I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. It is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and is the first installment in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. The film centers on four young friends who are stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after covering up a car accident in which they killed a man. The film also draws inspiration from the urban legend known as the Hook, and the 1980s slasher films Prom Night and The House on Sorority Row. After having written Scream, Williamson was approached to adapt Duncan's source novel by producer Erik Feig.
| Director | Jim Gillespie |
| Produced by | Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig, Stokely Chaffin |
| Screenplay by | Kevin Williamson |
| Based on | I Know What You Did Last Summer, by Lois Duncan |
| Starring | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr, Johnny Galecki, Bridgette Wilson |
| Music | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Denis Crossan |
| Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
| Production, company | Mandalay Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Released | October 17, 1997 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $125.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 1181714 |
About I Know What You Did Last Summer
The first film in the franchise finds friends who are hunted by a murderer after accidentally killing a man a year earlier. The film is based on Lois Duncan's 1973 novel of the same name.
Achievement of I Know What You Did Last Summer
The movie was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. Due to the movie's success, a sequel was released one year later.
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