stu: It's because there's no way a girl could've killed them.
Tatum: That is so sexist. The killer could easily be female. "Basic Instinct."
Randy: That was an ice pick. It's not exactly the same thing.
Stu: Yeah, Casey and Steve were completely hollowed out. And the fact is, it takes a man to do something like that.
Tatum: Or a man's mentality.
Sidney: How do you gut someone?
Stu: You take a knife, and you slit 'em from the groin to sternum.
Billy: Hey... It's called tact, you f-ck rag.
Sidney: Hey, Stu, didn't you used to date Casey?
Stu: Yeah, for like two seconds.
Randy: Before she dumped you for Steve.
Tatum: I thought you dumped her for me.
Stu: And I did, he's full of shit.
Randy: And are the police aware that you dated the victim?
Stu: Hey, what're you saying? That... That I killed her?
Randy: It would certainly improve your high school "Q."
Tatum: Stu was with me last night, okay?
Stu: Yeah, I was.
Randy: Was that before or after he sliced and diced?
Tatum: F-ck you, nut case. Where were you last night?
Randy: Working. Thank you.
Tatum: Oh, at the video store? I thought they fired your sorry ass.
Randy: Twice.
Stu: I didn't kill anybody.
Billy: Nobody said you did.
Stu: Thanks, buddy.
Randy: Besides, it takes a man to do something like that!
Stu: Yeah, I'm gonna gut your ass in a second, kid!
Randy: Tell me something. Did you really put her liver in the mailbox? 'Cause I heard that they found her liver in the mailbox next to her spleen and her pancreas.
Tatum: Randy, you goon-f-ck! I'm trying to eat here! Okay?
Stu: She's getting mad, all right? You better "liver" alone. [laughs while Tatum and Billy look at him annoyed] "Liver" alone! [Billy elbows Stu] Ow! Liver, liver, liv... That was a joke!
~ Stu, along with Billy, Sidney, Tatum and Randy discuss Steven and Casey's murders.
Stu/Ghostface: Hello, Sidney. Poor Billy-boyfriend, an innocent guy doesn't stand a chance with you.
Sidney: Leave me alone!
Ghostface: Looks like you fingered the wrong guy, again!
Sidney: Who are you?
Ghostface: Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough. I promise.
~ Stu's phone call with Sidney, proving Billy's "innocence".
Tatum: [after Sidney told her about the bathroom attack] It was just some sick f-ck having a laugh, Sidney.
Sidney: No, it was him, Tatum. I know it.
Tatum: Well, you're not to be alone any more. If you pee, I pee, is that clear?
Stu: "Kizzo-kaskizzo is is-out." I don't know what you did, Sidney, but on behalf of the entire student body, we all say, "Thank you!"
Tatum: Drop it, Stu.
Stu: No, I say... [grabs Tatum] I say, impromptu party tonight, my house. Celebrate this little siesta. What do you say? As long as this little vixen doesn't invite the entire world, we'll be fine. Intimate gathering, intimate friends.
Tatum: What do you say, Sid? I mean, pathos could have its perks?
Stu: I will totally protect you. Yo, I am so buff. I got you covered, girl.
Tatum: I mean, come on, Sid. For me? It could be fun.
Sidney: Okay. Whatever.
Stu: Yeah? Nice! Cool! You guys bring food, all right?
~ Stu throws a party as a target to kill Sidney.
Stu: (Stu scares Randy from behind and knocks the videos out of the latter's hand before laughing) Jesus, this place is packed tonight, man.
Randy: We had a run in the mass murder section.
Stu: Coming to my fiesta?
Randy: Yeah, I'm off early. Curfew, you know.
~ Stu talking with Randy.
Randy: Oh, now that's in poor taste.
Stu: What?
[Stu and Randy see Billy standing in the horror section with 2 girls]
Randy: If you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath... would you be standing in the horror section?
Stu: What? It was just a misunderstanding. He didn't do anything.
