Maps of Movies

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Where I Know What You Did Last Summer says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A North Carolina fishing town on screen, a California cliff and a Duke campus behind it.

Scenes and places

Helen wins the Croaker Queen crown (1997)

Helen is crowned Croaker Queen and the town cheers. Julie, backstage in the crowd, turns down Max's offer of a goodbye date before she leaves for college. The group heads out to celebrate the Fourth of July night.

Set in Croaker Beauty Pageant stage — The beauty pageant where Helen wins the crown on July 4, 1996. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A small-town theater on the Southport waterfront district, used for the pageant the film returns to later.

Filmed at Amuzu Theatre, Southport — Filmed here. The beauty pageant scenes use this theater. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The campfire and the Hook legend (1997)

Ray tells the story of a hook-handed killer while Barry keeps correcting how it goes. The legend is a joke now. It also sets the pattern that the film later follows.

Set in Beach campfire (story: near Southport) — The four friends sit by a fire next to a wrecked boat and retell the urban legend of the Hook.

A stretch of Northern California coast standing in for the North Carolina shore.

Filmed at Kolmer Gulch, north of Jenner, California — The opening sunset shots on a rugged coast were filmed here. The exact campfire beach in Sonoma County is not named in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The blind curve (1997)

Barry's drunken antics make Ray swerve and hit a man standing in the road. The four have a few minutes to decide what to do next, and they make a choice they cannot take back.

Set in Coastal road (story: near Southport) — The drive home along the shore road where Barry's fooling around ends in an accident.

The blind curve on Highway 1 is a real stretch of road that locals know for its danger.

Filmed at Highway 1 near Kolmer Gulch, California — The car crash scene was filmed on Highway 1 in the same area as the opening shots. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Julie's college campus (1997)

A year after the accident, Julie is a college student with the night still on her mind. She returns home for the summer.

Set in Julie's college (Boston) — The campus where Julie studies and returns from for the summer.

A private university campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Filmed at Duke University, Durham — The exterior campus scenes of Julie's Boston college were shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Julie's house (1997)

Julie receives a letter that reads, "I know what you did last summer!" The summer she hoped to relax in turns into a search for who knows.

Set in Julie's house, Short Street, Southport — Julie's family home, where she reads a letter that says someone knows.

A residential street north of the Southport marina.

The docks and Ray's boat (1997)

Julie finds Ray, who now works as a fisherman and keeps to himself. He says he, too, received a letter.

Set in Old Yacht Basin, Southport — The harbor where Ray now works as a fisherman.

A working waterfront in Southport used for the film's daytime marina scenes.

The fish company (1997)

The film's fishing-town setting shows up in the dock work around Julie. Fishermen and their hooks are the backdrop to the threat.

Set in Southport Fish Company — The fish business on the Southport waterfront.

A fish business on the Southport waterfront.

The hospital wing (1997)

Set in Hospital (story: Southport) — The hospital where part of the story takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The town hospital in Southport, North Carolina, whose unused wing doubled as a film set.

Filmed at Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport — The hospital sequence was filmed in an unused wing here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Helen's chase in the department store (1997)

Helen runs to her family's store with the killer close behind. The director loved the building so much that he changed the script to make it the setting of her long chase.

Set in Shivers Department Store, Southport — The Shivers family store, the setting for Helen's extended chase.

A family-run department store building in the middle of Southport.

The final boat (1997)

Julie flees onto a boat on the Fourth of July. The river was rough, and the crew nearly lost the boat while docking it.

Set in A boat on the Cape Fear River — The final scene is set aboard a boat on the water. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Cape Fear River, which runs past Southport to the Atlantic.

Filmed at Cape Fear River, near Southport — The final sequence on the boat was shot on a real water-bound vessel on the river. The exact spot is not named; the coordinate is the river mouth. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Julie James — A college student who returns home for the summer and finds a note that says someone knows.
• Helen Shivers — The Croaker Queen who dreams of becoming an actress in New York.
• Barry Cox — The popular athlete whose drunken antics start the accident.
• Ray Bronson — The driver of the car, who now works as a fisherman.