

I Know What You Did Last Summer
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $17M
- Box office
- $125.6M
- Language
- English
- high school
- police
- blackmail
- fisherman
- letter
- cover-up
- friends
- revenge
- murder
- pageant
- slasher
- hook
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAustin Film Festival9 Oct 1997
- TheatricalR17 Oct 1997
- PhysicalRDVD / VHS17 Jun 1998
- PhysicalRBlu-ray22 Jul 2008
- PhysicalR4K Ultra HD Blu-ray27 Sept 2022
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1518 theatrically; downgraded on video12 Dec 1997
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+27 Nov 1997
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical22 Jan 1998
AustriaAT
- Theatrical20 Mar 1998
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1811 Feb 1998
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1627 Mar 1998
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical30 Jan 1998
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+26 Feb 1998
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical159 Jan 1998
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical20 Mar 1998
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-166 Feb 1998
Frequently asked questions
I Know What You Did Last Summer was released on 17 October 1997.
Audience reviews
5- J6/10
John Chard
10/21/2015
Ben the Bream. Kevin Williamson, hot off of the success of his screenplay for Wes Craven's Scream, here adapted the Lois Duncan novel with mixed results. A bunch of pretty teenagers in a coastal fishing town run over a man in the road and try to cover it up. Not a wise move at the best of times, even more so now as the victim, a hook wielding fisherman, is coming to get them. And that's pretty much it. Willi…
- W6/10
Wuchak
2/13/2022
_**The guilt will haunt you and maybe even KILL you**_ Released in 1997, "I Know What You Did Last Summer" takes place in coastal North Carolina where a group of just-graduated teens experience a tragic event and compound it by foolishly reacting. They swear to carry the secret to their graves, but the next summer it becomes clear that someone knows their secret and murders start piling up. The teens are played by…
- A8/10
Andre Gonzales
7/4/2023
I liked this movie. I wish there was more action and killing but overall pretty good. Has a good cast in it too.
- T7/10
tmdb51616167
9/3/2024
The "I Know What You Did Last Summer" franchise has left a lasting impact on audiences, with the first film being particularly noteworthy for its thrilling and grounded portrayal of a vengeful antagonist. Ben Willis stands out as a compelling and underrated character, bringing a sense of realism to the story without delving into the supernatural realm. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. deliver captivating p…
- R7/10
r96sk
4/19/2025
<em>'I Know What You Did Last Summer'</em> manages to satisfy, even if it isn't one of the strongest slasher flicks out there. The plot gets messy and the deaths don't stick out that much, though I was still suitably entertained. It is paced quite well, the run time flew by for me. That's even with me having seen it before, way before I logged my thoughts online but I still remembered most of it. The cast, for me,…
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