Randy: You're such a little lap-dog. He's got "killer" printed all over his forehead.
Stu: [sarcastically] Okay! Really? Well, why'd the cops let him go, smart guy?
Randy: Because obviously they don't watch enough movies. This is standard horror movie stuff. "Prom Night" revisited, man.
Stu: Yeah? Why would he wanna kill his own girlfriend?
Randy: There's always some stupid, bullshit reason to kill your girlfriend. That's the beauty of it all: simplicity. Besides, if it gets too complicated, you lose your target audience.
Stu: Well, what's his reason?
Randy: Maybe Sidney wouldn't have sex with him.
Stu: What, is she saving herself for you?
Randy: Maybe. Now that Billy tried to mutilate her, do you think Sid would go out with me?
Stu: [Stu laughs at Randy] No, I don't at all. No. You know who I think it is? You know, I think it's her father. Why can't they find her pops, man?
Randy: Because he's probably dead! His body will come popping up in the last reel somewhere! Eyes gouged out, fingers cut off, teeth knocked out! See, the police are always off track with this shit! If they'd watch "Prom Night" they'd save time. There's a formula to it. A VERY SIMPLE FORMULA! EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT! I'm telling you, the dad's a red herring. It's Billy.
Billy: How do we know you're not the killer? Huh? Huh?!
Randy: Hi Billy!
Billy: Maybe your movie-freaked mind lost its reality button. Did you ever think of that?
Randy: You're absolutely right. I'm the first to admit it, that if this were a scary movie, I'd be the prime suspect.
Billy: That's right.
Stu: And what would be your motive?
Randy: It's the millennium. Motives are incidental.
Billy: Hmm, "Millennium"? "Millennium", I like that! That's good, it's the millennium! Good kid.
Stu: "Millennium." Good word, my man!
Randy: And you're telling me that's not a killer?
~ Stu listens to Randy's suspicions that Billy is the killer.
Billy: [shows up at Stu's house in front of Stu and Sidney, and gives Stu signs that he has killed Tatum]
Stu: Hey, Billy. Hmm, what are you doing here?
Billy: I was hoping I could talk to Sid alone.
Sidney: You know, if Tatum sees you here, she'll draw blood.
Stu: I tell you what. Why don't you guys go up to my parents' room? You know, you guys can talk... whatever.
Billy: Subtlety, Stu. You should look it up.
Sidney: No, it's okay. We do need to talk.
[Sidney and Billy go upstairs to the bedroom]
Randy: What's this Leatherface doin' here?
Stu: Cute, he came to make up.
Randy: There goes my chance with Sid, damn it...
Stu: As if. That's all I'm saying. As if.
Randy: Oh, really, Alicia? "As if." I'm gonna go check on them.
~ Stu hosts Billy to his parents' bedroom with Sidney, and then mocks Randy.
Stu: [while watching "Halloween" with Randy and other partygoers] When do we see breasts? I wanna see Jamie Lee's breasts. When do we see Jamie Lee's breasts?
Randy: Breasts? Not until "Trading Places" in '83. Jamie Lee was always the virgin in horror movies. She never showed her tits till she went legits. That's why she always outsmarted the killer in the big chase scene at the end. Only virgins can do that. Don't you know the rules?
Stu: What rules?
Randy: You don't...? [breathing heavily, gets disgruntled and stops the movie] Jesus Christ, you don't know the rules?!
Stu: Have an aneurysm, why don't ya?
Randy: There are certain rules that one must abide by... in order to successfully survive a horror movie. For instance, number one: You can never have sex. Sex equals death. Okay?
Stu: I'm a dead man.
Randy: Rule number two: You can never drink or do drugs. No, the sin factor. It's a sin. It's an extension of number one. And rule number three: Never, ever, ever... under any circumstances say, "I'll be right back". Because you won't be back.
Stu: I'm getting another beer. You want one?
Randy: Yeah, sure.
