7 Horror Movies Where Supporting Characters Save The Day
4. Randy (Scream)
Stocked up with all the dos and don'ts needed to navigate a slasher plot, Randy Meeks of Wes Craven's 'Scream' proves that binge watching horror movies can significantly improve your chances of surviving a killing spree. Solid advice for us all!
Having worked at a local video store, Randy is well-versed in horror movie formulas and utilises this knowledge in order to survive the clutches of the villainous stalker Ghostface.
Randy’s awareness of the ‘one last scare’ trope - that being horror movie villains are known, in their dying moments, to suddenly spring back to life - proves crucial to the group when killer Billy sudden reawakens after being shot and presumed dead at the movie’s climax.
Listening to Randy's warnings, protagonist Sidney is more than prepared and swiftly delivers the killing shot to the head, ending their troubles and saving the day. Although just one example of Randy’s sharpness saving the day, it just goes to show, keeping somebody like Randy by your side when things go wrong is a very smart call.