Where was I Know What You Did Last Summer filmed?

After a hair-raising drive along the coast, during which Barry manages to give Julie the fright of her life, the teens head for the beach to share a few drinks around the fire. As the two couples snuggle up together, Ray regales them with the horror story about the lunatic killer with a hook for a hand who has escaped from an insane asylum.

Of course, all his friends have differing ideas about what exactly happens in the story and how it should be told. And as far as a cynical Julie is concerned, it’s simply a “fictional story created to warn girls of the dangers of having premarital sex.” But Ray has other ideas: “It’s really an urban legend — American folklore — and they all usually originate from some real-life incident,” he says. What had previously seemed like a bit of light-hearted fun now feels just a little more sinister.

This I Know What You Did Last Summer film scene was shot at Schoolhouse Beach in northern California, around 25 miles west of Santa Rosa. The beach is easy to find just off Coast Highway. It’s referred to as Dawson’s Beach in the film as a nod to Dawson’s Creek, which was also created by Kevin Williamson.

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It’s the end of their night on the beach and the four friends are heading home. Barry is way too drunk to drive, so Ray takes the wheel while Barry continues partying. With his head stuck out of the sunroof, hooting and hollering, Barry swigs from the bottle, unconcerned that they’re approaching Reaper’s Curve.

Barry drops the bottle into the car. It splashes everywhere, covering Ray, and while he’s distracted, disaster is about to occur. “Watch out!” screams Barry from the roof, just before the car plows into a mysterious shape on the road.

This crucial scene was shot on Coast Highway at Kolmer Gulch, around 20 miles further north along the coast from Schoolhouse Beach. There’s some spectacular coastal scenery in this part of the world that’s well worth checking out, but just make sure to keep your eyes on the road while you do.

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One year after the night of the accident, the four friends have grown apart and are making their own way in the world. But when Julie returns home from college to Southport for the summer, she’s about to get a blast from the past.

Julie is reluctant to return home, and she’s soon being grilled by her mom about what’s going on in her life. The happy, outgoing, straight-A student is a shadow of her former self, and her mother doesn’t understand why.

But we do. And when Julie gets an anonymous letter at home, she’s in for one very nasty surprise: “I know what you did last summer,” the letter reads.

Julie’s house is found at 209 Short Street in Southport. It’s less than a half-mile walk from the heart of town and within easy reach of a number of other I Know What You Did Last Summer locations.

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Barry is at first quick to dismiss the letter sent to Julie as a hoax, nothing to worry about. He thinks Max is behind it, but he’s about to learn that’s not the case.

He heads to the gym to work out and blow off some steam, but then there's a suspicious noise when he heads to the locker room. Though it seems deserted, he can’t shake the feeling that someone else is there. Then, when he’s in the shower, Barry notices a shadow moving along the wall — someone else is definitely creeping around the gym. “Hello?” Barry calls out, but no one’s there.

Yet when he gets to his locker, Barry finds a picture of his car in the door, with a chilling message scribbled on the back: “I know.”

Southport Muscle, as the gym was called in the film, is found at 106 Yacht Basin Drive in Southport. It’s where you’ll find a seafood restaurant known as Fishy Fishy Cafe and is just around the corner from Julie’s house.

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It’s the fourth of July once again, but this year’s Croaker Festival has a very different feel from last year’s. As the four friends are stalked and tormented by the deranged killer, they struggle to keep it together and pretend that everything is normal. For Helen, that means taking to the stage to pass on the crown of Croaker Queen to this year’s winner.

Barry is there to watch over her and keep her safe, promising to watch the action from the balcony and keep a vigilant eye out for the killer. But while a pageant entrant struts her stuff on stage, Helen is horrified to see him appear directly behind Barry — and brutally murder him.

“Somebody help him, please! Somebody help him!” she screams, leaping from the stage, but it’s too late.

This theater, which also appears earlier in the film when Helen is crowned Croaker Queen, is the Historic Amuzu Theater in Southport. You can find it at 111 North Howe Street, just half a mile away from Julie’s house.

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After Barry’s brutal demise, Helen is being escorted home by a policeman when the killer strikes again. He slays Helen’s police escort in a dark alley, forcing the terrified beauty queen to flee through the nighttime streets. She’s panicked and frantic, but there’s a sliver of hope when she spots her family’s department store.

Helen races to the store and pounds on the window, desperately begging her sister Elsa (Bridgette Wilson) to let her in. “Elsa, open the door!” she screams. Elsa and Helen definitely don’t get along and, not realizing the danger, Elsa takes her sweet time letting her sister inside. But she eventually does and once Helen has convinced her sister that she’s actually in danger, Elsa rushes to lock the doors.

But she’s slow, complacent, and doesn’t realize the killer is already inside. Elsa lets out a bloodcurdling scream as the killer plunges his hook through her throat.

Shiver’s Department Store is actually found in the town of Burgaw, around 55 miles north of Southport. It’s Harrell’s Department Store on South Wright Street, and another memorable I Know What You Did Last Summer filming location well worth checking out.

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