Helen's chase scene has to be one of the most intense cat and mouse sequences in horror movie history next to Scream 2 with Gale. The outcome is so heartbreaking, ye poetic because it's the reason we remember it. She went fighting.
I know! When they specifically mentioned her, then said "30 year-olds playing teens", I was like "She was literally a teen when they started shooting this!" 😂
sarah michelle gellar was the best character in this movie ( in my opinion ) she wasn’t the typical dumb blonde . she fought back , was smart , and deserved to live ( which originally she was ) i wish we got to see sarah michelle gellar survive at least one horror movie
@@kennethpelaez5042 yea but still .. i wanted her to actually survive a movie and that be that .. i hated how they killed her off in ikwydls and the grudge 2
@@kiranolan7104 she definitely did .. still would’ve been nice to see her survive at least one horror movie tho .. but buffy is the closest we’ll get to it
Scream, The Craft and I Know What You Did Last Summer were the three big movies that brought back horror for the younger generation. Before these movies were released, the teens growing up in the 90's only had the great 70's and 80's classics to watch and they were getting dated. Wes Craven's Scream is a masterpiece and will forever have a connection with The Craft. I Know What You Did Last Summer was the third revival horror movie released, but it wouldn't have existed without the popularity of Scream. And The Craft alone would never have carried the horror genre through the 90's and would've fallen into obscurity. Every horror movie made after Scream to this day wouldn't have existed if not for Scream. That's how important Scream is to the genre, and that's why I Know What You Did Last Summer did so well in theaters. With that being said, I love I Know What You Did Last Summer and consider it a classic.
Actually, the actors were pretty close to the characters ages. All between 18-21 except Ryan who was 23. Even so they’re playing 18 year olds so not too far off. Kevin Williamson actually wrote ikwydls before scream but scream was green lit first and its success is what allowed for this film to be made. 🎉
One of my all time favorite 90's horror/mystery films! Sarah Michelle Gellar's chase scene is the BEST chase scene in horror cinematic HISTORY! She fought and ran so hard only to just fall short of surviving, and it hurts every single time!
I'm disappointed you didn't show your reactions to the goofiest moment from this film (and any late 90s horror film), the scene where Jennifer Love Hewitt is screaming "What're you waiting for?!?" and spinning around in the middle of the street, it's so unintentionally hilarious. 😄😄😄 The horror films from this period do hold a special place in my heart. You should also watch Urban Legend, House on Haunted Hill, and The Craft. It's funny you guys mentioned Scooby-Doo, you should watch the live-action Scooby-Doo with both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. from this film (also Matthew Lillard from Scream and Mr. Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson!). It's horror-adjacent, and I think it's better than people give it credit for (mainly because of the Scrappy-Doo stuff).
This and Scream are the kind of horror movies I grew up watching. They have had so many parodies it’s hard to take them seriously at times but damn I love them!
This movie was filmed in my home state of North Carolina. The short hair blond woman the girls went to was the late Anne Heche who recently died in a horrible car crash. RIP.
Sarah Michelle Gellar has the best chase scene in horror movie history. It's so well done and can never be topped. Every time I watch it I somehow have hope she makes it, and that's what makes it so damn good.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Blonde One) who ya couldnt recognise is Buffy, She was also in Scream 2, Cruel Intentions, The Grudge 1 & 2 and Also the 2 Scooby Doo Movies. Also Ray (Freddie Prince Jr) is her husband in real life. Hope that helped :) Great video again guys x
Finallyyyyyy! I wish y'all watched this before Scary Movie so you could understand all the references in that movie. Also Helen Shivers is from Scream 2 as Cici and also the Scooby Doo movies as Daphne and in Cruel Intentions and also Buffy the Vampire Slayer lmao she's been in a lot
It's funny how you mentioned Scooby Doo... Sarah Michelle Gellar (Helena) and Freddie Prinze Jr (Ray) played Daphne and Fred in the live action Scooby-Doo films
The reason you didn’t see a lot of blood was because the director didn’t want this film to be a teen slasher. He was making a mystery film but the studio intervened after the success of Scream and added the death of Max and added blood to Helen’s sister to add a little more gore. Helen best character who should have lived. And Julie is one of the worst.
I think you guys summed up exactly how I felt when I first watched this movie. It was hard to put a finger on it for me but when you said that "something with the tone dropped off" it just rang true for me. I just love the breakdown style of your reviews without bogging down with it.
You guys continue to hit these reaction reviews out the park with your passion, enthusiasm & joy watching movies. Your reactions helped me through a very bad time last year after losing my dad to covid, it was nice to chill out for half hour & watch your videos & forget about my problems.
Awe you cut out too much of the Sarah Michelle Geller chase. That was one of the best chases in horror movie history...the redeeming factor for this movie. Also this was written by Kevin Williamson before he wrote Scream, but it came out after it was released, and the script was bought.
Really wish Helen had been the survivor of this movie. I like Julie but Helen fought so hard (plus I'm a huge fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar) I was really rooting for her to make it. The second she turned around I was like "Damn it. Bye, Helen." 😒
Please watch the sequel.its great. Don't bother with the third its absolutely awful. The TV series was soooo bad it was axed after one season. Check out Urban Legends. Its an awesome 90s slashe with a great cast of horror icons.
@@LumpyAdams Completely disagree. I Still Know isn't a cinematic masterpiece by any means but its such a fun film and I enjoy it just as much as the first.
You should give this a rewatch sometime and consider it’s got a lot of subtext in it about the fears and traumas associated with growing up and not having life go like you thought it would when you were younger. I agree with you that the first half is stronger than the back half, and it does become a little too cheesy in the finale but for me the reason it has stuck around as much as it has is because of the relatability of the main characters. I think everyone has memory of feeling vulnerable during that transition period from high school into adult life.
