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I Know What You Did Last Summer

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
149K
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
149K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
956
94
    • Jim Gillespie
    • Kevin Williamson(screenplay by)
    • Lois Duncan(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Anne Heche
    • Jim Gillespie
    • Kevin Williamson(screenplay by)
    • Lois Duncan(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Anne Heche
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 509User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Julie James
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Helen Shivers
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Melissa Egan
    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Barry Cox
    Freddie Prinze Jr.
    Freddie Prinze Jr.
    • Ray Bronson
    Muse Watson
    Muse Watson
    • Benjamin Willis…
    Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
    Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
    • Elsa Shivers
    • (as Bridgette Wilson)
    Johnny Galecki
    Johnny Galecki
    • Max
    Stuart Greer
    Stuart Greer
    • Officer
    J. Don Ferguson
    J. Don Ferguson
    • MC
    Deborah Hobart
    Deborah Hobart
    • Mrs. James
    Mary McMillan
    Mary McMillan
    • Mrs. Cox
    Rasool Jahan
    Rasool Jahan
    • Deb
    • (as Rasool J'Han)
    Dan Albright
    Dan Albright
    • Sheriff
    Lynda Clark
    Lynda Clark
    • Pageant Official
    Shea Broom
    Shea Broom
    • Contestant #1
    John Bennes
    • Old Man
    Jennifer Bland
    Jennifer Bland
    • Contestant #2
      • Jim Gillespie
      • Kevin Williamson(screenplay by)
      • Lois Duncan(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Kevin Williamson wrote this script before Scream (1996), but was unable to sell it. Following the big screen success of his next screenplay, "Scream," Columbia Pictures immediately bought I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). This is the reason many critics and fans felt this was a huge step down from his more clever and innovative Scream scripts.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 30 mins) When Julie is in the room filled with ice, it jiggles when she moves it (it was made of gelatin).
    • Quotes

      Julie: Barry, stop!

      Barry: No! Wake up, Julie. He's behind all this! How many fucked up fisherman are out there?

      Ray: Look, he's after me too! I got a letter.

      Barry: Oh, you got a letter? I got run over! Helen gets her hair chopped off, Julie gets a body in her trunk, and you get a letter? That's balanced!

    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical version was slightly cut to avoid a "Not under 18" rating. The uncut version has been released on VHS/DVD/Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Edited into I Know What You Did Last Summer: Deleted Scenes (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Summer Breeze
      Written by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts

      Performed by Type O Negative

      Courtesy of Roadrunner Records

    User reviews509

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    7/10
    True, it's another teen slasher flick
    In the late 90's, there had seemed to be a trend of the Dawson's Creek meets Halloween slasher flicks, some had big hits like Scream, and some kinda missed like Urban Legend, then right in between came I Know What You Did Last Summer based off the book of the same name and I do mean just based on the book because the book and the movie are two entirely different tales. The book was more of a moral story while this was just a plain slasher teen flick, but over all I would say that I Know What You Did Last Summer was a decent horror flick. It starred the biggest stars of it's time: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Ryan Phillipe, and surprisingly they clicked pretty well, but I think that's because they just all have to play pretty white kids with problems, lol. But it's all good, this was a fun little horror flick.

    Four high school friends have graduated and are celebrating the fourth of July. They all have big plans: Julie is planning to go to Harvard, Helen is going to New York to become an actress, Ray is staying in town to help with the business of fishing, and Barry has a wrestling scholarship. They all are just having a big party and while driving home they accidentally hit a man, killing him. Freaked out and scarred for what might happen since alcohol is involved, they dump the body in the river hoping that it'll go away. But a year later when the friends re-unite, they are receiving letters claiming that someone knows what they did. Barry is then hit by a car, Helen's hair is chopped off, and Julie gets bodies put into her car trunk; they all must face the fisherman who is after them with a big hook and it seems like he does not want these kids to live.

    I Know What You Did Last Summer has typical Dawson's Creek drama, but it's all good, I mean it was written by Kevin Williamson who wrote the series. But the cast did click very well and as cliché'd as the movie was, it's still good for a scare. Sarah does have one of the best damsel in distress chase scenes ever, that was pretty intense I have to admit. I Know What You Did Last Summer is a fun flick I would recommend to watch at midnight in the dark, you're gonna get jumpy a few times.

    7/10
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    • Nov 13, 2003

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    • How did the killer get the body in and out of Julie's trunk so fast?
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    • Where does the movie take place?

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1997 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Jenner, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mandalay Entertainment
      • Original Film
      • Summer Knowledge LLC
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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