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…verges on a meta-level more comparable to Scream, or rather, 2022’s Scream…
…this sequel owes much to Scream (2022)…
…something closer in tone to a knowing horror comedy like Scream (which was scripted by original I Know What You Did Last Summer screenwriter Kevin Williamson)…
Yet, after the critical and commercial success of 2022’s Scream, the studios seemingly went back to the drawing board, likely thinking that Kevin Williamson’s other teen slasher franchise might hit it big as well.
Fans of the recent Scream sequels will find similarities here in structure and in how Julie and Ray reprise their legacy roles; however, it never feels reductive.
Since the success of 2022's Scream, studios have leaned heavily into the legacy reboot genre…
Halloween (2018)
Directed by David Gordon Green
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes
…the latest Halloween trilogy…
“Scream’s” Ghostface and “Halloween’s” Michael Myers both recently made bloody comebacks…
In the past five years, we’ve seen revivals of Bill & Ted, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, Halloween, Scream, and now, inevitably, I Know What You Did Last Summer returns to theaters.
Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scream, Candyman—the legacy sequels are coming in waves…
Seven years out from David Gordon Green’s Halloween (2018) reboot, the legacy slasher sequel craze it kickstarted is still going strong.
…could be read as a parody of Jamie Lee Curtis’ press tour for 2018’s Halloween…
With near Clueless -aesthetic and the mean streak of Cruel Intentions (with a special cameo that makes this feel like a spiritual sequel), Do Revenge feels like it’s trying to capture the pastel-soaked past and by the third act, it works.
Instead, the biting new comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke is more closely a spiritual successor to high school movie classics like Heathers or Clueless .
As a young child and teenager, I was able to watch classics like The Breakfast Club (1985), Heathers (1988), Clueless (1995), and my personal favorite: 2004’s Mean Girls .
The 1995 Alicia Silvertone’s Clueless vision is brought in as well for Hawke’s makeover montage of the new socially awkward girl undertaken by the former social queen.
“Heathers”, “Jawbreaker”, & “Cruel Intentions” seem to set the tone for a tale that has the look and feel of “Clueless”.
Someone Great is best pitched as Bridesmaids meets 500 Days of Summer — it’s a female led comedy with heartbreak, self-worth and self-realization at its core.
That’s the difference between a stellar Bridesmaids and Girls Trip and meh copycats like Rough Night and Ibiza .
Someone Great borrows from the post- Bridesmaids canon of excellent, raunchy comedies driven by friendship between women.
What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: As adorable as Stanfield and Rodriguez are together, the real emotional core of the film is the friendship between Jenny, Blair and Erin, who are hilarious—so the titles that come to mind are Bridesmaids and Broad City .
If you’ll allow me to finally play the gender card, this is a disservice to female audiences who have been craving this kind of finely-crafted, debaucherous touchstone since “Bridesmaids” ignited this fire eight years ago.
The plot will likely remind you somewhat of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951) but with a modern spin.
As noted in the plot synopsis for the film, Do Revenge is a glossy teenage update on Hitchcock’s “ Strangers On A Train ” while being inspired by the twisted high school tales of Hollywood past.
Do Revenge is an enjoyable new take on the premise from Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train .
Instead, the biting new comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke is more closely a spiritual successor to high school movie classics like Heathers or Clueless .
As a young child and teenager, I was able to watch classics like The Breakfast Club (1985), Heathers (1988), Clueless (1995), and my personal favorite: 2004’s Mean Girls .
You can also mark the clear similarities shared with movies like Heathers and Mean Girls .
“Heathers”, “Jawbreaker”, & “Cruel Intentions” seem to set the tone for a tale that has the look and feel of “Clueless”.
Jaws (1975)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes Characters
It harkens back to the mayor in Jaws reopening the beaches while the shark is still snacking on his voters.
Prinze adds a splash of Quint from Jaws to his role as Ray…
…whose rich dad (Billy Williams) runs the town and apparently grew up thinking the mayor in “Jaws” was the hero…
Scream 7 (2026)
Directed by Kevin Williamson
influenced by I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes Plot
I found myself looking towards I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) like Thanos and going, "Perhaps I treated you too harshly."
…a film that isn’t quite as bad as last year’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot…
There are also clear plot similarities to other horror films, particularly Halloween (2018) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Directed by Wes Craven
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes
You’d think local lore would be enough to convince kids from Southport — or Haddonfield, or Elm Street, or Derry, ME — to get the hell out of Dodge…
The Golden Age of Slashers in the late 1970s to mid-1980s saw films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Prom Night (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) captivate and terrify audiences in exciting, new ways.
Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving and even 2025’s Heart Eyes have worked as movies spiritually guided by Wes Craven and Ghostface…
Recent slashers like “Heart Eyes” and “Thanksgiving” have had fun in the genre sandbox, leaning into their themes and carving out identities.
…creating new iconic monsters like the titular killers of M3GAN and Heart Eyes…
Think: Girls Trip , Bachelorette , or another Netflix release, Ibiza .
Hot on the heels of “Girls Trip” and “Rough Night” comes “Someone Great,” Netflix’s contribution to the “girls’ night out” genre.
Since then, female audiences haven’t had much to hang onto except for “Girls Trip” in 2017.
…verges on a meta-level more comparable to Scream, or rather, 2022’s Scream and its sequel, Scream VI…
Which slasher reboot or legacyquel is the best?
Scream VI (2023)…
…the release of films like Thanksgiving, X, and the revival of Scream signaled a glorious return of the slashers…
Recent slashers like “Heart Eyes” and “Thanksgiving” have had fun in the genre sandbox, leaning into their themes and carving out identities.
Freakier Friday (2025)
Directed by Nisha Ganatra
influenced by I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes
…made me feel even older than I did watching the new I Know What You Did Last Summer…
This sequel also makes the exact same mistake that the recent horror movie reboot I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER did by assuming we remember all the characters and bits that were introduced decades ago.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Directed by Danny Cannon
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Plot
…a sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)…
Upon rewatching it (and the sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer) as an adult proved it still wasn’t my bag.
…an in joke about "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer"…
He was also in the first sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer…
From the 1997 original through its sequels and the 2006 reboot, (“I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” and the reboot “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer”), the films have consistently seemed like lesser versions of “Scream,”…
…the way elements are involved from the less beloved I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
It’s a mix of all of those classic films, from Cruel Intentions to 10 Things I Hate About You.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes
The Golden Age of Slashers in the late 1970s to mid-1980s saw films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Prom Night (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) captivate and terrify audiences in exciting, new ways.
The Golden Age of Slashers in the late 1970s to mid-1980s saw films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Prom Night (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) captivate and terrify audiences in exciting, new ways.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Directed by Ivan Reitman
influenced I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Themes
In the past five years, we’ve seen revivals of Bill & Ted, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, Halloween, Scream, and now, inevitably, I Know What You Did Last Summer returns to theaters.
In the past five years, we’ve seen revivals of Bill & Ted, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, Halloween, Scream, and now, inevitably, I Know What You Did Last Summer returns to theaters.