Love you guys reactions! One minor complaint is the the volume of the movie is very low in comparison to your narration - so we have to crank the volume up to hear the movie but then the narration is too loud. Then when an ad kicks in it like 20db louder blasting my ear drums! Maybe a tweak or two to the sound micx is in order. Again, first world problems eh? Thanks for all you do!
The novel that this film is based on is a well-done and serious mystery. In case anyone wants to track it down and read it, I won't do any spoilers. Suffice to say that this film is maybe 90% different from the source material.
Glad you guys finally got to seeing this. I loved this movie growing up and definitely got it confused with Scary Movie as a kid lmao. Hands down, Helen's chase scene is one of the best in horror. The 2nd is pretty fun, the 3rd is truly terrifying for how awful it is. Never seen the show either. RIP Anne Heche, who played the sister they visited. She had a tragic accident in August this year.
When Julie finds the body in the trunk and tells her friends about it and they look at her like she's crazy it always annoyed me because dude just got out the hospital and his girlfriend got a nasty hair cut from the killer. 🤣
Wow you guys must be babies. How do you not recognize this cast? I mean Sarah Michelle who played buffy the vampire slayer and Jennifer love Hewitt from party of 5 and the show 911!! Come on now guys 🤦♀️
especially sarah michelle gellar being one of if not the most iconic woman of the 90s with buffy , ikwydls , cruel intentions , scream 2 and then the 2000s with scooby doo 1 & 2 & the grudge
@@ChrisCollins068 yeah gen z is lost on me. I just don’t get how entire generation of people can be that clueless about everything before they were born.
@brooke atkins It's kind of weird but not only are they pretty young but I'm pretty sure they're not American. I think they live in England. So maybe that's why?
@@kiranolan7104 it probably also could’ve been bc they didn’t recognize them bc in scooby freddie had blonde hair and sarah looked a little more grown compared to these times but who knows . 🤷🏻♀️
Ahhh yes Kevin’s Williamson first screenplay. After the success of Scream this movie was fast Kt green-lit. BUFFY was the best character in the movie. I love late 90’s early 00’s horror they’re the best.
A portion of this movie was filmed in my home town. Some scenes were right down the street from my house. It's cool to look back at it and see the places I remember when I was young.
"What are you waiting for!!!!" Godamn it I can't take that scene serious because of scary movie lmao Also......Jennifer love Hewitt was my childhood crushed
Just watched guys. Another great review. Had to laugh at the end as this is my favourite movie of all with Helen being my favourite movie character of all time. Love her development
Love this movie and really enjoyed watching your reactions. A few years ago I got to visit the town where this was filmed and watch the movie in the theater where the pageant scene was filmed. Such a fun experience!
Also - not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but since you mentioned Scooby Doo - if you haven't watched the live action Scooby Doo movies those are worth a watch, especially the first one. 2 of the actors from this movie and Stu from Scream are in them!
Interesting facts about the actors - this is the movie that brought together Sarah Michelle Gellar (who had already won a Daytime Emmy playing Kendall Slater on "All My Children") & Freddie Prinze Jr. - they are still married today with kids. Ryan Phillippe made daytime history playing the first openly gay teenage role (Billy Douglas on "One Life To Live") & would later go on to marry Reese Witherspoon. Jennifer Love Hewitt was starring on the show "Party Of Five" when this was released. Johnny Galecki had already played "David" on the show "Roseanne" & later would play Leonard on "The Big Bang Theory." The actress who played Helen's sister Elsa, was Miss Teen USA 1990, Bridgette Wilson.
I love how that one guy doesnt even try to save the guy after throwing him in the water. Just going for the crown which is obviously the most important.
it's pretty clear by that point that the blonde guy wanted to make sure the man actually dies because he didn't want to deal with the repercussions of running over someone while intoxicated. Granted he wasn't driving but like he says, it is still his car. Tbf how are they gonna go from having hit him with their car and then saving him from drowning miles away from the scene of the accident?
Honestly when I first saw the movie, I thought it was dumb to go get the crown because I thought it was just because Helen was superficial and wanted it back. But then I realized that it was definitely important for them to grab the crown because that would've directly linked them to the crime if the body was found. And that's probably how Ben knew who hit him because all he would have had to do is see who won that pageant and take it from there
People have said they can’t take Scream seriously cause of Scary Movie. But I can’t take the whole”What are you waiting for, huh?!” and the pageant scenes because of damn Scary Movie. 😂😅
This film was written by the same writer of Scream but written prior to scream. But this was based on a YA Novel from the 1970s. The novelist doesn’t like the film since the book was a thriller and not a slasher. She stopped writing Thrillers after the murder of her daughter in the late 1980s. The book is different though. In the book they hit a child and the ‘killer’ is the kid’s older brother who turns out to be both Julie and Helen’s new boyfriends but the reader doesn’t know he’s the same person due to him using different alias.
The actress who looks familiar to you is Jennifer Love Hewitt. She's known for Ghost Whisperer and was also featured in Enrique Iglesias' music video for Hero. I'm sure she's known for other things, but I remember her from those lol
Love this movie so much! So nostalgic. Helen’s chase scene is one of my favorites of all time. Definitely watch the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Jennifer Love Hewitt really grows in that movie as Julie. Ignore the direct to video 3rd movie and the tv series. They are trash.
I love that you guys were making fun of how quickly the killer cleaned the scene when Scary Movie made that exact same joke. The killer can be seen in the back with a bucket and a mop cleaning up the mess. I really think you’d have enjoyed Scary Movie more if you’d watched this movie first.
No, they didn't like Scary Movie(although they clearly did from how much they laughed their asses off) because they found some of the jokes too offensive.
@@JLDReactions I didn’t think it was that they found all the jokes offensive, just that they thought some of the jokes fell flat. I feel like some of the jokes they didn’t get, like the killer using the mop to clean the crime scene and the “what are you waiting for” scene only work if you’ve seen I know what you did last summer. I just think they would’ve enjoyed the movie more had they seen more 90s horror movies. They even said they thought it was going to include more 80s horror but really Scary Movie is a 90s parody.
