The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr.. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson,
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As they celebrate their high school graduation, four friends are
involved in a hit-and-run accident when their car hits--and apparently
kills--a pedestrian on an isolated roadway. They dispose of the body and
vow to keep the incident a secret, but a... As they
celebrate their high school graduation, four friends are involved in a
hit-and-run accident when their car hits--and apparently kills--a
pedestrian on an isolated roadway. They dispose of the body and vow to
keep the incident a secret, but a year later somebody starts sending
them letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer." At
that point the panicked foursome becomes the target of an elusive serial
killer whose disguise consists of a fisherman's slicker and a lethal
ice hook. Part mystery and part slasher flick, this thriller was heavily
hyped as a follow-up to Scream by screenwriter Kevin Williamson (who
later created the TV series Dawson's Creek), and like Scream it's a
showcase for a teenage cast including Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah
Michelle Gellar. And while this shocker isn't as inspired as Scream,
it's guaranteed to give its target audience a few good thrills as it
dives toward a routine climax of mayhem and murder. Based (rather
loosely) on the popular novel by Lois Duncan. --Jeff Shannon
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