I Know What You Did Last Summer - wikipedia I Know What You Did Last Summer Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see I Know What You Did Last Summer ( disambiguation ) . I Know What You Did Last Summer Theatrical release poster Directed by Jim Gillespie Produced by Neal H. Mortiz Erik Feig Stokely Chaffin Screenplay by Kevin Williamson Based on I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt Sarah Michelle Gellar Ryan Phillippe Freddie Prinze Jr . Johnny Galecki Bridgette Wilson Music by John Debney Cinematography Denis Crossan Edited by Steve Mirkovich Production company Mandalay Entertainment Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date October 17 , 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 17 ) Running time 101 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $17 million Box office $125.2 million I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher horror film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Jim Gillespie . The film is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan . The film also draws inspiration from the urban legend known as the Hook . The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Ryan Phillippe , and Freddie Prinze Jr. , with Anne Heche , Bridgette Wilson , and Johnny Galecki appearing in supporting roles . I Know What You Did Last Summer centers on four friends who are being stalked by a killer , one year after covering up a car accident in which they were involved . I Know What You Did Last Summer received mixed reviews from critics , but was commercially successful , grossing over $125 million at the box office . It was also nominated for and won multiple awards . As a result , the film has been parodied and referenced in popular culture . The film was followed by two sequels , I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1998 ) and the straight - to - DVD release I 'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer ( 2006 ) . Though the former film has a continuation of the plotline established in its predecessor , the latter film establishes a new plotline and does not star any cast members from the previous two installments . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 4.3 Awards and nominations 5 Music 5.1 Soundtrack 6 Home media 7 Sequels and remake 8 References 9 External links Plot ( edit ) On the Fourth of July 1996 in Southport , North Carolina , Julie James , her boyfriend Ray Bronson , Julie 's best friend Helen Shivers , and Helen 's boyfriend Barry Cox , are all driving home from a party . Along the road , they accidentally hit a pedestrian . Max , who has a crush on Julie , stops by . Julie reassures Max that everything is all right , and he leaves . After some arguing , the group decides to dispose of the body , dumping it in the water . The group agrees to never again discuss what had happened . The following year , a disheartened Julie returns home from college for the summer . Since the incident , the group has gone their separate ways . Julie receives a letter with no return address , stating , `` I know what you did last summer ! '' A disturbed Julie informs Helen , who works at her family store . The girls take the note to Barry , who immediately thinks Max is responsible . They confront Max on the docks , and Barry threatens him with a hook . Julie meets Ray , who is now working as a fisherman ; he unsuccessfully tries to reconcile with her . Later , Max is killed by a figure in a rain slicker wielding a hook . Barry discovers a note in his gym locker saying , `` I know . '' He is then ambushed by the same assailant driving Barry 's car . Meanwhile , Julie believes that the man they had run over was David Egan . Helen and she head over to visit with David 's sister Missy at her home . Missy explains to them that their family was devastated by David 's death ; she also mentions that a friend of David 's named Billy Blue also visited her to pay his last respects . Later that night , the killer sneaks into Helen 's house , cuts off her hair while she sleeps , and writes `` Soon '' on her mirror . Julie finds Max 's corpse wearing Barry 's stolen jacket in the trunk of her car . When she calls the others , the body is missing . Ray claims to have received a threatening letter , too . While Helen rides with Barry as the reigning Croaker Queen in the Fourth of July parade , they notice a man wearing a slicker . Barry chases him , but it turns out to be a red herring . Julie goes back to Missy , who reveals David allegedly committed suicide out of guilt for the death of his girlfriend Susie in a car accident . Missy shows David 's suicide note to Julie . As the writing matches that of the note she received , Julie realizes it was not a suicide note , but a death threat . At the Croaker Pageant , Helen witnesses Barry being murdered on the balcony . She rushes up there with a police officer , but finds no sign of the killer or Barry . While driving Helen home , the officer is stopped by a stalled truck , then killed by a dark figure with a hook . Helen rushes to her family 's store , but the killer follows her inside and kills Helen 's sister Elsa . Helen manages to flee , but the killer chases her into an alley and slashes her to death , her screams drowned out by the