One of my favourite things about the movie is the waterside coastal American location of the movie. A vibe. The guy who didn’t do anything but died anyway at 10:00 Yea that was a reshoot as the studio felt like they needed to up the body count
I think the reason we don't see some of the deaths is that 90s horror was trying to distance themselves from the over-the-top, campy, bloody kills of 80s slashers. (Despite still having its own campy style) Not seeing the kills didn't bother me personally, but I do agree that this was like two different films mashed together, with the major tone shift at the end that you guys picked up on. However I do still enjoy this film and re-watch it occasionally. Not the best of films, but not the worst either and still a staple in the horror genre that is referenced and parodied a lot, so still worth a watch to understand the references alone.
This movie holds a special place in my childhood. It was the first horror movie I ever watched at 10 years old. This movie is actually where my love of horror movies came from. I think you're scores are very fair though. It is an average slasher. Very good review. 👏
Kevin Williamson wrote this and Scream. Although Scream was released in theaters before this film, IKWYDLS was actually written first. Once Scream did well, this was given the greenlight.
Kevin Williamson actually adapted this script from a book before he wrote Scream and couldn’t sale it. After Scream was so successful a studio bought it. So you can tell he was getting his feet wet before the excellence that was Scream’s screenplay. I do think Scary Movie ruined it for you though because it is a classic 90’s horror
Scream was a highly self-aware satire of slasher films. This is a mindless formula imitation of Scream's surface aspects, so it's like a copy of a copy, acted by people hired mostly for their family connections rather than talent (Gellar being talented was just a coincidence).
Love this film. For a slasher, the film has some stellar camera work, Anne Heche as Missy is a really great performance, Helen's chase sequence is really well crafted chase sequence and the soundtrack is great 90's. Thumbs up! It's not to be taken seriously but it has more film craft in it than most films of its genre.
It's nothing complicated about the resolution. A daughter killed in a car accident by her drunken boyfriend. Her father blames him. One year after the day of her death, her boyfriend goes to the cliffs where she was killed and is killed there by her father. The father wrote the farewell letter beforehand, so that it looks like suicide and is then run over by our group of friends. He had the opportunity to kill some before, why didn't he? Simply because he only kills them on the day of his daughter's death. Everything always happened on July 4th. And if you are looking for a possible reason why he killed innocent bystanders... they are possible witnesses. One was at the scene of the accident. So he could contribute something to later investigations if everyone in our group dies at once. And a dead person who was in dispute with our group is also a great suspect. He kills everyone and disappears. The other is the sister, basically for the same reason. She is a witness. So they are not useless deaths. After all, after the first murder, the father wanted to escape unrecognized. And if you look at it objectively, the motive and its elaboration was much better and more comprehensible than in Scream. The series was really bad and confusing. The second part was still good and then came only garbage. What was still good was "dark legends" same concept.
@@notyouraveragebear9326 Yes, of course. Small translation errors with big impact. You're right, of course. Have corrected it. I should have read again.
Freaking hatuuuuuursss, this movie is fab. The last scene is a dream, it's explained in the second film in which Ben Willis son is pretending to be Julie's best schoolmate... there you go.
This was a classic to me, but the way he kept screwing with them, sneaking around way too easily and magically hiding bodies and blood was too silly. When the killer is finally revealed, he does not seem like a guy who would be so dedicated to playing games like that. He was a very serious guy who should have just gone straight after them.
This was all based (very loosely) on a 1973 young adult novel of the same name; they pretty much combined it with the Hook Guy urban legend and turned it into a slasher (in the book they killed a kid on a bike; frankly, I'd find the kid coming back to kill them to be even more creepier than an old fisherman). Did not know Anne Heche died in a car accident this year. Heart goes out to her family. Even though her movies were misses, she shall be missed.
In my country this movie is entitled "Koszmar minionego lata" (Last Summer Nightmare). The sequel is entitled "Koszmar następnego lata" (Nightmare of Next Summer). The third movie is entitled "Koszmar kolejnego lata" ("Nightmare of Next Summer") RIP Anne Heche.
@@Waterford1992 word "Kolejny"/"Kolejna"/"Kolejne" is next step after "Następny"/"Następna"/"Następne" in my language, but both words/forms of these words have only one translation to english.
A brit directed this film which is why it is shot so beautifully.... I liked the realistic aspects/mystery of the film and the friendships. I think if I were to remake it I would make it more a mystery drama with more terror and just one good kill at some point.... The ending on the boat was super disappointing but I loved the Helen chase scene.
Jennifer love Hewitt....what can I say? Hahaha I was a teenager back then. This and Scream were great for us. There was a context . And these movies put horror movies back into the scene. Your ratings sometimes make no justice to the movies hahahaha. But fine, you are watching them, from your perspective, over 25 years later.
It's funny that you'd think that this film was trying to emulate Scream, when in reality both this film and Scream were written by the same guy (Kevin Williamson) and he actually wrote the screenplay for this film before he wrote Scream lol.
This isn't set in High School, the film starts at the very end of High School but they're all college age for the rest of the film. Most actors in teen dramas and Horror films back then were closer to their real ages. Sarah Michelle Gellar turned 20 in during filming and she was playing a 18-19 year old. Freddie Prinze Jr.(her husband) is a year older than her and Jennifer Love Hewitt was actually YOUNGER than her character, having turned 18 only a few months before filming. Ryan Phillippe was the oldest of the bunch, being a year older than Freddie Prinze Jr. And of Course, Kevin Williamson was asked to write and produce this film right after the success of Scream. This is actually not an original script but a book adaptation. Small fun fact: at the very beginning of the film, SMG says to Ryan Phillippe's character: "let's go to Dawson's Beach", referencing Dawson's Creek which Williamson was currently working on and whose pilot would air about 8 and a half months later in 1998.
