I Know What You Did Last Summer (franchise)
I Know What You Did Last Summer is an American horror film franchise consisting of three slasher films and one television series, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. The first installment was written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Jim Gillespie, and released in 1997.
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Created by | Lois Duncan |
Original work | I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) |
Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Years | 1973–present |
Films and television | |
Film(s) | |
Television series | |
Direct-to-video |
The first two installments star Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Muse Watson. In addition, the supporting cast includes: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Johnny Galecki in the first film, with Brandy, Mekhi Phifer and Matthew Settle in the second film.
Novel
In 1973, Lois Duncan's I Know What You Did Last Summer was published. It was republished as a tie-in to the film in 1997 and once again in 2018 with some of its content modernized. The film adaptation reenvisioned the story of the novel as a violent slasher film, as opposed to the slow-burn mystery nature of the novel.
Films
Films | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
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I Know What You Did Last Summer | October 17, 1997 | Jim Gillespie | Kevin Williamson | Erik Feig, Neal H. Moritz and Stokely Chaffin |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | November 13, 1998 | Danny Cannon | Trey Callaway | Erik Feig, Neal H. Moritz, Stokely Chaffin, Jose Ludlow and William S. Beasley |
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | August 15, 2006 | Sylvain White | Michael D. Weiss | Erik Feig and Neal H. Moritz |
Untitled fourth film | TBA | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | Leah McKendrick | Neal H. Moritz |
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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, a mysterious fisherman begins stalking the friends.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
The murderous fisherman with a hook stalks the two surviving teens, Julie James and Ray Bronson who left him for dead. Despite Julie's warnings, her friends do not believe her until it is too late, and the fisherman begins a second murder spree at a posh island resort in the Bahamas.
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
A group of teenagers in Colorado find themselves being stalked and killed one by one by a mysterious figure with a hook, exactly one year after they covered up a friend's accidental death.
Untitled fourth film
In September 2014, Sony Pictures revealed plans to remake the film, with Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard writing the script. The film was a high priority and was initially set for release in 2016. Further, the new direction and scope of the film would need an estimated budget of $15–20 million.[1][2] Flanagan confirmed that this new iteration of the franchise would not include elements of the 1973 novel nor of the 1997 feature film,[3] but the project was never made.[4]
In February 2023, a legacy sequel was announced to be in development with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. in negotiations to reprise their respective roles. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson will direct the film from a script written by Leah McKendrick, based on an idea by Robinson and McKendrick. Neal H. Moritz will serve as producer. The plot is said to be similar in approach to Scream (2022), in which characters from the original film are included in a story featuring a younger cast.[5] In March, Prinze Jr. said in an interview that he had not received an offer to join the film, explaining: "They just said that to get people excited. I haven't spoken to anyone at their company, my agents haven't received an offer from them whatsoever".[6] Prinze later said that Original Film announced the sequel without him and Love signed on yet just to excite the fans and that he met with Kaytin Robinson after the announcement to discuss his possible involvement. He noted that the meeting left him impressed with her idea for the film, but noted that he hasn't currently signed on to appear as there's no script and has received no concrete offer yet.[7]
Television
Series | Season | Episodes | First released | Last released | Showrunner(s) | Network(s) |
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I Know What You Did Last Summer | 1 | 8 | October 15, 2021 | November 12, 2021 | Sara Goodman | Amazon Prime Video |
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
Amazon Studios acquired the rights in July 2019 to develop a television series adaptation with Neal H. Moritz and James Wan producing.[8][9] Craig Macneill directed the pilot episode, written by Sara Goodman.[10] Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso, Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck, Brooke Bloom, and Bill Heck star in the series.[11] It was released on October 15, 2021.
