Here's How Anna Faris Landed Her Iconic Scary Movie Role

However, word of mouth would soon spread like wildfire.

And then they tripled the budget for distribution and for publicity.

And the next thing you knew, it was off and running," actor Matthew Lillard recalled.

Which, ironically, was the original title of “Scream,” per The Ringer.

So, when I auditioned, I was totally committed.

I never broke character, and Keenen Ivory Wayans, who directed the movie, couldn’t stop laughing.

Like, really laughing.

I was so baffled," Faris revealed on her podcast, “Anna Faris Is Unqualified”.

“What was I doing that was funny?

I had no clue.

‘Because you had no idea what you were doing,’ he told me,” Faris added.

Whatever Faris was doing, it worked.