I love this movie. I think it's only real problem is that the true climax comes too early and it's Helen's death. After that, the 2 strongest performers (Phillipe and Gellar) are gone and the less memorable characters have a very action heavy finale. It just loses some punch by finishing off with it's weakest assets. But I still find it a fun, creepy, well-made old-school mystery with a cool concept, likeable cast, well-drawn characters, excellent cinematography and a great soundtrack. 9 out of 10 for me.
I'm honestly shocked that you don't seem know these actors. These are like some of the most famous people of the 90s. Come on, it's Buffy! And her husband Freddie Prince Jr. (and yes, they met when shooting this movie and are still together today!). I always find it weird that FPJr is with Jennifer Love Hewitt and not with Sarah Michelle Gellar in this movie, it's all wrong lol. And Ryan Philippe was also huge back then, and he was married to Reese Whitterspoon. Anne Heche is also in this movie (RIP). Man, what a cast.
Haven't seen a comment about Anne Heche yet (the girl with the blonde pixie whose brother died). She may have passed recently and tragically under bad circumstances.... but she was a bigger name than anyone else in this movie. One of my favorite movies of hers is "Return to Paradise" with Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn. It's a shame she had mental health issues at the end
I know I watched all of those movies but the only thing I remember is the eye candy (JLH, Sarah, Freddy Prince and Ryan Philipp) and the hook so they probably aren't great. Usually I remember a good chunk of the movie when I see it again.
Definitely watch the sequel “I Still Know” but just know that it’s super crazy and to me it knows how crazy it is. It doesn’t take itself too seriously like the original. But it’s also not too whacky like a parody. It’s just over the top and super fun. Now the 3rd movie, don’t even waste your time or energy. It’s barley even apart of the 1st two. Not a good movie in the slightest. The tv show I tried but after 3 episodes I stopped watching.
I’m not kidding, you have to watch the faculty. 1998, fantastic movie. Like not even kidding, it’s genuinely good. 90s teen horror varied in quality but the faculty is 💯 It’s also written by Williamson so it has a lot of the same funny self-awareness Scream does (only about aliens instead of serial killers). The characters are well rounded and get actual development. It’s kind of like invasion of the body snatchers meets scream meets the breakfast club. And the cast is stellar. They even got Robert Patrick who is clearly having the time of his life in his role. Good shit.
Apologies for the third comment on this video but you should also check out the Scream tv show, at least the first two seasons. I think season 3 is a complete reboot. It takes elements of scream but adds it’s own backstory to the murders.
I, as an American from Virginia, always had a problem with this film being set in North Carolina, yet none of the cast of actors chose, nor were instructed to do a Southern accent.
Everyone has raved about Scream and the series, and I just couldn't get into it, it was way more comedic than actually scary or thrilling to me and I always find Scream boring. THIS! I know what you did last summer I LOVE!!!! Sooooo good!
Now you need to react to Urban Legend and the valentine movie with the cupid face killer, and you will cross most of the 90s slasher movies out of your list
Yeah this and the sequel came out before Scary Movie. In fact, in Scary Movie the characters ask what was up with that fat guy in the sequel, who happenstance was a young Jack Black!
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Helen's chase scene has to be one of the most intense cat and mouse sequences in horror movie history next to Scream 2 with Gale. The outcome is so heartbreaking, ye poetic because it's the reason we remember it. She went fighting.
Helen deserved to live. She fought so hard and was so close to safety. If she hadn't turned around.
I don’t know why but every time I watch I always hoping she survives lol
@Olivia Dunbar-Miller it was filmed before the first episode of Buffy was broadcast so I don't think she thought of her fans right yet :)
Prom Night has a good fight.
@@TequilaToothpick Prom Night the original you mean
Sarah Michelle was 19 turning 20 when she filmed this. She did it just off the back of Buffy season 1.
I know! When they specifically mentioned her, then said "30 year-olds playing teens", I was like "She was literally a teen when they started shooting this!" 😂
sarah michelle gellar was the best character in this movie ( in my opinion ) she wasn’t the typical dumb blonde . she fought back , was smart , and deserved to live ( which originally she was ) i wish we got to see sarah michelle gellar survive at least one horror movie
She survived the first movie of The Grudge but eventually died in the sequel
@@kennethpelaez5042 yea but still .. i wanted her to actually survive a movie and that be that .. i hated how they killed her off in ikwydls and the grudge 2
@@jennideangelis For me it didn't matter because she always kicked a$$ as Buffy.
@@kiranolan7104 I was going to say the same. She was Buffy, what more could you ask for?!
@@kiranolan7104 she definitely did .. still would’ve been nice to see her survive at least one horror movie tho .. but buffy is the closest we’ll get to it
Scream, The Craft and I Know What You Did Last Summer were the three big movies that brought back horror for the younger generation. Before these movies were released, the teens growing up in the 90's only had the great 70's and 80's classics to watch and they were getting dated. Wes Craven's Scream is a masterpiece and will forever have a connection with The Craft. I Know What You Did Last Summer was the third revival horror movie released, but it wouldn't have existed without the popularity of Scream. And The Craft alone would never have carried the horror genre through the 90's and would've fallen into obscurity. Every horror movie made after Scream to this day wouldn't have existed if not for Scream. That's how important Scream is to the genre, and that's why I Know What You Did Last Summer did so well in theaters. With that being said, I love I Know What You Did Last Summer and consider it a classic.
^------ ALL OF THIS!!! I couldn't have said it any better! Absolutely ADORE Scream, The Craft, and I know What You Did Last Summer.
The craft *_did fall into obscurity_*
Actually, the actors were pretty close to the characters ages. All between 18-21 except Ryan who was 23. Even so they’re playing 18 year olds so not too far off. Kevin Williamson actually wrote ikwydls before scream but scream was green lit first and its success is what allowed for this film to be made. 🎉
One of my all time favorite 90's horror/mystery films! Sarah Michelle Gellar's chase scene is the BEST chase scene in horror cinematic HISTORY! She fought and ran so hard only to just fall short of surviving, and it hurts every single time!
