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I Know What You Did Last Summer

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I Know What You Did Last Summer reviews
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7.6 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Horror  |  Mystery  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Kevin Williamson
Lois Duncan (novel)

Directed by: Jim Gillespie

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 17, 1997
DVD: August 7, 2001

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for strong horror violence and language

Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Bridgette Wilson, Anne Heche, Johnny Galecki, and Muse Watson

After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. But exactly one year later, the dead man returns from his watery grave, and he's looking for more than an apology. (Sony)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

75

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

It's killer, dude! [17 October 1997, p. 52]

70

Variety Derek Elley

A polished genre piece with superior fright elements.

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70

LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

There's no doubting that Williamson is a man who knows and loves his genre, and all the scary, screaming, sniggering fun continues here.

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70

Washington Post Richard Harrington

Another Kevin Williamson triumph, a smart, sharply drawn genre film with a moral center and a solid cast of young actors to hold it.

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67

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Despite an inordinately complicated third-act resolution, it's head-and-shoulders above most so-called suspense films.

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67

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

The story has more holes than the bodies do, but the shocks are efficient, and Party of Five's Jennifer Love Hewitt knows how to scream with soul.

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60

The Onion (A.V. Club) Joe Garden

The characters are never really more than stereotypes (the brain, the beauty, the dreamer, the jock), but as the body count begins to mount, you feel their terror build.

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60

Empire Darren Bignell

Proves that nouveau horror is alive and kicking hard.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The screenplay by Kevin Williamson ("Scream") keeps the lighting low and the tension high, though a bit more wit would have helped.

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50

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

Though it flies in the face of credibility and becomes downright silly by its end, I Know What You Did Last Summer knows its way around the rules of the popular horror-film genre.

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50

ReelViews James Berardinelli

It has an interesting subtext. I'm referring to the way the lives and friendships of these four individuals crumble in the wake of their accident.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Competent but uninspired thriller.

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50

Newsweek B.J. Sigesmund

The main problem is the script, which has a few scares but little smarts.

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50

USA Today Mike Clark

Predictably, the derivative title here is a jumping-off point for another derivative slasher-revenge pic. [17 October 1997, p.5D]

40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The youngsters all turn in game performances, but the standout is Anne Heche, whose weird Missy Egan is pure Mimsy Farmer at maximum twitch.

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30

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Writer Kevin Williamson, who's also responsible for the overrated "Scream," sets cleverness above emotional impact in a poorly conceived 1997 thriller with plenty of empty references.

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25

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

The best shot in this film is the first one. Not a good sign.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

ricky m gave it a9:
Awesome horror film one of the true masterpieces of the late 90's an epic flick with one of the best plots ever.

R. L. gave it a6:
Clique? yes, done a million times? definitely. But that's why we go too the movies, we go to seen cheesy plots and stories & gorgeous women. But this movie side steps a few of those problems that almost all movies have. I know what you did last summer has a very intricate and well thought out story and plot, but to a very avid thinker this movie's plot will feel like it was shot full of holes, this films story is derived from the book of the same name. As we all know the movie is never like the book, but this film comes pretty close. Also allot of people and critics look at four main details about a movie. plot, acting, direction and story. These four details make up a film and this movie has three of these four details and that's good enough for me. I know what you did last summer stars Ryan Phillips, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddy Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar as four teenagers who while celebrating the fourth of July go for a drive and accidentally hit a man with there car the four panic and dump his body in the ocean and swear never to talk about it again. Four years pass and the incident has took it's toll on Julie( Jennifer Love Hewitt) she has become reclusive and quiet ever since, the others have gone on with there lives. But what they did four years ago has come back to haunt them, a man with a hook has come back for revenge and it's possible that he's the man they hit four years ago, now with time running out they have to figure out if it's him or somebody else come to avenge his death. I know what you did last summer is a roller coaster ride of thrills and chills that won't let up till the very end. I highly recommended this movie.

Andrew M gave it a 6:
This is Scream without the laughs. While everything about it is unoriginal (all elements of this film can be linked in loan with one precursor or another), it is still an effective teen slasher because most things are done right. The plots has gaps larger than the Grand Canyon, but that is not really relevant. What is important is that you get to gawk at attractive young people, who spend most the film running around wildly, usually screaming, trying to escape the cold steel of an unknown killer. Good fun!

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