I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

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 | Teen | Suspect | High School

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

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
Shea Broom	...	Contestant #1
John Bennes	...	Old Man
Jennifer Bland	...	Contestant #2
William Neely	...	Hank
Jonathan Quint	...	David Franklin Egan
Richard Dale Miller	...	Band Member
Mary Neva Huff	...	Band Member
David Lee Hartman	...	Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Mrs. Shivers (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Gillespie

Writing credits (WGA)
Lois Duncan		(novel)
Kevin Williamson		(screenplay)

Produced by
William S. Beasley	....	executive producer
Stokely Chaffin	....	producer
Erik Feig	....	producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Denis Crossan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steve Mirkovich

Casting by
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Gary Wissner

Art Direction by
John J. Rutchland III

Set Decoration by
James Edward Ferrell Jr.

Costume Design by
Catherine Adair

Makeup Department
Judith H. Bickerton	....	hair stylist
Bonita DeHaven	....	key makeup artist
Linda Kamp	....	makeup artist
Jamie Kelman	....	special prosthetics
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special prosthetics
Kris Ravetto	....	assistant makeup artist: California
Lisa Marie Rosenberg	....	key hair stylist
Mariann Ybarra	....	assistant hair stylist: California (as Mariann Ybarra-Williamson)
Coni Andress	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Susan Buffington	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
William S. Beasley	....	unit production manager
Steve Dayan	....	production supervisor: California
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins	....	production supervisor (as Sharyn Shimada Huggins)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
Robert V. Girolami	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Robert Girolami)
Steve Lonano	....	second second assistant director (as Stephen LoNano)
Steve Mirkovich	....	second unit director
Marianne M. Scanlon	....	second assistant director
Christian Clarke	....	second assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)

Art Department
Rufus Best	....	mill shop foreman (as Rufus D. Best Sr.)
Zachary M.H. Boozer	....	lead greensman
Richard E. Brown	....	lead person: California
Dale DeStefani	....	general construction foreman: California
Alan Hook	....	set designer
Walker Daniel Kiser Jr.	....	construction foreman
Barry Kootchin	....	paint foreman
Cynthia La Jeunesse	....	buyer (as Cynthia M. LaJeunesse)
Gary W. Lang	....	propmaker foreman
Scott A. Lawson	....	on-set dresser
Andrew Menzies	....	set designer
Stephen C. Peterman	....	lead man
Chris L. Spellman	....	set decorator: California (as Chris Spellman)
Barry Spencer	....	propmaker foreman
Mark Vena	....	illustrator (as Marc Vena)
Richard Waldrop	....	property master
Doug White	....	assistant property master
Alyce Fahsholtz	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Hughes	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Deborah Pollard Matthews	....	painter (uncredited)
John W. Morgan	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
John L. Sullivan	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Richard Whitney	....	property maker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Petra Bach	....	adr editor
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Gaston Biraben	....	dialogue editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator
Kent Forbes	....	second assistant sound editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Giannattasio	....	cable person (as Daniel Giannattasio)
Don Givens	....	foley recordist
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer
Alexandra Hawkinson	....	second assistant sound editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken J. Johnson	....	special sound effects recordist
Robin Johnston	....	sound recordist
Diane Linn	....	adr recordist
James Morioka	....	second assistant sound editor
Douglas Parker	....	first assistant sound editor
Brian Risner	....	sound effects editor
Carl Rudisill	....	sound mixer
Pernell L. Salinas	....	apprentice sound editor (as Pernell Salinas)
Art Schiro	....	sound recordist
Greg Schorer	....	sound effects editor
Michael Stern	....	synthesizing mixer (as Mick Stern)
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising sound editor (as C.T. Welch)
John O. Wilde	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Stan Blackwell	....	special effects: California (as Stanley Blackwell)
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects set lead person
John D. Milinac	....	special effects coordinator
William Purcell	....	special effects leadperson (as William A. Purcell Jr)
Michael Schorr	....	special effects foreman/welder

Stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Randy Johnson	....	stunts
Bob MacDougall	....	stunts (as Bob McDougall)
John Meier	....	stunts
Erin Ricotti	....	stunts (as Erin Ricotti-Hice)
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
James Ryan	....	stunts (as James Schwartz)
Dustin Meier	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Bridges	....	still photographer (as James Bridges)
Joe D'Alessandro	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Joseph C. D'Alessandro)
Michael Dhonau	....	grip
Lynn Dodson	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Thomas Lynn Dodson)
David Ellis	....	additional electrician
Jay Herron	....	underwater assistant camera: California (as Jay Heron)
Eric Jones	....	best boy grip
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	best boy grip: California (as Robert J. McCann)
Jack McCollum	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mick McNeely	....	chief lighting technician
David Noble	....	key grip: second unit
David B. Nowell	....	aerial camera operator: California
John Perkinson	....	assistant camera: second unit
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Priestley)
Mark J. Rainsford	....	key grip
Medel Ramos	....	assistant chief lighting technician: California
Mike Repeta	....	second assistant camera (as Michael H. Repeta)
Bret Straughn	....	dolly grip
Mike Thomas	....	underwater camera operator: California
Paige Thomas	....	first assistant camera
Mark Van Loon	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Van Loon	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Simon Carey	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jim Cote	....	grip (uncredited)
Kahlil Fadel	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ben D. Griffith Jr.	....	grip (uncredited)
Dalton Hendrix	....	grip (uncredited)
Dan Jones	....	electrician (uncredited)
Mark A. Lewis	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael Meier	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Ben Noble	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jan Ruona	....	additional assistant camera: Bodega Bay (uncredited)
Michael Santy	....	camera operator: "b" camera, California (uncredited)
Damian Smith	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Mike Smith	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Robert Zuckerman	....	key art photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Cherrix	....	extras casting assistant (as Amy E. Cherrix)
Marty Cherrix	....	extras casting
Craig Fincannon	....	casting: North Carolina
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Anne McCarthy	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vanessa Jenik	....	set costumer (as Vanessa C. Jenik)
Yvonne Kubis	....	key costumer: Los Angeles
Jessica S. Smith	....	set costumer
Pauline White	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson	....	assistant editor
Brian Day	....	apprentice editor: North Carolina
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Michael Mirkovich	....	apprentice editor: California
William Yeh	....	associate editor
David Orr	....	color timer (uncredited)
Frederick Wardell	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Budd Carr	....	executive music consultant
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
John Richards	....	scoring engineer
Alex Steyermark	....	music supervisor
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Frederick	....	transportation captain
Gregory Nutt	....	transportation co-captain: California
Johnnie Peterson	....	transportation co-captain
Domiciano Rodriquez	....	transportation captain: California
Jesse Adam Smith	....	picture car coordinator (as Jesse A. Smith)
Shane Summers	....	transportation coordinator
Greg Stancil	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Belinda B. Baker	....	assistant production coordinator
Beth Bargas	....	assistant production coordinator (as Beth A. Bargas)
Savannah Barnes	....	production assistant: Wilmington
Beth Bromley	....	publicist
Henry J. Cornelissen	....	post-production accountant (as Henry Cornelissen)
David Curtis	....	set production assistant
Louis F. DiFelice	....	location manager
Derek Ellis	....	assistant accountant
Kelley Finn	....	assistant location manager
April H. Grantham	....	craft service
Chad Graves	....	key set production assistant
Mark Hager	....	key production assistant: California
Captain Jeff Johnson	....	marine coordinator
Douglas R. Jones	....	production assistant: Southport
Robert Karpman	....	location manager: California
Melisa Kashiwahara	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz
John Kreidman	....	production coordinator: California
Christine Moore	....	script supervisor
Sean O'Keefe	....	assistant: Ms. Chaffin
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot: California (as Alan Purwin)
Woody Richardson	....	boat boss
Dhana Rivera	....	assistant: Mr. Feig
Ryan Schaetzle	....	assistant location manager
Patricia Story	....	publicist (as Pat Story)
Cara White	....	publicist
Erik Whitestone	....	set production assistant
James J. Wilhelm	....	craft service: California
Pamela Williamson	....	assistant accountant
Gregor Wilson	....	accountant
Adryenn Ashley	....	stand-in: Sarah Michelle Gellar (uncredited)
Jason Aaron Baca	....	double (uncredited)
Jason Aaron Baca	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Sam Feuer	....	stand-in: Freddie Prinze, Jr (uncredited)
Bennett Fidlow	....	additional legal services (uncredited)
E. Michael Hewett	....	location scout (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson	....	assistant to head of production (uncredited)
Michael C. Lund	....	production assistant: Los Angeles preparation (uncredited)
Scott Sandine	....	set medic: Northern Califorina (uncredited)
Steve Zukowski	....	craft service (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Mandalay Entertainment
• Summer Knowledge LLC

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Entertainment (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
• Era (1998) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• Summit / Kinekor (1998) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1998) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (1998) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Cecchi Gori Distribuzione (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• WB Television Network, The (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• AXN (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Egmont Films (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (199?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2001) (2003) (2004) (Finland) (TV)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Angel's Food Service  catering: California
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies by
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Dimension Sound  sound editing
• Eagle Eye Digital Film  editing systems provided by
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty provided by
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Ken and Art's Catering  catering
• Signet Sound Studio  music mixed at
• Todd-AO Studios  music recorded at
• Todd-AO Studios  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:99 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (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:

The film was shot in fifty days.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: As the body hit the automobile, the kids were driving on mountainous terrain along the coast. There are no mountains anywhere in the North Carolina shore area.

Quotes:

Ray: See, no one gets me the way you do.
Julie: I understand your pain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Stuck Together, Torn Apart (#3.19)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Clumsy

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