I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr., with supporting roles played by Johnny Galecki, Bridgette Wilson, Anne Heche, and Muse Watson. The first installment in a franchise, it is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. The film centers on four teenage friends, who are stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after covering up a car accident in which they supposedly killed a man. It also draws inspiration from the urban legend known as "The Hook", as well as the slasher films Prom Night (1980) and The House on Sorority Row (1982).
Plot
On July 4, 1996, in Southport, North Carolina, Julie James and her friends Ray Bronson, Helen Shivers, and Barry Cox drive to the beach. On the way back, they accidentally hit a pedestrian. Julie's friend Max passes by them on the road. Barry and Helen try to dump the body in the water, but the pedestrian wakes up and grabs Helen. Barry pushes him into the water and the group swears to never discuss what happened.
More details
author | Kevin Williamson |
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contentLocation | North Carolina |
director | Jim Gillespie |
editor | Steve Mirkovich |
events | guilt murder responsibility revenge secrecy |
genre | horror thriller |
keywords | 4th of july parade ambush beauty pageant boston car accident crab death threat drive helen shivers independence day julie james july 4 kill morning newspaper article on the road police officer raincoat rig steal struggle suicide note write |
musicBy | John Debney |
producer | Erik Feig Neal H. Moritz Stokely Chaffin |
productionCompany | American Film Institute Mandalay Entertainment |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
recordedAt | North Carolina |
theme | serial killer slasher teen horror urban vigilante |