noise of the parade . Julie finds an article mentioning Susie 's father , Ben Willis , and realizes it is Ben they ran over , moments after he had killed David to avenge his daughter . She then goes to the docks to tell Ray , but he refuses to believe her . Julie notices Ray 's boat is called Billy Blue and runs away before Ray can explain that he went to see Missy to relieve his conscience . Ben appears , knocks Ray out , and invites Julie to hide on his boat . Looking around , she finds photos and articles about her friends and her , and pictures of Susie . Ben 's boat leaves the docks , as Ray regains consciousness and steals a motorboat to rescue Julie , who is being chased all around Ben 's boat . Ray ultimately uses the rigging to sever Ben 's hook - carrying hand and send him overboard . When the police question them , they deny knowing why Ben attempted to kill them , but they are relieved not to have actually killed anybody the previous summer , and reconcile . A year later , Julie is in college in Boston . As she enters the shower , she notices the words `` I still know '' on the mirror . Moments later , a dark figure crashes through it . Cast ( edit ) See also : List of I Know What You Did Last Summer characters Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers Ryan Phillippe as Barry Cox Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson Bridgette Wilson as Elsa Shivers Anne Heche as Missy Egan Muse Watson as Ben Willis Johnny Galecki as Max Neurick Production ( edit ) The cliff and rock ( at bottom , center ) where David Eagan is sitting and drinking during the sunset scene at the beginning of the movie , filmed at Kolmer Gulch near Jenner , California The blind curve on California State Route 1 at Kolmer Gulch where Barry 's BMW hits pedestrian David Eagan early in the movie , filmed in Sonoma County near Jenner Although the movie is set in coastal North Carolina , most of the opening scenes were filmed in Sonoma County , California . In the first scene , the movie opens with an aerial shot over the ocean at sunset that transitions to David Eagan , who is sitting on a coastal cliff at sunset . This scene was filmed at Kolmer Gulch , just north of the town of Jenner , on Highway 1 . The night - time beach scene was filmed just south of Jenne . The ensuing car scene where Julie , Helen , Barry , and Ray accidentally hit the pedestrian ( David Eagan ) was also filmed at Kolmer Gulch on Highway 1 . The remaining scenes were filmed primarily around the vicinity of Southport , North Carolina . Release ( edit ) Box Office ( edit ) In its opening weekend , the film grossed $15,818,645 in 2,524 theaters in the United States and Canada , ranking number one . By the end of its run , I Know What You Did Last Summer grossed $72,586,134 domestically and $53 million internationally for a worldwide total of $126 million . Critical reception ( edit ) The film received mixed reviews upon release , inevitably drawing both positive and negative comparisons to Scream , also written by Williamson . Mick LaSalle thought it inferior to Scream , but Richard Harrington compared it favorably , stating that it was `` ... a smart , sharply drawn genre film with a moral center and a solid cast of young actors to hold it . '' Variety was also enthusiastic , calling it a `` polished genre piece with superior fright elements that should perform at better than average theatrical levels . '' On Rotten Tomatoes , 35 % of reviews were positive . Metacritic reported an aggregate score of 52 out of 100 based on 17 reviews . Critic Roger Ebert gave the film one of four stars and wrote in his review , `` The best shot in this film is the first one . Not a good sign . '' Jennifer Love Hewitt was praised for her performance as Julie James . An Entertainment Weekly columnist stated that Hewitt knows how to scream with soul . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B - '' on an A+ to F scale . Awards and nominations ( edit ) Year Ceremony Nominee Result ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films John Debney Won 1998 Saturn Award Best Horror Film I Know What You Did Last Summer Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Female Newcomer Jennifer Love Hewitt Won Favorite Actress Favorite Supporting Actress -- Horror Sarah Michelle Gellar Favorite Actor -- Horror Freddie Prinze Jr . Nominated Favorite Actress -- Horror Jennifer Love Hewitt Favorite Supporting Actor Ryan Phillippe International Horror Guild Award Best Movie I Know What You Did Last Summer MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Sarah Michelle Gellar Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film -- Leading Young Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt Music ( edit ) The film produced two soundtracks . One of them featured the score composed by John Debney , while the other contained various rock songs found in the film . I Know What You Did Last Summer ( Original Motion Picture Score ) Film score ( Digital download ) / Audio CD by John Debney Released October 7 , 1997 Genre Film score Length 50 : 44 Label Super Tracks Music Group Soundtrack ( edit ) I Know What You Did Last Summer ( The Album ) Soundtrack album ( Digital download ) / Audio CD by Various Released October 7 , 1997 Genre Alternative rock , alternative metal Length 51 : 14 Label Columbia Records `` Hush '' by Kula Shaker ( 2 : 55 ) `` Summer Breeze '' by Type O Negative ( 4 : 57 ) `` D.U.I. '' by The Offspring ( 2 : 26 ) `` Kid '' by Green Apple Quick Step ( 3 : 17 ) `` This Ai n't the Summer of Love '' by L7 ( 3 : 09 ) `` Losin ' It '' by Soul Asylum ( 3 : 01 ) `` Hey Bulldog '' by Toad the Wet Sprocket ( 2 : 31 ) `` My Baby 's Got the Strangest Ways '' by Southern Culture on the Skids ( 3 : 59 ) `` Waterfall '' by The Din Pedals ( 3 : 47 ) `` Clumsy '' by Our Lady Peace ( 4 : 27 ) `` One Hundred Days '' by Flick ( 3 : 40 ) `` Great Life '' by Goatboy ( 3 : 50 ) `` 2 Wicky '' by Hooverphonic ( 4 : 44 ) `` Do n't Mean Anything '' by Adam Cohen ( 3 : 43 ) `` Proud '' by Korn ( 3 : 17 ) Home media ( edit ) The film was released on DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Video in the US on June 16 , 1998 . Special features included a theatrical trailer and filmmaker 's commentary . It was released on DVD and VHS in the UK by Entertainment in Video with no special features . The film was released on Blu - ray for the first time on July 22 , 2008 , with more special features including the director 's short film : `` Joyride '' with optional commentary , a featurette titled `` Now I Know What You Did Last Summer '' , a music video of `` Hush '' by Kula Shaker and the theatrical trailer and filmmaker 's commentary from the DVD . Though it was released in the US , it is available to be watched in regions A , B , and C. The Blu - ray was re-released by Mill Creek Entertainment on September 30 , 2014 , in the US . It contains no special features and is only available in Region A . Sequels and remake ( edit ) The film was followed by two sequels : I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1998 ) and I 'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer ( 2006 ) , which went direct - to - video . Both were critically panned . In the first sequel , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Freddie Prinze Jr. , and Muse Watson reprise their roles . The second sequel has very little relation to the first two , other than the premise , the villain , and the producers . It featured new characters and a different setting . On September 14 , 2014 , Sony reported that they have plans to remake the film ; Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard are writing a script . In a June 1 , 2016 , Blumhouse.com `` Shockwaves '' podcast , writer Mike Flanagan revealed and further confirmed this new iteration and reimagination of the franchise would not have any inventions of the Lois Duncan novel ( the antagonist being a central character ) nor the 1997 feature ( 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 is set for a release somewhere between 2017 and 2020 . 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Legends of the Fall - wikipedia Legends of the Fall Jump to : navigation , search This article is about the American film . For the The Weeknd tour , see Starboy : Legend of the Fall Tour . Legends of the Fall Theatrical release poster Directed by Edward Zwick Produced by Marshall Herskovitz William D. Wittliff Edward Zwick Screenplay by Susan Shilliday William D. Wittliff Based on Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison Starring Brad Pitt Anthony Hopkins Aidan Quinn Julia Ormond Henry Thomas Music by James Horner Cinematography John Toll Edited by Steven Rosenblum Production company Bedford Falls Productions Distributed by TriStar Pictures Release date December 23 , 1994 ( 1994 - 12 - 23 ) ( US ) Running time 133 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $30 million Box office $160.6 million Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic historical drama film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt , Anthony Hopkins , Aidan Quinn , Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas . Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison , the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature , history , war and love . The film 's time frame spans from World War I through the Prohibition era , ending with a brief scene set in 1963 . The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won for Best Cinematography ( John Toll ) . Both the film and book contain occasional Cornish language terms , the Ludlows being a Cornish emigrant family . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Reception 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical response 4.3 Accolades 5 Home media 6 References 7 External links Plot ( edit ) Sick of betrayals the United States government perpetrated on the Native Americans , Colonel William Ludlow leaves the Army and moves to a remote part of Montana . Along with One Stab , a Cree friend , he builds a ranch and raises his family . Accompanying them are hired hand and former outlaw Decker , Decker 's Cree wife Pet , and daughter Isabel Two . Ludlow has three sons : Alfred , the eldest , is responsible and cautious ; Tristan , the Colonel 's favorite son , is wild and well - versed in American Indian traditions ; Samuel , the youngest , is educated but naive and constantly watched over by his brothers . Ludlow 's wife Isabel does not adapt to the harsh Montana winters and moves to the East Coast ; Tristan vows never to speak of her again . At age 12 , Tristan touches a sleeping grizzly bear . The bear awakens and injures him , but he stabs at the bear 's paw and cuts off a claw . Years later , Samuel returns from Harvard University with his fiancée , Susannah . Susannah talks with Isabel Two and learns of her fondness for Tristan . Susannah finds Tristan captivating but loves Samuel . Before they can marry , Samuel announces his intention to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force and aid Britain in the fight against Germany . Much to their father 's displeasure , Alfred also joins . Although Tristan does not want to join , he does so to protect his brothers . During World War I , the brothers find themselves in the 10th Battalion , CEF . Alfred , commissioned as an officer , leads a charge into no man 's land . The attack results in heavy casualties and Alfred is wounded . While visiting Alfred in the field hospital , Tristan learns that Samuel has volunteered for a dangerous reconnaissance mission . He rushes off to protect his brother but arrives too late . A devastated Tristan holds Samuel until he dies , then cuts out his brother 's heart and sends it home to be buried at the ranch . Tristan single - handedly raids the German lines . He returns to camp with the scalps of German soldiers hanging around his neck , horrifying his fellow soldiers . He is discharged but does not go home . Alfred returns to Montana and proposes to Susannah , but she declines . Tristan returns home , where Susannah finds him weeping over Samuel 's grave . She comforts him , and they become lovers . A jealous Alfred confronts Tristan and leaves to make his name in Helena . Tristan is plagued with guilt over Samuel 's death and feels responsible for driving Alfred away ; he leaves Montana for several years . Susannah waits for him , only to receive a letter telling her to marry someone else . Alfred comforts Susannah . Ludlow finds them together , which leads to a falling out between him and Alfred . Ludlow later suffers a stroke . He does not speak for years and the ranch deteriorates . Susannah marries Alfred , now a congressman . Alfred 's business and politics cause him to get involved with the O'Banion brothers , bootleggers and gangsters . Tristan returns during Prohibition , bringing life back to the ranch and his father . He falls in love with Isabel Two and they marry . They have two children , the elder being a boy named Samuel . Tristan becomes involved in small - scale rum - running , finding himself at odds with the O'Banion brothers . Isabel is accidentally killed by a police officer working for the O'Banions . In a fit of grief , Tristan beats the officer nearly to death and is jailed . Susannah visits Tristan , still having feelings for him , but he refuses her advances . After his release , Tristan and Decker kill those responsible for Isabel 's death , including one of the O'Banion brothers . Realizing she can not live without Tristan , Susannah commits suicide . The remaining O'Banion brother , along with the corrupt sheriff and another police officer , comes after Tristan for revenge . At the ranch , Ludlow and Alfred kill the attackers . Alfred reconciles with his father and brother . The family realizes that Tristan is likely to be blamed for the deaths , which prompts Tristan to ask Alfred to take care of his children . One Stab 's narration explains that later during the night they bury the bodies and dump the car in the Missouri River . He reflects that rather than dying young as he , the American Indian , had expected , Tristan lived to watch his children and grandchildren grow . One Stab observes that it was the people Tristan loved and wanted to protect most that died young . The last scene takes place in 1963 . Tristan , now an old man living in the North Country investigates an animal carcass as he is confronted by a grizzly bear . He draws his knife and fights it . As they struggle , the image freeze - frames as One Stab narrates , `` It was a good death '' . Cast ( edit ) Brad Pitt as Tristan Ludlow Keegan MacIntosh as Young Tristan Ludlow Anthony Hopkins as Col. William Ludlow Aidan Quinn as Alfred Ludlow Julia Ormond as Susannah Fincannon - Ludlow Henry Thomas as Samuel Ludlow Karina Lombard as Isabel `` Isabel II '' Decker / Isabel Decker Ludlow Sekwan Auger as Young Isabel II Decker Gordon Tootoosis as One Stab Christina Pickles as Isabel Ludlow Paul Desmond as Roscoe Decker Tantoo Cardinal as Pet Decker Robert Wisden as John T. O'Banion John Novak as James O'Banion Kenneth Welsh as Sheriff Tynert Bart the Bear as the Bear Production ( edit ) Filming ( edit ) Legends of the Fall was primarily filmed on location in Alberta and British Columbia , Canada . Principal photography began in mid-September 1993 . The World War I battlefield scenes took two weeks to film and were shot near Morley , Alberta , with hundreds of locals and a few Canadian Forces soldiers recruited as extras . The Ghost River Wilderness Area in Alberta served as the filming location for the Ludlow ranch ; additional outdoor scenes , as well as the funeral and cemetery scenes , were shot at the Bow River near Banff National Park . A historic harbour area in Vancouver called Gastown was augmented with