Stu: I'll be right back! [shouting of partygoers]
Randy: You see? You push the laws and you end up dead. Okay, I'll see you in the kitchen with a knife.
~ Stu listens to Randy's rules and makes fun of it.
Sidney: Why are you doing this?
Stu: It's all part of the game, Sidney!
Billy: It's called: Guess how I'm gonna die!
Sidney: F-ck you!
Billy: No, no, no... We already played that game, remember? You lost.
Stu: See, it's a fun game, Sidney. We ask you a question, and if you get it wrong... "BOO-KAH," you die!
Billy: You get it right...? You die.
Sidney: You're crazy, both of you.
Stu: Actually, we prefer the term "psychotic."
Sidney: You'll never get away with this.
Billy: Oh, no? Tell that to Cotton Weary. You wouldn't believe how easy he was to frame.
Stu: Watch a few movies, take a few notes. [laughs] It was fun!
~ Stu taunts Sidney along with Billy after revealing themselves as Ghostface, before they reveal they killed Sidney's mom Maureen.
Yeah, we put her out of her misery because, let's face it Sidney: Your mother was no Sharon Stone!
~ Stu Macher about raping and killing Maureen Prescott.
Billy: Maternal abandonment causes serious deviant behavior. It certainly f-cked you up. It made you have sex with a psychopath.
Stu: That's right. You gave it up. Now you're no longer a virgin. [giggles] I said "virgin." Whoops! Now you gotta die, those are the rules.
Billy: Let's pretend it's all a scary movie, Sid. How do you think it's gonna end?
Stu: Oh! Oh! This is the greatest part, you're gonna love this! We got a surprise for you, Sidney! Yeah, you're gonna love this one. It's a SCREAM, baby! Hold on a sec, I'll be right back!
Billy: You know what time it is, Sid? It's after midnight. It's your mom's anniversary. Congratulations. We killed her exactly one year ago today.
Stu: Attention! [holds tied up Neil] Oh, what do we have behind door number three, Sidney? [using voice modulator] Guess we won't be needing this any more, huh? [puts the voice modulator in Neil's pocket] And, oh, look at this. Ring, ring. Won't need this. [puts killer's phone in Neil's pocket]
Billy: Got the ending figured out yet, Sid?
Stu: Come on, Sidney. You think about it now, huh? Your daddy's the chief suspect. We cloned his cellular. The evidence is all right there, baby!
Billy: What if your father snapped? Your mother's anniversary set him off, and he went on a murder spree, killing everyone.
Stu: Except for Billy and me, we were left for dead.
Billy: Then he kills you... and shoot himself in the head. Perfect ending.
Stu: I thought of that.
~ Stu along with Billy reveal their plans to frame Sidney's father.
Billy: You ready?
Stu: Yeah... Yeah! I'm ready, baby! HIT IT! GET IT UP! YEAH, MAN, GET IT UP! HIT IT!
(Billy stabs Stu) Good one, man. Jesus. Oh, shit. My turn.
Billy: Don't forget, stay to the side and don't go too deep.
Stu: Okay, I'll remember.
(Stu stabs Billy more painfully)
Stu: Ow! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! God dammit, Stu!
Stu: Sorry, Billy, I guess I got a little too zealous, huh?
Billy: Give me the knife.
Stu: No.
Billy: Give me the knife! Now!
~ Stu and Billy stabbing each other.
Stop it, Billy, would you, alright? I can't take it anymore... I'm feelin' a little woozy here!
~ Stu after Billy stabbed him.
Stu: Houston, we... we have a problem here...
Billy: What?
Stu: The gun, man... the gun, I put it right there, and it's not there.
Billy: Where the f-ck is it?
Gale: Right here, asshole. [points the gun at Billy]
Billy: Man, I thought she was dead!
Stu: She looked dead, man, still does.
Gale: I've got an ending for you. The reporter left for dead in the news van... comes to... stumbles on you two dipshits, finds the gun... foils your plan and saves the day.
