They Thought the Secret Was Buried… But I’m Screaming! | Reaction to I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

In this chilling 1997 slasher classic directed by Jim Gillespie, four friends find their lives unraveling after a deadly secret refuses to stay buried.

After celebrating their high school graduation, Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Barry Cox (Ryan Phillippe), and Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.) accidentally hit a man with their car on a dark coastal road. Panicked and terrified, they decide to dump the body into the ocean and swear to never speak of it again.

A year later, Julie returns home from college—haunted by guilt—only to receive a mysterious note that reads: “I know what you did last summer.” What begins as a cryptic message soon turns into a nightmare as the group is stalked by a relentless, hook-wielding killer dressed in a black fisherman’s slicker.

As fear and paranoia tear the friends apart, each of them faces the horrifying consequences of their choices. One by one, their secrets, lies, and lives begin to unravel in a deadly game of revenge.

Featuring tense chase scenes, a gripping mystery, and iconic 90s performances, I Know What You Did Last Summer became a defining film of the late-90s slasher revival—cementing its stars as horror legends.