period building facades for the Helena , Montana street scenes . Hotel scenes were shot at the Hotel Europe at 43 Powell Street in Vancouver . Additional scenes were shot at Maple Leaf Square in Gastown , Vancouver , and Ocho Rios in Saint Ann , Jamaica . Filming wrapped up around January 1994 . Reception ( edit ) Box Office ( edit ) The film opened in limited release on December 23 , 1994 , and expanded to a wide release on January 13 , 1995 . During its first weekend in wide release , which was a four - day weekend due to Martin Luther King , Jr . Day , the film reached number one at the domestic box office after grossing $14 million . After its initial run , the film brought in a final box office total of $160,638,883 . Against its $30 million budget , the film was a financial success . Critical response ( edit ) Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 56 % of 54 film critics have given the film a positive review , with a rating average of 5.8 out of 10 . Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , gives the film a score of 45 based on 23 reviews , indicating `` mixed or average reviews '' . IMBD gave the film a score of 7.5 / 10 based on reviews from critics , indicating generally positive reviews . Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times described the film as `` pretty good ... with full - blooded performances and heartfelt melodrama '' . Peter Travers of Rolling Stone particularly praised Pitt 's performance saying , `` Though the admirable Quinn has the toughest role , Pitt carries the picture . The blue - eyed boy who seemed a bit lost in Interview with the Vampire proves himself a bona fide movie star , stealing every scene he 's in . '' Comparatively , Chris Hicks of Deseret News noted , `` Pitt is the hunk of the moment , and Legends of the Fall will only further cement his big - screen , romantic leading - man status . And he is satisfying as the internalized , rebellious Tristan ( look for that name to be given to more than a few babies over the next few years ) . Even if the character seems only a slight twist on the similar role he played in A River Runs Through It . ( He even becomes a bootlegger ! ) '' On the other hand , Rita Kempley of The Washington Post stated that the film 's `` yarn does n't so much sweep as sprawl across the screen in all its panoramic idiocy '' . Janet Maslin of The New York Times commented , `` Before it turns exhaustingly hollow , this film shows the potential for bringing Mr. Harrison 's tough , brooding tale to life . And the actors may have captured the spirit of the story , but that 's impossible to know . '' She concluded , `` These are performances that lost too much in the editing room , smothered by music and overshadowed by a picture - postcard vision of the American West . '' Accolades ( edit ) The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography ( John Toll ) , Best Art Direction ( Lilly Kilvert , Dorree Cooper ) , and Best Sound ( Paul Massey , David E. Campbell , Chris David and Douglas Ganton ) , and won the category for Best Cinematography . In addition , the film was nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture -- Drama , Best Actor -- Drama ( Brad Pitt ) , Best Director ( Edward Zwick ) , and Best Original Score ( James Horner ) . Home Media ( edit ) Legends of the Fall was first released on DVD on April 29 , 1997 , and once again on October 17 , 2000 . The film was later released on Blu - ray on February 8 , 2011 , with bonus content that includes two audio commentaries , deleted scenes with optional commentary and two behind - the - scenes featurettes . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Legends of the Fall ( 1994 ) '' . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 23 . ^ Jump up to : Hicks , Chris ( 13 January 1995 ) . `` Legends of the Fall '' . Deseret News . Retrieved 11 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Tristram , Hildegard L.C. ( 2007 ) . The Celtic Languages in Contact . Potsdam University Library # Potsdam University Press . p. 204 . ISBN 978 - 3 - 940793 - 07 - 2 . Jump up ^ `` Hopkins lines up Beethoven role '' . Reading Eagle . 27 August 1993 . p. 51 . Retrieved 11 December 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Reel Adventures Alberta Movie Maps '' . Alberta SouthWest . pp. 1 -- 9 . Retrieved 11 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Ansen , David ( 16 January 1994 ) . `` The Flowering Of A Late Bloomer '' . The Daily Beast . p. 2 . Retrieved 11 December 2012 . 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Jump up ^ Maslin , Janet ( 23 December 1994 ) . `` Grit vs. Good Looks In the American West '' . The New York Times . Retrieved 12 December 2012 . Jump up ^ `` The 67th Academy Awards ( 1995 ) Nominees and Winners '' . oscars.org . Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` Golden Globes , USA 1995 '' . Lucy Media . Retrieved 12 December 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Legends of the Fall '' . 9 October 2000 . Retrieved 17 April 2012 . Jump up ^ Calonge , Juan ( 29 November 2010 ) . `` Legends of the Fall Blu - ray Announced , A River Runs through It in Regular Case '' . Blu-ray.com . Retrieved 12 December 2012 . 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