I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) (V)

Director:

Sylvain White

Writers:

Lois Duncan (novel)
Michael D. Weiss (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What He Knows, Might Kill You...

Plot:

A group of teenagers in Colorado find themselves being stalked and killed one-by-one by a mysterious figure with a hook, exactly one year after they covered up a friends' accidental death...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Colorado | Skateboard | Fourth Of July | Band

Cast

Brooke Nevin	...	Amber Williams
David Paetkau	...	Colby Patterson
Torrey DeVitto	...	Zoe
Ben Easter	...	Lance
Seth Packard	...	Roger
K.C. Clyde	...	Deputy Hafner
Clayton Taylor	...	P.J. (as Clay Taylor)
Michael Flynn	...	Sheriff Davis
Britt Leary	...	Kim (as Brittanie Nicole Leary)
Star LaPoint	...	Kelly (as Star LaPointe)
Junior Richard	...	Lone Performer
Levy Whitlock	...	Mitch (as Levi Whitlock)
Chad Chiniquy	...	Lodge Worker
Manny Slack	...	Deputy #1
James Jamison	...	Detective

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 (DVD) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Trivia:

Alessandra Torresani was originally set to play Zoe, but when Alessandra left the project, Torrey DeVitto was given the role.

Quotes:

Amber Williams: [to The Fisherman] This secret dies with you!

Movie Connections:

References "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

Soundtrack:

NY

For a Video Release Sequel, Actually Very Watchable

After accidentally causing their friend to fall to his death, a group of teenagers is stalked one year later by a fisherman with a hook who knows what they did last summer. Will the gang find out who is behind the fisherman's mask in time to save themselves, or are they going to get what they deserve? As I say in my headline, this film was watchable for a video sequel. While not of the standard that "Final Destination 3" is, it comes close -- and didn't even push for a theatrical release. The story uses the same elements as the first movie without using any of the same characters (though it does reference the first two movies). That's not really different from what "FD3" did, so for those people who bash this one but give "FD3" a pass, you're not really being fair.

My only real complaint with the plot is that I don't see why the kids deserved to be stalked. In the original, the kids are drunk driving, hit a man on the road and then hide his body. So we have three crimes: driving while intoxicated, vehicular manslaughter and hiding a corpse. Serious stuff. This time, the friend who died was in on the prank and fell to his own death on accident. No drinking, no pushing him to death, no hiding a body. A perfectly reasonable accident.

Ignoring that, the characters are decent (although one -- Colby -- reminds me a bit too much of Jake Busey) and the story is told at a good pace. The inclusion of the Zoe character was a good move, as all horror films benefit from a punk or goth chick, especially one in a band. I draw your attention to Trash (Linnea Quigley) from "Return of the Living Dead" and rest my case.

The movie has its faults and I admit I found aspects of the climax to be unsatisfying, but over all this was a good film. I have no strong urge to push for a fourth film, and hopefully we will never see one. But for a movie with no big actors and a recycled plot, this one is entirely adequate.