I Know What You Did Last Summer





Starring
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillipe

Rating


Rating within genre


Rated
R for adult language and gore

Directed by
Jim Gillespie

Written by
Kevin Williamson
Lois Duncan *book*

Genre
Slasher

Film
Color; 1 hr. 40 min.

Date of Release
1997

Filming Locations
California (USA)
North Carolina (USA)
Fort Lee, NJ (USA)
New Brunswick (Canada)

Synopsis
Four teens are heading home from an end of the year trip, when they get involved in a tragic hit-and-run on an empty highway. Barry convinces the others that the cops will charge them with drunk driving, and they toss the body into the river. A year later, they begin to receive threats, people are dying, and Julie is getting letters....letters that say I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER....

Summary
'I Know What You Did' is a pretty cool film. Parts of it are very scary and exciting, and parts of it are just good. Some of the acting isn't all that...Gellar got a little fake at times, and some of the scenes were downright cheesy, but most of the movie was all right - especially Phillipe, who's ever a charmer. It's not the best horror show out there, but it's definitely not the worst (though we draw a little nearer to that side with its sequel). So if you're in the mood for a decent scary movie, this would be a good choice.

Notable Quotes

"I get run over, Helen gets her hair chopped off, Julie gets a body in her car, and you get a letter?! That's balanced!" -- Barry

"There's liquor all over the car, they'll never believe I was driving!" -- Ray

"He's just f*cking with us. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" -- Julie


Reviews


Stygian Films: "It's an okay film....sort of SCREAM wannabe (nothing can beat that movie), but it has its thrills."

E! Online: "Destined to be the feel-bad hit of the Halloween season, I Know What You Did has a gorgeous young cast confronting the predictable old hook-weilding psycho gambit."

Roger Ebert: "The ads make much of the fact that ``I Know What You Did Last Summer'' is from ``the creators of `Scream.' '' That means both scripts are by Kevin Williamson. My bet is that he hauled this one out of the bottom drawer after ``Scream'' passed the $100 million mark."

Washington Post: "...first-time Hollywood director Jim Gillespie shows a sure hand (or is that a fisherman’s hook?) with both cast and production crew in this very smartly mounted, sharply drawn feature."

San Francisco Chronicle: "Teenagers looking to scream will find things to enjoy in ``I Know What You Did Last Summer.'' But audiences looking for another ``Scream'' will be disappointed."


Cast List

Jennifer Love Hewitt.............Julie James
Sarah Michelle Gellar...........Helen Shivers
Ryan Phillipe........................Barry Cox
Freddie Prinze Jr..................Ray Bronson
Johnny Galeki......................Max
Bridgette Wilson..................Elsa Shivers
Anne Heche........................Missy Egan
Muse Watson......................Ben Willis


If you're going to bury the truth....
Make sure it stays buried.






Also recommended
Scream
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Scream 2
Scream 3
Urban Legend
The Skulls


Pictures taken from I Know What You Did Last Summer fan site