I Know What You Did Last Summer [DVD]

Bought this one and I haven’t seen it in years. It was still good. My only issue was that the version or the age of this used copy of the movie had no subtitles

Psycho (1959) by Robert Bloch and its subsequent adaptation into film by Alfred Hitchcock (1960) is considered to be the first notable work within the slasher sub-genre, although the slasher origins can be dated back to the early nineteenth-century theatre plays that were performed in the Grand Guignol, Paris. This sub-genre is a mixture of the psychological thriller and the splatter film and Psycho has arguably influenced a string of films since, including Black Christmas (1974), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), Candyman (1992), Scream (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).I Know What You Did Last Summer fits neatly into the slasher sub-genre, adopting many of its stereotypical traits: a group or community who are guilty of committing a wrongdoing; the whodunit in which the identity of the killer is unknown (the opposite to Halloween where Michael Myer's identity is known from the outset), usually resulting in a twist ending; the killer stalks and, one-by-one, kills the guilty people; the event that commemorates the past crime; most of the group initially ignore the warning signs; the hero and/or heroine battles the killer; the hero and/or heroine triumph over the killer; and, in those films where there is room for a sequel, the nightmare is never over.The slasher film suffered a decline in popularity towards the end of the 1980s and it would be Wes Craven - along with screenplay writer Kevin Williamson - who would resurrect the genre with Scream. I Know What You Did Last Summer (also scripted by Williamson) followed the year after and was a huge hit, taking $125.2m at the box office (the initial budget was $17m). The film is (very) loosely based on the suspense novel of the same name by Lois Duncan (1973), although the author was very disappointed with the film. Aside from the slasher aspect, I Know What You Did Last Summer also explores the urban legend folklore tale, The Hook.This tale, in its original form, tells the story of a young couple who park at Lover's Lane and are listening to the radio. A news bulletin cuts in explaining that a lunatic has escaped from a local mental asylum. He has a hook for a hand. They decide to leave and later find the hook buried in the side of the car. This version was used in the wraparound story in the anthology, Campfire Tales (1997). In I Know What You Did Last Summer, the maniac with a hook for a hand legend is adopted, but with the film's own variation on the legend. Urban Legend (1998), another slasher film, was released the following year, using a number of urban legends as the methods of murder throughout; it was not as successful.Cast:Jennifer Love Hewitt - Julie JamesSarah Michelle Gellar - Helen ShiversRyan Phillippe - Barry CoxFreddie Prinze, Jr. - Ray BronsonBridgette Wilson - Elsa ShiversAnne Heche - Missy EganMuse Watson - Ben WillisJohnny Galecki - Max NeurickDir. Jim GillespieScr. Kevin WilliamsonRunning Time: 97 MinutesRegion 2: UK/EuropeLanguage: EnglishStudio: Entertainment in VideoRatio: 2:35ASIN: B00004D35QSoundtrack:Hush by Kula ShakerSummer Breeze by Type O NegativeDUI by The OffspringKid by Green Apple Quick StepThis Ain't the Summer of Love by L7Losin' It by Soul AsylumHey Bulldog by Toad the Wet SproketMy Baby's Got the Strangest Ways by Southern Culture on the SkidsWaterfall by The Din PedalsClumsy by Our Lady PeaceOne Hundred Days by FlickGreat Life by Goatboy2 Wicky by HooverphonicDon't Mean Anything by Adam CohenProud by KornThe film has had two sequels so far: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006).

Imported to the UK. Amazing transfer, great colours/black levels & while Scream 1 was good, this upgrade is more impressive & the dolby Atmos mix is also a great addition.Arrived in good condition with suprisngly minimal damage to the slip cover which I was happy with. If you're debating it definitely pick it up.

I have decided to review this now as it's one of my favourite films and have just watched it for about the 6th time by now. Yes when it came out many compared it to Scream another modern horror classic. Both were brought to the big screen by Kevin Williamson ,as was The Faculty. However Scream was as much a update of the gerne as you can get directed by Wes Craven, the horror maste, which has it's tongue in cheek moments making fun of the gerne. In I know what you did last summer there is more of a obvious story from the start for the killers motives.This film is pure class, featuring a young and beautiful cast, of course, inc Jennifer Love-Hewitt and Sarah Michelle-Gellar. It has a cool soundtrack "Hush" by Kula shaker and some genuine jumpy moments too. It shows in the film that there must have been a big budget for the film. The films target audience will and have lapped this up and along with Scream it is one of the modern generations fave films. Only down side on DVD is that there are no extras what so ever! Overall a great fun, classy, horror film everyone should enjoy! If you haven't seen this yet, where have you been? Go buy it now!

Still made us jump in places

This film and its sequel are DVD treasures in my dad's shed. I have loved these films since I first saw them in the late 90's. They are classic 90's teen slashers made during the 'Scream', 'Final Destination' and 'Urban Legend' era. Get this film if you love 90's stalk and slash films. Most of the actors who played the main characters in this film went on to fairly successful movie careers. The film is entertaining and very easy to follow; the acting is 'so so'. It has some gory scenes but nowhere near as tasteless and gross as Elii Roth's 'Hostel' films. Overall I consider this film to be an entertaining laugh to be watched with popcorn and the lights out. Try it on a rainy Friday or Saturday night when you don't feel like venturing out

always enjoyed the fim gratefulful to have dvd

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