In "Scream," Sidney is harassed by reporters when she emerges from the squad car of Deputy Sheriff Dewey Riley (Arquette) after surviving an attack by Ghost Face. Among the newshounds is an actor billed on her IMDb profile page as "Obnoxious Reporter," and it happens to be Linda Blair. However, since it was an uncredited cameo, fans still debate who the actor actually was, even though Craven confirmed Blair's cameo on the commentary track on the "Scream" DVD.
It's easy to see why fans might not have recognized who the "Obnoxious Reporter" was in "Scream," considering Blair has been largely known throughout her career as the demonically-possessed 12-year-old child, Regan MacNeil, in "The Exorcist." Released 23 years before "Scream," the deeply disturbing film was so revered that it earned 10 Oscar nominations at the 46th Annual Academy Awards — including Best Picture, Best Director for William Friedkin, Best Actress for Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actor for Jason Miller, and Best Supporting Actress for Blair.
Making Blair's cameo more memorable is that instead of an unceremonious walkthrough, Craven gave her a couple of lines: "The people wanna know," yelled Blair's fictional KFZA reporter as Dewey pushes her away from Sidney. "They have a right to know!"