I'm disappointed you didn't show your reactions to the goofiest moment from this film (and any late 90s horror film), the scene where Jennifer Love Hewitt is screaming "What're you waiting for?!?" and spinning around in the middle of the street, it's so unintentionally hilarious. 😄😄😄
The horror films from this period do hold a special place in my heart. You should also watch Urban Legend, House on Haunted Hill, and The Craft.
It's funny you guys mentioned Scooby-Doo, you should watch the live-action Scooby-Doo with both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. from this film (also Matthew Lillard from Scream and Mr. Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson!). It's horror-adjacent, and I think it's better than people give it credit for (mainly because of the Scrappy-Doo stuff).
Yeah, isn't that a memorable bit that's parodied in Scary Movie as well? ("What're you waiting for?!?") Ah well. :D
A kid wrote that "What are you waiting for?" scene. I'm not lying. Look it up.
Yeah, lol Jennifer Love Hewitt has always been overly dramatic in her acting lol
Another good- but like genuinely good - movie from this time period: The Faculty.
Hope they react to it soon, so underrated.
I thought that was in the sequel???
This and Scream are the kind of horror movies I grew up watching. They have had so many parodies it’s hard to take them seriously at times but damn I love them!
Growing up in the late 90’s was the best
Ryan choking the air out of Jennifer while Freddie just sighs with his worried eyebrows gets me everytime
Jennifer Love was only 17 years old in this movie. And that scene “what are you waiting for?!” catapulted her to fame.
This movie was filmed in my home state of North Carolina. The short hair blond woman the girls went to was the late Anne Heche who recently died in a horrible car crash. RIP.
Sarah Michelle Gellar has the best chase scene in horror movie history. It's so well done and can never be topped. Every time I watch it I somehow have hope she makes it, and that's what makes it so damn good.
There’s actually a long chase scene just as good in Prom Night (1980). Seems like this one was inspired by it.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Blonde One) who ya couldnt recognise is Buffy, She was also in Scream 2, Cruel Intentions, The Grudge 1 & 2 and Also the 2 Scooby Doo Movies. Also Ray (Freddie Prince Jr) is her husband in real life. Hope that helped :) Great video again guys x
Finallyyyyyy! I wish y'all watched this before Scary Movie so you could understand all the references in that movie. Also Helen Shivers is from Scream 2 as Cici and also the Scooby Doo movies as Daphne and in Cruel Intentions and also Buffy the Vampire Slayer lmao she's been in a lot
It's funny how you mentioned Scooby Doo... Sarah Michelle Gellar (Helena) and Freddie Prinze Jr (Ray) played Daphne and Fred in the live action Scooby-Doo films
The reason you didn’t see a lot of blood was because the director didn’t want this film to be a teen slasher. He was making a mystery film but the studio intervened after the success of Scream and added the death of Max and added blood to Helen’s sister to add a little more gore. Helen best character who should have lived. And Julie is one of the worst.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was only 19 and Jennifer Love Hewitt was only 18 during filming.
Sarah was 20
@@notyouraveragebear9326 Point is she wasn't 30. But the internet is always going to internet.
Fact: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Helen) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (Ray) are married in real life 🙂
They've been together for a long time now and still happily married!!
@@kiranolan7104 yes they have...... and married for 20 years 🙂
I think you guys summed up exactly how I felt when I first watched this movie. It was hard to put a finger on it for me but when you said that "something with the tone dropped off" it just rang true for me. I just love the breakdown style of your reviews without bogging down with it.
You guys continue to hit these reaction reviews out the park with your passion, enthusiasm & joy watching movies.
Your reactions helped me through a very bad time last year after losing my dad to covid, it was nice to chill out for half hour & watch your videos & forget about my problems.
Awe you cut out too much of the Sarah Michelle Geller chase. That was one of the best chases in horror movie history...the redeeming factor for this movie. Also this was written by Kevin Williamson before he wrote Scream, but it came out after it was released, and the script was bought.
Really wish Helen had been the survivor of this movie. I like Julie but Helen fought so hard (plus I'm a huge fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar) I was really rooting for her to make it. The second she turned around I was like "Damn it. Bye, Helen." 😒
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Please watch the sequel.its great. Don't bother with the third its absolutely awful. The TV series was soooo bad it was axed after one season. Check out Urban Legends. Its an awesome 90s slashe with a great cast of horror icons.
The 3rd one is good.
The second one is one of the worst horror movies of all time. You want to torture these two guys lol.
@@LumpyAdams Completely disagree. I Still Know isn't a cinematic masterpiece by any means but its such a fun film and I enjoy it just as much as the first.
I always think of the monologue in Scary Movie. Can't even remember if the sequel was any good. Just hear 'fat white Jamaican kid'.
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It's just bad casting, Bobby.
You should give this a rewatch sometime and consider it’s got a lot of subtext in it about the fears and traumas associated with growing up and not having life go like you thought it would when you were younger. I agree with you that the first half is stronger than the back half, and it does become a little too cheesy in the finale but for me the reason it has stuck around as much as it has is because of the relatability of the main characters. I think everyone has memory of feeling vulnerable during that transition period from high school into adult life.
Yeah I saw it when I was twelve in the theatre, and then again at 26...and it definitely hit different.
Absolutely. I think the connection between high school friends was the most interesting.....
Love you guys reactions! One minor complaint is the the volume of the movie is very low in comparison to your narration - so we have to crank the volume up to hear the movie but then the narration is too loud. Then when an ad kicks in it like 20db louder blasting my ear drums! Maybe a tweak or two to the sound micx is in order. Again, first world problems eh? Thanks for all you do!
The novel that this film is based on is a well-done and serious mystery. In case anyone wants to track it down and read it, I won't do any spoilers. Suffice to say that this film is maybe 90% different from the source material.
