“The Mistake They Made, Is Coming Back To Haunt Them.”
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson, was released on this day in 1997 (USA) 🎬
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October 17, 2022 -I Know What You Did Last Summer premiered 25 years ago, today!
-No one would by Kevin Williamsons script until Scream became a hit and they all wanted in on the teen horror action.
-Starred Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James/Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers/Ryan Phillippe as Barry Cox/Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson
-SMG and Freddie would go on to get married while SMG/RP went on to do Cruel Intentions together playing yet another dysfunctional teen couple though while the characters in IKWYDLS were small town, their characters in CI were the complete opposite.
-Made $126mill worldwide on a $17mill budget
-Spawned 2 sequels and a tv series
-Helen Shivers has become a cult horror Queen with many believing she should've been the one to survive.
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