I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
If you're going to bury the truth, make sure it stays buried.
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 17 October 1997 |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller, Mystery |
| Director | Jim Gillespie |
| Starring | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar |
| Runtime | 102 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.3/10 · Metacritic 52/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 47% · TMDB users 6.0/10 |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $126 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Jim Gillespie’s 1997 thriller runs 102 minutes and pivots on a single, terrible decision made on a winding road. Four teens dispose of a body and swear silence, only to find that silence has a price. A hook-wielding stalker turns their summer of secrets into a game of cat and mouse. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Sarah Michelle Gellar navigate the wreckage of their own mistakes. It is a tight exercise in dread where the past refuses to stay buried.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes records a 47% approval rating as of January 2026. Metacritic sits at 52 out of 100. The consensus calls it a by-the-numbers slasher that arrived a decade too late. Critics debated its place in the post-Scream landscape. Richard Harrington saw a smart genre film with a moral center. Maitland McDonagh watched Williamson write the very movie Scream mocks. Roger Ebert noted the best shot was the first one. That is a diagnosis, not a prescription.
How it did with audiences
It cost $17 million and took $73 million in the United States, climbing to $126 million worldwide. That margin is a comfortable win for a studio that bet on a summer scare. On TMDB, users rate it 6 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Jennifer Love Hewitt followed Sister Act 2 with roles in Tropic Thunder and Criminal Minds. Ryan Phillippe stepped from Crimson Tide into Cruel Intentions and The Lincoln Lawyer. The 1997 film sat between those trajectories. It did not cause the shift. It merely occupied the space where their careers diverged.
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Sources
- I Know What You Did Last Summer on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q302174 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “I Know What You Did Last Summer” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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