I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Writers (WGA):

Lois Duncan (novel)
Kevin Williamson (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He's got a hook on them...

Plot:

Four teens are in great danger one year after their car hits a stranger whose body they dump in the sea.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Letter | Hit And Run | Revenge | Teen

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Julie James
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Helen Shivers
Ryan Phillippe	...	Barry William Cox
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ray Bronson
Bridgette Wilson	...	Elsa Shivers
Anne Heche	...	Melissa 'Missy' Egan
Johnny Galecki	...	Max Neurick
Muse Watson	...	Benjamin Willis
Stuart Greer	...	Officer David Caporizo
J. Don Ferguson	...	Emcee
Deborah Hobart	...	Mrs. James
Mary McMillan	...	Mrs. Cox
Rasool J'Han	...	Deb
Dan Albright	...	Sheriff
Lynda Clark	...	Pageant Official

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:99 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) | USA:R (certificate #35237) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (video rating) (1998) | UK:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Kevin Williamson wrote this script before Scream (1996/I), but was unable to sell it. Following the big screen success of his next screenplay, Scream (1996/I), Columbia Pictures immediately bought I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Although the action takes place on the east coast of the USA in North Carolina, at the very beginning of the movie we see the sun setting over the ocean.

Quotes:

Ray: We have to think about this...
Julie: About what? About what? He was crossing the road in the middle of the night! It was an accident!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer (2008)

Soundtrack:

Summer Breeze

Surprise! It's another teen slasher flick

Four students out for a summer party accidentally run down an old fisherman, in the panic they decide to dump the body in the sea rather than report the accident. After swearing never to mention that night again, but one year later someone else is not letting them forget about it.

It's a fairly typical teen slasher flick, beautiful girls, shallow plot, cheesy dialogue; you know the usual stuff. It's formulaic and clichéd, but who cares it's great fun, it has plenty of action and thrills; and the cast are pretty good.

Not as good as some films in the genre, but it certainly entertains.

6/10