See Jennifer Love Hewitt and the Original ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Cast on the Red Carpet in 1997 vs. Now
As the reboot hits screens, we take a look at the cast at the 1997 premiere vs. how they look now
In the age of reboots and revivals, cult classics and fan favorites are making a return to the big screen and bringing in an entirely new audience with a modern twist on its story. The newest addition to the reboot family is I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was released in 1997. The new film, with the same name, brings in new stars like Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders.
But the original film, which spanned three films and a limited series in 2021, deserves the same love as the new movie. Reminisce back to 1997 by catching up with the cast of the original I Know What You Did Last Summer and finding out where Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. and the stars are today!
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James
Born: February 21, 1979, Waco, Texas
Personal life: Married to Brian Hallisay since 2013; mother of three children: Autumn, Atticus and Aidan
Best known for: Kids Incorporated (1989-1991), Party of Five (1995-1999), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010), 9-1-1 (Since 2018) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer: “Seeing how it landed with people, my life changed after that opening weekend,” Hewitt explained. “But it wasn’t until some time went by that I realized—oh, people are watching this every year! Either on the fourth of July or on Halloween, or sometimes both. And Julie James, she’s a real thing.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers
Born: April 14, 1977, New York City
Personal life: Married to Freddie Prinze Jr. since 2002; mother of two children: daughter Charlotte and son Rocky
Best known for: Swans Crossing (1992), All My Children (1993-2011), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Cruel Intentions (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002) and Dexter: Original Sin (2024-2025)
Thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer: “I play Helen Shivers who is the local beauty pageant winner of the town,” Gellar shared. “All of a sudden, she finds herself in the situation where she loses herself, she loses the people around her that she counted on and she realizes that her looks aren’t enough.”
Ryan Phillippe as Barry Cox
Born: September 10, 1974, New Castle, Delaware
Personal life: Married to Reese Witherspoon from 1999-2008; father to three children: Ava, Deacon and Kai
Best known for: 54 (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Crash (2004), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Secrets and Lies (2015) and Motorheads (2025)
Thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer: “It’s cool to see that those films, those projects have endured,” Phillippe said. “That had the impact culturally that they did — that they would want to revisit them,” he said. “It definitely makes you feel like a dinosaur or aware of your age, but at the same time, it’s a compliment to something that you were a part of that succeeded.”
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson
Born: March 8, 1976, Los Angeles, California
Personal life: Married to Sarah Michelle Gellar since 2002; father of two children: Charlotte and Rocky
Best known for: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), She’s All That (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002), Freddie (2005-2006), 24 (2010), Star Wars: Rebels (2014-2018), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer: “That movie launched my whole career,” Prinze said. “I wouldn’t have any of the things I have without that movie, I wouldn’t have my wife, I wouldn’t have all the other movies that I’ve done.”
Anne Heche as Melissa Egan
Born: May 25, 1969, Aurora, Ohio
Died: August 11, 2022
Personal life: Previously married to Coleman Laffoon (2001-2009); mother of two: Homer and Atlas
Best known for: Another World (1987-1991), Volcano (1997), Wag the Dog (1997), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Donnie Brasco (1998), Everwood (2004-2005), Chicago P.D. (2018-2019) and All Rise (2021-2023)
Muse Watson as Benjamin Willis/Fisherman
Born: July 20, 1948, Alexandria, Louisiana
Personal life: Married to Nancy Ann Naumer since 1997; father of one daughter, Kendall
Best known for: Something to Talk About (1995), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Prison Break (2005-2008), NCIS (2006-2017)
Thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer: “I remember wondering how I was gonna let Ben have my body without him hurting me emotionally… He was a psycho,” Watson said. “So I didn’t take my head there. I just went to the set and did the action without any thought. Made me kinda scary I think and closer to the character.”
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