One of the most iconic 90s horror movies is finally dropping on Netflix, just in time for a New Year’s Day scare-fest.
I Know What You Did Last Summer was first released in 1997, with Jennifer Love Hewitt leading a star-studded cast alongside Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Muse Watson and Johnny Galecki.
The slasher followed a group of high school students from a small town accidentally killing a man and covering it up – before being hunted by a hook-wielding serial killer on the one-year anniversary of the attack.
Ahead of the upcoming sequel – which is slated to be released in just a few months – the original flick is landing on Netflix in the US on January 1, joining some other hidden horror gems.
Although I Know What You Did Last Summer currently has a 46% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to an audience ranking of 41%, many fans have branded it an ‘underrated’ classic.
Timothy M raved: ‘My absolute favorite slasher film of the 90s with an amazing cast! An absolute must see for fans of the genre.’
I Know What You Did Last Summer was released in 1997 (Picture: Shutterstock)
It is finally coming to Netflix on January 1 (Picture: Shutterstock)
Julian S agreed: ‘A guilty pleasure filled with silly writing and a few standout slasher scenes.’
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer is a fine 90s self-aware whodunnit slasher movie. The characters are fine, the cast is pretty good and the kills are solid,’ Stanny R wrote.
‘I Know What You Did Las Summer is such a classic horror mystery for a reason, there is great gory kills, some good jump scares, and intense well made chase scenes. Also the movie had a really good killer reveal,’ Flick F praised.
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer is an amazing classic which had me stumped the first time I watched it.’
Fans branded the flick a ‘classic horror mystery’ (Picture: Shutterstock)
A sequel is on the way next summer (Picture: Shutterstock)
As Tee S added: ‘What is it about 90s horror? Maybe it’s nostalgia for me but it seemed to be the best time for horror. I Know What You Did Last Summer is a pretty perfect slasher.
‘Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prince Jr, and Ryan Phillipe…talk about a 90s dream team.’
The movie is not currently available to stream on the UK version of Netflix, and it is not clear whether it will drop in the future – horror fans can rent it on Amazon Prime.
I Know What You Did Last Summer was released in 1997 with the sequel – with an even wordier title of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer – premiering the following year.
Jennifer Love Hewitt confirmed her return on Instagram (Picture: Instagram)
Freddie and Jennifer will be reprising their roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James, respectively, for next year’s sequel, while Sarah also teased she’ll be spending time on set, despite her character dying in the first movie.
Brandy, who played Karla in the 1998 offering, volunteered her services for the film, previously telling the Hollywood Reporter: ‘I need them to give me a call because I survived in that movie!
‘I came out in the end, bloodied up, ready to go. I did not die in that film!’
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