Revenge, Hooks, and Giallo Roots | I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997)

Описание: Everyone gives Scream credit for reviving the slasher genre in the ‘90s, but if you really want to understand why we got a flood of teen slashers in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, you have to talk about I Know What You Did Last Summer from 1997.

I'm breaking down how I Know What You Did Last Summer carved its own path by looking back to the roots of the genre. From the bloody murder mysteries of Italian giallo films like Torso, to the early American whodunit slashers like Prom Night, The Prowler, and Friday the 13th, this movie brought back the suspense, mystery, and revenge-driven killer tropes that made slashers fun in the first place.

I’m also getting into how I Know What You Did Last Summer helped inspire a new wave of slasher films like Urban Legend, Valentine, and Lover’s Lane. Those movies ditched the meta-commentary and went full mystery-slasher, hook hands and all.

With a new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel right around the corner, there’s no better time to re-evaluate its legacy and ask the big question:
Was it actually more influential than Scream?

CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Giallo & Slasher Roots
04:19 – Ditching Scream’s Meta
06:25 – What IKWYDLS Did So Well
09:49 – Influence on Later Slashers
11:40 – Final Thoughts

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