I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Writers (WGA):

Lois Duncan (novel)
Kevin Williamson (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He's got a hook on them...

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Letter | Suspect | College | Hit And Run

Awards:

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	...	Elsa Shivers
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

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:99 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) | USA:R (certificate #35237) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (video rating) (1998) | UK:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Lois Duncan has stated openly that she hates the movie, because the filmmakers turned her book into a slasher film. She especially detested it in the wake of her 18-year-old daughter's murder in 1989.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: David Egan's obituary says he died on Wednesday July 5th 1997, but in 1997, July 5th was a Saturday.

Quotes:

Barry: [to Ray] And since you bring it up... we all know *you* have a slicker.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

My Baby's Got The Strangest Ways

Are you sure you did what you think you did?

Very good horror flick. Sometimes a little obvious, but yet still fun to watch. The gore comes in quick bursts. The suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat and then hooked. Four friends are stalked by an unknown killer after accidentally hitting a man with a car and dumping his body.

The foursome is made up of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Ryan Phillippe. As far as acting ability goes Hewitt and Prinze showed their potential for bigger things. Anne Heche plays one of her most strangest roles and does so with conviction. Muse Watson plays the fisherman swinging a mean hook. This scary enough to keep you happy, slasher fiends.