I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

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

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Writers:

Lois Duncan (novel), Kevin Williamson (screenplay)

Stars:

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Julie James
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Helen Shivers
Ryan Phillippe	...	Barry William Cox
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ray Bronson
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Elsa Shivers (as Bridgette Wilson)
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

Storyline

Adaptation of Lois Duncan's thriller about four teenagers trying to cover up a hit-and-run. Love Hewitt plays Julie, a high school senior who goes trip with her friends and accidently hits a fisherman. They think he is dead and dump him into the waters. But later they get a strange letter that says "I know what you did last summer."

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Plot Keywords:

letter | beach | corpse | revenge | teen | 

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Taglines:

He's got a hook on them...

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sé lo que hicieron el verano pasado

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 1,931,033 (Germany) (20 March 1998)

Gross:

$72,219,395 (USA) (10 April 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Mandalay Entertainment, Summer Knowledge LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 99 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite being part of the main cast and appearing in many key scenes together, the characters Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.) only speak to each other once (Ray - "How do you know that?" Helen - "Missy, said there was a friend named Billy Blue)". In real life, the two later fall in love and marry.

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Goofs

When Julie and Helen are looking at David Egan's obituary, it mentions that he was 28 when he died. But when they go to see David's sister, she says that he was Class of '92 at the high school. So that would make him 23 when he graduated.

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Quotes

Elyssa: Is the dried-out, washed-up has-been having a moment?

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Connections

References Final Fantasy VII (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Great Life"
Written by Goatboy
Performed by Goatboy
Courtesy of Goat Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Happy Birthday Sarah Michelle

I haven't seen a whole lot of teen slasher movies. In fact this may be the only one I have seen, and it is a fitting tribute of the genre for our birthday girl, Sarah Michelle Geller.

Writer Kevin Williamson follows up Scream with a serious example of just how effective these movies can be if they're well-written, directed and acted.

Sarah Michelle Geller (Buffy, TMNT) and Jenniver Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) fit perfectly together and are supported by Ryan Phillippe (Crash, Breach, Flags of Our Fathers) and Freddie Prinze Jr. Why does that sentence sound naughty? If I had to watch one film of this type, I'm glad this was it.