Glad you guys finally got to seeing this. I loved this movie growing up and definitely got it confused with Scary Movie as a kid lmao. Hands down, Helen's chase scene is one of the best in horror. The 2nd is pretty fun, the 3rd is truly terrifying for how awful it is. Never seen the show either.
RIP Anne Heche, who played the sister they visited. She had a tragic accident in August this year.
When Julie finds the body in the trunk and tells her friends about it and they look at her like she's crazy it always annoyed me because dude just got out the hospital and his girlfriend got a nasty hair cut from the killer. 🤣
Wow you guys must be babies. How do you not recognize this cast? I mean Sarah Michelle who played buffy the vampire slayer and Jennifer love Hewitt from party of 5 and the show 911!! Come on now guys 🤦♀️
especially sarah michelle gellar being one of if not the most iconic woman of the 90s with buffy , ikwydls , cruel intentions , scream 2 and then the 2000s with scooby doo 1 & 2 & the grudge
I’m surprised they didn’t at least recognize them from Scooby Doo. A lot of GenZ know them from that movie
@@ChrisCollins068 yeah gen z is lost on me. I just don’t get how entire generation of people can be that clueless about everything before they were born.
@brooke atkins It's kind of weird but not only are they pretty young but I'm pretty sure they're not American. I think they live in England. So maybe that's why?
@@kiranolan7104 it probably also could’ve been bc they didn’t recognize them bc in scooby freddie had blonde hair and sarah looked a little more grown compared to these times but who knows . 🤷🏻♀️
Ahhh yes Kevin’s Williamson first screenplay. After the success of Scream this movie was fast Kt green-lit. BUFFY was the best character in the movie. I love late 90’s early 00’s horror they’re the best.
A portion of this movie was filmed in my home town. Some scenes were right down the street from my house. It's cool to look back at it and see the places I remember when I was young.
That's cool. Loved the look of the locations in this movie. Is that Cape Cod? Or Maine or something?
@@ct6852 Southport, NC
@@PastHisPrime336 Oh that makes sense. I think that's around where Dawson's Creek was filmed.
"What are you waiting for!!!!" Godamn it I can't take that scene serious because of scary movie lmao
Also......Jennifer love Hewitt was my childhood crushed
Just watched guys. Another great review. Had to laugh at the end as this is my favourite movie of all with Helen being my favourite movie character of all time. Love her development
Love this movie and really enjoyed watching your reactions. A few years ago I got to visit the town where this was filmed and watch the movie in the theater where the pageant scene was filmed. Such a fun experience!
Also - not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but since you mentioned Scooby Doo - if you haven't watched the live action Scooby Doo movies those are worth a watch, especially the first one. 2 of the actors from this movie and Stu from Scream are in them!
Interesting facts about the actors - this is the movie that brought together Sarah Michelle Gellar (who had already won a Daytime Emmy playing Kendall Slater on "All My Children") & Freddie Prinze Jr. - they are still married today with kids. Ryan Phillippe made daytime history playing the first openly gay teenage role (Billy Douglas on "One Life To Live") & would later go on to marry Reese Witherspoon.
Jennifer Love Hewitt was starring on the show "Party Of Five" when this was released. Johnny Galecki had already played "David" on the show "Roseanne" & later would play Leonard on "The Big Bang Theory." The actress who played Helen's sister Elsa, was Miss Teen USA 1990, Bridgette Wilson.
bridgette Wilson also portrayed Sonya Blade in the movie Mortal Kombat, making all of her stunts till dislocated her shoulder during one scene.
THATS BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TOM!
I love how that one guy doesnt even try to save the guy after throwing him in the water. Just going for the crown which is obviously the most important.
it's pretty clear by that point that the blonde guy wanted to make sure the man actually dies because he didn't want to deal with the repercussions of running over someone while intoxicated. Granted he wasn't driving but like he says, it is still his car. Tbf how are they gonna go from having hit him with their car and then saving him from drowning miles away from the scene of the accident?
Honestly when I first saw the movie, I thought it was dumb to go get the crown because I thought it was just because Helen was superficial and wanted it back. But then I realized that it was definitely important for them to grab the crown because that would've directly linked them to the crime if the body was found. And that's probably how Ben knew who hit him because all he would have had to do is see who won that pageant and take it from there
People have said they can’t take Scream seriously cause of Scary Movie. But I can’t take the whole”What are you waiting for, huh?!” and the pageant scenes because of damn Scary Movie. 😂😅
Definitely no Scream but it does have Jennifer Love-Hewitt bouncing around so that's a win.
This film was written by the same writer of Scream but written prior to scream. But this was based on a YA Novel from the 1970s. The novelist doesn’t like the film since the book was a thriller and not a slasher. She stopped writing Thrillers after the murder of her daughter in the late 1980s.
The book is different though. In the book they hit a child and the ‘killer’ is the kid’s older brother who turns out to be both Julie and Helen’s new boyfriends but the reader doesn’t know he’s the same person due to him using different alias.
The actress who looks familiar to you is Jennifer Love Hewitt. She's known for Ghost Whisperer and was also featured in Enrique Iglesias' music video for Hero. I'm sure she's known for other things, but I remember her from those lol
She's far more known from Party of Five than Ghost Whisperer.
She was also in a very fun movie called Heartbreakers with Sigourney weaver, Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta and Earl himself jason lee
@@Lady_Justice I never watched Party of Five, so I wouldn't know.
Love this movie so much! So nostalgic. Helen’s chase scene is one of my favorites of all time. Definitely watch the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Jennifer Love Hewitt really grows in that movie as Julie. Ignore the direct to video 3rd movie and the tv series. They are trash.
One of the best horror movie chase scenes with one of the most infamously bad horror movie character decisions.
I highly recommend What Lies Beneath. It's not a teen slasher but it's great.