Sidney: I like that ending.
Billy: I know something you don't. [Gale tries to shoot Billy, but the safety is on, and he knocks her out]
Stu: Yeah, man!
Billy: Yeah. Aw, so sweet. It works better without the safety on. This is Gale Weathers signing off.
Stu: Baby, you're gonna love this! Oh, shit...
Billy: What? [they notice that Sidney and Neil are missing] Where are they? Where are they?
Stu: I don't know, Billy, but I'm hurtin', man. [phone rings] Shall I let the machine get it?
Billy: [picks up] Hello?
Sidney: [using voice changer] Are you alone in the house?
Billy: Bitch! You bitch! Where the f-ck are you?!
Sidney: Not so fast. We're gonna play a little game. It's called [turns off voice changer] "Guess who just called the police and reported your sorry motherf-cking ass"!
Billy: Find her, you dipshit, get up!
Stu: I can't Billy, you already cut me too deep. I think I'm dying here, man!
Billy: [gives the phone to Stu] Talk to her.
Stu: Hello?
Sidney: Ah, Stu, Stu, Stu... What's your motive? Billy's got one. The police are on their way. What are you gonna tell them?
Stu: Peer pressure. I'm far too sensitive.
Billy: I'm gonna rip you up, you bitch, just like your f-cking mother!
Sidney: You've gotta find me first, you pansy-assed momma's-boy!
Billy: F-ck! [Billy throws the phone at Stu]
Stu: Ow! You f-cking hit me with the phone, dick!
Billy: F-cker where are you?! Ah! Ah, you f-ck! AHH!
Stu: Did you really call the police?
Sidney: You bet your sorry ass I did.
Stu: My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!
Billy: AHH! BITCH!
~ Sidney turns the tables on Billy and Stu.
Stu: I always had a thing for ya, Sid!
[Sidney bites Stu's hand and hits him with a vase]
Stu: Bitch!
Sidney: In your dreams!
[Sidney drops a TV on Stu's head, electrocuting him to death]
~ Stu's last moments.

Trivia[]

  • One of his most famous lines, "You f-cking hit me with the phone, dick" was never scripted and Matthew Lillard improvised it because Skeet Ulrich accidentally threw the phone at Matthew due to the corn syrup on his hands being too slippery. This was also the case for his equally famous line of "My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me...", as Craven kept the line in for its humour.
  • Stu is often considered to be the most comedic killer of the franchise.
  • Stu, along with Billy Loomis, are mentioned in all six films.
  • Lillard dated Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott's actress) in real life from 1996 to 1998.
  • Lillard made cameo appearances in the four Scream sequels.
  • He is the first Ghostface killer who was not killed by a gun, followed by Charlie Walker, Kieran Wilcox, Jamal Elliot and Richie Kirsch, Wayne Bailey and Ethan Landry (who actually died in the same way Stu did).
  • Kirby Reed's parents were originally supposed to be the ones who bought the house off the Macher family, and renovated the property 15 years later. This idea was scrapped for unknown reasons. It was later re-used as a plot idea in the fifth film, with Amber Freeman's parents.
  • There was an idea to bring him back in Scream 3, in which it was revealed he somehow survived the events of the first movie and masterminded the events of the third from within prison, inciting high schoolers to become serial killers as him. However, this was scrapped due to a combination of the events of the Columbine Massacre, being too unrealistic and wishing to have a better and deeper plot, leading to Roman Bridger's creation.
    • Despite this, many Scream fans have theorized over the years that Stu may have survived the events of the original film, with even his own actor Matthew Lillard insisting that his character is still alive due to his desire to reunite with his co-stars in another Scream movie. Meanwhile, Kevin Williamson has said that he would be open to bring Lillard back as Stu's never-before-seen twin.

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See Also
A Nightmare on Elm Street Villains | The Hills Have Eyes Villains | The Last House on The Left Villains

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