I Saw What You Did (1988)

A group of pranksters unintentionally get the attention of a serial killer who soon starts targeting them.

Director:

Fred Walton

Writers:

Cynthia Cidre (teleplay), Ursula Curtiss (from a novel by)

Stars:

Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren, Candace Cameron Bure

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shawnee Smith	...	Kim Fielding
Tammy Lauren	...	Lisa Harris
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Julia Fielding (as Candace Cameron)
Robert Carradine	...	Adrian Lancer
David Carradine	...	Stephen
Rosanna Huffman	...	Mrs. Harris
Jo Anderson	...	Robyn Griffin
Bo Brundin	...	Mr. Marley
Patrick O'Bryan	...	Louis
Dana Gladstone	...	Sid
Alan Fudge	...	Mark Fielding
Susan Kellermann	...	Gym Teacher
Michael A. Ross	...	Mike (as Michael Ross)
Stack Pierce	...	Policeman
Robert Winley	...	Randy

Storyline

Two teens, Lisa and Kim, are playing games making prank calls on the phone. But when they call Adrian Lancer who has some mental problems, and say "I saw what you did", they ignite a human time bomb. Adrian has just killed someone and thinks they saw him do it. Now he is trying to find them.

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Plot Keywords:

telephone terror | psychotronic film | serial murder | prank telephone call | telephone prank | 

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Taglines:

They were teenagers playing a phone prank. He was a madman committing murder. Tonight terror is on the line.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shawnee Smith and Tammy Lauren also appeared together in Crime of Innocence (1985), another made for TV movie.

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Goofs

Camera can briefly be seen reflected in window when Adrian looks out after receiving second call from girls.

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Quotes

Kim Fielding: [watching Adrian through the window] Do you think he'll like us?
Kim Fielding: I don't think he's my type, he looks sensitive.
Lisa Harris: How about me? Do you think he'll like me?
Kim Fielding: Why don't you go ask him and find out?

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Connections

Remake of I Saw What You Did (1965)

User Reviews

I may be crazy...

I may be crazy... but I liked this movie!!

The basic plot is this: bored high school girls play pranks and meet cute and unusual musician who turns out to be a psychotic killer.

This is a low budget, made for TV movie at its best!!

Robert Carradine does an excellent job of portraying over-the-edge eccentric Adrian Lancer. Quite a nice change of pace from all that "Revenge of the Nerds" nonsense. He makes the story line at least somewhat plausible and shows you convincing traits that would make two high school girls interested in him. Nice touch of having David Carradine play Adrian's brother Stephen.

I was really impressed with performances by Tammy Lauren and Shawnee Smith as a prankster and a prep school do gooder. Plus, Candace Cameron is not nearly as annoying here as she was on Full House.

The movie is slow moving at times. I would imagine that they had a good hour long movie, but then they had to fill up two hours in a Monday night time slot. If you get the chance to see it -- wait -- I don't even know if you CAN rent this anywhere, other than from me, since for some reason I happen to still have it taped on VHS from ten years ago. However, if you come across it, give it a chance. I suppose in some ways it is similar to the recent grouping of movies loosely titled "I Saw What You Did and Who You Were Screaming With Two Summers Ago", except that it is more like a realistic documentary of "here is what happened in one evening", rather than larger-than-life killers in costume targeting anyone in town.

Don't expect too much, and you won't be disappointed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Saw What You Did... and I Know Who You Are!

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1