I love that you guys were making fun of how quickly the killer cleaned the scene when Scary Movie made that exact same joke. The killer can be seen in the back with a bucket and a mop cleaning up the mess. I really think you’d have enjoyed Scary Movie more if you’d watched this movie first.
No, they didn't like Scary Movie(although they clearly did from how much they laughed their asses off) because they found some of the jokes too offensive.
@@JLDReactions I didn’t think it was that they found all the jokes offensive, just that they thought some of the jokes fell flat. I feel like some of the jokes they didn’t get, like the killer using the mop to clean the crime scene and the “what are you waiting for” scene only work if you’ve seen I know what you did last summer. I just think they would’ve enjoyed the movie more had they seen more 90s horror movies. They even said they thought it was going to include more 80s horror but really Scary Movie is a 90s parody.
One of my favourite things about the movie is the waterside coastal American location of the movie. A vibe.
The guy who didn’t do anything but died anyway at 10:00
Yea that was a reshoot as the studio felt like they needed to up the body count
Rip Anne Hechie, died in a car accident this year.
I think the reason we don't see some of the deaths is that 90s horror was trying to distance themselves from the over-the-top, campy, bloody kills of 80s slashers. (Despite still having its own campy style) Not seeing the kills didn't bother me personally, but I do agree that this was like two different films mashed together, with the major tone shift at the end that you guys picked up on. However I do still enjoy this film and re-watch it occasionally. Not the best of films, but not the worst either and still a staple in the horror genre that is referenced and parodied a lot, so still worth a watch to understand the references alone.
This movie holds a special place in my childhood. It was the first horror movie I ever watched at 10 years old. This movie is actually where my love of horror movies came from. I think you're scores are very fair though. It is an average slasher. Very good review. 👏
This movie solidified Jennifer Love Hewitt as my childhood celebrity crush.
I forgot, Ann Heche was in this movie…RIP Ann Heche 🫶
Kevin Williamson wrote this and Scream. Although Scream was released in theaters before this film, IKWYDLS was actually written first. Once Scream did well, this was given the greenlight.
"I'm a black belt, bitch" Well, yeah. That's Buffy.
Thanks lads for reviewing one of my favourite slasher flicks. Love you guys and your reactions. Keep up the good work 😎👍🏻 xx
Buffy! lol
Kevin Williamson actually adapted this script from a book before he wrote Scream and couldn’t sale it. After Scream was so successful a studio bought it. So you can tell he was getting his feet wet before the excellence that was Scream’s screenplay. I do think Scary Movie ruined it for you though because it is a classic 90’s horror
This was one of my fave slashers as a kid! Helen Shivers is one of my all time favorite scary movie characters!
Scream was a highly self-aware satire of slasher films. This is a mindless formula imitation of Scream's surface aspects, so it's like a copy of a copy, acted by people hired mostly for their family connections rather than talent (Gellar being talented was just a coincidence).
3:51 Dawson's Beach 😂😂😂
This was it. This was how the Scooby gang started forming.
It’s funny you mentioned Scooby Doo, as Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddy Prinze jr. ( her husband) were Daphne & Fred in Scooby Doo. Lol
Love this film. For a slasher, the film has some stellar camera work, Anne Heche as Missy is a really great performance, Helen's chase sequence is really well crafted chase sequence and the soundtrack is great 90's. Thumbs up! It's not to be taken seriously but it has more film craft in it than most films of its genre.
It's nothing complicated about the resolution. A daughter killed in a car accident by her drunken boyfriend. Her father blames him. One year after the day of her death, her boyfriend goes to the cliffs where she was killed and is killed there by her father. The father wrote the farewell letter beforehand, so that it looks like suicide and is then run over by our group of friends.
He had the opportunity to kill some before, why didn't he? Simply because he only kills them on the day of his daughter's death. Everything always happened on July 4th.
And if you are looking for a possible reason why he killed innocent bystanders... they are possible witnesses. One was at the scene of the accident. So he could contribute something to later investigations if everyone in our group dies at once. And a dead person who was in dispute with our group is also a great suspect. He kills everyone and disappears. The other is the sister, basically for the same reason. She is a witness. So they are not useless deaths. After all, after the first murder, the father wanted to escape unrecognized.
And if you look at it objectively, the motive and its elaboration was much better and more comprehensible than in Scream.
The series was really bad and confusing. The second part was still good and then came only garbage. What was still good was "dark legends" same concept.
I thought the girlfriend died in a car reck thanks to the boyfriend being drunk? When did she kill her self?
@@notyouraveragebear9326 Yes, of course. Small translation errors with big impact. You're right, of course. Have corrected it. I should have read again.
Freaking hatuuuuuursss, this movie is fab.
The last scene is a dream, it's explained in the second film in which Ben Willis son is pretending to be Julie's best schoolmate... there you go.
I was literally JUST reading the book and then this popped up on my home page lmaoo
RIP Anne Heche.
He taught me how to clean as you kill kill. Just like clean as you cook.
This was a classic to me, but the way he kept screwing with them, sneaking around way too easily and magically hiding bodies and blood was too silly. When the killer is finally revealed, he does not seem like a guy who would be so dedicated to playing games like that. He was a very serious guy who should have just gone straight after them.
This was all based (very loosely) on a 1973 young adult novel of the same name; they pretty much combined it with the Hook Guy urban legend and turned it into a slasher (in the book they killed a kid on a bike; frankly, I'd find the kid coming back to kill them to be even more creepier than an old fisherman).
Did not know Anne Heche died in a car accident this year. Heart goes out to her family. Even though her movies were misses, she shall be missed.
In my country this movie is entitled "Koszmar minionego lata" (Last Summer Nightmare). The sequel is entitled "Koszmar następnego lata" (Nightmare of Next Summer). The third movie is entitled "Koszmar kolejnego lata" ("Nightmare of Next Summer") RIP Anne Heche.
