Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Ryan Phillippe,
Freddie Prinze Jr.,
Muse Watson
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During the annual July 4th festivities in a North Carolina fishing town, Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) wins a local beauty contest and departs with her boyfriend Barry (Ryan Philippe) and pals Julie (... read more
Directed by: Jim Gillespie
Release Date: October 17, 1997
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001
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October 11, 2011Yawn. So there's a group of teenagers, they kill someone, that someone comes back ... are you bored yet? Yeah me to. The classic mix of screaming beauties, testosterone riddled jocks and slightly outcast plain people running around convincing themselves that anything they do for ... read more
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August 17, 20111996 onwards saw the great Teen horror boom made famous by Wes Craven's Scream. A year later, they decided to create this mess and basically using the template of Scream as guide on creating a new trend of hip and cool horror films. Well these "horror" films fail to capture the e... read more
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August 11, 2011An average slasher film with a bunch of TV stars from the 90s. Really, it's nothing special, I think people only talk about it because of the title, I know I've made plenty of humorous remarks with it. Overall this movie has no surprises, it's just so-so.
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August 9, 2011fb729949618Jennifer Love Hewitt is the only thing this movie has to offer. It's too similar to Scream as it was made a year after.
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April 29, 2011I bet this foursome was, like, THE Hollywood dream team back in the day. As it currently stands, it's only somewhat interesting in the beginning, seeing their portrayal of high school drunkenness, Ryan Phillipe going crazy, Sarah Michelle Gellar as the super bitch. It's a time ca... read more
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January 15, 2011i know im rating this a bit high, but this is one of my greatest guilty pleasures. ive seen this film more than a dozen times and i just enjoy it for mindless entertainment.
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March 11, 2010Basically the forgotten cousin of Scream, without the excellent criticism of the horror genre. It's got a lot of atrocious acting and probably one of the worst killers in a horror movie. Not only is it improbable, it's physically impossible on so many levels. I would only say tha... read more
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January 28, 2010A lot of mystery to solve to find the killer. This was a bit freaky at some point. But wasn't that good.
Critic Reviews
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
January 22, 2002
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
A smart, sharply drawn genre film with a moral center and a solid cast. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Remember all those terrible slasher flicks from the '80s? This could be one of them. It certainly ain't no Scream. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Like Williamson, Jim Gillespie, the director, respects the conventions of the genre. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The characters aren't interesting enough for us to be scared for them. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Teasing and taut, I Know What You Did Last Summer is a teen horror flick with a different kind of kick to it. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
The payoff is less effective. It involves several teen-scream modules, such as the $1.98 Startle Effect; the Hand on the Shoulder; and the Is He Dead Yet? gambit.
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
Predictably, the derivative title here is a jumping-off point for another derivative slasher-revenge pic.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The best shot in this film is the first one. Not a good sign. Full Review
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