I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 horror/slasher film starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr.. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on a popular novel of the same title by Lois Duncan. The film was followed by two sequels, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and the straight-to-DVD release I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. The latter film did not star any of the cast from the previous two.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. However, the film was highly successful, grossing $125,500,000 at the box office.^[1] It was also nominated for and won multiple awards.^[2] As a result, along with the film's massive cult following, the film has been parodied and referenced in popular culture.^[3]