Principal cast
Characters | Films | Television series | ||
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I Know What You Did Last Summer | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | I Know What You Did Last Summer | |
1997 | 1998 | 2006 | 2021 | |
Ben Willis / The Fisherman | Muse Watson | Don Shanks | ||
Julie James | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Mentioned | ||
Ray Bronson | Freddie Prinze Jr. | |||
Helen Shivers | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Sarah Michelle GellarP | ||
Barry Cox | Ryan Phillippe | Mentioned | ||
Karla Wilson | Brandy Norwood | |||
Tyrell Martin | Mekhi Phifer | |||
Will Benson | Matthew Settle | |||
Amber Williams | Brooke Nevin | |||
Colby Patterson | David Paetkau | |||
Zoe Warner | Torrey DeVitto | |||
Lance Jones | Ben Easter | |||
Lennon Grant / Alison Grant | Madison Iseman | |||
Margot Gilbert | Brianne Tju | |||
Dylan Skanlon | Ezekiel Goodman | |||
Riley Thacker | Ashley Moore | |||
Johnny Lahela | Sebastian Amoruso | |||
Oficial Lyla Kalei | Fiona Rene | |||
Courtney | Cassie Beck | |||
Clara | Brooke Bloom | |||
Bruce Grant | Bill Heck |
Additional crew and production details
Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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Composer(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | ||
I Know What You Did Last Summer | John Debney | Denis Crossan | Steve Mirkovich | Mandalay Entertainment | Columbia Pictures | 1 hr 41 mins | |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | John Frizzell | Vernon Layton | Peck Prior | ||||
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | Justin Burnett | Stephen M. Katz | David Checel | Mandalay Entertainment, Original Film, Destination Films |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 hr 32 mins | |
I Know What You Did Last Summer (The Series) |
Drum & Lace, and Ian Hultquist |
Anka Malatynska & Shawn Mauer | Ray Daniels, Trevor Baker, Jo Francis, Monica Daniel, Marc Pollon, and Christopher M. Meagher | Mandalay Television, Original Film, Destination Films, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Atomic Monster, Amazon Studios, Off Center Inc. |
Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Prime Video |
6 hrs 20 mins (8 episodes) |
Reception
Box office performance
Film | Box office gross | Budget | Reference | ||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | |||
I Know What You Did Last Summer | $72,586,134 | $53,000,000 | $125,586,134 | $17 million | [12] |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $40,002,112 | $44,000,000 | $84,002,112 | $24 million | [13] |
Total | $112,588,246 | $97,000,000 | $209,588,246 | $41,000,000 |
Critical and public response
Title | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[14] |
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) | 45% (69 reviews)[15] | 52 (17 reviews)[16] | B- |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | 7% (57 reviews)[17] | 21 (19 reviews)[18] | B |
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | 0% (6 reviews)[19] | — | — |
I Know What You Did Last Summer (The Series) | 44% (32 reviews)[20] | 45 (4 reviews)[21] | — |
Music
Title | U.S. release date | Length | Performed by | Label |
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I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Album | October 7, 1997 | 53:40 | Various Artists | Columbia Records |
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Original Motion Picture Score | October 7, 1997 | 50:44 | John Debney | Super Tracks |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer: Music from the Motion Picture | November 17, 1998 | 50:57 | Various Artists | 143 Records and Warner Bros. Records |
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Music from the Amazon Series | October 15, 2021 | 56:44 | Drum, Lace & Ian Hultquist | Madison Gate Records |
Novelization
In 1998, a paperback release of the screenplay for I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was published by Pocket Books.
References
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- Thurman, Trace (April 7, 2016). "[Interview] 'Hush' Director Mike Flanagan and Actress Kate Siegel On Their New Thriller!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- Squires, John (June 26, 2017). "What's Going On With the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Remake?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- Jenkins, Jason (January 15, 2021). "Writer Jeffrey Howard Revisits His and Mike Flanagan's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' [Phantom Limbs]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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- "Freddie Prinze Jr. Says He Hasn't 'Received an Offer' for I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel (Exclusive)". Toofab. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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