So the 2nd and 3rd movies have the same name?????
@@Waterford1992 word "Kolejny"/"Kolejna"/"Kolejne" is next step after "Następny"/"Następna"/"Następne" in my language, but both words/forms of these words have only one translation to english.
Kevin Williamson who wrote Scream, also wrote this!
A brit directed this film which is why it is shot so beautifully.... I liked the realistic aspects/mystery of the film and the friendships. I think if I were to remake it I would make it more a mystery drama with more terror and just one good kill at some point.... The ending on the boat was super disappointing but I loved the Helen chase scene.
One of the best and my favorite teen slasher flicks I've ever seen.
Jennifer love Hewitt....what can I say? Hahaha I was a teenager back then. This and Scream were great for us. There was a context . And these movies put horror movies back into the scene. Your ratings sometimes make no justice to the movies hahahaha. But fine, you are watching them, from your perspective, over 25 years later.
That look on Tom's face is always hilarious
It's funny that you'd think that this film was trying to emulate Scream, when in reality both this film and Scream were written by the same guy (Kevin Williamson) and he actually wrote the screenplay for this film before he wrote Scream lol.
This isn't set in High School, the film starts at the very end of High School but they're all college age for the rest of the film. Most actors in teen dramas and Horror films back then were closer to their real ages. Sarah Michelle Gellar turned 20 in during filming and she was playing a 18-19 year old.
Freddie Prinze Jr.(her husband) is a year older than her and Jennifer Love Hewitt was actually YOUNGER than her character, having turned 18 only a few months before filming. Ryan Phillippe was the oldest of the bunch, being a year older than Freddie Prinze Jr.
And of Course, Kevin Williamson was asked to write and produce this film right after the success of Scream. This is actually not an original script but a book adaptation.
Small fun fact: at the very beginning of the film, SMG says to Ryan Phillippe's character: "let's go to Dawson's Beach", referencing Dawson's Creek which Williamson was currently working on and whose pilot would air about 8 and a half months later in 1998.
Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, also wrote this.
Fun fact...the brain stays aware for up to 20 seconds after decapitation.
I love this movie. I think it's only real problem is that the true climax comes too early and it's Helen's death. After that, the 2 strongest performers (Phillipe and Gellar) are gone and the less memorable characters have a very action heavy finale. It just loses some punch by finishing off with it's weakest assets. But I still find it a fun, creepy, well-made old-school mystery with a cool concept, likeable cast, well-drawn characters, excellent cinematography and a great soundtrack. 9 out of 10 for me.
You guys HAVE TO watch The Terrifier 😁
Excuse you! Sarah Michelle Gellar was 20 when this came out
I'm honestly shocked that you don't seem know these actors. These are like some of the most famous people of the 90s. Come on, it's Buffy! And her husband Freddie Prince Jr. (and yes, they met when shooting this movie and are still together today!). I always find it weird that FPJr is with Jennifer Love Hewitt and not with Sarah Michelle Gellar in this movie, it's all wrong lol. And Ryan Philippe was also huge back then, and he was married to Reese Whitterspoon. Anne Heche is also in this movie (RIP). Man, what a cast.
New film came out recently on Netflix is all quiet on the western front
About German men in ww1 and I definitely think you’ll enjoy it
Thanks guys, I have been a fan since 2020. I am definitely watching what you have to show.
This is the best TH-cam channel.
Haven't seen a comment about Anne Heche yet (the girl with the blonde pixie whose brother died). She may have passed recently and tragically under bad circumstances.... but she was a bigger name than anyone else in this movie. One of my favorite movies of hers is "Return to Paradise" with Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn. It's a shame she had mental health issues at the end
The Same writer for Scream and Scream 2, wrote this film.
I know I watched all of those movies but the only thing I remember is the eye candy (JLH, Sarah, Freddy Prince and Ryan Philipp) and the hook so they probably aren't great. Usually I remember a good chunk of the movie when I see it again.
Definitely watch the sequel “I Still Know” but just know that it’s super crazy and to me it knows how crazy it is. It doesn’t take itself too seriously like the original. But it’s also not too whacky like a parody. It’s just over the top and super fun. Now the 3rd movie, don’t even waste your time or energy. It’s barley even apart of the 1st two. Not a good movie in the slightest. The tv show I tried but after 3 episodes I stopped watching.
I’m not kidding, you have to watch the faculty. 1998, fantastic movie. Like not even kidding, it’s genuinely good. 90s teen horror varied in quality but the faculty is 💯
It’s also written by Williamson so it has a lot of the same funny self-awareness Scream does (only about aliens instead of serial killers). The characters are well rounded and get actual development. It’s kind of like invasion of the body snatchers meets scream meets the breakfast club. And the cast is stellar. They even got Robert Patrick who is clearly having the time of his life in his role. Good shit.
Great review and reaction boys. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a review/reaction to The Monster Squad
Apologies for the third comment on this video but you should also check out the Scream tv show, at least the first two seasons. I think season 3 is a complete reboot. It takes elements of scream but adds it’s own backstory to the murders.
I cant wait until yall do I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, looooove your reaction to this one!!
I recommed you react to Session 9 (2001) and Fire In The Sky (1993)
I, as an American from Virginia, always had a problem with this film being set in North Carolina, yet none of the cast of actors chose, nor were instructed to do a Southern accent.
Everyone has raved about Scream and the series, and I just couldn't get into it, it was way more comedic than actually scary or thrilling to me and I always find Scream boring. THIS! I know what you did last summer I LOVE!!!! Sooooo good!
Now you need to react to Urban Legend and the valentine movie with the cupid face killer, and you will cross most of the 90s slasher movies out of your list
Dang I forgot how good this movie is. Cheesy AF but like an overall good story if not for the super confusing ending
Yeah this and the sequel came out before Scary Movie. In fact, in Scary Movie the characters ask what was up with that fat guy in the sequel, who happenstance was a young Jack Black!