I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Escritores (WGA):

Lois Duncan (novel)
Kevin Williamson (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

17 octubre 1997 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

He's got a hook on them...

Plot:

Four teens are in great danger one year after their car hits a stranger whose body they dump in the sea.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Letter | College | Revenge | High School

Premios:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Nothing special here...

Reparto

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Julie James
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Helen Shivers
Ryan Phillippe	...	Barry William Cox
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ray Bronson
Bridgette Wilson	...	Elsa Shivers
Anne Heche	...	Melissa 'Missy' Egan
Johnny Galecki	...	Max Neurick
Muse Watson	...	Benjamin Willis
Stuart Greer	...	Officer David Caporizo
J. Don Ferguson	...	Emcee
Deborah Hobart	...	Mrs. James
Mary McMillan	...	Mrs. Cox
Rasool J'Han	...	Deb
Dan Albright	...	Sheriff
Lynda Clark	...	Pageant Official

También conocida como:

Sé lo que hicieron el verano pasado (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Sé lo que hicisteis el último verano (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Duración:

100 min | Germany:99 min (cut version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Clasificación:

Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) | USA:R (certificate #35237) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (video rating) (1998) | UK:18 (original rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Compañía:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

After the first Croaker County Beauty Pageant, the band playing at the beach party is the alternative/surf rock band 'Southern Culture On The Skids'.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: David Egan's obituary says he died on Wednesday July 5th 1997, but in 1997, July 5th was a Saturday.

Citas:

Barry: How do you know this is even related? You did a lot of things last summer.
Julie: Yeah, well, only one murder comes to mind.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in I Know What You Did Last Winter (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

This Ain't The Summer Of Love

Nothing special here...

Four teenagers celebrate their last days in a small fishing town and end up on a beach, drinking heavily. When driving back into town they hit a man crossing the road and decide to dump the body in the sea rather than risking their futures on a manslaughter charge. However when dumping the body the man turns out to be still alive. They drown him and vow never to speak of it again. However one year on someone is stalking the four and begins to take revenge for the previous summer's actions.

This was made once Scream made teen slasher movies cool again. However here there is none of the ironic humour or self-referencing that made Scream good. Rather this is a straight up horror thriller that lacks anything to make it special or standout from the rest. The plot revolves around a murdered fisherman, with several red-herrings thrown into the mix. The red-herrings don't really work and to be honest you pretty much don't care about the ins and outs of who's doing the killing. Really however the plot is a bit of a disappointment and it doesn't really involve you.

The biggest failing of the film is the performances. The murderer is not as effective as ones like Ghostface or Freddy - partly because he lacks screen presence but also because we all feel sorry for him - after all he's not crazy, he's only taking revenge. The teens in question make it worse - with the exception of Love Hewitt and maybe Prinze they are pretty unpleasant people - spoilt brats mainly. From the start onwards you want them to be killed - it makes it even harder to care about what's going on when you don't care if the characters live or die.

Overall this is a rather tame horror movie - low on bodycount and gore, only some action scenes are tense and exciting but most things you can see coming a mile away. The red-herrings are left unexplained at the end (why is Ray the only one not targeted?) and the end is both lazy and insulting - and of course leaves it open for a sequel. Great.