I Know What You Did Last Summer (franchise)

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I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Created byLois Duncan
Original workI Know What You Did Last Summer (1973)
OwnerColumbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Years1973–present
Print publications
Book(s)I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Novel(s)I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television seriesI Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
Direct-to-videoI'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 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.

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.

Films[]

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
I Know What You Did Last Summer October 17, 1997 Jim Gillespie Kevin Williamson Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig and Stokely Chaffin
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer November 13, 1998 Danny Cannon Trey Callaway Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig, Stokely Chaffin, William S. Beasley and Jose Ludlow
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer August 15, 2006 Sylvain White Michael D. Weiss Neal H. Moritz and Erik Feig

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)[]

Main article: I Know What You Did Last Summer

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)[]

Main article: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

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)[]

Main article: I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

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.

Future[]

In September 2014, Sony reported that they have plans to remake the film, with Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard writing the script.

In an interview with Blumhouse.com "Shockwaves" podcast in June 2016, writer Flanagan revealed and further confirmed this new iteration of the franchise would not have any inventions of the Lois Duncan novel (the antagonist being a central character) nor the 1997 feature film (the fisherman Ben Willis and four primary protagonists Julie James, Helen Shivers, Barry Cox, and Ray Bronson).

Further, the new direction and scope of the film necessitates an estimated budget of $15–20 million. Sony also states that the film is a high priority and was initially set for release in 2020.[1]

Television[]

Series Season Episodes First released Last released Showrunner(s) Network(s)
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)[]

Main article: I Know What You Did Last Summer (TV series)

Amazon Studios acquired the rights in July 2019 to develop a television series adaptation with Neal H. Moritz and James Wan producing.[2] Amazon has ordered the series in 2020,[3] and that Craig Macneill would direct the pilot episode written by Sara Goodman.[4] In January 2021, Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso, Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck, Brooke Bloom, and Bill Heck were announced to star in the series for Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.[5]

Cast and crew[]

Principal cast[]

Characters Films Television series
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 only  
Ray Bronson Freddie Prinze Jr. Mentioned only  
Helen Shivers Sarah Michelle Gellar Photograph  
Barry Cox Ryan Phillippe Mentioned only  
Karla Wilson   Brandy Norwood Mentioned only  
Tyrell Martin   Mekhi Phifer Mentioned only  
Will Benson   Matthew Settle Mentioned only  
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[]

Crew/Detail Film
I Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I'll Always Know What You Did
Last Summer
1997 1998 2006
Director Jim Gillespie Danny Cannon Sylvain White
Producer(s) Neal H. Moritz
Erik Feig
Stokely Chaffin 		Neal H. Moritz
Erik Feig
Stokely Chaffin
William S. Beasley 		Neal H. Moritz
Erik Feig
Writer(s) Screenplay by
Kevin Williamson
Based on
I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan 		Trey Callaway Michael D. Weiss
Composer(s) John Debney John Frizzell Justin Burnett
Production
companies 		Mandalay Entertainment Mandalay Entertainment
Original Film
Destination Films
Distributing
company 		Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date October 17, 1997 November 13, 1998 August 15, 2006
Running time 101 minutes 101 minutes 92 minutes

Reception[]

Box office performance[]

Film Release date Box office gross Budget Reference
North America Other
territories 		Worldwide
I Know What You Did Last Summer October 17, 1997 $72,586,134 $53,000,000 $125,586,134 $17 million [6]
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer November 13, 1998 $40,002,112 $44,000,000 $84,002,112 $24 million [7]
Total $112,588,246 $97,000,000 $209,588,246 $41,000,000

Critical and public response[]

Title Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
I Know What You Did Last Summer 45% (69 reviews)[8] 52 (17 reviews)[9] B–[10]
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 7% (57 reviews)[11] 21 (19 reviews)[12] B[10]
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer 0% (6 reviews)[13] N/A N/A
I Know What You Did Last Summer 44% (32 reviews)[14] 45 (4 reviews)[15]

Music[]

Soundtracks[]

Title U.S. release date Length Performed by Label
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Original Motion Picture Score October 7, 1997 50:44 John Debney
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer: Music from the Motion Picture November 17, 1998 51:14 Various artists
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various artists
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Music from the Amazon Series October 15, 2021 Drum & Lace and
Ian Hultquist 		Madison Gate Records

Books[]

Main article: I Know What You Did Last Summer (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.

In 1998, a paperback version of the screenplay for I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was published by Pocket Books.[ISBN missing]

References[]

  1. ^ Busch, Anita (September 15, 2014). "'I Know What You Did Last Summer' In Season Again At Sony". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 26, 2019). "James Wan Directing 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Pilot for Amazon!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Squires, John (October 14, 2020). "Amazon Orders Up "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Television Series from Producer James Wan!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (December 9, 2020). "'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Series at Amazon Taps Craig Macneill to Direct Pilot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2021). "'I Know What You Did Last Summer': Madison Iseman Among Nine Cast In Amazon's YA Horror Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Cinemascore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Season 1". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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